haukū
1. (stative) be damp, covered in dew.
He hanga ia e puta mai ana i roto i ngā ana o te ngākau o te whenua - ngā wāhi e mākū ana, e haukū ana, e kore ana e pūhia e te hau, e kore ana e whitingia e te rā (TWM 6/2/1868:3). / But it's something emerging from within the caves of the heart of the land - the places that are wet, damp, never blown by the wind and never shone on by the sun.
2. (noun) dew, damp, moisture.
Ka miria e te hauku a Papa-tū-a-nuku (TTT 1/3/1930:2006). / Papa-tū-ā-nuku is caressed by the dew.
Synonyms: tōmairangi, mākū, takawai, haumākū
