tūmau
1. (verb) to be fixed, constant, permanent, continuous.
He iwi nui te Pākehā, e kore e taea te tatau; kua tūmau hoki tōna noho ki uta nei, e kore e taea te whakaunu; kua hōhonu ki te whenua ngā pakiaka o te rākau e kore e taea te huhuti (TWM 17/7/1869:4). / The Pākehā are a numerous, they can't be counted; and they are living here permanently and cannot be removed; the roots of the tree are deep and will not be pulled up.
2. (verb) to serve as a servant or attendant.
E ruarua nei ngā tau e tūmau tūao mai ana ia i ngā waka tūroro o te rohe o Tūtaenui (TTR 2000:6). / She was serving as a volunteer ambulance attendant in the Marton area for several years.
4. (noun) identity (maths).
Ko te kore (0) te tūmau o te tāpiritanga me te tangohanga. Arā, ki te tāpirihia, ki te tangohia rānei te 0 i tētahi tau, ka noho pūmau tonu te uara o taua tau: 34 + 0 = 34 34 - 0 = 34 (TRP 2010:189). / Nought (0) is the identity of the addition and subtraction. That is, if 0 is added or subtracted, the value of that number remains the same: 34 + 0 = 34 34 - 0 = 34.
