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A Dictionary of the Maori Language

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P, consonant, is pronounced as in English.

Pa (i), v.t. (followed by ki; pass. pangia, pakia). 1. Touch. Kua pa atu nga ringa ki aua pohutukawa, ana, ngahoro noa iho (T. 74). Kahore te turoro nei e pa kai.— Kua pa to tatou waka. (Said of a fishing canoe when the sinker of one of the fishing lines had touched the head of a fish, and bad luck was therefore anticipated).

2. Reach, strike. No te panga o tana patu ki te tangata tuatahi i whiua ra e ia (T. 119). Ka pa te upoko o te tai; or, Ka pa te tai (The tide has reached its highest).

3. Hold personal communication with, accost. Ka mea atu a Tutanekai, “Kua pa atu ahau ki a Hinemoa” (T. 131). Nonanahi ia i pa mai ai ki a au.

4. Of sexual intercourse. He puhi te wahine nei, kahore he tane i pa noa ki a ia; e rere noa ana nga tane, e kore rawa i pai te wahine nei (T. 188).

5. Affect the senses, operate on. Ka pa te hiainu ki a Tutanekai (T. 132). Taria nei he mate e pa mai ki a Tu (T. 6).

6. Join in an undertaking, act in concert. I a Horowhenua ano ka tu iho, tu atu, ka pa katoa hoki te hokowhitu nei (T. 202). Kua pa katoa ki te hakaae.—Katahi ka pa katoa te tangata ki te haka (W.M. x, 47).

7. Be connected with. Kaore to tupuna i pa ki Mangakahia.

whakapa, v.t. 1. Cause to touch.

2. Touch.

3. Tell privately. Tekaha ko Hemi, whakapakia ana ki te Whakapa he, accuse, bring a charge of wrongdoing against anyone. (mod.)

pākanga, n. Relative, connection. He pakanga kiritahi, a near relative.

pāpā, v.t. Ram, or compress with the hand.

He mea papa te oneone.—Kua papatia te oneone.

whakapāpā, v.t. Make secret suggestions. E whakapapa haere na koe ki te rakau ra kia tukua ki raro.

(ii). 1. v.t. (pass. paia). Block up, obstruct, dam. Paia iho te wai, koia te Wai—pa (M, 20). Ka kitea te aua e tere ana i roto i te awa; ka paia; ka mate, ka kainga nga aua.

2. Prevent. Ka paia au te hoki ki te koko i Hangaroa (M. 204).

3. Assault. Ka paia te huaki (The assault is made).

4. n. Stockade, fortified place. Te ingoa o tona pa ko Whakarewa, he pa nui hoki, he maioro nunui hoki nga maioro (T. 182).

5. Inhabitants of a fortified place. Na, ka puta te pa ki waho (T. 60).

6. Weir for catching eels, etc.

7. Screen, blockade, anything used to close or block an open space. Ko te pa whakauru hau o te mara a Takarangi (M. 363). Pa kakaho, the batten along the tops of the uprights of the walls of a whare. Pa puweru, a ceremony for warding off an attacking force. ‖ J. vii, 122. Pa uruhanga, boaids used as an edging to the rushes laid as bedding in a whare. ‖ J. vii, 151. Pa whakawakua, an expression for the mauri of a man or of a place. Haere ra, e te pa whakawairua (S.).

8. Fat covering the inwards of animals.

9. a. Obstructed. Used in the expression puku-pa, sterile, applied to a woman.

whakapā. 1. v.t. Close up.

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2. a. Sterile. ‖ pa (ii), 9.

whakapākanga. 1. n. Youngest child in a family. Ko te whakapākanga ia o nga tamariki a Whakaue (T. 130).

2. a. Youngest. Ka rongo tana tamaiti whakapakanga (T. 119).

(iii), v.i. Be struck. Papa ano i mea kia pa ia i te kohatu a tona papa (T. 16).

pāpā, v.i. Be overcome. Papa noa; kihai i rere, kihai i aha (T. 7). Ko ona tuakana i papa noa i te ngaunga a Tawhiri ratou ko ana tama (T. 6).

(iv), v.i. 1. Blow, as the wind. Kihai hoki te hau ra i roa rawa e pa ana, kua mutu (T. 93). E pa, e te hau, wero tonu ki te kiri (M. 240).

2. Reach one's ears, be heard. Ka pa te karanga a te tangata nei, “Ko Te Kahureremoa” (T. 148). Ka pa te tawhiri, “Haere mai!” (T. 139). Te pa mai to waha kia whitirere ake taku mauri ora ki runga (M. xcix).

papa, v.i. 1. Burst, explode. Ka papa te whatitiri (M. 413).

2. Break off suddenly or shortly. He mea papa noa te rakau.

3. Chatter as teeth with cold; chirp. He tarakihi e papa ana i te waru.

(v), n. A term of address to a male elder or superior. E pa, kei riri mai koia koe ki a au (T. 129).

pāpā, n. 1. Father, brother of father or mother. Katahi te tangata ra ka kawea ki te wai e tona papa, ka tohia (T. 17). No te reo rawa o tona iramutu, tama a tona tuahine, i karanga ake ki tona papa (J. ii, 222). Papa whakaangi, stepfather. Papa kēkē, male relatives in the same generation as father or mother.

