renga
Bingham
rÉnga
n. red cloth.
Sabatier
renga
na. red or pink colour appearing on cooked taro after a few days (this red is covered with a mouldy dust).
renga1
n. red or pink colour.
vc. ka-renga: to make red or pink.
n. rengarenga: red, pink colour, paint.
vt. bo-rengarenga: to dye or colour red or pink.
na. irenga, irengarenga: alternating colours.
vc. ka-irengarenga: to alternate the colours.
renga2
na. te renga: a remarkable man, a hero, the honour and glory of...
ex.
- rengan Tarawa, rengan Tamoa: the hero of Tarawa,... of Samoa.
- rengan te nano: the heart's delight.
- e renga te Nati iroun te Tama: the son is the splendour, the glory, the delight of the father.
- te renga n Tamoa (historical, mythological exp.).
Topics: Colours