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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,
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