rongo

Malagasy

Noun

rongo

  1. 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

  1. fame
  2. news

Derived terms

Narua

Noun

rongo

  1. agriculture

Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ.

Verb

rongo

  1. (transitive) to hear

References
  • Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 176.
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