mārua
1. (noun) pit, valley, hollow, crater.
I uru atu anō ia ki te patunga o ētahi o Te Whakatōhea, i te taha rāwhiti o te mārua o Rūātoki (TTR 1990:237). / He also took part in the killing of some Te Whakatōhea people to the east of the Rūātoki Valley.
Synonyms: kororua, rua, kōruarua, kōrua, pārua, poka, pōpokorua, pokopokorua, pokorua, hāpoki, pokere, waro
