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1. (verb) to be silent, dumb, speechless, still.
I te tau 1886, e ai tā te kōrero, i mua tata atu o te pakarutanga o Tarawera, ka kitea he waka taua e hoe ana i roto o Tarawera Moana, e hautū ana ngā kaihautū, e ngū ana ngā kaihoe (TP 1/1/1901:7). / According to accounts, in 1886, just before the Tarawera eruption, a war canoe was seen paddling on Lake Tarawera. The leaders were calling the timing and the paddlers were silent.
Synonyms: mū, nohopuku, noho ngutu kau, nguengue, mōhū, whakakeke, hū, haumūmū, hāngū, whakaroau, wahangū
2. (noun) broad squid, Sepioteuthis australis, arrow squid, Nototodarus sloanii - squid are distinguished from octopus by their long bodies and 10 arms.
3. (noun) moko marks on the sides of the nose.
Te whakananawetia, kia roa ai taku tirohanga i te ngū mau o Te Rangi-maheu ki te ihu (M 2005:64). / There should have been some beguiling so that I might have longer admired the fine curving lines of Te Rangi-maheu's tattooed nose (M 2005:65).
4. (noun) rest (music).
He wāhi te ngū i tētahi titonga puoro kāore e whakatangihia he oro (RTP 2015:66). / A rest is a place in a musical composition where no notes are played (RTP 2015:66).
