nohopuku

== Māori == === Etymology 1 === From noho (“to be still”) +‎ puku (“stomach, appetite”). ==== Noun ==== nohopuku fasting (abstention of eating for religious purposes) ==== Verb ==== nohopuku(stative) to fast ==== Adjective ==== nohopuku fasting === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “how is the voluntary act of not eating related to not making any noise?”) ==== Noun ==== nohopuku silence ==== Verb ==== nohopuku(stative) to be silent ==== Adjective ==== nohopuku silent === Further reading === John C. Moorfield (2011), “nohopuku”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN