"waitoreke" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: waitoreke [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Maori. The etymology is disputed. The first syllable is probably from Proto-Eastern Polynesian *wai (“water”), from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Polynesian *wai, from Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ. Maori toreke (“be left behind, forsaken”) can be found in dictionaries. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|-}} Maori, {{der|en|poz-pep-pro|*wai|t=water}} Proto-Eastern Polynesian *wai (“water”), {{der|en|poz-pnp-pro|*wai}} Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *wai, {{der|en|poz-pol-pro|*wai}} Proto-Polynesian *wai, {{der|en|poz-oce-pro|*waiʀ}} Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, {{der|en|pqe-pro|*waiʀ}} Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, {{der|en|poz-cet-pro|*waiʀ}} Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, {{der|en|poz-pro|*wahiʀ}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ, {{m+|mi|toreke|t=be left behind, forsaken}} Maori toreke (“be left behind, forsaken”) Head templates: {{en-noun|waitoreke}} waitoreke (plural waitoreke)
  1. A cryptid of New Zealand, said variously to be a mammal resembling an otter, platypus or beaver, and to live in rivers. Wikipedia link: waitoreke Categories (topical): Cryptozoology
    Sense id: en-waitoreke-en-noun-vylScwry Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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