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mau

Bingham

m'áu

a. dry.
n. dryness, the state of being dry.

Sabatier

mau

pref. to certain words to show intensity, passion, extreme desire. sometimes also used as suff.
ex. mau, mamau aine, mau, mamau amarake, mau kanna, mau nea, etc.

mau1

a. dry, dried, dehydrated.
mamau, mautakaroro: very...
n. te kamau: dried food, fish, meat, etc.
te bai ni kamau: blotting paper.

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