uira

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Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *quhila (compare with Hawaiian uila, Tahitian uira, Tongan ʻuhila, Samoan uila),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *qusila (compare with Fijian cila (“to shine”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silaq (“outpouring or beam of light”)[2] related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusilak (“lightning”).[3] Compare with Maori hiko aside from Hawaiian uila, Tahitian uira and Tongan ʻuhila for semantic extension into "electricity".

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /u.i.ra/, [ʉ.i.ɾɐ]

Noun[edit]

uira

  1. lightning
    Synonym: hiko
  2. electricity
    Synonym: hiko
  3. glow
    Synonyms: ura, kura

Verb[edit]

uira

  1. to flash, to gleam
    Synonyms: karamu, kohiko, kohikohiko, kōwhā, kōhā, rapa, rarapa

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 574
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “quhila”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 149

Further reading[edit]

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

Tahitian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *quhila (compare with Maori uira and Hawaiian uila, Tongan ʻuhila, Samoan uila), from Proto-Oceanic *qusila (compare with Fijian cila (“to shine”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silaq (“outpouring or beam of light”)[1] related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusilak (“lightning”).[2] Compare with Maori uira, Hawaiian uila, Tongan ʻuhila and Maori hiko for semantic extension into "electricity".

Noun[edit]

uira

  1. lightning
  2. electricity

Adjective[edit]

uira

  1. motorized

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “quhila”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  2. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 149

Further reading[edit]

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