kīngi

Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English king.

Noun

kīngi

  1. king (monarch)
  2. (chess) king

Coordinate terms

  • ariki (“high chief of a tribe”)
  • rangatira (“a chief of a tribe”)

Derived terms

  • kīngitanga (“a kingdom, monarchy”)
  • Kīngitanga Kotahi (“United Kingdom”)
  • whaikīngi (“chess”)
  • whare kīngi (“royal palace”)

Verb

kīngi (passive kīngitia)

  1. to reign

Further reading

  • “kīngi” 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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