whatu
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Austronesian (compare Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Ilocano bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Sundanese batu, Tagalog bato).
Noun
whatu
- stone (of a fruit)
Derived terms
- koowhatu
- poowhatu