tūnga

See also: tunga, Tunga, and tũnga

Māori

Etymology 1

From tū (“to be wounded”) +‎ -nga.

Noun

tūnga

1. wound

Etymology 2

From tū (“to stand”) +‎ -nga.

Noun

tūnga

1. position
2. rank

Derived terms

• tūnga pahi (“bus stop”)
• tūnga waka (“parking place”)
• tūnga wakatono (“taxi rank”)

Further reading

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