āraimate
Maori
Alternative forms
- ārai mate
- ārai-mate
Etymology
ārai (“to prevent”) + mate (“disease; death”)
Noun
āraimate
- (medicine) immunity
Derived terms
- kano ārai mate
- rongoā āraimate
Further reading
- “āraimate” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.