angiangi

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Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of angi.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ŋiˌa.ŋi/, [ˈɐ.ŋiˌɐ.ŋi]

Noun[edit]

angiangi

  1. gentle breeze
    Ka tiri atu tō whāngai, ko angiangi ki te whakarua, ē, ko angiangi ki te māwake.
    For you have been portioned out as food for the easterly breeze, and by the gentle southerly breeze.

References[edit]

  • “angiangi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Pukapukan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of angi.

Adjective[edit]

angiangi

  1. breezy, windy
    Te keonga nei i te angiangi.
    This point of land is a windy place.
    Ko angiangi wua te matangi i te ayo nei, ko yē ongo loa.
    The wind is breezy today, but not blowing hard.

Verb[edit]

angiangi

  1. (intransitive) to blow

Further reading[edit]

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