different between maori vs kainga

Catalan

Adjective

maori (masculine and feminine plural maoris)

1. Maori

Noun

maori m or f (plural maoris)

1. Maori person

maori m (uncountable)

1. Maori language

Finnish

Noun

maori

1. A Maori (member of the indigenous people of New Zealand).
2. The Maori language.

Declension

Synonyms

• (language) maorin kieli

Anagrams

• Raimo, aromi, omari, roima

French

Adjective

maori (feminine singular maorie, masculine plural maoris, feminine plural maories)

1. Maori (of or relating to the Maori people or language)

Noun

maori m (plural maori, feminine maorie)

1. a person of Maori descent
2. (uncountable) the Maori language

Further reading

• “maori” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Adjective

maori (invariable)

1. Maori

Noun

maori m or f (invariable)

1. Maori

Anagrams

• amori
• aromi
• Mario
• moria
• omari
• ormai
• riamo, riamò

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

maori m (definite singular maorien, indefinite plural maorier, definite plural maoriene)

1. a Maori (member of the native people of New Zealand)
2. (uncountable) Maori (the language spoken by the Maori people)

Usage notes

Maori, not maorisk, is the correct Norwegian name for the Maori language, despite the article in Wikipedia.

Related terms

• maorisk (adjective)

References

• “maori” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

maori m (definite singular maorien, indefinite plural maoriar, definite plural maoriane)

1. a Maori (member of the native people of New Zealand)
2. (uncountable) Maori (the language spoken by the Maori people)

Related terms

• maorisk (adjective)

References

• “maori” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Maori M?ori (“Maori”), from m?ori (“normal”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.?o.?i/

Adjective

maori (plural maoris, comparable)

1. Maori (of, from, or pertaining to the Maori)
2. Maori (of the Maori language)

Noun

maori m, f (plural maoris)

1. Maori (native of New Zealand)
2. (uncountable) Maori (language)

Romanian

Etymology

From French Maori

Noun

maori m (plural maori)

1. Maori

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori k?inga

Noun

kainga (plural kaingas)

1. A Maori village.

Anagrams

• Angika

Maori

Etymology

From kai (“eat”) +? -nga

Noun

kainga

1. The refuse of a meal.

Verb

kainga

1. To be consumed; passive form of kai

Rapa Nui

Noun

kainga

1. Earth
2. world