maru
1. (stative) be covered, shaded, sheltered, thickly populated.
Nā Te Rauparaha te iwi i ārahi kia heke ki te tonga, ki tētahi wāhi e maru ai, e ora ai, e tipu ai rātou (Te Ara 2011). / Te Rauparaha led the tribe on the migration to the south to a place that was safer and where they could survive and prosper.
2. (noun) shadow, shelter, shade, power, authority, shield, safeguard.
Kāhore kau ia i whakapae mahi kino, kāhore hoki ia i waiho noa i te hunga i raro i tōna maru (TTR 1990:327). / He was never accused of evil deeds, nor did he abandon the people under his protection.
Synonyms: whakahaumaru, kaha, tino rangatiratanga, marohi, mārohirohi, mana, kōmārohi, hiko, ihi, awenga, pū, mana whakahaere, awe
