ngahuru

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Maori

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *haŋafulu (compare with Hawaiian anahulu (period of ten days), Tahitian ʻahuru (ten), Tongan hongofulu), from Proto-Oceanic (compare with Fijian sagavulu),[1] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puluq (compare with Malay puluh (-ty) and sepuluh (ten), Tagalog sampulo (ten)), from Proto-Austronesian *puluq.[2]

Numeral

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ngahuru

  1. (dated) ten
    Synonym: tekau
Derived terms
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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 275
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “hagafulu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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ngahuru

  1. autumn
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Further reading

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  • ngahuru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.