2. (modifier) lumpy, rough - as a rising sea.
Ko Te Whanganui-a-Tara te tāone matua, kei ngā tahatika o tētahi whanga nui; kei waho ake o tēnei whanga, ko te moana hīngarungaru o Raukawa (Te Ara 2014). / Wellington is the capital city, and it sits on the shores of a great harbour, while beyond this harbour is the rough sea of Cook Strait.
Synonyms: pokuru, hōpūpū, pukupuku, pōkurukuru, pōrukuruku, matara, taratara, torehapehape, tuarangaranga, tuatete, tūpā, mākinakina, tuaranga, mātoretore, pūtiotio, pūhungahunga, huakau, whekewheke, tupangarua, māngonge, tuahuru
3. (noun) roughness, unevenness.
Ko te hīngarungaru he kupu hei whakaahua i te raranga, i te whatu rānei, kāore e noho tautika ana, arā, he pūhungahunga te āhua o te mahi (RTA 2014:90). / 'Hīngarungaru' is a word used to describe weaving that is uneven, where the workmanship looks rough (RTA 2014:90).
Synonyms: pūhungahunga, tuahuru
