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hotu - long for; sigh; sob

Hotu (i), n. The moon on the fifteenth day.

= Atua-mate-o-hotu.

Williams Dictionary

Hotu (ii), v.i. (generally with ngakau or manawa for subject). 1. Sob. pant, sigh. Ka hotu tona manawa (He sighs).

2. Desire eagerly, long. E hotu ana toku ngakau ki te haere.

3. Chafe with animosity, etc. Ka hotu toku ngakau ki a ia, he hoariri hoki ia noku.

4. Heave, as the swell of the sea. Ka hotu noa te moana.

5. Break, as dawn. Ka hotu te ihirangi (The dawn is breaking).

whakahotu, a. Of the even motion of the swell after a storm. Ka whakahotu nga tai ka nui te ika.

hotuhotu, a. Accompanied with sobs. Hotuhotu ana te tangi a te tangata ra.

whakahotuhotu, v.i. Pant. Whakahotuhotu ana te manawa.

hohotu, hotuhotu, n. A ceremonial weapon of greenstone, used for slaying a victim.

Williams Dictionary

Ka hoki te kōrero ki a Hotu i ruku rā i te punga o tō rāua waka.
The story returns to Hotu who had dived for the anchor of their canoe.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mea atu a Kupe ki a Hotu,
Kupe said to Hotu, "We must return".
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka mea atu a Kupe ki a Hotu...
Kupe said to Hotu...
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Ka kite mai a Rangi-uru-hinga, he taniwha tēnei kei Moana-ariki e noho ana, i te kino o te mahi a Kupe ki a Hotu.
Rangi-uru-hinga, who was a taniwha living in Moana-ariki, saw the wickedness of Kupu's treatment of Hotu.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka

Kei te hotu te manawa
My heart sobs

e tangi hotu ana te wahine
the woman is weeping (with sobs)

Ka hoki te koorero ki a Hotu i ruku raa i te punga o too raaua waka
The story returns to Hotu, who had dived for the anchor of their canoe

I tango pea i te ingoa Ngāti Hotu kia ora ai rātou ..
They perhaps took the name Ngāti Hotu so that they would be spared ..