wakatono

Māori

Etymology

From waka (“canoe, extensively any vehicle”) +‎ tono (“to request”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwakatono/ [ˈwɐkɐtɔnɔ]

Noun

wakatono

  1. taxi
    Synonym: takihī

Further reading

  • “wakatono” 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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