morai

English

Etymology 1

From the Ancient Greek μόραι (mórai), the nominative plural form of μόρᾰ (móra), whence mora.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒɹaɪ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmɒɹʌɪ/

Noun

morai

1. plural of mora (ancient Spartan military unit).

Etymology 2

Noun

morai (plural morais)

1. Alternative form of marae
   • 1906, Nicholas Senn, Tahiti: The Island Paradise, page 110:

     Not only the whattas or offering-places of the morais are commonly loaded with fruits and animals, but there are few houses lacking a small place of the same sort.

Anagrams

• Maori, Mario, Moira, Moria, Māori, Omari, moria

Galician

Verb

morai

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of morar

Ladin

Adjective

morai m pl

1. plural of moral

Portuguese

Verb

morai

1. second-person plural imperative of morar