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nehu - bury

Nehu. 1. n. Fine powder, dust. Rere te nehu, rere ki te tangata (M. 224). Nehu raupo, pollen of Typha angustifolia. He kai na o matou matua te nehu raupo. Ua nehu, drizzling rain. He ua nehu, ka patua (P.).

2. Spray. Called also nehutai. Ka rere te nehu o te tai.

3. v.t. Bury.

whakanehu, v.t. Reduce to powder.

nehunehu, a. Hazy, dusky.

punehu, konenehu.

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