whaka-

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *faka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɸaka/ [ˈfɐkɐ]

Prefix

whaka-

  1. Causative prefix.
  2. towards

Derived terms

Māori terms prefixed with whaka-
whakaari
whakaaro
whakaata
whakaauau
whakahohe
whakamā
whakamahara
whakamaheni
whakamahi
whakamataku
whakamauī
whakamōtī
whakananu
whakanau
whakanui
whakangākau
whakangaro
whakaora
whakapakaru
whakapako
whakapapa
whakapiriti
whakapohane
whakaraka
whakarākei
whakararo
whakarato
whakaririka
whakarongo
whakaruru
whakataka
Whakatāne
whakatangi
whakatārewa
whakataurekareka
whakatewhatewha
whakatōpū
whakatote
whakauwhi
whakawahine
whakawhanaungatanga
whakawhiti

References

  • “whaka-” 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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