kōuru
1. (noun) riverhead, head of a valley, headwaters.
Ko ngā kōuru o ēnei awa nō ngā maunga i kōrerotia nei (TWMNT 27/8/1873:103). / The headwaters of these rivers are in the mountains spoken about.
See also kāuru
2. (noun) treetop, top (of a tree).
Tōna takotoranga, kei raro i ngā rākau kōuru nui (TWMNT 24/2/1874:53). / The place where he lies is under the trees with large crowns.
kōuru
1. (verb) (-a) to thrust in, insert, submerge.
I kōurua ki te wai (W 1971:151). / It was submerged in the water.
Ka tunua te more o te tī ki te ahi, ka kourua ki roto i te pungarehu wera, ka maoa ka patua kia ngāwari (JPS 1930:67). / The taproot of the cabbage tree was cooked in the fire, it was thrust into the hot ash and when it was cooked it was beaten until it was soft.
