ruan.

Brit.

/rʊə/, U.S.

/ˈruə/, New Zealand English

/ruʌ/,

/ruə/

Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori rua.

Etymology: < Maori rua pit, hole, storage pit for provisions, cave, artificial cave used for storage.

New Zealand. Now historical.

A pit used by Maori for storage, esp. of root vegetables such as kumara and potatoes.In quot. 1831 perhaps: a natural or artificial cave in a hill side.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > place where anything is or may be stored

aumbry1356

promptuary?a1425

repository1485

staple1523

magazine1583

reposement1592

repertory1593

rendezvous1608

reserve1612

conservatory1624

reconditory1633

dormerc1640

stowagea1641

depositum1646

repositary1650

magazine storehousea1654

deposit1719

reservoir1739

battery1748

depository1750

storage1775

depot1795

depositary1797

repertorium1797

rua1831

stowaway1913

1831 H. Williams Early Jrnls. 11 June (1961) 181 In the afternoon shifted our quarters on account of the rain to a Rua where we were very comfortable by the aid of a good fire.

1863 F. E. Maning Old N.Z. xi. 171 The kumera were dug..then all hands set to work..to carry off the crop to the storehouse or rua.

1874 J. White Te Rou 105 The foremost man fell into a rua, breaking the calabashes he held in his left hand.

1911 Jrnl. Polynesian Soc. 20 74 Near each families' quarters were the underground ruas, or pits, in which the kumara and other stores were preserved.

1984 Jrnl. Royal Soc. N.Z. 14 411 Another significant finding was an apparent difference in function between the rectangular pits interpreted as kumara stores, and the small rua which, it is argued, were..‘for the preservation and storage of fleshy fruit’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rua
释义	ruan. Brit. /rʊə/, U.S. /ˈruə/, New Zealand English /ruʌ/, /ruə/ Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori rua. Etymology: < Maori rua pit, hole, storage pit for provisions, cave, artificial cave used for storage. New Zealand. Now historical. A pit used by Maori for storage, esp. of root vegetables such as kumara and potatoes.In quot. 1831 perhaps: a natural or artificial cave in a hill side. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > storage > [noun] > place where anything is or may be stored aumbry1356 promptuary?a1425 repository1485 staple1523 magazine1583 reposement1592 repertory1593 rendezvous1608 reserve1612 conservatory1624 reconditory1633 dormerc1640 stowagea1641 depositum1646 repositary1650 magazine storehousea1654 deposit1719 reservoir1739 battery1748 depository1750 storage1775 depot1795 depositary1797 repertorium1797 rua1831 stowaway1913 1831 H. Williams Early Jrnls. 11 June (1961) 181 In the afternoon shifted our quarters on account of the rain to a Rua where we were very comfortable by the aid of a good fire. 1863 F. E. Maning Old N.Z. xi. 171 The kumera were dug..then all hands set to work..to carry off the crop to the storehouse or rua. 1874 J. White Te Rou 105 The foremost man fell into a rua, breaking the calabashes he held in his left hand. 1911 Jrnl. Polynesian Soc. 20 74 Near each families' quarters were the underground ruas, or pits, in which the kumara and other stores were preserved. 1984 Jrnl. Royal Soc. N.Z. 14 411 Another significant finding was an apparent difference in function between the rectangular pits interpreted as kumara stores, and the small rua which, it is argued, were..‘for the preservation and storage of fleshy fruit’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831
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