rengarenga
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori rengarenga.
Noun
rengarenga (uncountable)
- (New Zealand) Arthropodium cirratum, a herbaceous perennial plant endemic to New Zealand.
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *renga from Proto-Oceanic *renga "turmeric", due to similar looking fleshy stems and rhizomes or tubers. Cognate with Hawaiian lena, Tahitian re'a, Samoan lega and Tongan enga all meaning "turmeric".[1]
Noun
rengarenga
- Arthropodium cirratum, a herbaceous perennial plant endemic to New Zealand.
Related terms
- renga
References
- “Rengarenga”, in Te Māra Reo, Benson Family Trust, 2022