uwhi
Māori
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuɸi/ [ˈʉfi]Category:Māori terms with IPA pronunciation#UWI
Etymology 1
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#UWICategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#UWI *qufi, from Proto-OceanicCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#UWICategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#UWI *qupi, from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#UWICategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#UWI *qubi (“yam”). Doublet of uhi.
Noun
uwhiCategory:Māori lemmas#UWICategory:Māori nouns#UWICategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#UWICategory:Pages with entries#UWHICategory:Pages with 1 entry#UWHI
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#UWICategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#UWI *qufi (“cover up”). Cognate with Hawaiian uhi (“covering”), Samoan ufi (“cover”).
Verb
uwhi (passive ūwhia)Category:Māori lemmas#UWICategory:Māori verbs#UWICategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#UWICategory:Pages with entries#UWHICategory:Pages with 1 entry#UWHI
- (transitiveCategory:Māori transitive verbs#UWI) to spread over, to cover
Derived terms
References
- “uwhi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.