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Maori
Etymology
whaka- + mataku
Noun
whakamataku
- fright, fear
Adjective
whakamataku
- frightening
Verb
whakamataku
- to terrify, to scare, to frighten
Derived terms
References
- “whakamataku” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.