Tangiとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (New Zealand) IPA: /ˈtʌŋi/
• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈtaŋi/

名詞

tangi (plural tangis or tangi)

1. (New Zealand) A Maori dirge, or song for the dead. [from 19th c.]
2. (New Zealand) Funeral rites; a funeral ceremony, a tangihanga. [from 19th c.]
   • 1906, The District Court and Magistrate's Court Reports:

     He goes on to say that the Government, The Maori Sanitary Councils, and the Native Land Court have endeavoured to prevent Maori tangis lasting for more than three or four days […] .

   • 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin 2023, p. 243:

     Late in the nineteenth century Māori women began to adopt the Victorian mourning costume of black clothes for tangi, and the practice continued long after Pākehā New Zealanders had dropped the custom.

3. (New Zealand) Crying, wailing, especially when seeing someone after a long absence. [from 19th c.]

アナグラム

• Giant, Ngāti, TA'ing, TAing, Taing, anti-g, giant, tagin, tiang, tinga