whakaaro

Māori

Etymology

By surface analysis, whaka- (causative prefix) +‎ aro (“to turn toward”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɸaˈkaaro/ [fɐˈkɐɐɾɔ]

Verb

whakaaro (passive whakaarohia)

  1. to think, plan, consider, decide
    • 2020, Hēni Jacob, transl., Te Rātaka a Tama Hūngoingoi: Ko Rodrick Kei Runga (Diary of a Wimpy Kid; 2), translation of Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules by Jeff Kinney:
      Kei te whakaaro a Pāpā taihoa au ka toa ki te kauhoe, koia au i tohua ai kia uru i ia raumati.
      [original: Dad's got this idea that I'm destined to be a great swimmer or something, so that's why he makes me join the team every summer.]
  • āro
  • whakaaroaro

References

  • Williams, William (1852), “whakaaro”, in A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, 2nd edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 9: “think on; consider”
  • “whakaaro” 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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