tāuwhiuwhi

Maori

Etymology

From tā- (causative prefix) +‎ uwhiuwhi (“sprinkle, spray”)

Verb

tāuwhiuwhi (passive tāuwhiuwhia or tāuwhiuwhitia)

  1. (transitive) to sprinkle, to shower

Noun

tāuwhiuwhi

  1. shower (a shower bath)

Further reading

  • “tāuwhiuwhi” 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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