layalaya

Fijian

Etymology

Reduplication of laya from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laqia (compare with Tagalog luya, Malay halia).

Noun

layalaya

  1. ginger
  • cagolaya

References

  • Gatty, Ronald (2009) “laialaia (or) layalaya”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 132
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