maringanui
1. (interjection) fortunately, happily, luckily - normally used at the start of the statement.
Ka roa ia e hoe ana, ka totohu tana waka, kātahi ia ka kau ki uta, tōna ūnga ki uta ka tata hoki ia te hemo, maringanui i tūpono he kāinga Pākehā i reira (TPH 30/7/1903:6). / After he had been rowing for a long time his vessel sank. Then he swam ashore and on reaching land he was almost dead, but luckily he came upon a Pākehā home there.
See also marenganui
Synonyms: mokori, marenganui, māringanui, mokori anō, mārie
