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===Etymology=== |
===Etymology=== |
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From {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|*taliŋa|t=ear}} (compare with {{cog|mi|taringa}}, {{cog|ty|tariʻa |
From {{inh|fj|poz-oce-pro|*taliŋa|t=ear}} (compare with {{cog|mi|taringa}}, {{cog|ty|tariʻa}}), from {{inh|ty|poz-pro|*taliŋa}} (compare with {{cog|ms|telinga}}).<ref>{{R:Pollex|taliga}}</ref><ref>{{cite-book |pages=78-9 | first = Malcolm D. | last = Ross | first2=Andrew |last2= Pawley |first3=Meredith |last3=Osmond | year= 2008 | title = The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic | volume = 3: Plants | location = Canberra | publisher = Australian National University | isbn = 9780858835894 }}</ref> {{doublet|fj|daligana}}, see also relationship between {{cog|to|talingelinga}} and {{m|to|talinga}}. |
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Revision as of 07:35, 10 August 2024
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *taliŋa (“ear”) (compare with Maori taringa, Tahitian tariʻa), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taliŋa (compare with Malay telinga).[1][2] Doublet of daligana, see also relationship between Tongan talingelinga and talinga.
Noun
daliga
- ear
- Synonym: daligana
- jelly fungus, Jew's-ear
References
Further reading
- Gatty, Ronald (2009) “daliga”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 58