whao
Maori
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɸa.o/, [fɐ.ɔ]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *faqo, from Proto-Oceanic *paqot, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqət (“chisel”).
Noun
whao
- chisel (iron tool)
Verb
whao (a, -whia)
- to chisel out
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *fao, from Proto-Oceanic *pasok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasək, from Proto-Austronesian *pasək (“wooden nail; to drive in”).
Noun
whao
- nail (metal)
Verb
whao (hia, -na, -ngia, -ria, -whia, -whina)
- to go into; to enter
- to put into; to fill
Further reading
- “whao” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.