2. Elders, male relatives. Ka ui korero atu nga papa, “He aha koe i kitea mai ai?”(T.89).

Pa (vi), n. Clump, group, flock, etc. Kua tupu te pa ti, te pa harakeke, ki te Whaiti.

papa. 1. n. Geniostoma ligustrifolium, a shrub. = papahenga.

2. Hoplodactylus pacificus, brown gecko, a lizard. = moko-papa, ngarara-papa, teretere.

3. A variety of inanga, a fish.

4. a. Spreading. He rakau papa. ‖ kura-pāpā.

(vii), n. Fish-hook made with paua shell in lieu of bait. Taku matau koti, taku pa kahawai (M. 301). Ka mau to pa, e noho kia maoa he kai (P.). ‖ Sa. pa, fish-hook.

Paaha = pāha.

Pae. 1. n. Horizon. Ano ko Kopu ka puta ake i te pae (T. 99). Pae huakai, horizon.

2. Region, direction. Kei whea te pae ki toku matua? (T. 136).

3. Horizontal ridges of hills. Haere koe ki tawhiti, ki te pae tuatahi, tuarua, tuangahuru (T. 95).

4. Transverse supports of the karaho (floor) of a canoe. Waiho i to tu, waiho i to pae (K. for the Tainui canoe.)

5. Any transverse beam. Me tauarai mai au ki te pae rakau (M. 336). So step in a ladder or staircase; rail to which the upright stakes are lashed in the palisade of a pa. Pae kakaho, skirting board round the walls of a whare. Pae whakairi, pae whakaruru, contrivance used by women in childbirth when alone.

6. Perch, rest. He kukupa pae tahi (T. 15). Te panganga atu ki te pae miromiro, mate ana te nuinga (T. 96). Te pae o te riri, resting place of anope tauaon the march. Pae-kawau, part of the gateway of a pa. Kaore ia i tomo ma raro o te pae-kawau o te pa; i piki ia ma runga i te wawa o te pa.

7. Gums.

8. Circumference, measured by the maro with the arms extended. He rakau nui, e toru te pae (A large tree measuring three fathoms in circumference). Pae tahi hamama te rakau nei (This tree is over one fathom in circumference).

9. Ropes by which a seine net is hauled; called respectively pae runga and pae raro.

10. In the expression pae-mate, those standing round a corpse, mourners. Mo te tangata mate tenei, ka mea te pae-mate ki te tamaiti, kia tangi tonu, kaua e mutumutu (P. 106).

11. Number, multitude, of an indefinite number. He toko-pae kua mate (A number have died). ‖ paepae, 5.

12. v.i. Lie across.

13. Lie on one side.

14. Be collected together, lie ready for use. Pae mai te taonga ki te whare (M. 297). E tuwhera ana nga hangi, e pae ana nga rautao, nga wahie, nga kowhatu (T. 90). Horahia mai (te korero) kia rongo te rau e pae nei (M. 287).

15. Be laid to the charge of anyone. Ka pae nei hoki, na korua te tupapaku nei.

16. Be over, leave a balance, of numbers. E pae tonu ana, kia tae ki te rau kua kore e kiia he pae. (Said in explaining the term paepae, 5, below.)

17. Be cast ashore, wrecked, stranded. E pae ana tera i uta, kua mate (T. 93). Pass. paea, in the same sense. Ko nga waka tino nui, ki uta paea ai e te tai i te kore tangata hei eke mo runga.

18. Be thrown down, demolished. Pae rawa nga takitaki, me te maihi o te whare (Tr. vii, 49). Ka paea te whare, ka tahuna te whare (Tr. vii, 49).

19. v.t. Surround with a border. Paea mai nga parua o te umu kia hoki mai ai te page 245 mamaoa ki roto. Pae umu = koronae, a band of plaited leaves used to confine food in an oven.

20. Kill or snare birds. Ko a taua mea tane hei patu i nga manu, hei taeki, hei wero, hei pae, hei mutu.

21. Measure the circumference of a tree, as 8, above. Ka paea te rakau ra.

paenga, n. 1. Place where anything is laid on one side or across.

2. Margin, boundary. Ka mahi te awhato hohoni paenga (i.e., eating round the edges of leaves) (P. 38).

3. The outer edge of a kumara plantation. Ngahuru kai paenga.

4. Place where things are heaped up. He paenga rangatira (A place of fallen chiefs) (M. 346).

5. Site of buildings, etc. Kei te paenga rua o Te Raharaha. ‖ paekiri.

whakapae, v.t. 1. Lay across. Me whakapae te rakau nei hei arawhata.

2. Accuse, make an accusation. Ko te take i haere mai ai ia, he whakapaenga ki te rua kumara na ona hoa (T. 136). Akuanei whakapaea iho na Hotunui i tahae (T. 136).

3. ? Requite. ‖ whakapaepae.

