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

  1. stone (of a fruit)

Derived terms

  • koowhatu
  • poowhatu

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Last modified on 17 April 2013, at 20:04