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ngongi

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to suck, extract by sucking.

He wai mongamonga tērā i roto i te wheua e ngongia nei (W 1971:234). / That is marrow inside the bone being sucked.

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2. (noun) water, liquid.

Pakū atu ana ki tawhiti te rongo māia o tana Kāwanatanga ki te pana atu i ērā wai nanakia, i te pia, te wāina me ērā atu ngongi e whakatautauhea nei i te tangata (KO 15/6/1882:2). / The fame of his Government in banning those terrible drinks, beer, wine and those other liquids that debauch people, has spread to distant places.

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Synonyms: , wai

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