4. Besiege. Ka whakapaea taua pa nei e te taua i te po, i te ao, a kihai i taea (T. 182).

5. Drive ashore, heap up. Ko te rimu mau toka … e whakapaea ana ki te one i Rangatira (M. 100).

6. Used of the manoeuvre of changing the formation of an attacking party from column to line. Ka whakapae te riri.

papae, v.i. Be driven broadside on shore. Ka papae te waka, akuanei ka pakaru.

paepae. 1. n. Beam, bar. As (a) the beam across the front of a whare; called also paepae āwhā, paepae kaiāwhā, paepae kainga-āwhā, or paepae roa. ‖ J. v, 151. Ehara, ka mau ki te paepae o te whatitoka te matau a Maui-tikitiki-o-Taranga (T. 21). Hangaia he whare, ko te paepae kai-awha kia rite ki toku kaki te tiketike. (b) Threshold, door sill; also termed paepae poto, pae takū, or paepae tapu. Ka hoaina e Tamure te paepae o te whare (T. 172). Tukua mai, tukua mai, ki te paepae poto a Hou; ka tahi, ka rua, ka toru, ka eke kei te paepae poto a Hou (M. viii). (c) The horizontal beam of a latrine = paepae hamuti, paepae whakaheke, paepae whakahoro. Ka tae atu ia ki te taha o te paepae ra, na ka hiki atu tetehi o nga waewae ki runga ki te paepae ra (T. 35). Ka ngaua e au te paepae hamuti, hai whakaora moku. (d) The beam along the edges of the floor mats in a whare. ‖ J. v, 151. (e) A bar to support bird snares. Na ka rere mai nga kawau, ka mau tonu i te kaki, i te waewae, ka kahakina to paepae manu e nga kawau. (f) The bottom bar of a dredge for freshwater crayfish. (g) The wooden spreader for fish-hooks; = paepae roa. (h) A piece of wood placed across the path of anyone for the purpose of makutu. The term tō paepae is applied to a woman or man who has been deserted after marriage.

2. Dish, open shallow vessel.

3. Upper curl of tattooing on the cheek.

4. A pattern in wood carving.

5. An expression used in counting game, etc; the balance aver a complete hundred. Kotahi rau, hokorua te paepae (One hundred and forty). ‖ pae, 10, 15, above.

6. v.t. Lie in wait for. Ka tae te rongo ki a Tuhoe, ka whakatika mai, ka whakaekea e ratau a Te Takatakanga, he taupaepae, ara he whakaeke, he tiaki i te hoariri, e paepae ana i te ope.—Katahi ka tikina ki mua o te ara paepae mai ai.

7. Arrange bird snares. Ka koromahangatia nga mahanga mo nga kawau, ka paepaetia ki te rakau.

whakapaepae, In the expression kai whakapaepae, return present of food from one tribe to another. = kai haukai. ‖ Ki whakapaea koutou hei kaihaukai ka mahora ki te aroaro no te atua (M. 417).

Paea (i), a. Excoriated, covered with eruption of the skin. Nawai ra kua paea nga paparinga, ara kua ahua kirirua, kua penei me te patito.

Paea (ii), n. Xiphias gladius, broadbill, spearfish.

Paea (ii), n. A kind of turnip. Te ingoa o te pohata, he paea.—Ko te pakeha nana te pohata ko Te Paea waiho tonu iho te ingoa, he paea.

Paeangaanga, n. A variety of taro.

Paeārau, a. Shipwrecked, cast ashore. I paearau koia au, kia hoatu kau taku mea mou (P. 34). ‖ pae, 16; arau.

Paehua, n. Ridge broadside on to speaker, dividing range. ‖ pae, 3.

Paekai. —— Waiho i konei turupou ai, me korero paekai te maru.

Paekawau. ‖ pae, 6.

Paeke, n. Loops of a snare.

Paekiri, n. The narrow level space immediately outside the outer stockade of a pa. Ka ahu aua iwi ki runga ki te paekiri o te pa noho ai.

Paeko, a. Idle. Possibly derived from a personal name. Karanga riri, ka karangatia Paeko; karanga kai, te karangatia Paeko (J. xi, 130).

whakapaeko, v.i. 1. Indulge in gloomy thoughts, brood.

2. Be idle. E whakapaeko kau ana matou i konei.

maeko.

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Paekura, n. Lost property. So called from the red feathers (kura) which were dropped into the sea by Tauninihi, and afterwards picked up on the shore by Mahina. Ko te paekura kite a Mahina (T. 74). pae, 17.

Paemanu, n. 1. Collar-bone.

2. Thwart of a canoe. ‖ taumanu.

Paenehua = paewhenua, n. Dock, and other weeds.

Paenga (i). ‖ pae.

Paenga (ii). ——

pāengaenga. 1. n. A sort of toe-cap or sandal made of dressed flax, to protect the toes in walking. ‖ parengarenga.

2. v.t. Tease, annoy.

Paenga - whawha, n. The eleventh month of the Maori year.

Paepaeawha, paepaekaiawha. ‖ paepae, 1 (a).

Paepaepoto, n. Threshold. ‖ paepae, 1 (b).

