rākau
Maori
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Polynesian *raqakau (compare Hawaiian lāʻau), from Proto-Oceanic *raqan kayu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *daqan kahiw (compare Malay dahan kayu).
Noun
[edit]rākau
- A weapon; a club or bat.
- A tree, stick, spar, or mast.
- He wahine tāroaroa i raro i te rākau rā.
- There is a tall woman under that tree.
- Wood or timber.
- Synonym: kau
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 387-8
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