daliga
Appearance
Fijian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]daliga
- ear
- Synonym: daligana
- jelly fungus, Jew's-ear
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Gatty, Ronald (2009) “daliga”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 58