Checking saved dictionary data and trusted language sources. This will stop automatically if a source does not respond.
/ˈtikʌŋʌ/ · noun
(New Zealand) A custom, value or principle, especially of the Maori people..
Male primogeniture was still the concept most often ratified by tikanga.
Use tikanga when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Tikanga means (New Zealand) A custom, value or principle, especially of the Maori people..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Male primogeniture was still the concept most often ratified by tikanga.
FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0
Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.