inanga

See also: īnanga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori inanga.

Noun

inanga (plural inangas)

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

Anagrams

Maori

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

Rapa Nui

Noun

inanga

  1. heart
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