1. (personal noun) rainy season.
Ka kaha te maringi o ngā wai o Te Matariki Tāpuapua, hai whakamākūkū, hai waiwai i ngā kākano, i ngā tiputipu, kia makuru te kai (TWK 35:16). / The water pours down in the rainy season to moisten and water the seeds and plants so food is abundant.
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