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puarenua

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Tuamotuan

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Etymology

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From Tahitian puaʻahorofenua (corresponding to puaka horo henua lit. “pig dashing across land”) > pūʻārehenua > puārehenua > puarenua. Doublet of pūakahorohenua.

Noun

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puarenua

  1. horse
    Synonyms: puārehenua, pūakahorohenua

References

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  • Charpentier, Jean-Michel, François, Alexandre (2015) Atlas linguistique de la Polynésie française[1], →ISBN, page 2046