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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HONGI

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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF HONGI

hongi  [ˈhɒŋiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HONGI

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hongi is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HONGI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Hongi

A hongi is a traditional Māori greeting in New Zealand. It is done by pressing one's nose and forehead to another person at an encounter. It is used at traditional meetings among Māori people and on major ceremonies and serves a similar purpose to a formal handshake in modern western culture, and indeed a hongi is often used in conjunction with one. In the hongi, the ha, is exchanged and intermingled. The breath of life can also be interpreted as the sharing of both party's souls. Through the exchange of this physical greeting, one is no longer considered manuhiri but rather tangata whenua, one of the people of the land. For the remainder of one's stay one is obliged to share in all the duties and responsibilities of the home people. In earlier times, this may have meant bearing arms in times of war, or tending crops, such as kumara. When Māori greet one another by pressing noses, the tradition of sharing the breath of life is considered to have come directly from the gods. In Māori folklore, woman was created by the gods moulding her shape out of the earth. The god Tāne embraced the figure and breathed into her nostrils. She then sneezed and came to life.

Definition of hongi in the English dictionary

The definition of hongi in the dictionary is a form of salutation expressed by touching noses.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HONGI


hangi
ˈhʌŋiː
mingimingi
ˈmiːəŋiːmiːəŋiː
Palagi
pɑːˈlʌŋiː
tangi
ˈtʌŋiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HONGI

honeysucker
honeysuckle
honeysuckle ornament
honeysuckled
honeytrap
hong
Hong Kong
Hong Kongese
Hong Xiu Quan
Hong-wu
honi soit qui mal y pense
Honiara
honied
honiedly
Honiton
Honiton lace
honk
honker
honkie
honkies

WORDS THAT END LIKE HONGI

bostangi
cumbungi
fungi
lungi
porangi
putangitangi
rangi
sarangi
sengi
shilingi
Treaty of Waitangi
Ubangi
wongi

Synonyms and antonyms of hongi in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hongi» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HONGI

Find out the translation of hongi to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of hongi from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hongi» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

hongi
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hongi
570 millions of speakers

English

hongi
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hongi
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

hongi
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Hongi
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Hongi
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

হংকং-উ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hongi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hong-wu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hongi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ホンギ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

hongi
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hong-wu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Hongi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஹாங் வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हाँग-वा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Hong-wu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Hongi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hongi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Hongi
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Hongi
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Hongi
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hongi
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Hongi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hongi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hongi

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HONGI»

The term «hongi» is regularly used and occupies the 76.778 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HONGI» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hongi» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hongi» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hongi

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HONGI»

