tahito

Maori

Alternative forms

• tawhito

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tafito.

Adjective

tahito

1. ancient

Noun

tahito

1. age, antiquity

Verb

tahito

1. to be old, ancient, out of date

Usage notes

Not used of people in Classical Maori.

References

• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TAFITO.B”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tafito.

Adjective

tahito

1. old

References

• Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
• “tahito” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.
• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TAFITO.B”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online