moana Pronunciation
1. (n.) Ocean, the deep (blue) sea outside the barrier reef. Kua tere atu rātou nā te moana i te kimi i tēta‘i ‘enua ‘ōu. They sailed off across the ocean searching for a new land; Ka ‘aere tāua ka tautai moana āpōpō. Let's go deep-fishing tomorrow.
2. Deep blue. E pona moana tōna i 'a'ao mai ei ki te pure. She wore a blue dress to church; Kua riri ‘aia i te moana‘anga tōna piripou i te ‘inika. He was annoyed when he got blue ink over his trousers. (See uriuritūmoana, uruurutūmoana, ‘akamoana; cf. Moana1.) [Pn. *moana.].