"tikanga" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtikʌŋʌ/ [New-Zealand], /ˈtikʌŋə/ [New-Zealand], /ˈtiːkaŋə/ [UK] Forms: tikangas [plural], tikanga [plural]
Etymology: From Maori tikanga. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|tikanga}} Maori tikanga Head templates: {{en-noun|~|s|tikanga}} tikanga (countable and uncountable, plural tikangas or tikanga)
  1. (New Zealand) A custom, value or principle, especially of the Maori people. Tags: New-Zealand, countable, uncountable Derived forms: tikanga Maori
    Sense id: en-tikanga-en-noun-m7kWll7D 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: 68 5 15 5 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 4 26 4 5

Noun [Maori]

Etymology: From tika + -nga. Etymology templates: {{suffix|mi|tika|-nga|gloss1=}} tika + -nga Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} tikanga, {{mi-noun}} tikanga
  1. custom, convention, correct manner of doing things
    Sense id: en-tikanga-mi-noun-aY8O~E7W
  2. traditional lore and protocols
    Sense id: en-tikanga-mi-noun-k-ITYMta Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Maori terms suffixed with -nga Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 14 53 17 16 Disambiguation of Maori terms suffixed with -nga: 20 34 19 27
  3. reason, purpose
    Sense id: en-tikanga-mi-noun-KHZmQFDS Categories (other): Philosophy Disambiguation of Philosophy: 15 13 51 22
  4. meaning
    Sense id: en-tikanga-mi-noun-5Am~xv55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: tikanga Māori
Categories (other): Culture Disambiguation of Culture: 0 0 0 0

Inflected forms

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