/ˈtaŋi/, [ˈtɐŋi]
PūtakeFrom Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis (compare with Fijian tagi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (compare with Malay tangis, Tagalog tangis), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.
- weeping, mourning, lament
- sound
“Whakarongo mai ki te tangi o nga pū i runga i te taumata a Pukehinahina” — Listen to the sound of the guns on the hilltop of Pukehinahina
- pitch
- intonation
- intransitiveto cry (to weep)
- to sing, to make a sound
Ngā Āhuatangihia(passive)