2. (modifier) silent, quietly, silently.
He kaha ia ki te akiaki i te rangatahi kia aro nui ki te whai i te mātauranga, kai reira anō hoki ia e hono mōhū ana i te mahi whakapiri o te Pākehā rāua ko te Māori, whakahau hoki i te kōrero punenga (TTR 2000:131). / He encouraged young people to consider furthering their education and he quietly promoted contact between Māori and Pākehā, and urged for intellectual discussion.
Synonyms: puku, kōmuhu, mārie, mārika, mārire, māika, nohopuku, noho ngutu kau, ngū, nguengue, whakakeke, hū, haumūmū, hāngū, whakaroau, wahangū, mū
