marae
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori marae and Tahitian marae, from Proto-Oceanic *malaqe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈɹaɪ/
- Rhymes: -aɪ
Noun
marae (plural maraes)
- (archaic) a Polynesian sacred altar or enclosure
- 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN:
- The path ended down by the sea at a crumbling ‘ingot’ of black coral, twenty yards in length & in height two men. ‘A marae, this is called,’ Mr Wagstaff informed me. ‘All over the South Seas you see ’em, I’m told.’
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- The courtyard of a Maori wharenui or meeting-house and the buildings around it.
Alternative forms
- marai, morai
Anagrams
- Amare, Ramea, arame, maare
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *malaqe (“cleared space”). Cognate with Rapa Nui marae, Tahitian marae, Samoan malae, Tongan malaʻe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈɾae/
Noun
marae
- The courtyard of a wharenui or meeting-house and the buildings around it.
See also
- tahua
Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *malaqe (“cleared space”). Cognate with Rapa Nui marae, Tahitian marae, Samoan malae, Tongan malaʻe.
Noun
marae
- A paved plaza in front of an ahu for ancestor worship.