hunga

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Maori

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

hunga

  1. people
  2. slave

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

hunga

  1. down, fine feathers
  2. grind, rub fine
  3. decayed, putrid
  4. light-coloured

References

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

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish jugar.

Verb

hunga

  1. to play

Rapa Nui

Noun

hunga

  1. dust

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-hūnga (infinitive guhūnga, perfective -hūnze)

  1. flee

Tsonga

Verb

hunga

  1. to blow