Etymology

wekau

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Today it means: An extinct small New Zealand owl with short wings and long legs that lived chiefly on the ground (†Sceloglaux albifacies). Full definition →

Māori whēkau
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The story

  1. Māori · borrowed fromwhēkau
  2. English todaywekau

Borrowed from Māori whēkau.

Words from the same roots

Māoriwhēkau all →

whekau

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.