poi whana

Māori

Etymology

From poi (“ball”) +‎ whana (“to kick”); compare with parallels in the same language family e.g. Malay bola sepak (lit. 'kickball')

Noun

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poi whana

  1. association football, soccer

Further reading

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