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maringi - to spill (trans)

Maringi, v.i. Be spilt, flow. Kaore te roimata ka maringi me he wai (M. 275). I maringi a wai te taru nei, a te toto (M. 237).

māringiringi, v.i. Be spilt little by little. Te whakateteretia mai he toto maringiringi (M. 327).

Williams Dictionary

E , kia āta haere me te kapu , kei maringi.
Be careful, go slowly with the cup of tea, lest it spill.
Be careful... lest! - kia... kei...

Āta ringihia atu, kei maringi noa ki te tēpu.
Pour it carefully, so that it doesn’t spill on the table.

Āta hīkina te pounamu e te tau, kei maringi te wai ki te tēpu.
Lift the bottle up carefully, darling, so that the milk spills on the table.

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