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kumu

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to carry in the closed hand.

Kumutia mai ngā hēki ki roto i ōu ringaringa, e hine. / Carry the eggs in your hands, my girl.

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2. (verb) (-a) to hold (the breath).

Kumua tōu manawa (W 1971:156). / Hold your breath, please.

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3. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to clench, close.

I te kumu ngā meke, ā, kōmā ana ngā monamona i mua i te tauronarona (Ng 1993:248). / Fists were clenched, and knuckles showed white before the tug of war.

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4. (noun) anus, posterior, buttocks, bum, backside, tail (of a bird).

Ka karanga tētahi o rātou kia kaua e mataku. Kā kī atu taua Pākehā i mate e kore ia e pai kia tae atu te hāona o te kau ki tōna kumu (TWM 23/7/1864:2). / One of them called that he should not be afraid. That Pākehā who was in trouble replied that he did not want the cow's horn to contact his backside.

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Synonyms: papaihore, miki, nono, whero, tāreperepe, tou, remu

nono

1. (noun) anus, backside, bum, butt.

Ka ngau anō te wepu ki ō mātou nono me ō mātou waewae (TWK 22:5). / The whip again stung our bums and legs.

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Synonyms: papaihore, miki, kumu, whero

whero

1. (noun) anus, bum, backside, rump.

He whero pūmangu, he tiwha nui kai te rae, he mā kai te matamata o te ihu, e toru waewae mā, he raho-poka, he hōiho āhua nui, he parani rānei kai te papa katau, he mate rānei, kīhai i mārama (TW 14/12/1878:631). / It has a blackish rump, a large patch on the forehead, the tip of the nose is white, it has three white legs and is a gelding. It's quite a large horse and has a brand on the right flank but the problem is that it isn't clear.

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Synonyms: tāreperepe, papaihore, miki, kumu, nono

pohane

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to desire earnestly.

E pohane tonu nei te ngākau ki te mātauranga (TWMNT 11/8/1874:199). / We earnestly desire learning.

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2. (verb) to practise sodomy.

3. (noun) sexual attraction.

Takakautanga - ka rongo pea te tangata i te pohane engari kāore e ai i runga i ōna anō whakaaro, i ngā whakaa ā-whakapono rānei. (F 2019: 45) / Celibacy - where someone may experience sexual attraction but choose not to have sex for personal or faith-based reasons.

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4. (verb) to expose the bum.

Ko te kau a te manu i runga i te wai, ka tūpou ka pohane ā ka maranga ake (M 2004:36). / The swimming of a bird on the water, it ducks down with the hind end up and then rises up.

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5. (noun) love, affection, desire, lust.

Ka mate au i te pohane ki taku hoa (PK 2008:648). / I earnestly desire my friend.

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Synonyms: mate kanehe, kūata, kūwata, aroha, taupuhi, kanehe, ipo, murimuri aroha, whakaipo