māuru
1. (noun) north-west, north-west wind.
He mihinere kaha rawa i kōhurutia ki Eromanga e ngā tāngata māori o reira, ko tētahi ia o ētahi motu kei te taha māuru o Niu Tīrani e takoto ana, 1800 māero te pāmamao atu i Pōneke nei. / A brave missionary was murdered on Erromango Island by the indigenous people there. It is one of the islands lying to the northwest of New Zealand, 1800 miles from Wellington.
Synonyms: tūpātiu, hauātiu, parera, tapatapa atiu, tapatapātiu, tapatapa-aitu, kōtiu, hauāuru-mā-raki, uru-mā-raki, raki-mā-uru, tapātiu, kapekape
2. (noun) west, west wind.
Ko taua rū i ahu mai te aronga i te taha ki te māuru, āhua whakatemarangai (TJ 4/1/1898:6). / That earthquake came from the west heading towards the east.
