atarau

Maori

Etymology

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

Noun

atarau

  1. moonlight

Further reading

  • “atarau” 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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