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daliga

Fijian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *taliŋa (“ear”) (compare with Maori taringa, Tahitian tariʻa), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa (compare with Malay telinga).[1][2] Doublet of daligana, see also relationship between Tongan talingelinga and talinga.

Noun

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daliga

  1. ear
    Synonym: daligana
  2. jelly fungus, Jew's-ear

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “taliga”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: Plants, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 78-9

Further reading

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  • Gatty, Ronald (2009) “daliga”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 58
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