1. (verb) to be dizzy, giddy, aching (of the head only).
E ruaki ana ia, kāhore he hiahia ki te kai, e ānini tonu ana tōna māhunga (TP 1/12/1901:3). / He was vomiting, had no desire to eat and his head still ached.
See also ānini [te] māhunga
2. (noun) shimmering heat.
Synonyms: ārohirohi
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