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English → Tongan: M

212 English words starting with M, with their Tongan meanings. Look up any word on the dictionary page, or translate whole sentences with the translator.

M (212 words)

macaroni

makaloni

machine

mīsini

machinery

ngaahi mīsini kehekehe

mad
  1. (angry) ʻita
  2. (crazy) vale; faha
madam

fineʻeiki

made

naʻe faʻu; naʻe ngaahi; naʻe ʻai

magazine
  1. (periodical) makasini
  2. (of a gun) makasini
  3. (store of explosives) tukunga mahafu; fale ʻone
magic

mēsiki; fakalouʻakau

magistrate

fakamaau

magnet

makineti; makinito

magnificent

molumalu; ngeia

magnify

(to make appear larger) fakamata-lalahiʻi

maid

(servant) kaunanga

maiden

finemui; taʻahine

mail

meili

mainadjective

tefitoʻi; tumuʻaki

maize

koane

majesty

ʻafio

majoradjective
  1. (greater) lahi; lahi ange
  2. (music) maisoa
majornoun

(military) mēsia

make

ngaohi; faʻu; ʻai

malaria

malēlia

Malaysia

Maleisia

male

tangata

malt

molo

Malta

Molota

mammals

fanga manu ʻoku toto māfana pea ʻoku fakahuhu

man

tangata

manage

puleʻi; ngaohi; ngāueʻi

manager

pule

mandarin

(orange) moli peli

manger

ʻaiʻanga kai ʻo e manu´

mango

mango

mangrove

tongo

manner

founga; angafai

manufacture

ngaohi; faʻu

many

lahi; tokolahi

map

mape

marble

(stone) māpele

marbles

(game) mapu

March

Maʻasi

march

laka

mark

ʻila; ʻilonga; fakaʻilonga; maaka

market

māketi; faiʻanga fakatau

marry

mali

Mars

Maʻasi

marsh

ano

martyr

maʻata; maletile

marvelnoun

meʻa fakaofo

marvelverb

ofoofo; fakatumutumu

masculine

fakatangata

mass

(collection) meʻa kuo fepipikiʻaki fakataha (of lies) koto

Mass

(Cath) Misa

mast

fanā

masternoun

pule; ʻeiki; faiako

mat

fala

matchnoun
  1. (for fire) masi
  2. (game, contest) tau
  3. (correspond) hoa; tatau
matchverb

hoa mo; tatau mo

matenoun
  1. hoa
  2. (officer) meti
mateverb

fakahoa

materialadjective

fakaesino; matelie

materialnoun
  1. meʻa
  2. (cloth) tupenu
matter

(affair) meʻa; ouau

mattress

fakamolū

mature

motuʻa

May

Mē

may
  1. (permit) ngofua; lava; sai
  2. (possible, uncertain) mahalo
May I see your passport?

Kātaki, ʻoku atā ke u sio hoʻo pasipooti?

mayor

pule kolo

me

au

meadow

feituʻu musieʻia lelei

meal
  1. (food) kai
  2. (flour) māhoaʻa
mean
  1. (stingy) nima maʻu
  2. (low) maʻulalo
  3. (middle) vaeuaʻanga mālie
  4. (signify) fakaʻuhinga
means
  1. (method) founga
  2. (wherewithal) paʻanga feʻunga
meantime, meanwhile

lolotonga ia

measles

mīsele

measure

fua; fakafuofua

meat

kanomate

mechanic

ʻenisinia

medal

mētali

medicine

vai-faitoʻo; faitoʻo

meet
  1. (together) fakataha; fetaulaki; feʻiloaki
  2. (be fitting) taau
melody

fasi; ko e hokohoko lelei ʻo e ngaahi nota

melon

meleni

melt

vaia; fakavaia

member

mēmipa

memory

manatu

men

kau tangata

mend

monosi; monomono; ngaohi

mental

fakaeloto; fakaeʻatamai

mention

lau; taku; huaʻaki

merchant

tangata fakatau

Mercury

Meakuli

mercy

meesi; manavaʻofa

mere

pē; noa; noa pē

merry

fiefia; fakafiefia

messnoun

toloveu; moveuveu

messverb

fakapalakūʻi

message

fekau; pōpoaki

met

naʻe fetaulaki; naʻe feʻiloaki

metal

metali (ukamea, koula pe siliva)

