tarawhiti

Maori

Etymology

From tara +‎ whiti.

Noun

tarawhiti

  1. hoop
  2. torus

Derived terms

Verb

tarawhiti (passive tarawhitia)

  1. (transitive) to encircle

Further reading

  • “tarawhiti” 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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