rākau
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *raqakau (compare Hawaiian lāʻau), from Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw (compare Malay dahan kayu).
Noun edit
rākau
- A weapon; a club or bat.
- A tree, stick, spar, or mast.
- He wahine tāroaroa i raro i te rākau rā.
- There is a tall woman under that tree.
- Wood or timber.
References edit
- Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 387-8