whētuma
1. (modifier) dark, lowering.
Kātahi ka tonoa ko te Apū-hau, ko te Apū-matangi, ko Ao-nui, ko Ao-roa, ko Ao-pōuri, ko Ao-pōtango, ko Ao-whētuma, ko Ao-whēkere, ko Ao-kāhiwahiwa, ko Ao-kānapanapa, ko Ao-pakakina, ko Ao-pakarea (NM 1928:2). / Then fierce squalls, whirlwinds, large clouds, long clouds, dark clouds, very dark clouds, lowering clouds, extremely dark clouds, intensely dark clouds, glistening clouds, glowing clouds, and gloomy clouds were sent.
Synonyms: tukupū, kororiko, pōrukuruku