Paepaeroa, n. A cloak with a broad ornamental border at the bottom and narrow borders at the sides. Ka kakahu a Te Angiangi i ona kakahu pai, he aronui, he paepaeroa (P. 126, 2).

2. = paepae roa. ‖ paepae, 1. (a), (g).

Paepaetapu. ‖ paepae, 1. (b).

Paepaetoto, n. The star Canopus. = Autahi.

Paerangi (i), a. Coming from a distance. He tangata paerangi.

Paerangi (ii), n. A pole lashed to the branches of a tree to serve as a perch for birds, snares being suspended over it.

Paerangi (iii), v.i. Stick feathers into the hair. Paerangitia ra te pu ki Wharekohu kia nui o tohu ki runga ki to rangi (M. 197).

Paeraro, n. 1. Lower eyelid.

2. Lower rope of a seine net. ‖ pae, 9.

Paeroa. 1. n. Wind which blows along the shore. Tera te rongo o paeroa, te hau i raro ra (M. 200).

2. Range of hills, particularly of a long even ridge. Heoti hoki te kawe ki te paeroa i uta ra e (M. 407). Paeroa-o-Whanui, the Milky Way.

3. v.i. Lie broadside on. Me haere ki te wahi kino paeroa ai.

Paerunga, n. 1. Upper eyelid.

2. Upper rope of a seine net. ‖ pae, 9.

Paerutu, n. Part of a bird snare. Ka hangaa te paerutu me nga turuturu.

Paetai (i), n. Avicennia officinalis, mangrove; a tree. = manawa.

Paetai (ii), n. —— Ka tataia ki nga whetu, a ka whakato i te paetaku o Rongo, me te paetai o te rangi.

Paetakū, n. Inner threshold = paepae poto.

Paetara, a. Wall plate. Kaho paetara, batten fastened to the top of the uprights of a house to keep them in place.

Paetau, v.i. 1. Sit apart. Ka paetau noa au kai te whare (M. 417).

2. Be cast aside.

Paeturi, n. Tattooing on the thigh.

Paewae, n. Threshold.

Paewai, n. 1. A species of eel. Tuna paewai ki Awarua (M. 245). = pakarara.

2. fig. Person of importance. He ika paewai anake hei tomo i roto i te hinaki (P. 14).

3. The batten on the inside of the joint between the rauawa and the body of a canoe. Ka mahia nga popoki o nga niao, he paewai era (W.W. ii, 200).

4. Driftwood. Pass. paewaitia, become or be treated as driftwood. Ka tuku tenei, ka popopopo, ka paewaitia (M. 126).

5. In the expression paewai o te rangi, water horizon. Kurehu ai te titiro te paewai o te rangi (W.M. viii, 112).

6. Wooden mouthpiece for a calabash. Ka oti he tahā hue nei hei matua mo raro, hei maunga mo te paewai, tuitui rawa, mau rawa.

7. Jaw-bone.

8. Collar-bone.

9. The lowest kaho (horizontal batten or purlin) in the roof of a house.

10. Skirting board.

Paewaru, n. A large species of eel.

Paewhenua, n. Dock and other strong-growing weeds. Kaore au e pai atu ki a koe, kei te marumaru mai koe, he paewhenua koe.

Pāha, paaha. 1. v.i. Arrive suddenly. Ka paha Kaiwaru i te ata hapara.—Ka paha ki Tauotepopo raua ko Weao.

2. n. Foam, etc., left on banks by a receding freshet and showing the limit of the fresh.

3. v.t. Attack. Ka paha te taua nei ki te puni o Ngati Apa.

whakapāha, v.i. 1. Exclaim in astonishment.

2. Sigh, express regret.

paiahaaha.

Pāhaha, a. Split open, ripped up. ‖ pohaha.

Pāhahu, a. Bothered. ‖ tihahuhahu.

Pāhaka. n. Calabash of medium size. ‖ kahaka.

Pāhake. 1. n. Old man, adult. He tangi ta te tamaiti, he whakama to te pahake (P.).

2. Ancient times. Inawhea iara i nga pahake e hau ana taku patu, ko Poroku ? (M. 185).

3. v.i. Crouch.

whakapāhake, v.i. Crouch. E whakapahake ana i te ra. ‖ hake (i).

Pāhakehake, a. Broad and shallow, as a canoe. ‖ hake (ii).

Pahaki, l.n. denoting small relative distance, used only in adverbial phrases with a preposition. Kei pahaki tata atu e takoto ana (Lying a little beyond). ‖ tahaki.

Pāhanahana. 1. v.t. Smear with red ochre and oil, redden.

2. v.i. Blush. Kua pahanahana katoa ahau i te whakama.

hana.

Pahananui, a. Broad-faced.

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Pāhao. 1. n. Basket net, for catching fish.

2. Wind screen for crops. = pahauhau.

3. v.t. Net, catch in a net. Katahi ratou ka tahuri ki te hanga kupenga rarauhe; katahi ka pahaoa te inanga, ka taona hei kai ma ratou.

4. fig. Acquire information stealthily, glean. Kei pahaotia aku korero.—He mea pahao nga korero.

