tamaiti

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tama-qiti. Cognates include Hawaiian kamaiki and Samoan tamaiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taˈmaiti/ [tɐˈmɐiti]

Noun

tamaiti (irregular plural tamariki)

1. child

Derived terms

• whakatamariki (“childish”)

Related terms

• tama

Further reading

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

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tama-qiti. Cognates include Hawaiian kamaiki and Samoan tamaiti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.ma ˈi.ti]
• Hyphenation: ta‧ma‧i‧ti

Noun

tamaiti

1. child
2. offspring
3. childhood, youth

Synonyms

• (offspring): fānau

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 369