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Turu
To come down, to go down, to
descend; ka-turu-age koe ki tai, go
down to the sea now; turuga, coming
down, descent. Vanaga.
1. To fall in drops, to
flow, to leak, to descend, a drop; turu
ki tai, to take refuge at sea;
hakaturu, to cause to descend, to lower,
to take soundings; hakaturuturu, to
heave and pitch. Turuga, declivity.
Turuvai, water conduit. P Mgv.:
akaturu, to conduct water in a drain.
Ta.: tuturu, to fall in drops. 2. To
stay, to prop. T Pau.: turu, a post,
pillar, to sustain. Mgv.: turu, a
support, rod, stay, to sustain. Ta.: turu,
stay, support; turuturu, posts of a
house. Ha.: kukulu, a pillar, a
post. 3. To come, to arrive, to overcome;
tehe e turu, through and through;
hakarava hakaturu, quadrangular.
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