porehu
1. (verb) to be misty, dimmed, blurred, hazy, fuzzy, dazzled.
Synonyms: mōnenehu, matarehu, mōnehunehu, kōehuehu, pūkohukohu, pūrerehu, pōrehurehu, pūnenehu, pūrehurehu, ānehu, pūnehunehu, kōnehunehu, pūnehu
2. (modifier) mysterious.
Tērā tētahi kōrero porehu mō te whare nei, i manauhea ngā kaumātua ki te whakaputa (Ng 1993:292). / There was a mysterious story about this house which the old people were reluctant to tell (Ng 1993:292).
3. (noun) dusk, haziness.
Taro ake i te porehu, i taraiwa atu ai a Eruera rāua ko tana āpiha kaiāwhina ki te kite kei te pēhea āna tāngata; karawhiua mai ana te pupuhi mai a te hoariri i tana waka, ā, taotū mate rawa ana a Eruera (TTR 2000:104). / After dusk Eruera and his adjutant drove up to see how his men were faring; his vehicle was shot at by enemy fire and Eruera was mortally wounded.
