māruru
1. (verb) to be sick, weak.
Nā i taua rā ka meinga e ahau a Hiruhārama hei kōhatu taimaha ki ngā iwi katoa: ko te hunga katoa e hāpai ana ka māruru rawa (PT Hakaraia 12:3). / And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces.
Synonyms: tarutaruhea, māuiui, tūpoupou, tūroro, mate
2. (modifier) sickly, unhealthy, weak.
He kaha tonu kei a tātau, engari nā te noho māruru i hē ai (TTT 1/6/1927:604). / We still have ability, but because we are in a state of weakness we are in trouble.
Synonyms: matemate, māuiui, hanga mate, anuhē
3. (noun) sickness, weakness.
E whakapae kē ana mātou, ko ngā mate, ko ngā māruru e pā mai ana ki te reo Māori, ka pā atu anō hoki ki ō rātou nā reo ā tōna wā, ki te kore rātou e āta whakatakoto tikanga e kaupare atu (HM 3/1993:7). / We are asserting that the problems and weaknesses affecting the Māori language will also eventually affect their languages if they do not plan carefully to avert them.
Synonyms: koero, mamate, māuiuitanga, aitu, tahumaero, tūpoupou, mate
