māpere

Maori

Etymology 1

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Noun

māpere

  1. razor sedge (Gahnia setifolia)
Descendants
  • → English: mapere

Etymology 2

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Noun

māpere

  1. middle digit
Synonyms
  • (middle finger): tōroa

Etymology 3

From English marble. The sense of "ballot" comes from the outdated practice of voting by means of placing marbles in jars.

Alternative forms

  • (marble): māpara

Noun

māpere

  1. marble
  2. ballot

Verb

māpere (passive māperehia or māperetia)

  1. to ballot
  2. to conscript

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English mulberry.

Noun

māpere

  1. mulberry

Further reading

  • “māpere” 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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