wētā

See also: weta, wēta, wetá, and wetą

Maori

Etymology

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Noun

wētā

  1. weta

Hyponyms
  • pūtangatanga (“tree weta”)
  • tokoriro (“cave weta”)
  • wētā punga (“giant weta”)

Derived terms
  • wētā punga

References
  • Williams, William (1852) A Dictionary of the New Zealand Language, and a Concise Grammar; to Which is Added a Selection of Colloquial Sentences, second edition, London: Williams and Norgate, page 199: “Wéta, s. An insect.”
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