māhū

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See also: mahu, mǎhu, and mahū

Hawaiian

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Noun

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māhū

  1. a person of the third gender, having traditional spiritual and social roles in the cultures of Hawaii and Tahiti
  2. homosexual
  3. effeminate boy or man
  4. hermaphrodite
  5. eunuch

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Maori

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Verb

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māhū

  1. to be gentle

References

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