tangi

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtaŋi/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A Maori dirge, or song for the dead. New-Zealand
  2. Funeral rites; a funeral ceremony, a tangihanga. New-Zealand
    — He goes on to say that the Government, The Maori Sanitary Councils, and the Native Land Court have endeavoured to prevent Maori tangis lasting for more than three or four days […].
  3. Crying, wailing, especially when seeing someone after a long absence. New-Zealand

词形变化

tangis plural tangi plural

词源

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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