Māori

See also: maori, māori, and Maori

English

Proper noun

Māori

1. Alternative form of Maori.

Noun

Māori (plural Māoris or Māori)

1. Alternative form of Maori.

Derived terms

• Cook Islands Māori

Adjective

Māori

1. Alternative form of Maori.

Anagrams

• Mario, Moira, Moria, Omari, morai, moria

Māori

Etymology

From māori (“normal”). This usage arose after contact with Europeans and the resulting need to specify different ethnic groups.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːori/ [ˈmɑːɔɾi]

Proper noun

Māori

1. Maori, Māori
   1. the Māori culture or ethnicity
      • 2006, Joanne Barker, Sovereignty Matters, page 208:

        Ko te reo te mauri o te mana Maori.

        The language is the life principle of Maori mana.

        Note: this quotation originates from a text that does not show macrons.

   2. a member of the Māori culture or ethnicity, a Māori person

      Antonym: pākehā

Derived terms

• Māoritanga
• mate Māori
• pākehā Māori
• te reo Māori
• tikanga Māori

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “Māori”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Rarotongan

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Polynesian *ma(a)qoli (“true, genuine, real”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

Māori

1. of or pertaining to the Māori

Proper noun

Māori

1. a Māori person