ruruku
1. (verb) (-tia) to draw together with a cord, bind together, lash, coordinate.
Ka rere mai a Mātaatua, a Tokomaru, a Tākitumu, i muri ka mahia taua waka, ka rurukutia, ka karakiatia e ngā tohunga, e Te Hoka-o-te-rangi. Ko Tu-kai-te-uru te atua nāna taua waka i ruruku (JPS 1894:63-64). / After the sailing of Mātaatua, Tokomaru, and Tākitumu, that canoe was repaired; the parts were drawn and sewn together, whilst the tohunga recited their ritual chants, including Te Hoka-o-te-rangi. It was by the aid of the god, Tū-kai-te-uru, that that canoe was lashed together.
Synonyms: rona, karawhiu, mīmiro, tui, tauhere, whakarorerore, mimire, whiu, tātā, whiwhita
2. (noun) band, bond, commitment.
Ehara pea ko te pāpaku o te reo o te hunga nei te raru nui, engari ko te kore kē e hōhonu o te ruruku ki te kimi rongoā hei whakaora i ōna ngoikoretanga (HM 4/2008:5). / It's probably not the superficiality of the language of this group that's the big problem, but the lack of depth in the commitment to search for a remedy to overcome its shortcomings.
