Mārū. 1. a. Gentle, easy. He maru te heke iho i runga mai o nga maunga.
2. Calm. He rangi maru.
3. Low in tone.
4. n. Leptospermum ericoides, a tree.
5. Sparganium subglobosum (antipodum), a water plant.
6. A species of Carex.
7. Maioro mārū, a low rampart between two higher ones.
mārūrū, n. Ranunculus hirtus, a plant. Ka meatia te maruru hai rongoa.
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Marū. 1. a. Bruised, crushed.
2. Killed. Kua maru ke nga poaka te tukituki.
3. Cooked. E mauria mai na ko te mea torouka, ko te kete maru.
4. v.i. Rumble, reverberate.
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Maru (i). 1. n. Power, authority. Ka riro te mana o te tangata, te maru o te whenua (S.). Na te maru i a ia, koia matou i mataku ai.
2. Shadow, shelter.
3. Shield, safeguard.
4. Retinue, escort, company. He koke ko koe kia rere mai, e, kia tapapa he maru tangata (M. 377). Hai maru haerenga mo maua ko taku tamaiti.
5. Mark, sign. Tenei ano ra o maru i waiho te mau nei kei taku tuakiri (M. 24).
6. A glow in the heavens, ? zodiacal light. Mehemea ka tu a Maru, he mutumutu, he aitua, kaore e haere ki te riri.
7. a. Shaded, sheltered. So used of the declining sun. Kia taka maru te ra ka haere tatou.
8. Attended by an escort. Kia nui te tira, kia tokomaha te tangata, kia maru ai te rangatira ki te haere (Pi. 126, 2).
9. Proof against rain.
mamaru. 1. n. Sun.
2. Sail. ‖ komaru.
3. Dark bank of clouds. E te anewa o te rangi e tu nei, kei whara koe i te mamaru e tu nei (K.).
4. a. Growing luxuriantly. Naku te pakihoro ki te rau harakeke e mamaru ki te repo (S. 94). Mamaru ana tera te mahunga o Te Hata, te mahi a te makawe.
marumaru. 1. a. Shaded, sheltered. Ka marumaru tenei kainga i te rakau.
2. v.i. Loom large. Kei te marumaru mai he pae whenua koe (S.). ‖ marumaruaitu.
whakamarumaru. 1. v.t. Shade, shelter, protect. Ka kite i te poporo whakamarumaru o Uenuku ka kainga e raua (T. 63).
2. n. fig. Protector, chief. Taku rata tu tahi, taku whakamarumaru (M. 12).
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Maru (ii), n. 1. A tree, Rokohina atu nga hua o te papa, o te inaho, o te maru, whakawarea tonu kai ai (Tr. vii, 34).
2. Gahnia sp., a plant. Ko te maru kai roto i te ngahere.
3. A soft slaty stone.
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