English word origin

Etymology of rata

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

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

Any of various New Zealand plants of the genus Metrosideros. · The hard dark red wood of trees of genus Metrosideros.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Borrowed-form mentionrātāmi
Borrowed-form mentionrātāty · tree of genus Metrosideros
Cognate mentionpuarātāty · Metrosideros collina

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

yellow mangosteen (Garcinia dulcis), a tree native to Indonesia, the Philippines, and India.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

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

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Cognate mentionරට ගොරකාsi · Garcinia xanthochymus
Cognate mentionरातंबीmr · Garcinia indica

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