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mākurakura

1. (stative) be glowing, reddish, pink, magenta.

E tō ana te rā ka mākurakura katoa te tāepaepatanga o te rangi (PK 2008:387). / When the sun sets the sky above the horizon is reddish.

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Synonyms: pūwhero, kuratea, māwhero, pūwhero-mā, pūwherowhero, mawera, kehu, kaho, whewhero, wherowhero

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