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tākohu

1. (verb) (-a) to be shrouded in mist.

Ka tākohua mai te tara ki Puhau (M 2004:164). / The peak of Puhau is shrouded in mist.

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2. (noun) mist, vapour.

Ka hiki te tākohu, ka tīneia atu ngā rama o ngā waka haere i te huarahi (PK 2008:837). / When the mist lifted the lights of the vehicles travelling on the road were extinguished.

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Synonyms: haumāringiringi, tuarehu, tūkōrehu, pūnehu, kōnehunehu, kākahi, haumaringi, au, kōnenehu, tārehu, waikohu, pūrehu, kohu, rehu, pūnehunehu, pūkohu, pūnenehu

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