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.

Synonyms

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.

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.

Noun

matangi

  1. wind; breeze

Swahili

Pronunciation
  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

matangi

  1. plural of tangi

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ma.ta.ŋi/

Noun

matangi

  1. wind

References
  • Churchward, C. Maxwell (1959) Tongan dictionary: Tongan-English and English-Tongan, →OCLC, page 340

Tuamotuan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *mataŋi.

Noun

matangi

  1. wind
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