whakapakaru

Māori

Etymology

whaka- +‎ pakaru (“broken, to dissolve”).

Noun

whakapakaru

  1. falsetto

Verb

whakapakaru (passive whakapakaruhia or whakapakarutia)

  1. to break, smash, rupture, shatter.
  2. (of a voice) to break

Usage notes

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

References

  • “whakapakaru” 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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