2. (verb) (-a) to stop suddenly and unexpectedly.
3. (verb) to fall behind.
Ka komutu au ki muri, ka tukua koe (JPS 1927:374). / I'll fall behind and allow you to proceed.
4. (noun) blockage, obstacle.
Ko te hua o tēnei take ko te noho weheruatanga o ngā whakaaro i waenganui i a Ngata rāua ko Pēneti, nō te mea e pai ana a Pēneti kia tukua ko tētehi Pākehā, e mārama ana ki te reo Māori, hei pīhopa. Ka pūmau tonu taua komutu rā ā tae noa ki te Hīnota Whānui o 1928 (TTR 1996:6). / The outcome of this issue was a division between Ngata and Bennett, because Bennett was prepared to accept a Pākehā who understood Māori as a bishop. The deadlock remained right until the 1928 General Synod.
Synonyms: taunahua, whakakōroiroi, ārai, ārei
