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hūhi

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

Ko ngā tāngata e noho ana i te take o taua maunga pakapaka ana i te wera o te rā, ko te tihi o te maunga e hūhia ana e te huka (TTT 1/10/1927:664). / The people living at the foot of that mountain are baked by the heat of the sun, while the summit of the mountain is covered in snow.

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hūhi

1. (noun) swamp.

E noho nui ana tēnei mate ki roto i ngā whare e tūtata ana ki ngā repo, ki ngā hūhi (TPH 15/10/1902). / This sickness is prevalent in the houses close to swamps.

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Synonyms: repo, reporepo, wairepo, ngae

hūhi

1. (noun) discomfit, weariness, fatigue, distress.

Ko tā te pakanga, ko te hūhi ko te poautinitini (TTR 1990:361). / That of war is discomfort and tribulation.

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2. (noun) cat's cradle - a game in which a loop of string is placed around and between the fingers and complex patterns are formed.

huhimati

1. (noun) thimble.

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