rongo

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Malagasy[edit]

Noun[edit]

rongo

  1. A kind of braid

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *roŋo, from Proto-Central Pacific *roŋo, from Proto-Oceanic *roŋoʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *dəŋəʀ.

Noun[edit]

rongo

  1. fame
  2. news

Derived terms[edit]

Narua[edit]

Noun[edit]

rongo

  1. agriculture

Nias[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ.

Verb[edit]

rongo

  1. (transitive) to hear

References[edit]

  • Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 176.