tauan.

/ˈtaʊa/

Etymology: Maori.

A Maori army or war party.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > [noun] > Maori

taua1858

1858 J. Whiteley Let. 19 Apr. in Richmond-Atkinson Papers (1960) I. 390 The taua seemed to be mustering their forces last night from the south.

1882 W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! I. x. 254 Instead of leading a ferocious taua, he finds himself the venerated pastor of a little community.

1921 H. Guthrie-Smith Tutira x. 69 Two tauas or war-parties.

1959 N. B. Tindale & H. A. Lindsay Rangatira viii. 79 A taua of fighting-men, about fifty strong, was advancing towards them.

1978 B. Mason in Islands Aug. 18 In the past of our people, he would have been a splendid rangatira, a glory to his taua.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	taua
释义	tauan. /ˈtaʊa/ Etymology: Maori. A Maori army or war party. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warriors collectively > [noun] > Maori taua1858 1858 J. Whiteley Let. 19 Apr. in Richmond-Atkinson Papers (1960) I. 390 The taua seemed to be mustering their forces last night from the south. 1882 W. D. Hay Brighter Britain! I. x. 254 Instead of leading a ferocious taua, he finds himself the venerated pastor of a little community. 1921 H. Guthrie-Smith Tutira x. 69 Two tauas or war-parties. 1959 N. B. Tindale & H. A. Lindsay Rangatira viii. 79 A taua of fighting-men, about fifty strong, was advancing towards them. 1978 B. Mason in Islands Aug. 18 In the past of our people, he would have been a splendid rangatira, a glory to his taua. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1858
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