huru - glow; hair; feather
Hūru (i), n. 1. Hair. E Tura, he aha nei e ma nei i roto i te huru pango? (W. ii, ll). = uru. Huru kaikamo, eyelash.
2. Feather. Ka hoka te huru manu (M. 336).
3. Brushwood, undergrowth. E tupuria ana taua mania e te huru rakau (W, v, 69). Particularly young shoots growing up from the roots. Nga huru o te mauku. ‖ kohuru.
4. White dogskin mat. Nga huru, nga kakahu onamata o nga rangatira (W. v, 76). Frequently called huru—kuri. Uhia iho te huru—kuri (W. v. 54).
huruhuru, n. 1. Coarse hair, bristles; not properly used of the hair of the head. Ko nga huruhuru o toku tinana me tupu ki runga ki to pane (T. 99). Huruhuru o Hinenui—te—po, Acaena anserinifolia, a plant = hutiwai. Huruhuru o nga waewae o Paoa, Todea superba, a fern. Huruhuru tapairu, Adiantum spp., ferns. Huruhuru whenua, Asplenium lucidum, a fern. Huruhuruhika, a variety of flax (Phormium tenax).
2. Feather. Me te huruhuru manu ka rere i te hau (T. 170).
3. Tonga huruhuru. South—south—east (Po.). Apparently used alone also. Mehemea he winiwini, he huruhuru ranei (te hau), he kino, kia tupato rawa (Kah.).
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Huru (ii). 1. v.t. Contract, draw in. Me huru mai te taiepa kia hohoro ai te oti.
2. Gird on, as a belt. Homai taku maro kia hurua, kia marohia (T. 98).
3. n. An incantation recited over weapons before fighting. Te huru he karakia mo te riri; ka tu te tangata ki te riri katahi ka hurua te maro.
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Huru (iii). 1. n. Glow. Kei te noho a Apakura i runga i tona whare, ka titiro atu, ka kitea e ia te huru o te ahi, ka mau ia te huruhuru ki te rangi (Tr. vii, 49).
2. v.i. Glow, and so rise of the sun. Maku tena, ma te ra e to ana; he aha kei a koe, kei te ra e huru ake ana (P.). Ka mea a Turi, “Me anga taua ki te ra huru.” Ka mea atu a Poturu, “Me anga taua ki te ra to” (T. 112).
hurunga, a. Rising. Kao, me tika taua ki te ra hurunga (J. ix, 206).
huruhuru, n. Diffused glow. I raro ano te ra ko te huruhuru ka puta; i raro ano te ra ko te ihi i puta ake (where the beams succeed the glow) (Tr. vii, 40). (See also example under huru (iii), 1.)
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Huru (iv), v.t. Dislike, refuse. Kei noho ngatahi taua; manako mai koe, huru atu au.
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