Today I learnt “whakatō”. I already knew whakatū and whakatā, so I wondered if there were a fourth and fifth “whaka-” to round out the set of vowels.
It turns out the answer is, not quite.
whakatū - to make stand, erect, put up, construct, raise, establish.
whakatō - to plant, introduce, insert, cause to conceive, fertilise.
whakatā - to take breath, catch breath, rest, relax, have a break, retire.
whakatē - to squeeze fluid out (of anything).
whakatī - not actually a Māori kupu
The Reo Project | Day 164