rongo

== Malagasy == === Noun === rongo A kind of braid == Māori == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈroŋo/ [ˈɾɔŋɔ] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *roŋo, from Proto-Central Pacific *roŋo, from Proto-Oceanic *roŋoʀ (compare with Fijian rogo), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *dəŋəʀ (compare with Malay dengar, Tagalog dinig). === Verb === rongo (passive rongona) to hear Synonym: whakarongo to perceive, to sense, to feel to obey, to heed === Noun === rongo hearing any other sense excluding sight perception, awareness fame news === Adjective === rongo perceivable, physical === Derived terms === === References === === Etymology 2 === Related to sense of “to obey” in Etymology 1, later enforced by rongo pai "good news" from Christian literature. === Noun === rongo peace Synonyms: mārie, āio, roki === Derived terms === rongomau === References === === Further reading === Williams, Herbert William (1917), “rongo”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 403–4 John C. Moorfield (2011), “rongo”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN == Narua == === Noun === rongo agriculture == Nias == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dəŋəʀ. === Verb === rongo (transitive) to hear === References === Sundermann, Heinrich. 1905. Niassisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Moers: Bataviaasch Genootschap van Kunsten en Wetenschappen, p. 176.