roha
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *rofa, from Proto-Oceanic *ropa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəpah.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ro.ha/, [ɾɔ.hɐ]
Verb
roha (passive rohaina)
- to spread out, to extend out, to stretch out
- Kei te wini o waenganui ko te Karaiti e tū ana e roha ana ngā ringaringa, e karanga ana, "Haere mai ki Ahau." Kei muri i a ia he hipi e kaikai ana.
- In the middle window Christ is standing with his arms stretched out, calling, "Come to Me." Behind him sheep are grazing.
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References
- “roha” 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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