tuahine

See also: tuāhine

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Central Polynesian *tua-fine. Cognate with Hawaiian kuahine.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuahine/ [ˈtʉɐhinɛ]

Noun

tuahine (irregular plural tuāhine)

  1. sister (of a man)

Further reading

  • “tuahine” 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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