"whakatangi" meaning in Maori

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Verb

Forms: whakatangihia [passive]
Etymology: from whaka- (causative prefix) + tangi (“cry”). Compare Hawaiian hoʻokani (“to make cry”). Etymology templates: {{af|mi|whaka-|tangi|pos1=causative prefix|t2=cry}} whaka- (causative prefix) + tangi (“cry”), {{cog|haw|hoʻokani|t=to make cry}} Hawaiian hoʻokani (“to make cry”) Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|passive|whakatangihia|||||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} whakatangi (passive whakatangihia), {{mi-verb|hia}} whakatangi (passive whakatangihia)
  1. to make something or someone cry
    Sense id: en-whakatangi-mi-verb-z6-n9IfE Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51
  2. to play a musical instrument
    Sense id: en-whakatangi-mi-verb-tNAxquzM Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header, Maori terms prefixed with whaka-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Music Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Maori terms prefixed with whaka-: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Music: 31 69
     
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