pakanga

Maori

Etymology

From paka (“quarrel”) +‎ -nga.

Noun

pakanga

  1. war; battle

Derived terms

  • pae o te pakanga (“battlefield”)
  • Pakanga Tuatahi o te Ao (“World War I”)
  • Pakanga Tuarua o te Ao (“World War II”)

Verb

pakanga (passive pakangatia)

  1. to fight, to battle

Further reading

  • “pakanga” 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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