rengarenga
English
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Etymology
editBorrowed from Maori rengarenga.
Noun
editrengarenga (uncountable)
Maori
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *renga from Proto-Oceanic *renga "turmeric", due to similar looking fleshy stems and rhizomes or tubers. Cognate with Hawaiian lena, Tahitian reʻa, Samoan lega and Tongan enga all meaning "turmeric".[1]
Noun
editrengarenga
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ “Rengarenga”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2022
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