ngutungutu ahi
1. (intransitive verb) to make meaningless talk, rave, talk nonsense, delirious.
Ki te ngutungutu ahi te tūroro, me mātua mahi kia heke te wera o tōna tinana (HJ 2017:136). / If the patient is delirious, you must concentrate on reducing the body temperature.
See also kutukutu ahi
Synonyms: kutukutu ahi
2. (noun) delirium, raving, nonsense, meaningless talk, incessant grumbling, harping on a subject, drivel, gibberish, waffle.
Ko te take i pērā ai ko te kōrerotanga i ngā kōrero wairangi, arā pōrangi, he ngutungutu ahi (JPS 1929:48). / The reason that they did that was because of the irrational talk, that is she was demented, it was delirium.
See also kutukutu ahi
Synonyms: kohe, kutukutu ahi
