piringa

Maori

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈriŋa/, [piˈɾiŋɐ]

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.