whenua

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fenua, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *banua, from Proto-Austronesian *banua. Compare Tahitian fenua, Indonesian benua.

Noun

whenua

  1. land
  2. country
  3. ground
  4. placenta, afterbirth

Derived terms
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