tamaiti

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tama-qiti. Cognates include Hawaiian kamaiki and Samoan tamaiti.

Noun

tamaiti (irregular plural tamariki)

  1. child

Derived terms

  • whakatamariki (“childish”)

Further reading

“tamaiti” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *tama-qiti. Cognates include Hawaiian kamaiki and Samoan tamaiti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈta.ma ˈi.ti]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ma‧i‧ti

Noun

tamaiti

  1. child
  2. offspring
  3. childhood, youth

Synonyms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 369
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