Kumu. 1. n. Anus.
2. Posterior, buttocks. Kei runga te kumu o tetahi (T. 116).
3. Tail of a bird. I te kumu pitakataka (M. 283).
4. v.t. Clench, close. Kumua te ringa. Ko te ringa i kumu (S. 39).
5. Carry in the closed hand. Kumutia mai ouou tahi ki roto i te ringaringa.
6. Hold the breath. Kumua tou manawa.
7. Fear, shrink from.
8. v.i. Be closed, as the mouth; be clenched, as the hand. Kia kumu tou ringa kei ngahoro au kumara.
9. a. Close, stingy.
whakakumu. 1. a. Timid, reluctant. E whakakumu ana toku ngakau e kore ahau e haere ma te waka.
2. Reticent, secretive Whakakumu tonu ia, kihai i whakina mai.
3. n. A red—skinned variety of kumara.
4. A creeping plant.
kukumu, v.t. Bring together, close up. as the edges of a bag.
kumukumu. 1. n. Chelidonichthys kumu, gurnard; a fish.
2. A lizard. Te kumukumu, te mokoparae (W. ii, 72).
3. Doubt, uncertainty.
4. v.i. Grunt.
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