kauri
/ˈkaʊri/
kauri1词源 1
词源链
- poz-pol-pro
*kauquli
派生
- mi
kauri
借入
- 英语English
kauri
词源说明
Borrowed from Māori kauri from Proto-Polynesian *kauquli, from *kau (“tree”) + *quli (“black”), originally referring to Samoan ebony ("Diospyros samoensis").
释义
名词noun
- 1New ZealandA conifer of the genus Agathis, found in Australasia and Melanesia, especially Agathis australis. [from 19th c.]
- 2The wood of the kauri tree.
- 3A resinous product of the kauri tree, found in the form of yellow or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber.
同族词
派生词 4
kauri2词源 2
释义
名词noun
- 1Alternative form of cowrie.