5. a. Confused, in difficulties. Kei pahao koe, e, kei whakahihi Taupo e takoto nei (M. 412).

Pahara, a. 1. Incomplete, deficient. ‖ hara (iii).

2. Scattered, separated. Kaua e pahara, kia noho topu. ‖ raha.

pāharahara, n. A flat cord. = paraharaha.

Pāhare. a. 1. Bitter.

2. Distasteful.

Pahau (i), n. 1. Beard. Pahau-kākāpo, Dawsonia superba, a moss. Pahau-kokako, a fern.

Pahau-tea, Libocedrus bidwilli, a tree.

2. Whalebone, baleen.

3. v.i. Flourish luxuriantly, as vegetation.

Pāhau (ii), v.t. Besiege. Ka pahau ki Whaitirinui (S.).

pāhauhau, n. Wind screen for crops. = pahao.

Pahaua, n. A variety of the calabash gourd, Lagenaria vulgaris.

Pahawa, a. Smeared. ‖ hawahawa.

Pāhehaheha, a. Lean, emaciated.

Paheke. 1. v.i. Slip, slide. Kei paheke koe.

2. Fail. Tena ko te toa mahi kai e kore e paheke (P. 87).

3. Trickle, flow. Ka rau aku mahara mo te roimata ra e paheke i aku kamo (M. 62). Used of any running discharge. ‖ 5, below.

4. a. Jarring, grating, of sound. Kei te mania, kei te paheke i aku taringa, me ko whea to whare? (S).

5. n. Menses3. above.

6. Auricularia auricula-judea, jew's ear fungus.

pāhekeheke. 1. a. Slippery.

2. Uncertain, unstable. He toa taua he toa pahekeheke (P.).

3. Striped. = tahekeheke.

4. n. A striped dogskin cape.

Paheko, pāhekoheko. 1. v.t. Join.

2. v.i. Combine, co-operate.

Pahemo, v.i. 1. Pass by, pass on. Ka haere mai ano ki te pona i te tui a Kahukura, ka mau te pona, pahemo rawa ake te kai-pona (T. 179).

2. Pass on one side, miss. Kahore i tahitahi ki taku waewae, i pahemo.

hemo.

Paheno, v.i. 1. Come untied. Kia mau te hotiki, kei paheno.

2. Slip away, escape. Whai noa, whai noa, paheno tonu atu.

maheno, kaheno.

Pāhengahenga, n. Geniostoma ligustrifolium, a tree.

Pāhengihengi, a. Blowing gently. He hau pahengihengi. ‖ kohengi.

Pahera = pawhera.

Pahewa, pāhewahewa, a. Mistaken, deluded. Pakirakira ana, pahewahewa ana to hanga hewa tauaki (S.).

Pāhi, v.t. Strike, beat. Pahitia te tamaiti nei.—Tae tonu mai ki a Maui, hoki rawa iho te ringa ki te pahi, kua puta ona toto. ‖ pāhia.

Pāhi, a. Gloomy, disquieted. Ka pahi tona ngakau.

whakapāhi, v.i. Sadden, depress. Tenei ka whakapahitia, ka takoto ki te whare (S. 32).

Pahīi (i), v.i. Ooze, flow, leak. Neke tata atu, ko te pahītanga o te wai o tona oko; koia Waipahirere.—Ka pahi ona toto.

pāhīhī, v.i. 1. Flow in driblets. Pahihi ana te rere o te wai.

2. Well up, spring.

Pahīii (ii), n. 1. Large sea-going canoe; hence, ship. ‖ Ta. pahi.

2. Company of travellers, number of persons in a body. Ka tae atu ki te ana, ka whakau pahi marie te ope ra (T. 159).

3. Expedition. Ki te karanga pahi (M. 77). Kaore ra e taea te whakahoki te pahi taua.

4. Section of a tribe. Ka timata te haere ki ona pahi i Te Whakamaru, i Maroa, i Tutukau (T. 103).

5. Serf, slave, person of low birth. He pahi mohoao, a clumsy fellow.

6. Temporary camping place. Hoatu te pahi ki runga te taumata (M. 271). = pupahi.

Pahīiii (iii), n. 1. Irritation of the skin due to eating certain fish.

2. A person suffering from such irritation. He pahī koe, e kore koe e kai i te araara; no te tikanga iho koe o Rongomai ?

Pahi, a. Ended, brought to a conclusion.

pahipahi, n. A sort of kilt worn by women, reaching to the knee.

Pāhia (i), v.t. Slap. I pahiatia pea te tamaiti nei, ina ka tangi. ‖ pāhī.

Pāhia (ii), n. A preparation of mashed food. Pahia tawa, pahia pipi, ka taona aianei, apopo ka hukea.

Pāhīhī. ‖ pahī (i).

Pāhika, v.t. Clear from weeds. I te mea ka mahia te mara tautane … ka oti te pahika, muri iho ka tāpāpātia.

Pahika, a. 1. Passed on, escaped. Kua pahika atu nga tangata o Tokomaru.