Discover the use of hongi in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hongi and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Exchange: practices and representations
Hongi once climbed a Puriri tree and looked into Mataraua pa. He took aim and shot their chief Te Tihi. The occupants gave up and Hongi and a woman ate Te Tihi's eyes. In 1845, long after Hongi's death in 1828, the Hokianga tribes would ...
Pierre Lagayette, 2005
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Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values
The manuhiri now file past and perform the hongi, or touching of noses, one by one. Formerly the hongi was all that was required. Nowadays the hongi may be followed by a kiss on the cheek and always includes a shaking of hands, the hariru ...
Hirini Moko Mead, Sidney M. Mead, 2003
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Voyages and Beaches: Pacific Encounters, 1769-1840
figure in a watercolor of a group of Maori, which included a chief, Earle's protector in the Bay of Islands, whom he called "King George" (in fact, Te Whareumu).17 Te Whareumu's relationship with Hongi in 1827 was fraught with tension, ...
Alex Calder, Jonathan Lamb, Bridget Orr, 1999
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Catalogue of the Hocken Library, Dunedin
12/40 Hongi Hika: Handwriting of Hongi Hika; August, 1814. Mss. 54/68 Hongi makes a Carving of his own Head for the Rev. S. Marsden; October, 1814. Mss. 54/61 Hongi returns to Sydney from England; June, 1821. Mss. 57/44 Return of ...
Hocken Library, 1912
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Early History of New Zealand: From Earliest Times to 1840
Hongi had now time to turn his attention to Ngatiwhatua at Kaipara to avenge the slaughter of Ngapuhi when led by Pokaia before the destruction of the Boyd. He went overland with five hundred fighting men, but such was the dread of his ...
Richard Arundell Augur Sherrin, J. H. Wallace, Thomson W. Leys, 1890
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Perspectives on the Bird's Head of Irian, Jaya, Indonesia: ...
7 Towards the actual prohibition of the hongi expeditions (1861) In what has gone before, it has been reported that in the years following 1830, when peace had been restored after a prolonged period of unrest in Tidore, the sultan did his best ...
Jelle Miedema, Cecilia Odé, Rien A. C. Dam, 1998
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Te Kerikeri, 1770-1850: The Meeting Pool
During the years 1821–23, Hongi was away from the Bay of Islands for much of the time on military campaigns to the south. These expeditions departed from Kerikeri. In 1821, his forces clashed with those of Te Hínaki on the Támaki isthmus.
Judith Binney, 2007
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The Cambridge History of the British Empire: 1858-1918. The ...
HONGI'S VISIT TO ENGLAND 49 also saw, what was before long manifest to all, that he could gain a great deal from the traders and whalers, who unscrupulously supplied as many muskets, with powder and ball, as the Maoris could pay for in ...
H. H. Dodwell, 1932
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Now See Hear!: Art, Language, and Translation
Instead he is looking over towards Hongi Hika in the painting on the wall behind her. Augustus Earle's The Meeting of the Artist with the Wounded Chief Hongi , Bay of Islands, was made in 1827, at a time when there were only a few hundred  ...
Ian Wedde, Gregory Burke, 1990
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The Revolt of Prince Nuku: Cross-Cultural Alliance-making in ...
the beginning of the seventeenth century, the VOC developed an important strategy relating to the hongi and its relationship with its own subjects in the Ambonese Islands. Around 1630 the VOC had a hongi fleet join its own ships to quash the ...
Muridan Satrio Widjojo, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HONGI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hongi is used in the context of the following news items.
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Economic summit set to connect local iwi | Stuff.co.nz
... Dayveen Stephens and Tim Saunders as they hongi after the signing an agreement for Meke Events to organise the Te Tau Ihu iwi Economic ... «The Nelson Mail, Jul 15»
2
Historic images reveal new insights into heritage landscapes | Voxy …
"There is also the influence of different historical figures like Hongi Hika, Tareha, Samuel Marsden, James Kemp and others on Bay of Islands ... «Voxy, Jul 15»
3
Kiwi stars knock 'em dead at Comic-Con - New Zealand Herald
... Shannara Chronicles also made its Comic-Con debut with Manu Bennett kicking off the panel by greeting author Terry Brooks with a hongi. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
4
Hawke's Bay iwi initials its deed of settlement
Chris Finlayson (far right) having a hongi with He Toa Takitini. Photo: He Toa Takitini (livestream). A special ceremony took place at Parliament ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
5
Off on an adventure
With that we launch with gusto into the traditional Maori greeting (hongi) — pressing each other's nose and forehead together — getting up ... «New Straits Times Online, Jul 15»
6
Native American actors Saginaw Grant and Rick Mora in Wellington …
The actors arrived in full Native American dress, and greeted their arrival party with hongi. Saginaw Grant appeared in Breaking Bad, The Lone ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
7
Early Maori-missionary entanglements explored and revised
Those who followed the events would have heard the familiar tally of names: Marsden, Hall, King, Kendall, Yate, Ruatara, Te Pahi, Hongi Hika ... «Otago Daily Times, Jul 15»
8
'Cheech' sparks up friendship
... shared the hongi with him and he asked us about its significance. We thought we were children in a lolly shop but he was just as enthusiastic. «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
9
Māori Tourism: Make most of tourism boom
Ms Tyson-Nathan said visitors wanted a wider experience than "haka, hongi and hāngi" and said that more Māori-orientated activities were ... «Radio New Zealand, Jul 15»
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Shah Rukh Khan's Debutante Heroines Hug Huge Success
Kitaabe bahot si padhi hongi Shilpa ne, magarShah Rukh wala chapter kabhi nahin bhula hoga. Mahima Chowdhary in Pardes: Though she couldn't really ... «SKJ Bollywood News, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hongi [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hongi>. May 2024 ».
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