whetū
Maori
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *fetuqu (cognate with Hawaiian hōkū and Tahitian fetū), from Proto-Oceanic *pituqun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bituqən, from Proto-Austronesian *bituqən (cognate with Tagalog bituin).
Noun
editwhetū
- star (luminous celestial body)
References
editCategories:
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Austronesian
- Maori lemmas
- Maori nouns