pōngerengere
1. (verb) to be stifling, oppressive, overwhelming, dark.
Pōngerengere ana te piro o te tūpāpaku (NM 1928:148). / The stench of the corpse was stifling.
Synonyms: kaha
1. (verb) to be stifling, oppressive, overwhelming, dark.
Pōngerengere ana te piro o te tūpāpaku (NM 1928:148). / The stench of the corpse was stifling.
Synonyms: kaha
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