kaipatu

Maori

Etymology

From kai- (agent prefix) +‎ patu (“to beat, to attack”).

Noun

kaipatu

  1. beater, striker, attacker
  2. (law) assailant
  3. (ball games) batsman

Derived terms

Further reading

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