Pūtaiao

kukuti ~nga ~kūtia

contract, contraction (of a muscle)

tūingoa, tūmahi poro

Ko te kukume o tētahi uaua nā runga i te tuku karere a te ioio. Mā te kukuti uauua e neke ai ngā wāhanga o te tinana.

The pull of a muscle in response to a nerve impulse. The contraction of muscles enables movement of various parts of the body.

He aha e kukuti ai tētahi uaua?

Whakamāramatia mai te wāhi ki te kukuti uaua i roto i te pūnaha nakunaku kai.

Kia tīmata te kukuti, he tohu tērā kua tae mai te wā whakawhānau.

Mā te kukuti o ngā uaua o te paetara o te kōpiro e nuku ai te kai i roto. Ko te kotēpana hei ingoa mō tēnei momo kukutinga:

whakaahua arinui

He aha e kukuti ai tētahi uaua?

Whakamāramatia mai te wāhi ki te kukuti uaua i roto i te pūnaha nakunaku kai.

Kia tīmata te kukuti, he tohu tērā kua tae mai te wā whakawhānau.