whakaruru

Maori

Etymology

From whaka- (causative prefix) +‎ ruru (“shelter”).

Verb

whakaruru (passive whakarurua or whakaruruhia or whakarurungia)(transitive)

  1. to shelter, protect

Noun

whakaruru

  1. screen, shelter, protector
  2. a facial gesture in kapa haka where the enlarged eyes stare in one direction and the tongue protrudes in the opposite direction

Further reading

“whakaruru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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