rorouira
Maori
Etymology
roro (“brain”) + uira (“electric”) influenced by contact with Rarotongan and Tahitian rorouira (see also Hawaiian lolouila) – compare with rorohiko.
Noun
rorouira
Tahitian
Etymology
roro (“brain”) + uira (“electric”)
Noun
rorouira
Further reading
- Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
- “rorouira” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.