angaanga
1. (noun) skull, cranium.
E 22 ngā kōiwi motuhake o te angaanga o te tangata (RP 2009:348). / The human skull has 22 separate bones.
See also papa angaanga, papa o te angaanga
2. (noun) head.
He anganga nui tōna, he popoto ngā wae (TKM.MM 16/12/1862:26). / Its has a large head and short legs.
3. (noun) shell.
Whakamahia anō ngā angaanga hei kanohi mō ngā whakairo. Ko te kōngutu o te angaanga ka auahatia hei mahi pā kahawai. Whakairotia anō ngā angaanga hei puipuiaki (Te Ara 2012). / The shells are used for the eyes in carvings, and the lip of the shell was fashioned into a fishing lure. The shells are also decorated for jewellery.
Synonyms: kota, tīwarawara, kōwhaki, kotakota, anga
papa angaanga
1. (noun) skull, cranium.
E ai ki ngā kōrero i whakapurua e Te Whānau-a-Apanui ngā karu o te papa angaanga o tana matua, o Te Pori-o-te-rangi, ki te harare pūwhero (TTR 1990:276). / It is said that Te Whānau-a-Apanui plugged up the eye sockets of the skull of her father, Te Pori-o-te-rangi, with red sealing wax.
kiri angaanga
1. (noun) scalp.
See also kiri o te angaanga
Synonyms: kiri o te angaanga
kiri o te angaanga
1. (noun) scalp.
Ka mate tōna hoariri, ka horea te kiri o te anganga, ka whakatārewatia ki te tātua (TWM 4/7/1867:2). / When his enemy is killed, he strips off the scalp and hangs it from his belt.
Synonyms: kiri angaanga
papa o te angaanga
1. skull, cranium.
See also papa angaanga
