2. (verb) to be glowing, aglow - of the sky just before dawn, etc.
Oho rawa ake i te ata, e kōtuhi ana te rangi. / On waking in the morning the sky was aglow.
3. (verb) to be unpleasant, unpalatable, unappetising.
4. (noun) smog, smoky appearance, haze.
Tērā te kōtuhi auahi ana ia i te ripa o Tautari i raro (M 2004:148). / There are the hazy smoke clouds rising from the peak of Maungatautari mountain.