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hune

1. (noun) down (feathers).

Ko te tae o ngā hune, e rite ana ki te pūkohu, ā, he kōrangorango te āhua (HM 4/1998:4). / The colour of the down feathers is similar to moss and is mottled.

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2. (noun) pappus of wind-blown seed heads (of raupō, etc.).

Hune

1. (loan) (personal noun) June.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 47;)

Nō tētahi o ngā rā o Hune, ka mārenatia a Hōri Tūpou te Tuarua, Kīngi o Tonga, ki a Pirinihehe Rāwinia Kupu (TJ 28/9/1899:10). / One day in June, George Tūpou the Second, the king of Tonga, was married to Princess Lavinia Kupu.

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Synonyms: Pipiri, Maramaono, Tahi o Pipiri, Te

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