tangi.
A Maori dirge, or song for the dead.
Meaning & usage
A Maori dirge, or song for the dead.
Funeral rites; a funeral ceremony, a tangihanga.
Crying, wailing, especially when seeing someone after a long absence.
Where this word comes from
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”).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.