taeturi

== Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *taqe-tuli (compare with Rarotongan tāturi, Tahitian tāturi, Tongan teʻetuli) combining *taqe + *tuli corresponding to tae turi “deafening excrement”; compare with similar patterns in related languages like Hawaiian kūkaenalo “beeswax” (lit. “bee excrement”; also corresponding to tūtae ngaro) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaeturi/ [ˈtɐɛtʉɾi] === Noun === taeturi earwax === References === === Further reading === Williams, Herbert William (1917), “taeturi”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 415-6 “taeturi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.