ngaru

== Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *ŋalu (“mounting wave, ocean wave”), from Proto-Central Pacific *ŋalu, from Proto-Oceanic *ŋalun (“mountain wave”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qalun, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qalun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun (“long rolling wave, swell”). Cognates include Hawaiian nalu, Tahitian ʻaru, Tongan ngalu and Samoan galu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈŋaru/ [ˈŋɐɾʉ] === Noun === ngaru wave === References === === Further reading === John C. Moorfield (2011), “ngaru”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN