Nharangga Word

mudhlabagi nhabiga

English Word

cold south wind

Sound

Lexical Category
phrase

Definition/Cultural Note

its not certain whether mudhlabagi comes from mudhla nose, meaning literally nose frozen with the cold, as suggested in Egginton/Tindale, or from murdlabagi miserable. Possibly there are two different phrases with slightly different meanings.

Different ways of saying this word
its not certain which is the correct way to say this word: mudhlabaki nhapika or murdlabaki nhapika (see also below)