kainga

See also: kāinga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kāinga.

Noun

kainga (plural kaingas)

  1. A Maori village.
    • 1904, Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives..., New Zealand. Parliament. House of Representatives, page 62:
      When I write that scores of houses have been burnt, whole villages renovated, kaingas fenced in, poakas and dogs fenced out […]

Anagrams

Maori

Etymology

From kai (“eat”) +‎ -nga.

Noun

kainga

  1. The refuse of a meal.

Verb

kainga

  1. To be consumed; passive form of kai

Rapa Nui

Noun

kainga

  1. Earth
  2. world
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