whata

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Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *fata (compare with Tahitian fata “altar of a marae”, Tongan fata, Samoan fata),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *pataʀ (compare with Fijian vata) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pataʀ (compare with Iban pantar “outer longhouse verandah”, Malay pelantar “platform”).[2][3]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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whata

  1. shelf

Verb

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whata (passive whatahia or whataa)

  1. to shelve something, to put something on a shelf
  2. to be laid on some surface
  3. to suspend freely
  4. to elevate, to support
  5. to make prominent

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “whata”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, pages 48-9
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “fata.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 57

Further reading

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  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “whata”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 576
  • “whata” 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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