whakapapa
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Maori whakapapa.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editwhakapapa (usually uncountable, plural whakapapas)
Maori
editEtymology
editwhaka- (“to make”) + papa (“flat and broad; a layer”)
Pronunciation
editVerb
editwhakapapa
- To lie flat or to lay flat.
- To lay low or to strike down.
- To place in layers or to lay one upon another.
- To recite in order (genealogies, legends, etc.)
Noun
editwhakapapa
- Genealogy, genealogical table, descent, lineage.