matuku

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *matuku (“reef heron”). Cognate with Samoan matuʻu.

Noun

matuku

  1. bittern

Derived terms

  • matuku moana (“white-faced heron”)
  • matuku nuia (“reef heron”)
  • matuku tai (“reef heron”)
  • matuku-hūrepo (“brown bittern”)

Further reading

  • “matuku” 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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