wetau

== Pukapukan == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *fetaqu, from Proto-Central Pacific *vetaqu, from Proto-Oceanic *pitaquʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bitaquʀ, variant of *bintaŋuʀ. === Noun === wetau Alexandrian laurel (Calophyllum inophyllum), a kind of tree with huge trunk and large branches. Its seeds are played with as marbles. === Further reading === Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary