whara

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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).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈɸa.ra/

Noun

whara

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”)

References

^ “Proto-Polynesian Etymologies: *Fara”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden‎, Benton Family Trust, 2022

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.

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