mate pūkahu kakā

Māori

Etymology

mate (“disease, sickness”) +‎ pūkahu (“lung”) +‎ kakā (“inflamed”), literally “inflamed lung disease”.

Noun

mate pūkahu kakā

  1. pneumonia
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