rongo
Malagasy
Noun
rongo
- A kind of braid
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *roŋo, from Proto-Central Pacific *roŋo, from Proto-Oceanic *roŋoʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *dəŋəʀ.
Noun
rongo
- fame
- news
Derived terms
- rongonui (“fame, famous”)
- whakarongo (“to hear”)
Nias
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ.
Verb
rongo
- (transitive) to hear
References
- Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 176.