hangahanga

Maori

Etymology

Reduplication of hanga (“to make”).

Verb

hangahanga (passive hangahangaia)

  1. to work on, to fashion

Adjective

hangahanga

  1. frivolous, trivial

Noun

hangahanga

  1. practice, habit

Further reading

  • “hangahanga” 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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