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Meaning of "tohunga" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TOHUNGA

tohunga  [ˈtɒhʊŋə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TOHUNGA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tohunga 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 TOHUNGA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tohunga

Tohunga

In the culture of the Māori of New Zealand, a tohunga is an expert practitioner of any skill or art, either religious or otherwise. Tohunga include expert priests, healers, navigators, carvers, builders, teachers and advisors. "A tohunga may have also been the head of a whanau but quite often was also a rangatira and an ariki". The equivalent and cognate in Hawaiian culture is kahuna.

Definition of tohunga in the English dictionary

The definition of tohunga in the dictionary is a Māori priest, the repository of traditional lore.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOHUNGA

togs
togue
toheroa
toho
toil
toile
toiler
toilet
toilet bag
toilet bowl
toilet case
toilet cubicle
toilet humour
toilet paper

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOHUNGA

arapunga
Bucaramanga
changa
conga
Ganga
Kanchenjunga
Kangchenjunga
Kinchinjunga
Kumaratunga
longa
Majunga
manga
munga
ponga
punga
sitatunga
situtunga
tanga
tonga
Zamboanga

Synonyms and antonyms of tohunga in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tohunga» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOHUNGA

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

Translator English - Chinese

tohunga
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tohunga
570 millions of speakers

English

tohunga
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

tohunga
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

tohunga
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

tohunga
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tohunga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

tohunga
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

tohunga
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tohunga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

tohunga
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

tohunga
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

tohunga
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tohunga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tohunga
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

tohunga
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तेहंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tohunga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tohunga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Tohunga
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

tohunga
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tohunga
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

tohunga
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tohunga
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

tohunga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tohunga
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tohunga

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOHUNGA»

The term «tohunga» is regularly used and occupies the 105.206 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOHUNGA» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOHUNGA»

Discover the use of tohunga in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tohunga and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tohunga: The Revival ; Ancient Knowledge for the Modern Era
Tohunga: The Revival marks the first truly comprehensive publication of tohunga lore as taught from ancient times and as it can be applied today.
Samuel Timoti Robinson, 2008
2
The tohunga journal: Hohepa Kereopa, Rua Kenana, and ...
"This is the final work in the trilogy dealing with the great Tuhoe tohunga Hohepa Kereopa.
Paul Moon, 2008
3
Te Tohunga: The Ancient Legends and Traditions of the Maoris...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Wilhelm Dittmer, 2012
4
The Lost Tohunga
The third in an enthralling award-winning Maori Gothic trilogy set in the parallel worlds of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
David Hair, 2011
5
Rautahi: The Maori of New Zealand
Tohunga The word tohunga is widely used by both Maoris and Pakehas to refer to a Maori who uses extra-ordinary knowledge and powers to diagnose, heal or inflict illness. However, Maoris, especially if Maori- speaking, also give the word ...
Joan Metge, 2004
6
Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values
Then the tohunga begins to recite a set series of prayers or chants, the karakia, all the while moving towards the house. The supporting party of men and women, often a hundred or more, follow behind and join in the formulaic ending of each ...
Hirini Moko Mead, Sidney M. Mead, 2003
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Ngā Kāhui Pou Launching Māori Futures
He foreshadowed the clash with comments about tohunga (traditional healers) in his 1903 report. 'I have watched all these tohungas at work and have come to the conclusion that, unless Parliament passes a stringent law prohibiting the ...
Mason Durie, 2003
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Terror in Our Midst?: Searching for Terrorism in Aotearoa ...
Most were dealt with by way of small fines and court costs, the stiffest punishment (six months imprisonment) being reserved for the 'white Tohunga', Nurse Mary- Ann Hill in 1914.11 To some extent, however, the Act was also intended to ...
Danny Keenan, 2008
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Maori Health and Government Policy 1840-1940
physicians, tohunga came increasingly under attack. As Charles Hercus rather dramatically put it in 1964, Pomare in particular Valiantly and successfully contended with apathy and fear, tapu and tohungaism'.'7' Pomare's second report , ...
Derek A. Dow, 1999
10
Iconography of New Zealand Maori Religion
These were presided over by experts or tohunga who may also be called priests, though the European word is too restricted in meaning to adequately describe a tohunga. A tohunga tarai waka was a canoe building expert, a tohunga ...
D. R. Simmons, 1986

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOHUNGA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tohunga is used in the context of the following news items.
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Taonga puoro & Matariki
This was just one of many korero shared by tohunga taonga puoro (traditional Maori instrument expert) Jo'el Komene during a special workshop held at ... «SunLive, Jul 15»
2
Keep our indigenous language alive
Several reasons such as the introduction of the following legislation: Education Ordinance Act 1847 and the Tohunga Suppression Act 1907 which dissuaded ... «Hawke's Bay Today, Jun 15»
3
Identity etched in ink
Her presence in the South for the Puaka Matariki Festival continues the ancient practice of itinerant tohunga ta moko. In pre-European times, not every tribal ... «Otago Daily Times, Jun 15»
4
Ringatu explore problems within church
About 30 Ringatu followers and tohunga went to a wananga at the University of Waikato over the weekend, where falling church attendance and the abilities of ... «Radio New Zealand, Feb 15»
5
Kaumatua Eru Thompson dies
Iwi in Waikato and Tāmaki Makaurau are mourning the death of a senior Tainui kaumatua who played an important role as a tohunga, or expert, providing ... «Radio New Zealand, Nov 14»
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Goldie portraits fetch $900000
One of the three oil on canvas paintings, Thoughts of a Tohunga, Wharekauri Tahuna, sold for $416,000, the highest price reached at a New Zealand art auction ... «New Zealand Herald, Oct 14»
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Goldie paintings expected to fetch $1 million
The auction at the International Art Centre in Parnell will feature Goldie's Thoughts of a Tohunga, Wharekauri Tahuna painting which is estimated to raised ... «TVNZ, Oct 14»
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Goldies expected to fetch $1m
One of the paintings, Thoughts of a Tohunga, Wharekauri Tahuna, is estimated to bring between $350,000 and $500,000 at the auction of important, early and ... «New Zealand Herald, Oct 14»
9
Inspiring tohunga Amster Reedy dies
New Amsterdam Reedy was born in 1943 on a dairy farm near Ruatoria, and like his 17 siblings was named from a place involved in the war of for people from ... «waateanews.com, Sep 14»
10
Rare Goldie painting to be auctioned
No Koora te Cigaretti—Kapi Kapi (aged 102 years) by the painter Charles Frederick Goldie. The work depicts Ahinata Te Rangitautini, a revered tohunga of ... «Radio New Zealand, Sep 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Tohunga [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/tohunga>. Apr 2024 ».
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