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hauāuru-mā-tonga

1. (modifier) south-westerly.

Ngāmotu: He hiwi tūpoupou kei te taha hauāuru-mā-tonga o te wāpu i Niu Paremata (M 2005:242). / Ngāmotu: A steep hill to the south-west of the wharves at New Plymouth.

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2. (noun) south-west, south-west wind.

Ko Ganges i ahu ki te rāwhiti. Ko Indus i ahu ki te hauāuru-ma-tonga (MM.TKM 1/9/1855:6). / The Ganges heads to the east, the Indus to the south-west.

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