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auahi

1. (verb) to be smoky.

Kātahi ka haere atu a Te Make ki te tihore i te wāhi e auahi ana (TPH 30/1/1900:3). / Then Te Make went over to uncover the place that was smoky.

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2. (modifier) smoky.

Ka whakaauahitia tōna tinana ki roto i tō mātau whare, ko tētahi o ngā taitama tāne i te pupuri whakatūpoutia ki runga ake o te ahi auahi (HP 1991:19). / Her body was hung over smoke in our house and one of the boys held her above the smoky fire.

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3. (noun) smoke.

Ka whakaauahitia tōna tinana ki roto i tō mātau whare, ko tētahi o ngā taitama tāne i te pupuri whakatūpoutia ki runga ake o te ahi auahi, kia uru te auahi ki roto i ngā pōngāihu me te waha, kia ruakina mai te wai me ngā para rākau ki waho (HP 1991:19). / Her body was hung over smoke in our house and one of the boys held her above the smoky fire so that smoke would enter her nostrils and mouth and the water and bits of plants would be regurgitated.

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