Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Muka
French translation:
fibre de phormium (de lin)
Added to glossary by
FX Fraipont (X)
May 17, 2011 20:30
13 yrs ago
English term
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Muka
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Maori culture
The passage is about a maori "Nguru" (nose flute) made of wood and **muka**. No more details
Has anybody got an idea as to what this material is in French?
Thank you
Has anybody got an idea as to what this material is in French?
Thank you
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +1 | fibre de phormium (de lin) |
FX Fraipont (X)
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| 4 +1 | muka ou mouka |
Johanne Bouthillier
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Change log
May 20, 2011 10:20: FX Fraipont (X) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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fibre de phormium (de lin)
"This is an image of a handcrafted pūtōrino (flute) made from a section of hardwood, which has been split, hollowed out and bound together with muka (flax fibre)."
http://artsonline2.tki.org.nz/resources/units/music_units/vo...
"Le lin de Nouvelle-Zélande est le nom commun donné aux deux espèces de plantes ... sont connus sous les noms Māori respectivement de Harakeke et Wharariki. ... Des fibres de Phormium (appelées muka) étaient conscienceusement lavées, ..."
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phormium
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Note added at 7 mins (2011-05-17 20:37:22 GMT)
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http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phormium
http://artsonline2.tki.org.nz/resources/units/music_units/vo...
"Le lin de Nouvelle-Zélande est le nom commun donné aux deux espèces de plantes ... sont connus sous les noms Māori respectivement de Harakeke et Wharariki. ... Des fibres de Phormium (appelées muka) étaient conscienceusement lavées, ..."
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phormium
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Note added at 7 mins (2011-05-17 20:37:22 GMT)
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http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phormium
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Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
English to Canadian French translator
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French
muka ou mouka
le terme "muka" (qui signifie un supplément vitaminique fourrager préparé à partir de feuilles d'arbres) désigne le feuillage industriel employé dans les aliments pour animaux
Phormium : lin de Nouvelle-Zélande
Phormium : lin de Nouvelle-Zélande
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