Etymology

tikanga

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Today it means: A custom, value or principle, especially of the Maori people. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Māori tikanga
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  1. Māori · borrowed fromtikanga
  2. English todaytikanga

Borrowed from Māori tikanga.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 19th c. A custom, value or principle, especially of the Maori people.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.