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whao

Maori

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *faqo (compare with Hawaiian hao (“iron, horn”), Tahitian fao (“tip, scissors”), Tuamotuan pao),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *paqot (compare with Fijian ivako (“nail”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqət (“chisel”) (compare with Malay pahat, Tagalog paet)[2][3]

Noun

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whao

  1. chisel
    1. any iron tool
  2. nail (metal fastener)

Verb

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whao (a, -whia)

  1. to chisel out

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 611
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “faqo.1a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 59

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *fao,[1] from Proto-Oceanic *pasok, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pasək, from Proto-Austronesian *pasək (“wooden nail; to drive in”).[2]

Verb

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whao (hia, -na, -ngia, -ria, -whia, -whina)

  1. to go into; to enter
  2. to put into; to fill

References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[2], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 611
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “faqo.1b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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