ʻoroʻenua

Rarotongan

Etymology

Borrowed from Tahitian horofenua contracted from puaʻahorofenua (lit. “pig dashing across land”). Also reanalyzable as ʻoro (“to move swiftly”) +‎ ʻenua (“land”).

Noun

ʻoroʻenua

  1. horse

Notes

Often misspelled as oroenua.

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