namunamuā

== Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *namu (“taste, odour, flavour”), from Proto-Central Pacific *ñamu, from Proto-Oceanic *ñami-, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ñamñam (“taste”). Cognates include Samoan nāmu (“to smell of something”) and Tongan namu (“to emit a smell”), nanamu (“odour, smell”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnamunamuˌaː/ [ˈnɐmʉnɐmʉˌɑː] === Noun === namunamuā flavour spice Synonym: amiami === References === === Further reading === John C. Moorfield (2011), “namunamuā”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN