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hauangi

1. (stative) be cool.

Ko ngā wini, he mau kita, tē taea te whakapuare kia hauangi ai a roto i te mea ka kī i te tangata i te raumati (HKW 1/5/1901:10). / The windows are fixed firmly and can not be opened so that it's cool inside, because it is full of people in the summer.

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2. (modifier) cool, breezy, airy.

I te awatea, me noho te tūroro i roto i te rūma hauangi, hau pai (TTT 1/10/1929:1904). / In the daytime the patient should sit in a cool, ventilated room.

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3. (noun) cool, cool breeze, coolness.

Mēnā he whero te tae o te kapua, ka ua. Mēnā he mā, ka pupuhi te hau. Mēnā he kōwhai, ka pā mai te hauangi, me te rangi paki (Te Ara 2015). / If the colour of the cloud is red, it will rain. If it is white, the wind will blow. If yellow, a gentle breeze and a fine day will occur.

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