ruruhau
1. (modifier) sheltering.
I tēnei wā ka meinga te pāmu a Meihana hei kāinga ruruhau mō te tini o ngā Māori, e pōhara, e kore mahi ana (TTR 1998:32). / At this time Meihana's farm was made a shelter for many destitute and unemployed Māori.
Synonyms: whakawhare, whakaruru, tīhoka, whakamarumaru, tāwharau
2. (noun) shelter, refuge, protector.
Synonyms: whakaruru, kaiwhakamarumaru, whakamarumaru, whakaruruhau, parepare, tuohunga, whakamaurutanga, piringa, punanga, taumaru, pātakitaki, pāruru, tūrutu, pātūtū, taumarumaru, whakamauru, maru, tāwharau, tīhokahoka, whakahau, whakamaru
