turuma
1. (noun) toilet, lavatory, convenience, latrine, loo.
Ka haerea e Māhanga ki te turuma o Te Aka-tāwhia, noho tatari mai ai. He turuma wehe tō Te Aka-tāwhia i te mea he puhi a ia (NIT 1995:127). / Māhanga went to the latrine of Te Aka-tāwhia and waited there. Te Aka-tāwhia had a separate latrine because she was a woman of high rank.
Synonyms: wharetiko, wharepaku, whareiti, hamuti, heketua, whare paku
2. (noun) sacred place for ritual practices by a tohunga.
