waitai

waitai

See also: wàitāi

Māori

Alternative forms

  • wai tai

Etymology

From wai (“water”) +‎ tai (“sea”).

Noun

waitai

  1. seawater

Further reading

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