Etymology [ edit ]
From Proto-Polynesian *tiale (compare with Samoan tiale , Tongan siale , Tahitian tiare and Hawaiian kiele ), sense of scent eventually displacing that of the flower.[1] [2]
tīare
fragrance , scent
Synonym: kakara
( archaic, obsolete ) gardenia
References [ edit ]
^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011 ), “tiale ”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
^ Tregear, Edward (1891 ) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary [1] , Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 507-
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Further reading [ edit ]
“tīare ” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index , 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN .