tahito

Maori

Alternative forms

tawhito

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tafito.

Adjective

tahito

ancient

Noun

tahito

age, antiquity

Verb

tahito

to be old, ancient, out of date

Usage notes

Not used of people in Classical Maori.

References

Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TAFITO.B”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tafito.

Adjective

tahito

old

References

Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
“tahito” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “TAFITO.B”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

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