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.
Synonyms: kokohu, whakaruruhau, ruru, pāruru, taumarumaru, kauruku, marumaru, tūmaru, taumaru
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, 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
