1. (noun) dying gasp, last breath before death, death rattle.
Mutu kau te tuamatangi o te tūpāpaku, ka tīmata te apakura a te kuia. / As soon as the dying gasp of the deceased ended the lament of the elderly woman began.
Synonyms: whawharo
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