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māhū - gentle

mahu - healed

Māhū, a. Gentle. Kia mahu to tatou haere.—Ata tahu i te ahi, kia mahu te ka.

Williams Dictionary

Māhu. 1. n. A ceremony for removing tapu from a crop of kumara before lifting it, also for certain foods before cooking.

2. a. Steamy. ‖ Koromahu, pumahu.

whakamāhu, v.i. Perform the ceremony of māhu. He karakia whakamahutanga mo nga hue me ka taona (M. 388).

‖ tamāhu.

Williams Dictionary

Mahu, a. Cicatrised, healed. Kua mahu te hiako o toku waewae.—He whai mo te tangata wera i te ahi kia mahu ai (M. 430).

whakamahu, v.t. Heal a wound.

mamahu, v.t. Soothe. Ano te ko e pa ana ki tetahi pari, na ka whakahokia mai; ano te mamahutanga ki tana koiwi (Pi. 133, 11).

Williams Dictionary

Tēnā koe e Mahu, kei te pēhea koe?
Hello, Mahu, how are you?

Tēnā koe, kei te pēhea a Hera?
Hello, how is Hera?

Ka tonoa e Māhu āna tamariki kia haere ki te tiki wai mōna (Kāretu 1974:38)
Māhu sent his children to go to fetch water for him

Ka tonoa e Māhu tana tamāhine, a Haumapuhia, ki te tiki wai hei inu mōna (Kāretu 1974:39)
Māhu sent his daughter, Haumapuhia, to fetch water for him to drink

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