nohopuku

Maori

Etymology

noho (“to be still”) +‎ puku (“stomach, appetite”).

Noun

nohopuku

  1. fasting (abstention of eating for religious purposes)
  2. silence

Verb

nohopuku(stative)

  1. to fast
  2. to be silent

Adjective

nohopuku

  1. fasting
  2. silent

Further reading

  • “nohopuku” 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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