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renga

See also: Renga

English

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Etymology

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From Japanese 連歌 (renga, literally “connected verse”).

Noun

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renga (plural rengas or renga)

  1. A form of Japanese verse in which short poems are connected together, the origin of haikai and haiku.

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Iban

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rəŋaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: re‧nga
  • Rhymes: -aʔ

Noun

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renga

  1. flu

Japanese

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Romanization

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renga

  1. Rōmaji transcription of れんが

Malay

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Noun

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renga (Jawi spelling رڠا, plural renga-renga, informal 1st possessive rengaku, 2nd possessive rengamu, 3rd possessive renganya)

  1. larva

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Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *renga from Proto-Oceanic *renga. Cognate with Hawaiian lena, Tahitian reʻa, Samoan lega and Tongan enga all meaning "turmeric".[1][2] Sense of colour comes from hue produced by the plant (compare with Hawaiian lenalena), eventually displacing the original meaning when the plant did not survive the cold New Zealand climate.[3]

Adjective

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renga

  1. yellow
    Synonym: kōwhai

Noun

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renga

  1. (obsolete) turmeric
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See also

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Colors in Maori · ngā tae (layout · text)
     mā, tea      kiwikiwi      pango
             whero, kura              karaka; parauri              kōwhai, renga
                          kākāriki              kārikiuri
                          kikorangi              kahurangi
             tūāuri              waiporoporo              māwhero

References

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  1. ^ “Rengarenga”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2022
  2. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 409
  3. ^ Furey, Louise (2006) Maori gardening: An archaeological perspective, Wellington, New Zealand: New Zealand Department of Conservation, →ISBN, page 10

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Verb

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renga (present tense renger, past tense rengde, past participle rengt, present participle rengande, imperative reng)

  1. Alternative form of rengja

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrenɡa/ [ˈrẽŋ.ɡa]
  • Rhymes: -enɡa
  • Syllabification: ren‧ga

Adjective

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renga

  1. feminine singular of rengo

Venda

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Verb

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renga

  1. to buy

Venetian

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Etymology

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Compare Italian aringa (“herring”).

Noun

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renga f (plural renghe)

  1. herring (Clupea harengus)

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