Ngongi. 1. v.t. Suck. He wai mongamonga tera i roto i te wheua e ngongia nei (S.). = momi.
2. n. Water. Na te kamo anake tana ngongi hua noa (M. 237). Used as a substitute for wai when that word was avoided owing to its entering into the name of a chief.
3. Transferred to other meanings of wai;who ? Ma ngongi e titiro te ao ka rere mai? (M. 259). So even ngongirua for wairua. Kaore te ngongirua o te tau ra? (M. 15). And Ngongikato for Waikato. Ka taihuri atu na ki Ngongikato (M. 185).
Williams Dictionary
