māhū - gentle
mahu - healed
Māhū, a. Gentle. Kia mahu to tatou haere.—Ata tahu i te ahi, kia mahu te ka.
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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.
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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).
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