piringa

piringa

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *piliŋa. Cognate with Hawaiian pilina. By surface analysis, piri (“to cling”) +‎ -nga (abstract noun suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈriŋa/ [piˈɾiŋɐ]

Noun

piringa

  1. refuge, haven, hiding place
  2. association, relationship

Further reading

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