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Maori
Etymology
From whaka- (causative prefix) + ora (“be well”).
Verb
whakaora (passive whakaoratia or whakaorahia or whakaorangia)(transitive)
- to revive, to resuscitate
- to save, to rescue
- to heal, to cure
Derived terms
Further reading
- “whakaora” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.