English Explanatory Dictionary

Maori

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the indigenous people of New Zealand.
name
  1. The language of these people.
adj
  1. Of, from, or pertaining to the Māori.

Pronunciation

/ˈmaʊɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Maori.wav /ˈmɐʉɹiː/ /ˈmæʊɹiː/ [ˈmɑːɔɾi] LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pohewatanga-Māori_(New_Zealand_English,_approximating_Māori_pronunciation).wav

Word forms

Maori Maoris Maories Māori Mäori Maaori

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori māori (“aborigine, native; normal, ordinary, plain”). Doublet of Maoli.

Related words

te reo Wiktionary’s coverage of Māori terms

Derived words

Maoriness Maoribank Maorify Maori hen Maoriland Maoritanga Pakeha Maori tikanga Maori Cook Islands Maori Maori dog Maoridom Maori mint Maori onion Maori potato Maori rat Maori title Maori wrasse
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