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pāngū

1. (verb) (-tia) to abate.

Ka pāngūtia te hau (W 1971:258). / The wind abated.

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Synonyms: tau, mārie, māwhe


2. (verb) to be boring, tired of, fed up with, bored, wearied of, surfeited.

Ka pāngū rawa te manuhiri i tēnā kai (W 1971:258) / The visitors tired of that food.

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