uira

== Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *quhila (compare with Hawaiian uila, Tahitian uira, Tongan ʻuhila, Samoan uila), from Proto-Oceanic *qusila (compare with Fijian cila (“to shine”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silaq (“outpouring or beam of light”) related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusilak (“lightning”). Compare with Māori hiko aside from Hawaiian uila, Tahitian uira and Tongan ʻuhila for semantic extension into "electricity". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈuira/ [ˈʉiɾɐ] === Noun === uira lightning Synonym: hiko electricity Synonym: hiko glow Synonyms: ura, kura === Verb === uira to flash, to gleam Synonyms: karamu, kohiko, kohikohiko, kōwhā, kōhā, rapa, rarapa === References === === Further reading === “uira” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN. == Tahitian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *quhila (compare with Māori uira and Hawaiian uila, Tongan ʻuhila, Samoan uila), from Proto-Oceanic *qusila (compare with Fijian cila (“to shine”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *silaq (“outpouring or beam of light”) related to Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qusilak (“lightning”). Compare with Māori uira, Hawaiian uila, Tongan ʻuhila and Māori hiko for semantic extension into "electricity". === Noun === uira lightning electricity === Adjective === uira motorized ==== References ==== === Further reading === Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995. “uira” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.