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Rata

name, noun

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several legendary heroes in various Polynesian mythologies, notably associated with canoe building; in the context of comparative mythology, these figures are frequently identified with each other, resulting in as few as one or two distinct identities.

    "The epics from other Polynesian islands may differ in detail, but in all of them, Rata (also known as Laska, Lasa, Aka, Raka) remains the illustrious canoe builder whose expertise in seafaring has never been surpassed."

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various New Zealand plants of the genus Metrosideros. countable, usually
  2. 2
    yellow mangosteen (Garcinia dulcis), a tree native to Indonesia, the Philippines, and India.
  3. 3
    The hard dark red wood of trees of genus Metrosideros. uncountable, usually

Etymology

Etymology 1

] From Māori rātā or cognate Tahitian rātā (“tree of genus Metrosideros”). Compare Tahitian puarātā (“Metrosideros collina”).

Etymology 2

Compare Sinhalese රට ගොරකා (raṭa gorakā, “Garcinia xanthochymus”), Marathi रातंबी (rātambī, “Garcinia indica”).

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