Maori
Etymology
From whare (“house”) + noho (“to sit, to reside”).
Noun
wharenoho
- housing, accommodation
- dormitory, barracks
Further reading
- “wharenoho” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.