English

Noun

tangi ‎(plural tangis)

1. Synonym of tangihanga
   • 1906, The District Court and Magistrate's Court Reports

     He goes on to say that the Government, The Maori Sanitary Councils, and the Native Land Court have endeavoured to prevent Maori tangis lasting for more than three or four days […]

Italian

Verb

tangi

1. second-person singular present indicative of tangere
2. second-person singular imperative of tangere

Anagrams

• tigna, tinga

Kapingamarangi

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Verb

tangi

1. (intransitive) to cry (to weep)

Latin

Verb

tangī

1. present passive infinitive of tangō

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Verb

tangi ‎(used in the form tangi-hia)

1. (intransitive) to cry (to weep)

Derived terms

• tangihanga

Old Norse

Noun

tangi m

1. tang, cape (point of land)

References

• tangi in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Portuguese

Verb

tangi

1. first-person singular preterite of tanger

Rarotongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

Verb

tangi

1. (intransitive) to cry (to weep)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowing from English tank

Noun

tangi (ma class, plural matangi)

1. tank, reservoir (container)