heru

1. (verb) (-a) to comb.

Me whakaako i te wā e iti ana kia heru, kia paraihe i ō rātou māhunga (TTT 1/4/1923:2). / They should be taught to comb and brush their hair when they are small.

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2. (verb) (-a) to adorn with a comb, place a comb in the hair.

Kātahi te tamāhine ka tahuri ki te tātai i a ia, nā ka heru i a ia, nā ka rākei i a ia ki ōna kaitaka, ka tia hoki i tōna māhunga ki te raukura - ko ngā raukura he huia, he kōtuku, he toroa, ka oti (NM 1928:198). / Then the daughter set about adorning herself, placing a comb in her hair, dressing herself in fine kaitaka cloaks, and placing feather plumes in her hair - feather plumes of huia, white heron and albatross feathers, and then she was finished.

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3. (noun) comb (for hair).

He mea pai kia whai heru, paraihe a ia tamaiti mōna anake (TTT 1/4/1923:2). / It's a good thing for each child to her own comb and brush.

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heru

1. (verb) to flow, rise (of the tide).

Kei te aha te tai? Kātahi anō ka heru mai (W 1971:46). / What is the tide doing? It has just started to rise.

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Synonyms: pipī

2. (noun) flowing, rising (of the tide).

Kīhai i roa e whanga ana ka tīmata te heru mai o te tai, tere tonu te haere mai o te wai. Kīhai i taro kua tae mai ki te wāhi i noho ai a Parapoa rātou ko ōna hoa (TWMNT 2/5/1876:104). / He was not long waiting when the tide began to rise, and the waters rushed in. It wasn't long before they reached the place where Balboa and his companions were sitting.

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