māngeongeo
1. (stative) be itchy, irritated.
Nā te mahi a te ua kawa, ka pūnguru ētahi rawa hanga whare, ka māngeongeo te kiri o te tangata, ka kawa hoki ngā awa me ngā roto (TKI 7/2011). / Because of the action of the acid rain, some equipment for house building corrodes, a person's skin becomes itchy and the rivers and lakes are acidic.
2. (noun) irritation, pain, itch.
E waru ngā tao ki a ia, ā kīhai a Whare i rongo i te māngeongeo (W 1971:178). / Although there were eight spears thrust into him, Whare did not feel the pain.
Ka haere te wā ka pupū ake te māngeongeo ki ngā hapū nō rātou ngā whenua i raupatutia rā e te kāwanatanga (TTR 1990:363). / Time passed and the irritation welled up in the sub-tribes whose land had been confiscated by the government.
Synonyms: kōharihari, pākikini, pākinikini, mamae, kōrangaranga, ngau, whakamamae
