1 te kupu i kitea mō "tikanga"

• tikanga

  1. (noun) correct procedure, custom, habit, lore, method, manner, rule, way, code, meaning, plan, practice, convention.   Ko ngā pereti kai he rourou; kāore he paoka, kāore he naihi, arā i tino whakaritea katoatia ki tā te Māori tikanga (Pipi 1/12/1900 wh14).The eating plates were flax food baskets; there were no knives and forks, that is everything was organised according to Māori custom.
  2. (noun) correct, right.   See also kei [a koe] te tikanga, (ko) te/tōna tikanga.
  3. (noun) reason, purpose, motive.   He houhanga rongo te tikanga o te haere (TH 1/4/1861 wh2).Peacemaking was the reason for the trip.