ngurunguru

== Rarotongan == === Etymology === Reduplication of Proto-Polynesian *ŋulu “to grunt, to rumble” (compare with Māori nguru “to rumble”, Tahitian ʻuʻuru “to growl [of dogs]”, Tongan ngungulu, Samoan gugulu) from Proto-Oceanic *ŋuru “to grunt, to growl” from Proto-Oceanic *kuru “thunder” (compare with Fijian kuru) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀuq ~ *guʀuq “ibid.” (compare with Malay guruh). === Verb === ngurunguru to grunt (of pigs), to growl (of dogs) to roar (of a lion) ==== Related terms ==== === References ===