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.
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.