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tuakanas

tuakanas is the plural of tuakana.

Meaning of tuakana

Noun

tuakana (plural tuakanas or tuakana)

  1. (New Zealand) In Maori contexts, the elder brother of a male or the elder sister of a female; also, a same-sex cousin of a more senior branch of the family; (loosely), a mentor.
    • Among those who followed were, as might have been expected, Tāmati Wāka Nene and his older brother and tuakana, Patuone.2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 152

Questions about tuakanas

What is tuakanas the plural of?
Tuakanas is the plural of tuakana.

Words near tuakanas in the dictionary

  1. tua culpas
  2. Tua Pek Kong
  3. tuah
  4. tuaithbel
  5. tuakana
  6. tuakanas
  7. Tual
  8. Tualati
  9. Tualatin
  10. Tuam
  11. tuamine

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