English
makutu
Makutu comes from Māori mākutu ‘sorcery’.
- Māorimodernmākutu‘sorcery’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003makutu
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Māorimodernmākutu‘sorcery’
- Englishearliest quotation 2003makutu
Earliest quotation: 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand: “In some instances Māori were ‘Christian’ in some contexts…”
Every English word from Māori mākutu
Today it means
noun Witchcraft, black magic; a spell or curse.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Māori mākutu / makutu