tungāne

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Polynesian *tuŋaane, from Proto-Polynesian *tuagaqane. Cognate with Hawaiian tungāne.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tuˈŋaːne/ [tʉˈŋɑːnɛ]

Noun

tungāne

  1. brother (of a female)
  2. male cousin (of a female)

See also