Matariki

English Etymology Borrowed from en mi Matariki, from Proto-Eastern Polynesian en poz-pep-pro *mataliki, from Proto-Eastern Oceanic en poz-pep-pro *mataliki. One Maori folk etymology claims it represents mi ngā mata o te ariki o Tāwhirimātea 1, meaning "the eyes of the [wind] god Tāwhirimātea". In Māori legend, the Pleiades star cluster which it is named after was from Tāwhirimātea's plucked eyes. Cognate with haw makahiki. Proper noun The season, in late May or early June, when the Pleiades star cluster first rises, treated as the beginning of the new year by the Maori. en Holidays Māori mythology New Zealand Māori Etymology From Proto-Eastern Polynesian mi poz-pep-pro *mataliki, from Proto-Eastern Oceanic mi poz-pep-pro *mataliki. One Maori folk etymology claims it represents mi ngā mata o te ariki o Tāwhirimātea 1, meaning "the eyes of the [wind] god Tāwhirimātea". In Māori legend, the Pleiades star cluster which it is named after was from Tāwhirimātea's plucked eyes. Cognate with haw makahiki. Pronunciation matariki '--- Proper noun mi proper noun The season, in late May or early June, when the Pleiades star cluster first rises, treated as the beginning of the new year by the Maori. The Pleiades star cluster Descendants en Matariki 1 mi Holidays Māori mythology Stars