anea

Maori

Etymology

From ane “termite; to rot, to decay, to destroy” from Proto-Polynesian *ane “termite”.[1][2] Compare also with hane “rotten”.[2]

Verb

anea

  1. (intransitive) to be devastated, to be destroyed,
  2. (intransitive) to ravage, to ruin (in wars etc.)

Noun

anea

  1. devastation, destruction

References

  1. ^ Finegan, Edward, Besnier, Niko (1989) Language: Its Structure and Use, Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, →ISBN, page 291
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Pond, Wendy (1983) “Solving A Linguistic Murder With The Aid of Entomology”, in The Wētā‎[1], volume 6, number 1, The Entomological Society of New Zealand, page 3

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “anea”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 11
  • “anea” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈnea/ [aˈne.a]
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Syllabification: a‧ne‧a

Noun

anea f (plural aneas)

  1. bulrush

Further reading

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