ngākau

== Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *ŋaakau; compare with Hawaiian naʻau (“intestines, mind”), Tahitian ʻāʻau (“bowels, heart, conscience, soul”), Tongan ngākau (“intestines”) and Samoan gāʻau (“entrails, penis”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈŋaːkau/ [ˈŋɑːkɐʉ] === Noun === ngākau heart, mind, soul (archaic) intestines, bowels ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “ngākau” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.