whara

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *fara (compare with Hawaiian hala, Pandanus tectorius), from Proto-Oceanic *padran, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan, from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN originally referring to the pandanus (compare with Malay pandan, any species in general esp. Pandanus amaryllifolius).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɸa.ra/

Noun

whara

1. Any of the several plants in the families Asteliaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae.

Derived terms

• kōwharawhara (“Astelia solandri”)
• pūwhara
• pūwharawhara (“Astelia hastata”)
• rauwhara (“Pandanus”)
• tāwhara (“kiekie, Freycinetia banksii”)
• tāwharawhara
• wharanui (“Peperomia urvilleana”)
• whararahi (“Phormium tenax”)
• wharariki (“Phormium cookianum”)
• wharawhara (“Astelia banksii”)

 

Further reading

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