rarama

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *ramaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *damaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *damaʀ (“tree resin used in torches”). Doublet of rama and ramarama.

Verb

rarama

1. to be lit up

   Synonyms: cina, caudre

Noun

rarama

1. light

   Synonyms: rama, cina

Related terms

• ramarama
• rama

References

• Gatty, Ronald (2009) “rarama”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 204
• Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “ma-rama.a”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online