whao

Maori

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɸa.o/, [fɐ.ɔ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *faqo, from Proto-Oceanic *paqot, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paqət (“chisel”).

Noun

whao

  1. chisel (iron tool)

Verb

whao (a, -whia)

  1. to chisel out

Etymology 2

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

Noun

whao

  1. nail (metal)

Verb

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

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

Further reading
  • “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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