"taonga" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: taonga [plural], taongas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Māori taonga. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|taonga}} Māori taonga Head templates: {{en-noun|*|s}} taonga (plural taonga or taongas)
  1. (New Zealand) In Maori culture, any treasured thing, whether tangible or intangible. Tags: New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-taonga-en-noun-zEAZII7R Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, New Zealand English, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 89 7 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 6 4

Noun [Māori]

Etymology: From Proto-Central Eastern Polynesian *taqoŋa "treasured possession". Cognate with Hawaiian kaona (“hidden meaning”), Tahitian taoʻa, Samoan tōga “special gifts or offerings” and Tongan tōʻonga “custom, habit, conduct, behaviour, characteristic; rite, ceremony”. Etymology templates: {{cog|haw|kaona|t=hidden meaning}} Hawaiian kaona (“hidden meaning”), {{cog|ty|taoʻa}} Tahitian taoʻa, {{cog|sm|tōga}} Samoan tōga, {{cog|to|tōʻonga}} Tongan tōʻonga Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} taonga, {{mi-noun}} taonga
  1. anything treasured or highly prized
    treasure
    Sense id: en-taonga-mi-noun-4CwETfpG Categories (other): Māori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Māori entries with incorrect language header: 58 42
  2. anything treasured or highly prized
    property
    Sense id: en-taonga-mi-noun-fE9-A2b4

Inflected forms

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