whakakumu
1. (verb) to be timid, reluctant, unwilling.
E kore ia e haere mā te waka, he whakakumu nōna. / She will not go on the canoe because she is timid.
Synonyms: whakauaua, manauhea, whakatōngā, korongatā, horokukū, kōroiroi, whakawhēuaua, parahako, whakatohetohe, manawa pā, korou kore, whakatenetene
2. (verb) to be reticent, secretive.
I ātetehia te kaupapa a Wahanui e ētehi o ngā hapū, ā, ka kino kē atu hoki i ngā mahi tinihanga, whakakumu hoki a ngā kamupene hoko whenua (TTR 1994:198). / Wahanui's policy was opposed by some of the hapū, and matters were made worse by the cynical and secretive activities of land companies.
Synonyms: tikumu, tōngā, memeke, hūnguengue, whakatōngā, konekone
3. (modifier) sheepish.
I tōna maunga e kai ana i ngā rare a tana teina, ka titiro whakakumu a ia (Ng 1993:424). / When she was caught eating her younger sister's lollies, she gave a sheepish look.
