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kōwhai

See also: kowhai

Maori

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Etymology

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Cognate with Hawaiian 'ōhai (“Sesbania tomentosa”), Tahitian ofai (“Sesbania grandiflora”) and South Marquesan kohai (“Caesalpinia pulcherrima”) from Proto-Polynesian *kōfai.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kōwhai

  1. Any of several small woody legume trees in the genus Sophora native to New Zealand that have yellow flowers. The national flower of New Zealand.
  2. yellow

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Colors in Maori · ngā tae (layout · text)
     mā, tea      kiwikiwi      pango
             whero, mea, kura              karaka; parauri              kōwhai, renga
                          kākāriki              kārikiuri
                          kikorangi              kahurangi
             tūāuri              waiporoporo              māwhero

References

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  1. ^ “Kōfai”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden‎[1], Benton Family Trust, 2022
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