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tūrehu - fairy

Turehu. 1. v.i. Blink, wink. Me te turehutanga kanohi nei te roanga (T. 21).

2. Doze.

3. a. Indistinctly seen.

4. Pale. Uru turehu, light-haired.

5. n. Anything dimly seen.

6. Ghost, fairy.

7. Apparently a supposed light-skinned race who came early to New Zealand. Tera ano ka maanu mai he ope i rawahi awa, ko Turehu tona ingoa (W. iii, 115).

Williams Dictionary

Kei waenganui a Tūrehu i ana tuākana.
Tūrehu is between her older sisters.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Ara ana te rākau, karawhiua ana, ka ngaro atu te tūrehu.
The wand was raised and swished, and the fairy disappeared.

#189: Rangi will help Mere
#197: Kia... ai with statives
#166: Nominaliztion
#45: I have a cup of tea
#199: Belonging to the buying of food was my going to the supermarket
#105: I have not yet eaten crocodile meat
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