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mangaingai

Bingham

mangáingai

a. ragged as an old garment.
n. raggedness as applied to a mat or a garment.

m'angáingai

vi. contend noisily with words, dispute.
n. contention, noisy dispute.

Sabatier

mangaingai

v. to brawl, to shout, to wrangle.

mangaingai1

a. used, worn out, shabby, rotten (clothes, mats, nets).
vc. kamangaingaina: to use.

Topics: Weaving and crafts