kōwhai
See also: kowhai
Maori
Etymology
Cognate with Hawaiian 'ōhai (“Sesbania tomentosa”), Tahitian ofai (“Sesbania grandiflora”) and South Marquesan kohai (“Caesalpinia pulcherrima”) from Proto-Polynesian *kōfai.[1]
Noun
kōwhai
- Any of several small woody legume trees in the genus Sophora native to New Zealand that have yellow flowers. The national flower of New Zealand.
- yellow
See also
- kowhai
See also
| mā, tea | kiwikiwi | pango |
| whero, kura | karaka; parauri | kōwhai, renga |
| kākāriki | kārikiuri | |
| kikorangi | kahurangi | |
| tūāuri | waiporoporo | māwhero |
References
- “Kōfai”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden, Benton Family Trust, 2022