English
kawau
Kawau comes from Māori kawau ‘cormorant, shag’.
- Māorimodernkawau‘cormorant, shag’
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Māorimodernkawau‘cormorant, shag’
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Māori kawau
Today it means
noun The great cormorant.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Māori kawau / kawau