maru
1. (stative) be covered, shaded, sheltered, thickly populated.
Synonyms: kokohu, whakaruruhau, ruru, pāruru, taumarumaru, kauruku, marumaru, tūmaru, taumaru
2. (noun) shadow, shelter, shade, power, authority, shield, safeguard.
Synonyms: whakahaumaru, pukupuku, hīra, whakangungu, pākai, ārai, whakapuru tao, whakangungu rākau, kahupeka, taumaru, taumarumaru, marumaru, whakamarumaru, puapua, ārei, hiko, kaha, tino rangatiratanga, marohi, mārohirohi, mana, awe, kōmārohi, ihi, awenga, pū, mana whakahaere, ātārangi, whakamokamoka, whakamomoka, atarau, ataata, kōruru, whakamaurutanga, whakamauru, whakaruru, pātūtū, whakaruruhau, pāruru, pātakitaki, ruruhau, tūrutu, piringa, tāwharau, tīhokahoka, whakahau, whakamaru