maraman

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *ma-ramaR (“shine, be bright”) (compare Hawaiian malama (“moon, moonlight”)) from *ramaR (“light, luminosity”) (compare Hawaiian lama (“torch, light”)), probably from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaR from Proto-Austronesian *damaR (though the Malayo-Polynesian examples outside of Oceanic such as Malay damar mostly refer to plant resins, said to be related in meaning through their use in torches).

Noun

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maraman

  1. The moon

References

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  • Blust's Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
  • Delaporte's Nauruan Dictionary
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