harakeke

== English == === Alternative forms === haragag (historical, 1769) === Etymology === Borrowed from Māori harakeke. === Noun === harakeke (uncountable) (New Zealand) New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax == Māori == === Etymology === The hara- segment is ultimately derived from Proto-Austronesian *paŋudaN. Cognate with Hawaiian hala and Malay pandan. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈharakeke/ [ˈhɐɾɐkɛkɛ] === Noun === harakeke New Zealand flax, Phormium tenax === References === “harakeke” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.