pīrangi

See also: Pirangi

Maori

Etymology

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Verb

pīrangi (passive pīrangihia or pīrangitia)

  1. to crave, want, desire
  2. to need
  3. to like

Noun

pīrangi

  1. desire, wish
  2. aspiration, hope

Further reading

“pīrangi” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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