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mura - blaze, flame

Mura, n. Blaze, flame. Ka hikaina ki te ahi, ka tu, ka tawhiri, ka mura (Tr. vii, 32). Ka iti te mura o te ahi (T. 180). Muraahi, an expression for a feigned retreat followed by a violent assault.

mumura, v.i. Glow, show a brilliant colour. Te rata e mumura atu ana i uta nei (T. 113).

2. Blush, redden.

muramura, v.i. and n. Flash.

Williams Dictionary

Ka mura te ahi i te rarauhe, mea ake ka toro ki te ngahere.
The fire blazed up in amongst the bracken. In no time at all it had spread to the forest.
All of a sudden - Mea ake

Tino kaha kē te mura o te ahi, i te maroke ai hoki o aua rau rākau, otaota hoki.
The fire was particularly fierce, especially because of the dryness of the leaves and grass.

#165: The person who causes things to come and go

#50: Our car is yellow

#1: Hello

#3: Hello friends!

#90: Sarah came first in her ceramics class

#100: That aforementioned thing

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