2. (adjective) be light-haired, blond, fair-haired, red-haired, ginger-haired, sandy-haired, auburn.
Ko Te Kani-a-Takirau he tangata tū rangatira, he roa, he kiritea, he ātaahua. He urukehu ōna makawe, he mingimingi (TTT 1/6/1926:413). / Te Kani-a-Takirau was a noble man, tall, fair and handsome. His hair was auburn and curly.
See also kehu
3. (modifier) light-haired, blond, fair-haired, red-haired, ginger-haired, sandy-haired, auburn.
E ai ki te Māori, he uri ngā tāngata urukehu me ngā kōrako nō te patupaiarehe me ngā wahine nā rātou i ai (Te Ara 2017). / According to the Māori, red-haired people and albinos were the descendants of patupaiarehe and the women who conceived them.
Synonyms: mākekehu
4. (noun) red-haired person, ginger-haired person, sandy-haired person, auburn-haired person.
Ko ētahi Māori he kiritea, he tūrehu, he kōrako, he urukehu (TKO 30/10/1920:4). / Some Māori are fair-skinned, pale, albino or red-headed people.
