2. (adjective) be plump.
Synonyms: pukunati, māretireti, kunekune, takapū
3. (noun) foetus.
Kua whakatinana mai te kune, te kākano i ruia mai i Rangaātea (PK 2008:357). / The foetus becomes a body, a seed sown in Rangiātea.
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