tūmahi
1. (noun) verb - a word used to indicate an action.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 65-67, 84-85; Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-55, 88-89, 123-125, 148-149;)
I te rerenga kōrero 'e auau ana te kurī', ko te 'auau' te tūmahi. / In the sentence 'e auau ana te kurī', 'auau' is the verb.
See also tūmahi hāngū