ngiha
1. (verb) to be burning.
Nā, kei tahuri a Hēnare, ka waha i a Hira ki uta, ka waiho kia takoto ana i roto i te one pūwera, ā ka ngiha te ahi i te kanikani rākau, nā ka mukumuku, ka takahurihuri i a ia, ā ora ake ana ia (TMT 1/8/1861:13). / Then Henare carried Hira ashore and laid him in the warm sand, ignited a fire by rubbing wood together, rubbed and rolled him until he revived.
2. (noun) fire, burning.
Pupū ake ana ngā wai, hahana ana te ngiha o te ahi (TTT 1/7/1931:1). / The water bubbled up and the burning of the fire glowed.