marangai-mā-raro
1. (noun) north-east, north-east wind.
Ko ngā kāinga nohoanga o te Akinehe, kei te pito raro o te motu, ko ngā Pata, kei te marangai-mā-raro, i tāwāhi mai o te rae kōkiri o Maraka. / The Achinese occupy the northern portion of the island, and the Battas the north-east quarter opposite to the peninsula of Malacca.
See also -mā-
Synonyms: hau mākato, rangaranga te muri, pākihiroa, raki-mā-rāwhiti, rāwhiti-mā-raki, pāwhakarua, whakarua, kārapu