FromProto-Polynesian*tuqu-maqu. Bysurface analysis,tū(“to stand”) +‎mau(“fixed”). Cognates includeHawaiiankūmau andSamoantūmau.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːmau/ [ˈtuːmɐʉ]

tūmau

1. to befixed,constant
2. toserve

tūmau

1. servant

• “tūmau” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011,→ISBN.

FromProto-Polynesian*tuqu-maqu. Cognates includeHawaiiankūmau andSamoantūmau.

• IPA^(key): [ˈtuː.ma.u]
• Hyphenation:tū‧ma‧u

tūmau

1. (intransitive) to remainpermanent
   • 1948,Tūlāfono fakavae a Tokelau [Constitution of Tokelau]‎^[1], page 1:

     Ko Tokelau e fakavaetumau i te Atua.

     Tokelau is foundedpermanently on God.

• R. Simona, editor (1986),Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page409

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