kauri

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkaʊɹi/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Māori kauri from Proto-Polynesian *kauquli, from *kau (“tree”) + *quli (“black”), originally referring to Samoan ebony ("Diospyros samoensis"). ==== Noun ==== kauri (countable and uncountable, plural kauris or kauri) (New Zealand) A conifer of the genus Agathis, found in Australasia and Melanesia, especially Agathis australis. [from 19th c.] A resinous product of the kauri tree, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber. ===== Hyponyms ===== (resinous product): kauri copal, Manilla copal, dammar gum ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== kauri (plural kauris) Alternative form of cowrie. === Anagrams === Kuria, akuri == Dutch == === Etymology === From Māori kauri. === Pronunciation === === Noun === kauri m (plural kauri's, diminutive kauri'tje n) kauri, Agathis australis ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === kauri on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia nl == Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *kauquli (cognate with Tahitian ʻāuri (“iron, steel”), Samoan ʻauli (“clothing iron”) and ʻauʻauli (“Diospyros samoensis”)), from *kau (“tree”) + *quli (“black”), originally referring to Samoan ebony ("Diaspyros samoensis"). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkauri/ [ˈkɐʉɾi] === Noun === kauri A conifer of the genus Agathis, family Araucariaceae, found in Australasia and Melanesia. Agathis australis, a large conifer of the family Araucariaceae. === References === == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindi कौड़ी (kauṛī). === Pronunciation === === Noun === kauri class IX (plural kauri class X) cowry porcelain