Etymology

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#HAKAROCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#HAKARO *saa-kalo (compare with Tahitian hāʻaro and ʻaʻaro both “to scrape from a cavity”; Tongan hakalo (“to scrape [of coconuts], coconut grater”); Samoan saʻalo (“to scrape”)) affixing *kalo₃ from Proto-OceanicCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#HAKAROCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#HAKARO *kalo or *karut (“to scratch with fingernails, to claw at”) (compare with Fijian kadru, also doublet of rakuCategory:Māori doublets#HAKARO)^[1] from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#HAKAROCategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#HAKARO *garut (“rub against, scrape, scratch”) (compare with Malay garut (“to grind against one another, to scrape”) and garu “to scratch”).^[2]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhaːkaro/ [ˈhɑːkɐɾɔ]Category:Māori terms with IPA pronunciation#HAKARO

Verb

hākaroCategory:Māori lemmas#HAKAROCategory:Māori verbs#HAKAROCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#HAKAROCategory:Pages with entries#HĀKAROCategory:Pages with 1 entry#HĀKARO

1. to hollow out

Adjective

hākaroCategory:Māori lemmas#HAKAROCategory:Māori adjectives#HAKAROCategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#HAKAROCategory:Pages with entries#HĀKAROCategory:Pages with 1 entry#HĀKARO

1. hollowed

Related terms

References

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917), “hākaro”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 37
• John C. Moorfield (2011), “hākaro”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index‎, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN