1. (verb) (tūngia) to set alight, set on fire, burn.
Ka haere te ope nei, ka tae, ka karapotitia te whare, kātahi ka tūngia ki te ahi. Ka pou a Miru i te ahi me ana hoa katoa (JPS 1898:56). / This party departed and on arrival, they surrounded the house, and then set fire to it. Miru and all her companions were consumed by the fire.
Synonyms: tahu, tahutahu, tutungi, toutou, tūngutu, tūmata, tou
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