pakanga

Māori

Etymology

From paka (“to quarrel”) +‎ -nga (nominalising suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpakaŋa/ [ˈpɐkɐŋɐ]

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

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “pakanga”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN