"tohunga" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tohungas [plural]
Etymology: From Maori tohunga (“skilled person, chosen expert, priest, healer”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|tohunga||skilled person, chosen expert, priest, healer}} Maori tohunga (“skilled person, chosen expert, priest, healer”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} tohunga (plural tohungas)
  1. (New Zealand) A Māori priest. Tags: New-Zealand Derived forms: tohungaism
    Sense id: en-tohunga-en-noun-~6FQmYho 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: 91 8 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 7 1

Noun [Maori]

Etymology: Cognate with Hawaiian kahuna, Tahitian tahua, Tongan tufaga and Samoan tufuga. Etymology templates: {{cog|haw|kahuna}} Hawaiian kahuna, {{cog|ty|tahua}} Tahitian tahua, {{cog|to|tufaga}} Tongan tufaga, {{cog|sm|tufuga}} Samoan tufuga Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} tohunga, {{mi-noun}} tohunga
  1. A skilled person, an expert
    Sense id: en-tohunga-mi-noun-vzkeJ1Pi Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
  2. A priest, a healer
    Sense id: en-tohunga-mi-noun-e6iTJtD2

Inflected forms

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