BUA-TARANGA

Meaning of BUA-TARANGA in English

[Polynesian] In Samoan myth, the mother of Maui. She was the first person to cook her food. Every day she went to a certain black rock, pronounced her magic karakia and the earth opened. She had an oven in the underworld.

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BUA — Airport Name : Buka Island Airport Airport Location : Buka Island, Papua New Guinea IATA Code : BUA ICAO Code …
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BUA — сокр. от (British United Airways)
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TARANGA — [Polynesian] The mother of Maui in the Maori tradition. One day she was walking on the beach when suddenly Maui …
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NFNU — Airport Name : Dama Airport Airport Location : Bua, Fiji IATA Code : BVF ICAO Code : NFNU
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DAMA AIRPORT — Airport Name : Dama Airport Airport Location : Bua, Fiji IATA Code : BVF ICAO Code : NFNU
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BUKA ISLAND AIRPORT — Airport Name : Buka Island Airport Airport Location : Buka Island, Papua New Guinea IATA Code : BUA ICAO Code …
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BVF — Airport Name : Dama Airport Airport Location : Bua, Fiji IATA Code : BVF ICAO Code : NFNU
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AYBK — Airport Name : Buka Island Airport Airport Location : Buka Island, Papua New Guinea IATA Code : BUA ICAO Code …
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BUSK — I. ˈbəsk, ˈbu̇sk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English — more at bush dialect Britain : bush I 1 …
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BOWER — I. ˈbau̇(ə)r, -au̇ə, esp S -au̇wə(r noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bour bedroom, dwelling, from Old English būr; …
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BOUND — I. ˈbau̇nd adjective Etymology: alteration of boun, from Middle English, from Old Norse būinn, past participle of būa to live, …
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BOND — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English bonde peasant, serf, from Old English bōnda, bunda householder, husband, from Old …
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BE — I. (|)bē, _bi verb ( past first & third singular was (|)wəz, (|)wäz also (|)wȯz ; or dialect were see …
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BYLAW — noun or byelaw ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ Etymology: Middle English bilage, bilawe, probably from (assumed) Old Norse bȳlög, from Old Norse bȳr town …
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BOUND — bound 1 — boundness , n. /bownd/ , v. 1. pt. and pp. of bind . adj. 2. tied; in …
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BE — /bee/ ; unstressed /bee, bi/ , v. and auxiliary v., pres. sing. 1st pers. am , 2nd are or ( …
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HUSBAND — I. ˈhəz-bənd noun Etymology: Middle English husbonde, from Old English hūsbonda master of a house, from Old Norse hūsbōndi, from …
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BOUND — I. ˈbau̇nd adjective Etymology: Middle English boun, from Old Norse būinn, past participle of būa to dwell, prepare; akin to …
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BOUND — ~ 1 ■ verb walk or run with leaping strides. ■ noun a leaping movement towards or over something. Origin …
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BOOTH — [ bu:δ , bu:θ ] ■ noun 1》 a small temporary structure used for selling goods or staging shows at …
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BONDAGE — ■ noun 1》 the state of being a slave or feudal serf. 2》 sexual activity that involves the tying up …
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HUSBAND — [hus.band] n [ME husbonde, fr. OE husbonda master of a house, fr. ON husbondi, fr. hus house + bondi householder; …
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BOUND — [bound] adj [ME boun, fr. ON buinn, pp. of bua to dwell, prepare; akin to OHG buan to dwell--more at …
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BOOTH — / buːð; NAmE buːθ/ noun 1. a small confined place where you can do sth privately, for example make a …
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BONDAGE — / ˈbɒndɪdʒ; NAmE ˈbɑːn-/ noun 1. ( old-fashioned or formal ) the state of being a slave or prisoner SYN …
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POLYNESIAN MYTHOLOGY — All the articles available in the Polynesian mythology section of the Encyclopedia Mythica: Afa; Ahoeitu; Aitu; Alii Menehune; Ami-Te-Rangi; Ao; …
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MAKEA-TUTARA — [Polynesian] In Polynesian myth, Makea-Tutara is the father of Maui, and chief of the underworld. When Maui's mother Taranga visited …
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