Etymology

tohunga

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Today it means: A Māori chosen to be a specialist in a specific skilled field; especially, a priest. Full definition →

Māori tohunga
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The story

  1. Māori · borrowed fromtohunga“skilled person, chosen expert, priest, healer”
  2. English todaytohunga

From Māori tohunga (“skilled person, chosen expert, priest, healer”).

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