wakarere

Māori

Etymology

waka +‎ rere (“to fly”– compare with Samoan vaʻalele). See also Malay kapal terbang (“flying ship”) for similar parallels in the same language family

Noun

wakarere

  1. aeroplane, airplane

References

  • “wakarere” 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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