whara

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fara, from Proto-Oceanic *padran, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸa.ra/

Noun

whara

Any of the several plants in the families Asteliaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae.

Derived terms

kōwharawhara (“Astelia solandri”)
pūwhara
pūwharawhara (“Astelia hastata”)
rauwhara (“Pandanus”)
tāwhara (“kiekie, Freycinetia banksii”)
tāwharawhara
wharanui (“Peperomia urvilleana”)
whararahi (“Phormium tenax”)
wharariki (“Phormium cookianum”)
wharawhara (“Astelia banksii”)

References

“whara” 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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