Whetū
Means "star" in Māori.
Meaning and origin
Whetū is a direct Māori word for a star, evoking the night sky and celestial bodies significant in Māori cosmology and navigation.
How to pronounce Whetū
| Māori (New Zealand) | FEH-too /ˈfeːtuː/ |
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