ngihangiha
1. (verb) to obstruct, impede, thwart, glut, oversupplied.
Ko te utu mō te rīwai e rima pauna mō te tana, otirā kua ngihangiha te mākete ināianei i te rīwai, ā kore rawa ake he utu. Engari te kānga, e nui haere ana te minaka ki tēnā me te kake haere o te utu (TMT 15/4/1861:15). / Potatoes are five pounds per ton, but the market is just now oversupplied, and it is difficult to sell them. But there is an increasing demand and a climb in prices for maize.
Synonyms: kōpeka, kōpekapeka, kati, taupā, taupare, pā, whakakōroiroi, whakapā, whakahōtaetae, ārai, aukati, hōtaetae, pākati, tāiha, taipuru, ārei
2. (modifier) intensely, extremely - usually follows a word for darkness, e.g. pōuri ngihangiha.
Mataku katoa au i te pōuri ngihangiha o te ana (PK 2008:527). / I was totally scared of the intense darkness of the cave.
