uhunga
1. (verb) (-tia) to cry over, lament.
Nā uhungatia ana a Mohi e ngā tama a Iharaira i ngā mānia o Moapa, e toru tekau ngā rā: ā taka noa ngā rā i uhungatia ai, i tangihia ai a Mohi (PT Tiuteronomi 34:8). / And the children of Israel wept for Moses in the plains of Moab thirty days: so the days of weeping and mourning for Moses were ended.
Synonyms: matatangitangi, takuate, tūkeka, keka, rutu, mōteatea, tangi, waiata tangi, apakura, pihe, rurutu, taurere, mihi
2. (noun) funeral rites.
Ko te rā tuarua tēnei, arā, ko te 24 o Whiringa-ā-nuku o te tau 2009, mai i te hokinga mai i te uhunga ki a Mate Huatahi Kaiwai i te marae o Mangahānea (HM 4/2009:1). / This is the second day, the 24 October 2009, since returning from the funeral of Mate Huatahi Kaiwai at Mangahānea marae.
