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ruahinetanga

1. (noun) old age (of a woman), menopause.

Ko te mate marama ngā āhuatanga ā-marama i te tinana o te wahine i tana ekenga ki te pūhuruhurutanga, ā, tae noa atu ki te ruahinetanga (RP 2009:282). / The menstrual cycle is the monthly changes which take place in a woman's body from puberty through to menopause.

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Synonyms: mātāpūpututanga, koroheketanga, kaumātuatanga, rāroa, pēperekōutanga, hirinaki, ngā taru o Tura

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