māhunga
1. (noun) head.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 87-88;)
Ko te mea mīharo o roto i tēnei karaunatanga a te tangata Māori i tō tāua nei kīngi, kāore i whakawahia ki te hinu, engari he mea hoatu he Paipera ki runga i tōna māhunga (TP 11/1912:6). / The amazing thing of this coronation of a Māori of our king was that he wasn't anointed with oil but a Bible was placed on his head.
See also māhuna
2. (noun) hair of the head.
Me whakaako i te wā e iti ana kia heru, kia paraihe i ō rātou māhunga (TTT 1/4/1923:2). / They should be taught to comb and brush their hair when they are small.
Mehemea he paru te paraihe, ka hē te māhunga mā (TTT 1/4/1923:2). / If the brush is dirty the clean hair will be contaminated.
