ānini [te] māhunga

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1. (verb) to have a headache, have a hangover.

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.

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2. (noun) headache, hangover.

Mō ngā mate pērā i te ānini o te māhunga, ka motuhia te kiri kia rere ai te toto (Te Ara 2015). / For painful conditions such as headaches, the skin was cut so that blood flowed.

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