kōiwi

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *koo-iwi. Cognate with Hawaiian ʻōiwi (“physique, self”). Can be analysed as ko +‎ iwi.

Noun

kōiwi

  1. human bone
  2. corpse
  3. person, self
  4. descendants

Further reading

  • “kōiwi” 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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