tua

Tua can refer to multiple things across languages and cultures. In Pacific Islander naming traditions, Tua is used as a given name and may appear in combination with family names; notable bearer includes Tua Tagovailoa, a Samoan American professional football quarterback who played college football at the University of Alabama and was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in 2020. The name is often encountered within Samoan and wider Polynesian communities, but usage varies by family.

In Malay and Indonesian, tua means old or elderly. It appears in everyday speech and compound terms such as orang tua (parents or elders) and warga tua (the elderly). The word carries respectful connotations and can be found in proverbs and traditional expressions, with usage differing by dialect.

Geographically, Tua is the name of a river in northern Portugal, the Rio Tua, which is a tributary of the Douro River and flows through the Trás-os-Montes region.

Because of its cross-linguistic presence, "tua" does not have a single, fixed meaning; its interpretation depends on context, language, and culture.