pūnehunehu
1. (modifier) dusty, misty - often following ua.
I taua rangi nei i te ua pūnehunehu (HP 1991:6). / That day there was misty rain.
Synonyms: porehu, mōnenehu, matarehu, mōnehunehu, kōehuehu, pūkohukohu, pūrerehu, pōrehurehu, pūnenehu, pūrehurehu, ānehu, kōnehunehu, pūnehu
2. (modifier) misty-looking, grey.
Ka tino kitea atu hoki te āhua o ngā tāngata. He urukehu, he pūnehunehu, he mā, he mā kōrako, he whero tākou, pērā tonu te āhua o ngā kanohi (TP 1/1911:5). / The appearance of the men was seen very clearly. They had red hair, grey, fair, albino, and auburn, and their faces were of similar complexion.
