angaanga

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *qaŋaqaŋa (“soul, spirit, corpse”). By surface analysis, Reduplication of anga.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈŋaaŋa/ [ɐˈŋɐɐŋɐ]

Noun

angaanga

  1. shell
  2. skull
  3. head

Further reading

  • “angaanga” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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