waitai

See also: wàitāi

Maori

Alternative forms

  • wai tai

Etymology

From wai (“water”) +‎ tai (“sea, tide”).

Noun

waitai

  1. seawater

Further reading

  • “waitai” 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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