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whana

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian (compare with Tahitian fana, Tongan fana, and Samoan fana), from Proto-Oceanic (compare with Fijian vana), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *panaq (compare with Malay panah “arrow”, Tagalog pana “bow”), from Proto-Austronesian *panaq.[1][2]

Verb

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whana (passive whanaia)

  1. to spring back, to recoil, to kick backwards
  2. to impel
    Synonyms: teka, pana, ngare
  3. to rush, charge
  4. to travel, come, go
  5. to revolt, rebel, mutiny, rise up, riot

Noun

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whana

  1. archery bow
  2. jerking, recoiling, springing back
  3. revolt, rebellion, mutiny, uprising, riot, insurrection

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “teka.2a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 225

Further reading

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  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “whana”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 571
  • “whana” 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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