inanga

See also: īnanga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori inanga.

Noun

inanga (plural inangas)

1. (New Zealand) A fish, the jollytail (Galaxias maculatus).

Anagrams

• Gianna, angina

Māori

Alternative forms

• īnanga (all senses)
• īnaka (grass tree)

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *hinaŋa (“whitebait”). Cognate with Hawaiian hinana, Tahitian inaʼa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinaŋa/ [ˈinɐŋɐ]

Noun

inanga

1. A fish, the jollytail (Galaxias maculatus).
2. The grass tree, a shrub in the genus Dracophyllum.
3. bamboo
4. white greenstone

Synonyms

• (grass tree): emiemi, neinei
• (bamboo): kohe

Descendants

• → English: inanga

Further reading

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

Rapa Nui

Noun

inanga

1. heart