karaka

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English[edit]

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Noun[edit]

karaka (plural karakas)

  1. An evergreen tree, Corynocarpus laevigatus, the New Zealand laurel.

Maori[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *kalaka from Proto-Oceanic *kalaka (“Planchonella”).[1]

Noun[edit]

karaka

  1. A leafy evergreen tree (Corynocarpus laevigatus) with bright orange fruit endemic to New Zealand.
  2. orange
See also[edit]
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[edit]

  1. ^ “Karaka”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden, Benton Family Trust, 2022

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from English clock.

Noun[edit]

karaka

  1. clock

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kàraka f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀рака)

  1. carrack

Declension[edit]

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References[edit]

  • “karaka” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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