marae

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Etymology

Borrowed from Maori marae and Tahitian marae, from Proto-Oceanic *malaqe.

Pronunciation

Noun

marae (plural maraes)

  1. (archaic) A Polynesian sacred altar or enclosure.
    • 2004, David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas, London: Hodder and Stoughton, →ISBN:
      The path ended down by the sea at a crumbling ‘ingot’ of black coral, twenty yards in length & in height two men. ‘A marae, this is called,’ Mr Wagstaff informed me. ‘All over the South Seas you see ’em, I’m told.’
  2. The courtyard of a Maori wharenui or meeting-house and the buildings around it.

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Anagrams

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *malaqe (“cleared space”). Cognate with Rapa Nui marae, Tahitian marae, Samoan malae, Tongan malaʻe.

Pronunciation

Noun

marae

  1. The courtyard of a wharenui or meeting-house and the buildings around it.

Descendants

  • → English: marae

See also

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *malaqe (“cleared space”). Cognate with Maori marae, Tahitian marae, Samoan malae, Tongan malaʻe.

Noun

marae

  1. A paved plaza in front of an ahu for ancestor worship.
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