whenua
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Maori[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *fenua (cognate with Hawaiian henua and Tahitian fenua), from Proto-Central Pacific *vanua, from Proto-Oceanic *panua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua (compare with Malay benua).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
whenua
Derived terms[edit]
- (land): tāngata whenua
- (ground): hua whenua
- Whenuatū
See also[edit]
- motu (“an island”)
References[edit]
Categories:
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Maori terms with IPA pronunciation
- Maori lemmas
- Maori nouns
- mi:Earth
- mi:Geography