tārua

Maori

Etymology

From tā- (causative prefix) +‎ rua (“two”), also influenced by tā “to etch; to tattoo; to print”

Verb

tārua

  1. to double something, to copy, to duplicate

Further reading

  • “tārua” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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