"tohunga" meaning in English

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Noun

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

Inflected forms

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