"tangi" meaning in Maori

See tangi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtaŋi/, [ˈtɐŋi]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis (compare with Fijian tagi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (compare with Malay tangis, Tagalog tangis), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*taŋi}} Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*taŋis}} Proto-Oceanic *taŋis, {{cog|fj|tagi}} Fijian tagi, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*taŋis}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, {{cog|ms|tangis}} Malay tangis, {{cog|tl|tangis}} Tagalog tangis, {{inh|mi|map-pro|*Caŋis}} Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} tangi, {{mi-noun}} tangi
  1. weeping, mourning, lament
    Sense id: en-tangi-mi-noun-roncnYeZ Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 19 14 27 13 23 5
  2. sound
    Sense id: en-tangi-mi-noun-3SlELeym Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 19 14 27 13 23 5
  3. (music) pitch Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-tangi-mi-noun-RQKEbysH Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 19 14 27 13 23 5 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. intonation
    Sense id: en-tangi-mi-noun-1TygG2eL Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 19 14 27 13 23 5

Verb

IPA: /ˈtaŋi/, [ˈtɐŋi] Forms: tangihia [passive]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis (compare with Fijian tagi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (compare with Malay tangis, Tagalog tangis), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis. Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*taŋi}} Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*taŋis}} Proto-Oceanic *taŋis, {{cog|fj|tagi}} Fijian tagi, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*taŋis}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, {{cog|ms|tangis}} Malay tangis, {{cog|tl|tangis}} Tagalog tangis, {{inh|mi|map-pro|*Caŋis}} Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|passive|tangihia|||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} tangi (passive tangihia), {{mi-verb|hia}} tangi (passive tangihia)
  1. (intransitive) to cry (to weep) Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-tangi-mi-verb-stRToL0S Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 19 14 27 13 23 5
  2. to sing, to make a sound
    Sense id: en-tangi-mi-verb-NCXrkExt

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*taŋi"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
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        "3": "*taŋis"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fj",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*taŋis"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "tangis"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay tangis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "tangis"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog tangis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*Caŋis"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis (compare with Fijian tagi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (compare with Malay tangis, Tagalog tangis), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "tangi",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tangi",
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 14 27 13 23 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "weeping, mourning, lament"
      ],
      "id": "en-tangi-mi-noun-roncnYeZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "weeping",
          "weeping"
        ],
        [
          "mourning",
          "mourning"
        ],
        [
          "lament",
          "lament"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 14 27 13 23 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Listen to the sound of the guns on the hilltop of Pukehinahina",
          "ref": "2018, “Rū Ana Te Whenua”, performed by Alien Weaponry:",
          "text": "Whakarongo mai ki te tangi o nga pū i runga i te taumata a Pukehinahina",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "sound"
      ],
      "id": "en-tangi-mi-noun-3SlELeym",
      "links": [
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mi",
          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "mi:Music",
          "parents": [
            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Culture",
            "Energy",
            "Society",
            "Nature",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "19 14 27 13 23 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pitch"
      ],
      "id": "en-tangi-mi-noun-RQKEbysH",
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "pitch",
          "pitch"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) pitch"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 14 27 13 23 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "intonation"
      ],
      "id": "en-tangi-mi-noun-1TygG2eL",
      "links": [
        [
          "intonation",
          "intonation"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtaŋi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɐŋi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tangi"
}

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        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*taŋis"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *taŋis",
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "1": "mi",
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        "3": "*taŋis"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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        "2": "tangis"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay tangis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "tangis"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog tangis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*Caŋis"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis (compare with Fijian tagi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (compare with Malay tangis, Tagalog tangis), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "tangihia",
      "tags": [
        "passive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "10": "",
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        "3": "passive",
        "4": "tangihia",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "7": "",
        "8": "",
        "9": "",
        "f1accel-form": "passive",
        "f2accel-form": "passive",
        "f3accel-form": "passive",
        "f4accel-form": "passive",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "tangi (passive tangihia)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hia"
      },
      "expansion": "tangi (passive tangihia)",
      "name": "mi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "19 14 27 13 23 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "to cry (to weep)"
      ],
      "id": "en-tangi-mi-verb-stRToL0S",
      "links": [
        [
          "cry",
          "cry"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to cry (to weep)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to sing, to make a sound"
      ],
      "id": "en-tangi-mi-verb-NCXrkExt",
      "links": [
        [
          "sing",
          "sing"
        ],
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtaŋi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɐŋi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tangi"
}
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    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Maori verbs",
    "Pages with 16 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *taŋi",
      "name": "inh"
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "tangis"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay tangis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "tangis"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog tangis",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*Caŋis"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis (compare with Fijian tagi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (compare with Malay tangis, Tagalog tangis), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.",
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        "head": ""
      },
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    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "tangi",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "weeping, mourning, lament"
      ],
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        [
          "weeping",
          "weeping"
        ],
        [
          "mourning",
          "mourning"
        ],
        [
          "lament",
          "lament"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "Listen to the sound of the guns on the hilltop of Pukehinahina",
          "ref": "2018, “Rū Ana Te Whenua”, performed by Alien Weaponry:",
          "text": "Whakarongo mai ki te tangi o nga pū i runga i te taumata a Pukehinahina",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "sound"
      ],
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        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "pitch"
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        [
          "music",
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        ],
        [
          "pitch",
          "pitch"
        ]
      ],
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        "(music) pitch"
      ],
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "intonation"
      ],
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        [
          "intonation",
          "intonation"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtaŋi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɐŋi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tangi"
}

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    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Austronesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Austronesian",
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    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
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      "name": "inh"
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
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      },
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      },
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis (compare with Fijian tagi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (compare with Malay tangis, Tagalog tangis), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.",
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    {
      "form": "tangihia",
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        "passive"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "8": "",
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        "f1accel-form": "passive",
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  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
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      ],
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        "to cry (to weep)"
      ],
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        "(intransitive) to cry (to weep)"
      ],
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        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
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        "to sing, to make a sound"
      ],
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        [
          "sing",
          "sing"
        ],
        [
          "sound",
          "sound"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtaŋi/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɐŋi]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tangi"
}

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