whakangaro

Māori

Etymology

whaka- +‎ ngaro (“absent, to destroy”).

Noun

whakangaro

  1. destruction, obliteration, ruin, annihilation, devastation.

Verb

whakangaro (passive whakangaromia or whakangarotia)

  1. to destroy, exterminate, annihilate.
  2. to hide, conceal, put out of sight.
  3. to disappear.

Usage notes

The suffix -tia is only used with verb sense 1.

References

  • “whakangaro” 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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