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rūma

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to make into a room.

Kua kite au i ētahi whare pērā nā, i rūmatia (TP 1/1902:2). / I have seen houses like that, which have been divided into rooms.

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2. (loan) (noun) room, chamber, space.

I roto māua i tētahi rūma paku i muri o te whare e purei kāri ana. / He and I were in a small room at the back of the house playing cards.

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rūma horoi

1. (noun) bathroom.

Kei roto a Māmā i te rūma horoi e whakamahi ana i tana whakamaroke. Mum's in the bathroom using the hair dryer. /

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rūma moe

1. (loan) (noun) bedroom, dormitory.

Ko ngā rūma moe kei ngā whakapaparanga o runga, kei raro ko ngā rūma kai, horoi, me ētahi o ngā rūma mō ngā karaihe (TTT 1/4/1924:21). / The dormitories are on the upper stories and below are the dining rooms, wash rooms and some rooms for classes.

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rūma kaukau

1. (loan) (noun) bathroom.

Ka mahia he kāinga tuarua, itiiti noa iho nei, i runga i tētahi toropuke e anga ana ki te huarahi matua: he rūma kaukau wehe nei tētahi wāhi (i te wā o te takahuritanga o te rau tau, kāore anō kia kitea he mea pērā) me tētahi taupoki, he mea huna (TTR 1996:202). / A second, smaller house was built on a rise overlooking the main road: it had a separate bathroom (something not yet seen at the turn of the century) and a secret trapdoor.

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rūma akoako

1. (loan) (noun) tutorial room.

rūma noho

1. (noun) lounge, living room, sitting room.

Aroha ana tana rūma noho, ko te pakupaku mārika, ā, korekore ana he mea āna i roto (TTR 1996:236). / He had a very small miserable room to live in, with no personal effects.

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Synonyms: pūkoni

rūma kai

1. (loan) (noun) dining room.

Ko ngā rūma moe kei ngā whakapaparanga o runga, kei raro ko ngā rūma kai, horoi, me ētahi o ngā rūma mō ngā karaihe (TTT 1/4/1924:21). / The dormitories are on the upper stories and below are the dining rooms, wash rooms and some rooms for classes.

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rūma horoi kaka

1. (noun) laundry.

Tukua ēnei kaka ki te rūma horoi kaka ki te taha o ngā mea mā. Put these clothes into the laundry next to the white ones. /

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rūma mīhini whakaahua

1. (loan) (noun) photocopying room.

rūma whakawhitiwhiti whakaaro

1. (loan) (noun) seminar room.

rūma horoi kākahu

1. (noun) laundry.

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