tipuna

/ təˈpuːnə /

noun

1. an ancestor

Word History and Origins

Origin of tipuna¹

Māori

Example Sentences

Goode and Booth will provide cover for Mike Delany and Ruki Tipuna, who are both injured and not expected to play again until the spring.

From BBC

Ruki Tipuna went in for Newcastle's third try before Wilson was sin-binned, but Welsh failed to make the most of the one-man advantage late on.

From BBC

Newcastle were more ruthless at the other end as Sinoti and Wilson were again involved in the lead-up play to allow Tipuna to touch down unchallenged.

From BBC

Heu-Heu refused permission to anyone to ascend the mountain, on the ground that it was his tipuna or ancestor,—"he constantly identified himself with the mountain, and called it his sacred ancestor."

From Project Gutenberg