1. (noun) piercing cold, freezing cold.
Nāu i hōkai te tihi ki Tongariro, i tukua mai ai ngā naku o te tonga, hei whakaongaonga, ka tū i te hōkeka (M 2004:40). / You dared to surmount the summit of Tongariro, whence the chill southern cold was sent to cause pain, that you might be frenzied (M 2004:41).
Synonyms: mātaratara, mākinakina
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