hongi

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Māori hongi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhɒŋ.i/ Rhymes: -ɒŋi === Noun === hongi (plural hongis) (New Zealand) The Maori greeting of touching noses. [from 19th c.] === Verb === hongi (third-person singular simple present hongis, present participle hongiing, simple past and past participle hongied) (New Zealand) To perform the Maori greeting of touching noses. [from 19th c.] === Anagrams === Gihon, ohing == Japanese == === Romanization === hongi Rōmaji transcription of ほんぎ == Māori == === Etymology === Compare with Rapa Nui hoŋi. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhoŋi/ [ˈhɔŋi] === Noun === hongi The Maori greeting of touching noses. === Verb === hongi To perform the Maori greeting of touching noses.