Etymology

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Today it means: A tall pole with yardarms from which hung ropes, circled by worshippers in the Pai Mārire religious movement. Full definition →

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The story

Romanization of Hokkien 梁 (Niû) in most dialects. Doublet of Liang.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.