Etymology

tupuna

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Today it means: An ancestor, especially a grandparent, in Maori culture. Full definition →

Māori tupuna
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  1. Māori · borrowed fromtupuna
  2. Māori · borrowed fromtupuna
  3. English todaytupuna

Borrowed from Māori tupuna.

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