paruhi
1. (verb) to be blunt, stunted, flat.
He iwi rerekē atu i te Māori te whakatipu, arā he iwi roroa te tū o te tangata, he akaaka te āhua o te tū, he nunui ngā iwi, he uru tōtika, he mārō ngā huruhuru, he paraha te kanohi, he wharewhare ngā tukemata, he mata ngārara ngā whatu, he paruhi te ihu (JPS 1928:187). / They were a people different from the Māori in physique, that is to say, a tall, slim-built people, having big bones, straight and stiff hair, flat faces, overhanging eyebrows, restless eyes, and flat noses.
