hukapapa
Māori
Etymology
Derived from
huka
(
“
snow
”
)
+
papa
(
“
rump
”
)
.
Pronunciation
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈhukapapa/ [ˈhʉkɐpɐpɐ]
Noun
hukapapa
frost
ice
Verb
hukapapa
(
passive
hukapapatia
)
to
have
a
frost