matagi
1. (n.) wind kua agi malolō mai e matagi / the wind blew strongly
2. (v.t.) to fart mamahi haana a manava he nākai fakamatagi / he had a sore stomach because he did not fart
3. hurricane
4. a dry wind
5. headwind
6. a cool and pleasant wind
7. evil wind refers to the traditional belief that bad spirits travel with that wind and possess people
8. westerly wind seasonal wind, believed to be auspicious for crab hunting or fishing
9. prevailing west|erly wind
10. south-east trade wind "malagai" only used in this phrase, not used in any other context
11. westerly wind
12. wind from varying directions
13. southerly wind
14. northerly wind
15. wind gust
16. wind gust associated with the belief that it is an 'evil' wind, causing the death of an important person
17. easterly wind
pūlagi
1. (n.) atmosphere, air refers to the space between the surface of the earth and the sky; in the modern context it may refer to the 'atmosphere' as a gas, however the 'air' as a substance is always referred to as "matagi" ko e tau manulele he pūlagi / there are birds up in the air
2. outer space
