rarama

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Fijian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *damaʀ (“tree resin used in torches”). Doublet of rama and ramarama.

Verb[edit]

rarama

  1. to be lit up
    Synonyms: cina, caudre

Noun[edit]

rarama

  1. light
    Synonyms: rama, cina

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Gatty, Ronald (2009) “rarama”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 204
  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “ma-rama.a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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