atarau

atarau

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *ata-rau, from *ata (“shadow”) + *rau (“hundred”). Cognate with Hawaiian akalau (“ghost”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈatarau/ [ˈɐtɐɾɐʉ]

Noun

atarau

  1. moonlight

Further reading

  • John C. Moorfield (2011), “atarau”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index‎[1], 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN
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