pūmahana
1. (modifier) warm.
Ko tētahi mea tino tika, he āta horohoroi i te tinana ki te wai pūmahana i ngā rā katoa, ka tuku ai te tūroro kia noho tahi ko tētahi hoa ki roto ki te whare mahana paoa kore (TPM 2/2/1863:4). / One very appropriate thing to do is to carefully wash the body with warm water every day and then let the patient sit with a friend in a warm building free of smoke.
2. (noun) warmth.
Kia roa e takoto ana i roto i te wai, kia mātao, koi kino i te pūmahana, koi pirau (W 1971:309). / It should lie in the water until it's cold, lest it goes bad from the warmth and becomes putrid.