meter

mita

method

founga; anga; angafai

metre

mita

Mexico

Mekisikou

mice

fanga kumā

microscope

meʻa fakaʻata efu

middleadjective

ʻi loto mālie; lotoloto

middlenoun

loto; loto mālie

mightnoun

(power) mālohi; ivi; māfimafi

mightverb

(may) mahalo

mild

(of food) vaivai

mile

maile

military

fakakautau

milknoun

huʻakau

milkverb

tatau; tau

millnoun

ngaohiʻanga māhoaʻa

million

miliona

mindnoun

loto; ʻatamai

mindverb

(watch) tokangaʻi; leʻohi; tauhi

mineadjective

(my) ʻaʻaku; ʻoʻoku; haʻaku

minenoun
  1. (cave) keliʻanga
  2. (explosive) maina
mineverb

(excavate) keli

minister
  1. (government) minisitā
  2. (church) faifekau
mint
  1. (herb) minitī
  2. (where money is made) fale ngaohiʻanga paʻanga
minus

minu; kole

minuteadjective

(very small) siʻi ʻaupito

minutenoun

(time) miniti

miracle

mana

mirror

sioʻata

mis-

halaʻi; keheʻi

mischief

pauʻu

miser

taha ʻoku mamae mo nima maʻu

misery

loto mamahi; taʻelata

miss
  1. (fail to hit) tauhala
  2. (not notice) ʻikai ke tokangaʻi
  3. (be late) tōmui
  4. (feel absence of) ʻofa; manatu
Miss

taʻahine

mission

ngāue fakamisinale

mist

kapukapu; kakapu

mistake

hala

mistress
  1. fineʻeiki
  2. (concubine) sinifu; fakasuva
mix

fio; tuifio

moan

toʻe; totoʻe

mob

putunga kakai; fuʻu kakai

mock

manuki

modeladjective

alafaʻifaʻitakiʻanga

modelnoun

meʻa fakatātā; sīpinga

modelverb

faʻu ha ʻimisi ʻo ha meʻa

moderateadjective

ʻikai ke fuʻu hulu

moderateverb

fakanānā; fakaangaanga

modern

fakaonopooni; mōteni

modest(y)

nā

moist

vikuviku; hauhau

molar

ngao; nifo tuʻumui

mole

(on the skin) ʻila

moment

mōmeniti

Monday

Monite

Monday

Mōnite

money

paʻanga; silini

monitornoun

faiako tokoni

monkey

ngeli

monsoon

matangi faka-faʻahitaʻu

month

māhina;

Months

Ngaahi Māhina

monument

maka fakamanatu

Moon

Māhina

moon

māhina

moornoun

toafa

moorverb

nonoʻo; tau

more

lahi ange; lahi hake; toe

Mormon

Māmonga

morning

pongipongi

Morocco

Moloko

mosquito

namu

mosquito net

tainamu

moss

limu (limu ʻuta)

most

lahi; lahi taha

moth

pepe; mū; ane

mother

faʻē

motionnoun

ngaue; ngaʻunu

motionpreposition

fokotuʻu

motionverb

kamo

motor

mīsini

mountverb

heka; hake

mountain

moʻunga

mourn

tangi; tengihia

mouse

kumā

mouth

ngutu

move
  1. ngaue; ngaʻunu; ʻunu; hiki
  2. (of feelings) ueʻi
movepreposition

fokotuʻu

Mr.

tangataʻeiki

Mrs.

fineʻeiki

much

lahi

mud

pelepela

multiply
  1. (math) liunga; feliungaʻaki
  2. (increase) tupu ʻo tokolahi; fanafanau ʻo tokolahi
multitude

tokolahi; fuʻu kakai tokolahi

murder

fakapō; fakapoongi

murmur

muhu

muscle

uoua

museum

misiume

music

musika; fasi

must

pau

mustard
  1. (spice) masitati
  2. (plant) mūsita
mutter

ngulu; muhu

mutton

kanoʻi sipi

muzzlenoun
  1. (of a gun) ngutu
  2. (of a dog) meʻa taʻofi uʻu
muzzleverb

ʻai hano meʻa taʻofi uʻu

my

ʻeku; heʻeku; hoku

My first name is ...

Ko hoku hingoa ʻuluaki ko...

My last name is...

Ko hoku hingoa fakafāmili ko e...

myself

au

mystery

meʻa fakalilo; misiteli; misiteliō

myth

talatupuʻa