mōunga
1. (noun) half-burnt stick, firebrand, piece of burning wood.
Nō te ekenga a ngā hōia ki reira, ka whiua atu e tētahi he mōunga ahi ki roto ki taua whare, inamata! Ka pongere, ka mura (TWT 1/9/1858:13). / When the soldiers stormed that place, one tossed a burning stick into the house and immediately it was engulfed in flames.
Synonyms: kounga, ngotungotu, ngōngotu, motumotu