2. Exceeding in length, surpassing. Pahika ake taku rakau i tau.

pāhikahika, a. 1. Uneven.

2. In the expression ahi pahikahika, a sacred fire connected with rites for the dead. Ko te ahi parapara he ahi pahikahika mo te tupapaku.

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Pāhikohiko, n. Bow fence, made of sticks with both ends stuck into the ground; any makeshift fence.

Pahiwi. 1. v.i. Lean on anyone's shoulder in walking. Ko to patuitanga, ko taku pahiwitanga (S.). ‖ pokohiwi.

2. v.t. Jerk. Kua kai te ika ki a ia, katahi a Maui ka pahiwi mai i tana aho, kua mau te ika. ‖ hiwi (ii).

pāhiwihiwi, pāiwiiwi. 1. a. Uneven, in ridges. Mamae ana au i te pahiwihiwi o toku moenga. ‖ hiwi (i).

2. n. Chironemus marmoratus, kelp fish. ‖ hiwihiwi.

Pāho. 1. a. Soaring, floating.

2. v.i. Be noised abroad, as news. Ka paho te rongo.

whakapaho, v.i. Soar, float.

Pāhoahoa, n. 1. Headache, giddiness, stupor. Kaore hoki ra taku huhi, taku pahoahoa noa i ahau (S. 120). ‖ ngahoahoa.

2. Back of the head. Korero mai ki taku pahoahoa (P. 56).

3. Sterile land.

Pahoho. 1. a. Still, immovable, quiet. Whiua ki Whangape, ki reira whiriwhiri ai, kia pahoho (M. 79).

2. n. Large rough flax cloak. He pahoho, he pora, he ngeri, he koka; kotahi tonu ahua o ena kakahu.

whakapahoho, v.i. Remain listless and inactive. Ore ki te tangata he whakapahoho noa ta te raumati hanga (M. 431). Me te tekoteko koe e whakapahoho ana, kahore he ngohengohenga, kahore he aha.

Pahohoro, v.i. Hasten, hurry. Kei pahohoro ta te ngutu (M. 139). Naku ano au i pahohoro noa ki te kupu a te rau (S. 15). = hohoro.

Pāhoka, pāhokahoka, n. 1. Screen or shed made of branches with the butts stuck into the ground.

2. Rainbow. He iti marangai e tu te pahokahoka.

hoka (i).

Pahora, a. Exposed to view. He mea pahora hei matakitaki ma te tangata. ‖ hora (i), mahora.

Pahore. 1. a. Scraped off, abraded. Kua pahore te hiako.

2. Having the skin rubbed off. He rongoa mo te pahore o toku waewae.

3. Bared, exposed. E kata, e pahore nei nga niho, te tangata niho waha, ko Kae (Tr. vii, 52).

4. n. A fresh-water fish, said to be adult form of inanga (Galaxias attenuatus). Ko nga mea nunui e kainga nei e koe, he pahore; ko nga mea ririki, he inanga.

pāhorehore, a. Scraped off, obliterated. Ahiahi, tukaha; ata pahorehore (P.).

hore (ii).

Pahoreroa, n. A pattern of wood carving, used to ornament the door posts of a house.

Pahoro. 1. v.t. Take by assault, storm a fortress. Meāke pahorotia Te Karaka.

2. n. Fall, capture, of a fortress. He tangi na Tawaputa mo ana tamariki i mate i te pahoro i Te Whetu-matarau (M. 301).

horo (i), 3.

Pahū. 1. v.i. Burst, explode. E pahu ana mai te puku o te tane, o te wahine, o te tamariki i te kāinga a te ahi (Pi. 175, 1).

2. n. Alarum, made of stone or wood, and beaten like a gong; formerly used in time of war.

pāhūhū, v.i. Pop, crackle. He kaanga pāhūhū, popped corn.

papahū, v.i. 1. Burst into flame. Ka papahū te kapura.

2. Resound.

Pahu (i). 1. n. A toy dart, similar to the neti, which was made to skim along the ground.

2. v.i. Play with such a dart. Ko nga tane kei te neti, kei te pahu, kei te taka.

3. Glance off, ricochet. Ka pitoitia te teka a muri ki te harakeke, katahi ka pahu ki te oneone.

pehu, pohu.

Pahu (ii), pahupahu, v.i. Bark. Ka rongo a Tawhaki i nga kuri ruarangi e pahu ana.—E pahupahu ana nga kuri.

Pahu (iii)——

papahu. 1. n. A large white grub, the larva of Chlorochiton suturalis.

2. A fish. Whakamau atu i to matau ki te papahu i tai ra (M. 264).

3. a. False, untrue. He korero papahu to korero.

4. Dissembling. Heoti papahu kau te tangata ra, ka whakama hoki mo tana whakarerenga atu (Pi. 135, 3).

Pāhua (i), pāhuahua, pāhue, v.t. Plunder. Kua pahuatia te kāinga o Taka.

Pāhua (ii), n. A canoe without raised side pieces. = tiwai.

Pāhūhū. ‖ pahū.

Pahuhu. 1. v.i. Slip off. Ko ona pakikau kua pahuhu ke ki raro, i te kowhanatanga a nga ringaringa (Pi. 133, 11).

