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mū

1. (verb) (-ria) to be silent, dumb.

Kua pā he mate ki ana roro, ana kua mū, kua kore e taea e ia te kōrero (PK 2008:481). / An illness affected his brain and he became silent, he was no longer able to speak.

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Synonyms: nohopuku, noho ngutu kau, ngū, nguengue, mōhū, whakakeke, hū, haumūmū, hāngū, whakaroau, wahangū

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