kōwhiti

Maori

Alternative forms

  • kōhiti

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *koo-fiti, from *fiti (“spring up”). Cognate with Hawaiian ʻōhiki.

Verb

kōwhiti (passive kōwhitia or kōwhitingia)(transitive)

  1. to select, to choose
  2. to pull out, pull off

Derived terms

  • kōwhitinga

Verb

kōwhiti

  1. (of celestial objects) to appear

Noun

kōwhiti

  1. ulna
  2. cross stich

Further reading

  • “kōwhiti” 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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