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tōmairangi

1. (noun) dew, moisture.

Ka patapata iho taku whakaakoranga ānō he ua, ka māturuturu iho taku kupu ānō he tōmairangi, me te ua pūnehunehu ki runga i te tipu hou (TPH 30/1/1900:1). / My teaching drops like rain, my words trickle forth like dew and the misty rain on new shoots.

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Synonyms: mākū, takawai, haukū, haumākū


2. (personal noun) Dew, Moisture.

Ko te Rangi tō tātou matua, nāna hoki i homai i ōna uri, i a Hauwhenua, i a Haumāringiringi, i a Haumārotoroto, i a Tōuarangi, i a Tōmairangi (NM 1928:9). / Rangi (the sky) is our father, who gave his offspring, Hauwhenua (land breeze), Haumāringiringi (mist), Haumārotoroto (heavy dew), Tōuarangi (rain) and Tōmairangi (moisture).

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