Ngutu, n. 1. Lip. Ko hea tenei wahine ngutu whero ? (M. 58). Ngutu hore, wasteful. Ngutu momoho, talkative, scurrilous, abusive. He tangata ngutu momoho rawa koe. Ngutu riwha, harelip. Ngutu tere, false, untrustworthy, of persons.
2. Beak; generally used in the plural. Ka kotamu ona ngutu (T. 33). Ko tana here ko ona ngutu tonu (T. 95). Ngutu huia, talkative person, know-all. Ngutu kaka, a pattern of ornamental painting for internal house decoration; also the name of an epiphytic plant. Ngutu kakariki, Todea superba, a fern. Ngutu pare, Anarhynchus frontalis, wry-bill plover. Ngutu parera, a variety of flax. Ngutu pi, babbler, talkative person. Ngutu roa, a name for the kiwi.
3. Rim of a vessel, mouthpiece of a calabash. Ka pakaru ko te taha, mau mai i a ia ko te ngutu anake o te taha ra (T. 91). So ngutu iti, a term applied to a taha huahua.
4. Mouth, entrance, of a cave, river, etc. Ka whakaritea nga tangata hei pataritari atu i te ngutu o te ana (T. 151). Tuku te kawhaki nga ngutu awa ki kapenga (M.M. 23). In the entrance of a pa, the ngutu were the two side passages leading from the main outer entrance into the pa itself.
5. fig. Talk, gossip.
ngutungutu. 1. v.i. Flame, burn. ‖ tangutu.
2. v.t. Taste.
3. n. Todea superba, a fern. Also called ngutungutu kiwi. = heruheru.
4. Angry dispute.
whakangutungutu. 1. v.t. Grumble at, scold. He aha tau e whakangutungutu mai na koe ki a au?
2. v.i. Be stubborn.
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