piringa

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *piliŋa. Cognate with Hawaiian pilina. By surface analysis, piri (“to cling”) +‎ -nga (abstract noun suffix).

Noun

piringa

  1. refuge, haven, hiding place
  2. association, relationship

Further reading

  • “piringa” 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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