ngahuru

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *haŋafulu (compare with Hawaiian anahulu (“period of ten days”), Tahitian ʻahuru (“ten”), Tongan hongofulu), from Proto-Oceanic (compare with Fijian sagavulu), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puluq (compare with Malay puluh (“-ty”) and sepuluh (“ten”), Tagalog sampulo (“ten”)), from Proto-Austronesian *puluq.

Numeral

ngahuru

1. (dated) ten

   Synonym: tekau

Derived terms

• ira ngahuru (decimal point)

(all dated):

• ngahuru mā tahi (11)
• ngahuru mā rua (12)
• ngahuru mā toru (13)
• ngahuru mā whā (14)
• ngahuru mā rima (15)
• ngahuru mā ono (16)
• ngahuru mā whitu (17)
• ngahuru mā waru (18)
• ngahuru mā iwa (19)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ngahuru

1. autumn

Synonyms

• tokerau

Reference

• maorilanguage.net

Further reading

• “ngahuru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.