1. (noun) male ancestor, grandfather, great grandfather, forefather.
Ko te tupuna tāne o Peka nō Tahiti, ko tōna tupuna wahine nō Hawai‘i (TP 9/1907:4). / Baker's grandfather was from Tahiti and his grandmother was from Hawai‘i.
See also tūpuna tāne
Synonyms: tipuna tāne
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