Etymology
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From Proto-Polynesian *ma-ramaa (“to shine”) (compare with Hawaiian malama, Tongan māma), from Proto-Oceanic *ma-ramaʀ (“to shine”), from Proto-Oceanic *rama (compare with Fijian rama,)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaʀ (“tree resin”). (compare with Malay damar)[2] Doublet of marama, rama, and mā.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /maː.ra.ma/, [mɑː.ɾɐ.mɐ]
mārama
- light, shine
- Synonym: tīaho
- brightness
- Synonym: pīata
- lucidity, clarity
- transparency
Adjective
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mārama
- lucid, clear, bright
- Synonym: pīata
- transparent
- Synonym: pūataata
Related terms
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References
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- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 213-4
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “ma-rama.a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
Further reading
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- “mārama” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.