matangi

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maˈta.ŋi/

Noun

matangi

  1. wind
  2. breeze
    Kāore he matangi, koirā i tino kino ai te pārūrū.
    There was no breeze, and that's why the humidity was so bad.

Derived terms
  • rehu matangi (“clarinet”)

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

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

matangi

  1. plural of tangi
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