tangi

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

tangi (plural tangis)

1. Synonym of tangihanga
   • 1906, The District Court and Magistrate's Court Reports

     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 […]

Anagrams

• Giant, TA'ing, TAing, Taing, anti-g, giant, tagin, tiang, tinga

Verb

tangi

1. second-person singular present indicative of tangere
2. second-person singular imperative of tangere

Anagrams

• tigna, tinga

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (compare Malay tangis), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Verb

tangi

1. (intransitive) to cry (to weep)

Verb

tangī

1. present passive infinitive of tangō

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (compare Malay tangis), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Verb

tangi

1. (intransitive) to cry (to weep)

Noun

tangi m

1. tang, cape (point of land)

References

• tangi in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Verb

tangi

1. first-person singular preterite of tanger

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (compare Malay tangis), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Verb

tangi

1. (intransitive) to cry (to weep)

Etymology

Borrowed from English tank.

Noun

tangi (ma class, plural matangi)

1. tank, reservoir (container)