mārenatanga
1. (loan) (noun) marriage.
Kua rongo anō te iwi i ērā marama, o ngā kōrero o te mārenatanga o te Tiuka o Erinipara ki tētahi o ngā tamāhine a te Kīngi o Rūhia (AMW 30/5/1848:4). / In the past months the people have heard of discussions about the marriage of the Duke of Edinburgh to one of the daughters of the King of Russia.
Synonyms: mārenarena, moemoe, moenga, whakamoemoe, moumouranga, whakamoe, mārena
