puarenua

Tuamotuan

Etymology

From Tahitian puaʻahorofenua (corresponding to puaka horo henua lit. “pig dashing across land”) > pūʻārehenua > puārehenua > puarenua. Doublet of pūakahorohenua.

Noun

puarenua

  1. horse
    Synonyms: puārehenua, pūakahorohenua

References

  • Charpentier, Jean-Michel, François, Alexandre (2015) Atlas linguistique de la Polynésie française‎[1], →ISBN, page 2046
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