"hongi" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɒŋ.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hongi.wav Forms: hongis [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒŋi Etymology: Borrowed from Maori hongi. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|hongi}} Maori hongi Head templates: {{en-noun}} hongi (plural hongis)
  1. The Maori greeting of touching noses.
    Sense id: en-hongi-en-noun-ifBQyWS5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 37 34 14 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 34 14 15

Verb

IPA: /ˈhɒŋ.i/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hongi.wav Forms: hongis [present, singular, third-person], hongiing [participle, present], hongied [participle, past], hongied [past]
Rhymes: -ɒŋi Etymology: Borrowed from Maori hongi. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|hongi}} Maori hongi Head templates: {{en-verb}} hongi (third-person singular simple present hongis, present participle hongiing, simple past and past participle hongied)
  1. To perform the Maori greeting of touching noses.
    Sense id: en-hongi-en-verb-QJvxbLC6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 37 34 14 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 34 14 15

Inflected forms

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  "sounds": [
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    },
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        "To perform the Maori greeting of touching noses."
      ],
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ɒŋi"
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}

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