2. (modifier) dumb, quiet, not talkative, silent, mute, reserved, quiet.
He tangata wahangū ki te kāinga, engari ka puta ana ki wāhi kē, he waha papā (Te Ara 2013). / A person who keeps quiet at home but talks a lot when they’re out.
Synonyms: whakangū, hāngū, whakamōwai, memeke, rāhui, tāpui, whakatōngā, konekone, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire, hū, rata, hūnguengue, mārire, rarata, maho, rangimārie, māhaki, māika, nohopuku, tōngā, nguengue, mū, noho ngutu kau, ngū, mōhū, whakakeke, haumūmū, whakaroau
3. (noun) dumbness, deaf mute.
Kua whakaorangia te kāpō, te turi, te wahangū, te pararūtiki, te kopa, te ngoio, te hūkiki, me ērā atu mate (TTT 1/7/1923:13). / Blindness, deafness, dumbness, paralysis, being crippled, asthma, epilepsy and other illnesses have been healed.
