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Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.
Pronunciation
Noun
matangi
- wind
- breeze
Kāore he matangi, koirā i tino kino ai te pārūrū.- There was no breeze, and that's why the humidity was so bad.
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- “matangi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Pukapukan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.
Noun
matangi
- wind; breeze
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
matangi
- plural of tangi
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.
Pronunciation
Noun
matangi
- wind
References
- Churchward, C. Maxwell (1959) Tongan dictionary: Tongan-English and English-Tongan, →OCLC, page 340
Tuamotuan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.
Noun
matangi
- wind