whakawhiti

Maori

Etymology 1

From whaka- (causative prefix) +‎ whiti (“exchange”).

Verb

whakawhiti (passive whakawhitia or whakawhitihia or whakawhitingia)(transitive)

  1. to transfer, to convey
  2. to switch, to swap, to exchange
Derived terms

Noun

whakawhiti

  1. crossing over
  2. exchange

Etymology 2

From whaka- (causative prefix) +‎ whiti (“shine”).

Verb

whakawhiti

  1. causative of whiti (“shine”)

Further reading

  • “whakawhiti” 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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