2. (noun) depression, hollow.
Ko te whare o ngā mātua whāngai o Eruera, he whare raupō, wīwī, ko te ahi whakamahana he māhurehure, kei roto i te hōrua i waenga o te kāuta (EM 2002:1). / The house of Eruera's foster parents was of raupō and rushes and the fire for heating was of charcoal embers in a hollow in the middle of the shack.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
