rongoā
Maori
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Polynesian *logoaqa (“noisy”)[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈro.ŋo.aː/, [ˈɾɔ.ŋɔ.ɑː]
Noun
rongoā
- medicine; drug; medication; treatment; remedy; tonic
- solution (to a problem)
Derived terms
- mātai rongoā
- mātai taka rongoā
- rongoā āraimate
- rongoā ārai ngārara
- rongoā māori
- rongoā patu pūrerehua
- rongoā paturopi
- rongoā whakamakariri
- rongoā whakamoe
- whakahau rongoā
- whare rongoā
Verb
rongoā (passive rongoātia)
- to treat; to apply medicines
- to preserve
Further reading
- “rongoā” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
- "Protoform: LOGOAQA" – Polynesian Lexicon Project Online