whenua
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *fenua (cognate with Hawaiian henua and Tahitian fenua), from Proto-Central Pacific *vanua, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (compare with Malay benua).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
whenua
Derived terms edit
- (land): tāngata whenua
- (ground): hua whenua
- Whenuatū
See also edit
- motu (“an island”)