kōhia

Maori

Etymology

Modification of kohe from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *kofekofe “Melanthera biflora” due to its similar yellow flowers.[1]

Noun

kōhia

  1. Passiflora tetrandra, a kind of passionfruit endemic to New Zealand.
    Synonyms: kohe, kāhia

References

  1. ^ “Kōhia”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2024

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “kōhia”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 147
  • “kōhia” 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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