rongoā

Maori

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Polynesian *logoaqa (“noisy”)[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈro.ŋo.aː/, [ˈɾɔ.ŋɔ.ɑː]

Noun

rongoā

  1. medicine; drug; medication; treatment; remedy; tonic
  2. solution (to a problem)

Derived terms
  • mātai rongoā
  • mātai taka rongoā
  • rongoā ārai ngārara
  • rongoā āraimate
  • rongoā māori
  • rongoā patu pūrerehua
  • rongoā paturopi
  • rongoā whakamakariri
  • rongoā whakamoe
  • whakahau rongoā
  • whare rongoā

Verb

rongoā (passive rongoātia)

  1. to treat; to apply medicines
  2. to preserve

Further reading
  • “rongoā” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
  1. "Protoform: LOGOAQA" – Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
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