maumau - waste (of time, effort etc)
Maumau. ‖ mau (iv).
Williams Dictionary
maumau. 1. v.t. Waste. Ka raruraru nga rangatira o runga i a Te Arawa mo te maumaunga i a ratou kura (T. 79).
2. ad. To no purpose. Maumau kake noa ahau ki runga ki te maunga. = moumou.
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