whatu

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *batu, from Proto-Austronesian *batu (compare Cebuano bato, Fijian vatu, Hawaiian haku, Hiligaynon bato, Ilocano bato, Indonesian batu, Kapampangan batu, Malagasy vato, Malay batu, Sundanese batu, Tagalog bato).

Noun

whatu

  1. stone (of a fruit)

Derived terms
  • koowhatu
  • poowhatu
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