pāpaka

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Maori

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Oceanic *paka-paka (compare with Tahitian paʻapaʻa, Samoan paʻa and paʻapaʻa, Tongan paka, and Hawaiian pāpaʻi)[1][2]

Noun

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pāpaka

  1. paddle crab, Ovalipes catharus
  2. crabs in general
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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pāpaka

  1. scab, eczema

References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 316
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “paapaka”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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  • pāpaka” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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pāpa (wicked) +‎ -ka

Adjective

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pāpaka

  1. evil

Declension

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