haitutu
1. (stative) be oppressive (of the atmosphere), close, stuffy, humid, muggy.
He pō haitutu, he pō e hēmanawa ai te tangata (PK 2008:65). / An oppressive night, a night when a person becomes uncomfortably hot.
Synonyms: takawai
1. (stative) be oppressive (of the atmosphere), close, stuffy, humid, muggy.
He pō haitutu, he pō e hēmanawa ai te tangata (PK 2008:65). / An oppressive night, a night when a person becomes uncomfortably hot.
Synonyms: takawai
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