ngāwhā

== Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *ŋafaqa (“to burst open, to crack”) (compare with Tahitian ʻafā, Tongan ngafa, Hawaiian nahā). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈŋaːɸaː/ [ˈŋɑːfɑː] === Verb === ngāwhā to burst open, to split to bloom === Noun === ngāwhā geyser, fumarole, hot spring ==== Derived terms ==== ngāwhāriki ==== Descendants ==== → English: ngawha === Adjective === ngāwhā geothermal === References === === Further reading === “ngāwhā” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.