kōnatunatu
Maori
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From kō- + natunatu, the latter a reduplication of natu “to mix, to stir”. Compare also with semantic evolution of Malay kacau meaning both “to mix” and “to agitate (of the heart, feelings)”.
Verb
[edit]kōnatunatu (passive kōnatunatuhia)
- to stir up, to agitate, to disturb
- Synonyms: awhe, nanape, whakahioi, whakakarangi, whakakeukeu
- to unsettle, to unnerve
- Synonym: whakahārangi
- to disconcert
Further reading
[edit]- Williams, Herbert William (1917) “kōnatunatu”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 156
- “kōnatunatu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.