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Borrowed fromMaoriMatariki, in turn derived fromProto-Eastern Polynesian*matafiti,Proto-Eastern Polynesian*matasiti

One Maori folk etymology claims it representsngā +‎mata +‎o +‎te +‎ariki +‎o +‎Tāwhirimātea, 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 withHawaiianmakahiki.

Matariki

1. Theseason, in lateMay or earlyJune, when thePleiadesstar cluster firstrises, treated as the beginning of the new year by theMaori.

FromProto-Eastern Polynesian*matafiti,Proto-Eastern Polynesian*matasiti.

One Maori folk etymology claims it representsngā +‎mata +‎o +‎te +‎ariki +‎o +‎Tāwhirimātea, 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 withHawaiianmakahiki.

Matariki

1. Theseason, in lateMay or earlyJune, when thePleiadesstar cluster firstrises, treated as the beginning of the new year by theMaori.
2. ThePleiades star cluster

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