2. Become disengaged, as the fleshy matter from the fibre in dressing flax. Ko te para e kore e pahuhu.

3. v.t. Slip up, as a sleeve slipped, not rolled, up the arm.

4. n. Noose.

5. Foreskin.

6. A small sea fish resembling karati.

whakapahuhu, v.t. Use charms to induce shame in an ill-doer. ‖ J. vii, 134.

huhu, parahuhu, pauhu.

Pāhuki, n. 1. Screen of brushwood. = pahoka.

2. Short lengths of fuel so stacked as to form the walls of a cooking shed.

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Pāhumu. 1. v.i. Burn.

2. n. Fire. Ka kongange te pahunu nei (R.).

3. Anxiety, apprehension. Mau tonu tona pahunu ki te napenga o tana karakia (T. 17).

whakapāhunu, v.t. Discourage, dishearten. Kia tu te rangatira ki te tohu, ka toa te kairakau: ta te ware he whakapahunu i nga toa (P.).

Pahunga, n. Crumb. ‖ kohungahunga.

Pāhura, a. Hairy. ‖ hura.

Pahure, v.i. 1. Pass by. Kua pahure ke nga waka i te ata.

2. Come in sight, appear. Tangohia te mea e pahure mai na.

3. Escape. Me te manu motu i te mahanga; ehara, ka pahure (T. 64).

4. Be accomplished. He kai, ko tau e pahure; ko te mahi, e kore e pahure (P. 17).

whakapahure. 1. v.t. Cause to pass by.

2. v.i. Be nearly gone by.

Pai (i), (pl. papai). 1. a. Good, excellent. Heoti ano te kai pai o nga kai katoa he huahua (P. 97). He iwi pai korua na ki te haka? (T. 65).

2. Suitable, satisfactory. Ka tango ia i nga kowhatu papai (T. 79). E pai ana tera, nau i pena mai e pai ana (T. 195). I pai tera, no te mea i mate ki te riringa a riri (P. 98).

3. Pleasant, agreeable.

4. Handsome, good-looking. Ko te take i tangohia ai e ia te wahine nei, he pai, he ataahua (Pi. 133, 11). Nana hoki taua tamahine pai rawa nei a Raumahora (T. 182). Ahakoa he kakahu pai o etahi, he kakahu kino to Paoa (T. 193).

5. n. Excellence, suitability. Ka rapu ia i te wahi ururua hei nohoanga mona, a kite ana ia i te pai o taua wahi (T. 100).

6. Prosperity. I nga ra o te pai hei pai, i nga ra o te kino hei kino;… kia tupu ai te pai (T. 12).

7. Good looks. He pai aha to te tutua (P. 12). He pai tane e kore e reia (P.). Taro rawa te tirohanga o taua koroheke ki te pai o tana wahine (Pi. 133, 11).

8. Advantage. Ta te tau kai pai hoki he tohatoha i te tangata ki te koraha haere ai (T. 81). This seems to be the force of the word in the following examples: Taku pai hoki (I wish you to get it). Ta te pai o Te Potatau (Do not think you will get it from Potatau).

9. v.i. Be pleased. E kore pea a Tutanekai e pai mai ki ahau (T. 131).

10. Be willing, be agreeable. E kore ia e pai kia rere kau ki mua o te aroakapa o te haka (T. 167). “E hine, e kore ranei koe e pai ki tenei tangata hei hoa mou?” Ka mea mai te kotiro, “E pai ana” (T. 183).

11. Assent. Kihai a Paoa i pai, e wehi ai ia (T. 194).

paingia, pass. Be approved of, be liked. Ki te paingia mai koe, kei te roro au e noho ana (M. vii).

whakapai, v.t. 1. Make good, set in order. Ka tahia te kainga o Rehua e Rupe ka oti, whakapaia rawatia, a ka pai (T. 35). Kia noho tonu ai te kakara i roto i te whare hei whakapai i te whare mo te manuhiri (T. 192).

2. Pronounce good, approve, praise.

3. In the expression whakapai ruaki, feet nausea. Also paipai-ruaki. But these should probably be regarded as separate words. ‖ pairua.

whakapaipai. 1. v.t. Adorn.

2. a. Ornamental.

Pai (ii). ——

papai. 1. v.t. Patch, as clothes. ‖ pāpaki.

2. n. Spear-grass, Aciphylla sp.

paipai, n. 1. A cutaneous disease.

2. Venereal disease.

Pāia. ‖ (ii).

Paiahaaha, paiahāha, n. A shout. Whakapaiahahatia ana e ia. Ka pa tana karanga “Paiahaha” (Pi. 135, 5). ‖ pāha.

Paiaka, n. 1. Root of a tree. Ko nga paiaka hei moenga mona (T. 180).

2. A weapon made from a root. Katahi ka hoe Puhirua; no makeretanga o te puhi o tana paiaka i huaina ai tena ingoa.

‖ pakiaka.

Paiarehe. ‖ patupaiarehe.

Paiere = paihere.

Paihau, n. 1. Beard. = pahau (i).

