koutu
1. (verb) to project, stand out, be prominent, be conspicuous.
E koutu noa ake te puke i te raorao (W 1971:151). / The hill stood out above the lowlands.
Synonyms: whakahī, kōhure, hōhō, ahurei, tutū, hinonga, whakatakanga, kūmore, kūrae, pūrero, hingonga, kounu, whakawhana, whakakaupapa, matararahi, tāpua, koure, whakaea, whakarae
2. (noun) promontory, point (of land), peninsula.
Ko Waikawau pā tērā i te tonga o te koutu o Tīrau ka tukia, ka whakarautia (TTR 1990:298). / Waikawau pā, south of Tīrau Point, was attacked and captured.
Synonyms: kūraenga, pukerae, kūiti, kūrae, raenga kūiti, koraenga, ponaihu, matamata, kūmore, raenga, mātārae, kūmū, koi, tūmū, kūmore, rae, more
