tauraki

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tauraki (“dry in air or sun”). Cognate with Hawaiian kaulaʻi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtauraki/ [ˈtɐʉɾɐki]

Verb

tauraki (passive taurakitia or taurakina)

  1. to dry (by exposure to the sun), to dehydrate
  2. (stative) dried, dehydrated

Derived terms

  • tauraki-tio (“freeze-dry”)

Noun

tauraki

  1. dehydrator

Further reading

  • “tauraki” 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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