mutunga

Maori

Etymology

From mutu (“to cease”) +‎ -nga (“nominalizing suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muˈtuŋa/, [mʉˈtʉŋɐ]

Noun

mutunga

1. end; finish; conclusion

Derived terms

• mutunga wiki (“weekend”)

Further reading

• “mutunga” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.