moenga

moenga

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *moeŋa (“bed, sleeping place, sleeping mat”). Cognate with Hawaiian moena (“bed”). By surface analysis, moe (“to sleep”) +‎ -nga (deverbal suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmoeŋa/ [ˈmɔɛŋɐ]

Noun

moenga

  1. a bed

References

  • John C. Moorfield (2011), “moenga”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index‎[1], 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN
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