tangi
/ˈtaŋi/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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 […]."
- "Late in the nineteenth century Māori women began to adopt the Victorian mourning costume of black clothes for tangi, and the practice continued long after Pākehā New Zealanders had dropped the custom."
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”).
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈtaŋi/