inanga

See also: īnanga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori inanga.

Noun

inanga (plural inangas)

  1. (New Zealand) A fish, the jollytail (Galaxias maculatus).

Anagrams

Māori

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hinaŋa (“whitebait”). Cognate with Hawaiian hinana, Tahitian inaʼa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈinaŋa/ [ˈinɐŋɐ]

Noun

inanga

  1. A fish, the jollytail (Galaxias maculatus).
  2. The grass tree, a shrub in the genus Dracophyllum.
  3. bamboo
  4. white greenstone

Synonyms

Descendants

  • → English: inanga

Further reading

  • “inanga” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Rapa Nui

Noun

inanga

  1. heart
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