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kind of tree (Aglaia sapindina) with inedible berries; its light-weight pink wood, split and dried, is used for torches, mallets, and formerly for handles of tattooing needles
in
Rennellese
gama mea
*damaR₁
tree resin used in torches (?)
[Etymon]
ramaR
light, luminosity
Contribution:
CLDF dataset derived from Blust's "Austronesian Comparative Dictionary"
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Language:
Rennellese
Parameter:
kind of tree (Aglaia sapindina) with inedible berries; its light-weight pink wood, split and dried, is used for torches, mallets, and formerly for handles of tattooing needles [9a157c0af9d945499437bb0b01a4ec1a]
Source:
Elbert 1975
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