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mōnenehu

1. (verb) (-tia) to diminish, become indistinct, tarnish.

Nā te itiiti o ngā rawa whenua ka mōnenehu te tino rangatiratanga Māori (Te Ara 2016). / With few land resources Māori self-determination diminished.

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2. (verb) to be covered with spray.

He aha ia rā te hua o te horoi i ngā matapihi? E rua rangi ake nei, kua mōnenehu anō i te rehutai (HJ 2015:106). / Just what is the point of washing the windows? In two days time they will be covered in sea spray again.

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3. (modifier) covered with spray.

Ka whaikōrero a Tamamutu, ka karanga ki te iwi o Tūwharetoa, "Tūwharetoa i te aupōuri ē, kia pai te whakatere i te waka kei pariparia e te tai mōnenehu te kura nei." (TP 3/1910:11). / Tamamutu made a speech, calling to the Tūwharetoa people, "Tūwharetoa, steer the canoe carefully or this treasure will be drenched by the spray."

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4. (modifier) dim, indistinct, misty, hazy, distant.

Ka uru mai ki roto i tōna hinengaro ngā mahara mōnenehu o tōna tamarikitanga (Ng 1993:225). / The indistinct recollections of her childhood entered her mind.

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Synonyms: porehu, matarehu, mōnehunehu, kōehuehu, pūkohukohu, pūrerehu, pōrehurehu, pūnenehu, pūrehurehu, ānehu, pūnehunehu, kōnehunehu, pūnehu

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