totara

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori tōtara, from Proto-Polynesian *tara ("barb, prong"), from Proto-Oceanic *tala (ibid.) referring to its mature leaves which resemble spines of the spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix).[1]

Noun

totara (plural totaras)

Podocarpus totara, a podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand.
Other species of genus Podocarpus.

References

“Tōtara”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden‎, Benton Family Trust, 2022

Ternate

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [to.ˈta.ɾa]

Noun

totara

a rafter (of a house)

References

Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

[1] “Tōtara”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden‎, Benton Family Trust, 2022

单词	totara
释义	totara English Etymology Borrowed from Maori tōtara, from Proto-Polynesian tara ("barb, prong"), from Proto-Oceanic tala (ibid.) referring to its mature leaves which resemble spines of the spot-fin porcupinefish (Diodon hystrix).[1] Noun totara (plural totaras) Podocarpus totara, a podocarp tree endemic to New Zealand. Other species of genus Podocarpus. References “Tōtara”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden‎, Benton Family Trust, 2022 Ternate Pronunciation IPA^(key): [to.ˈta.ɾa] Noun totara a rafter (of a house) References Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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