noun
Meaning 1
A Maori dirge, or song for the dead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
tangi
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Pronunciation
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New-Zealand: /ˈtʌŋi/
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UK: /ˈtaŋi/
noun
Meaning 2
Funeral rites; a funeral ceremony, a tangihanga.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand
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noun
Meaning 3
Crying, wailing, especially when seeing someone after a long absence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: New-Zealand
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis Proto-Oceanic *taŋis Proto-Polynesian *taŋi Māori tangibor. English tangi Borrowed from Māori tangi (“lament, mourning, funeral ceremony”).