tangihanga

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun[edit]

tangihanga (plural tangihangas)

  1. (New Zealand) A Maori funeral.

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From tangi (weep) +‎ -hanga.

Noun[edit]

tangihanga

  1. funeral