pakiaka

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *paki-aka (“root of a plant”).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /pa.ki.a.ka/, [pɐ.ki.ɐ.kɐ]

Noun

pakiaka

  1. root (of a tree)

Further reading

  • “pakiaka” 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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