mārama

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ma-ramaa (“to shine”) (compare with Hawaiian malama, Tongan māma), from Proto-Oceanic *ma-ramaʀ (“to shine”), from Proto-Oceanic *rama (compare with Fijian rama,)[1] from Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaʀ (“tree resin”). (compare with Malay damar)[2] Doublet of marama, rama, and mā.

Pronunciation

Noun

mārama

  1. light, shine
    Synonym: tīaho
  2. brightness
    Synonym: pīata
  3. lucidity, clarity
  4. transparency

Adjective

mārama

  1. lucid, clear, bright
    Synonym: pīata
  2. transparent
    Synonym: pūataata

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 213-4
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “ma-rama.a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

  • “mārama” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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