rongoā

Maori

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Polynesian *logoaqa (“noisy”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈro.ŋo.aː/, [ˈɾɔ.ŋɔ.ɑː]

Noun

rongoā

1. medicine; drug; medication; treatment; remedy; tonic
2. solution (to a problem)

Derived terms

• mātai rongoā
• mātai taka rongoā
• rongoā ārai ngārara
• rongoā āraimate
• rongoā māori
• rongoā patu pūrerehua
• rongoā paturopi
• rongoā whakamakariri
• rongoā whakamoe
• whakahau rongoā
• whare rongoā

 

Verb

rongoā (passive rongoātia)

1. to treat; to apply medicines
2. to preserve

Further reading

• “rongoā” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.