hongi

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Maori hongi.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɒŋ.i/
  • Audio (Southern England)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɒŋi

Noun[edit]

hongi (plural hongis)

  1. The Maori greeting of touching noses.

Verb[edit]

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.

Anagrams[edit]

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

hongi

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ほんぎ

Maori[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

hongi

  1. The Maori greeting of touching noses.

Verb[edit]

hongi

  1. To perform the Maori greeting of touching noses.

Rapa Nui[edit]

Verb[edit]

hongi

  1. smell
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