maligi
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Tokelauan[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Proto-Polynesian *ma-ligi (“spilt”). Cognates include Maori maringi and Samoan maligi.
Verb[edit]
maligi
- (intransitive, of rain) to pour heavily
- (intransitive, of water) to flow; to run
- (intransitive, of water) to be spilt or spilling
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun[edit]
maligi
- Alternative form of malini
References[edit]
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 211