tuakana

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Māori tuakana. === Noun === tuakana (plural tuakanas or tuakana) (New Zealand) In Maori contexts, the elder brother of a male or the elder sister of a female; also, a same-sex cousin of a more senior branch of the family; (loosely), a mentor. [from 19th c.] == Māori == === Noun === tuakana (irregular plural tuākana) older brother of a male older sister of a female