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maro

Bingham

m'áro

vi. sink, founder, go down as food.

mæ/ro

n. flag, signal.
syn. man.

Sabatier

maro

n. (1) a flag, pennant on canoe (te man).
(2) a sign, an omen seen in the sky.
ex.
  • maron te mate: sign of death.
  • maron te rongo: sign of famine.
vt. marona: to have or take for standard, ensign, to hold as sign, omen.
n. te tia katei maro: soothsayer.

maro1

v. to penetrate, to break in, to hide in the bottom or under, etc.
n. penetration, pushing down. (in water the word is inako).
vc. maro nako: idem.
kamaronakoa: idem.

Maro

n. a star. Alioth.

Topics: Food and cooking, Sea, canoes and navigation, Weather and sky, Spirits, myth and belief