2. Wing of a bird, large fin of flying fish, gurnard, etc. E papaki kau ana te paihau o te manu (M. 86). Paihau kaka, a variety of kumara.

3. Projecting sides of the haumi of a canoe.

4. Wings, or guides, of an eel-weir.

5. Horizon, direction. I taka mai ano i te paihau ki te raro.

6. Female of maomao fish.

Paihere, paiere. 1. v.t. Bind together in bundles. Ka tahuri ia ki te paihere i aua pu tarutaru (T. 100). Ko aku wheua i paiherea mai (M. 249).

2. Bring into close quarters, compress. Huihuia mai te pa o te iwi kia kotahi; paiherea mai.

3. n. Bundle. Ko a koutou patu me kuhu ki roto ki nga paiere raupo, ngaro ai (W. v, 37).

Pāihi. 1. a. Uneasy in mind. I paihi kau roto (S. 65). Paihi ana tera au i taku rongonga i te korero na.

2. n. Slave. Ka mate a Wahieroa, ko te paihi i whakarauorangia (Tr. vii, 45).

ihi (iii).

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Paihore, a. 1. Scattered. Wehe ke mua, wehe ke muri, paihore ke a waenga. (Of a fighting force.)

2. Going astray. Ta te tamariki mahi, Paihore ke, paihore ke.

3. Desultory.

Paihuarere. Perfect of weather. He rangi paihuarere (Tai.).

Paikare. —— Tatai rawa ki te toroa paikare (Of fitting out a canoe) (W.M. xiii, 166).

Pāike, v.t. Strike. Paikea ki te hama. ‖ ike (ii).

pāikeike, v.t. Elevate. Taria mai he oneone hei paikeike mo tenei wahi. ‖ ike (i).

Paikea (i), a. —— He whare paikea, a long house having the entrance at the end, but no verandah. Ko tona whare, he whare kopae, ko to Tinirau he whare paikea (T. 38).

Paikea (ii), n. A species of whale. Tangi atu au ki te paikea nui o te moana (T. 27).

Paimarire, n. The name given to a semi-religious movement started by Te Ua, of Taranaki, in 1862.

Pāina, pāinaina. 1. v.i. Warm oneself, bask. Ka painaina ki te ra, ka mahana tetahi taha, ka huri tetahi taha (Pi. 135, 3).

2. v.t. Dry. Ka mahia hoki ta ratou ake taura, he mea paina nga harakeke ki te ahi kia ahua maroke ai.

ina (ii).

Paioke, n. Invalid. ‖ oke.

Paioneone, n. Clod of earth.

Paiore, n. Heartwood of trees.

Paiori, a. Emaciated. Kua paioritia a Mea i tona mate.

whakapaiori. Ka whakapaiori au, ka takoto ki te whare (S. ii, 22). Tenei ka noho, ka whakapaiori kau, e au ana taku moe i te tuatahitanga (S. 51).

Paipai. ‖ pai.

Paipairuaki. ‖ pairua.

Pāiri, n. Wash boards attached to the sides of a canoe. = rauawa. In some parts applied to the rauawa only when detached from the body of the canoe.

Pairi, pāiriiri (i), a. Disquieted, afraid, solicitous. Ka pairi toku ngakau ki te pukapuka a Ngati Porou.—I tawhiti ano Pareihi, kai a Kokopu, e haramai ana, pairi taku poho, ahaha (S.).

Pairi (ii). Pairi ponga, slabs of tree-fern trunks used in building of huts and for lining store pits.

Pāiru = pauru, n. 1. A green beetle.

2. A red fly. Pairu nui, a large fly like a blowfly, but with a metallic sheen.

Pairua, pairuaki.——

whakapairua, whakapairuaki, paipairuaki, n. Nausea, feeling of disgust. Kahore ranei ona whakapairua ki te toto e rere ana i te whenua ?

Pairuri, n. Solicitude.

Pāitiiti, v.i. Decrease, subside. Ka haere, ka paitiiti to maua ngongoro (M.M. 152).

Paitu, n. Fern root with coarse fibres.

Pāiwiiwi = pahiwihiwi.

Pākā, pākākā, a. 1. Scorched.

2. Red or brown. Kei te wahi pakaka te ara. Paka korito, light brown. Ko te ahua o aua rakau me aua tarutaru he ma, he whero, he paka korito, he pango (W.M. x, 139).

Paka (i). 1. a. Dried, baked. Me i paka te kai nei, ka reka.

2. n. Dried provisions. Waiho i kona te tangata to te paka maroke.

3. Scraps.

4. v.t. Cook. Mana e paka te manu a Karohia.

5. v.i. Be hot, of the sun. E, kua paka noa te ra, kua tuhoehoe noa mai ki runga.

pāpaka, n. 1. Crab.

2. Scab on a sore, tetter, herpes.

3. A beetle.

4. A variety of fern root.

5. A variety of potato with dark flesh.

6. A fish.

7. Slabs placed horizontally between the uprights of the walls, forming a skirting board in a house.

8. A light-coloured variety of eel.

pakapaka. 1. a. Dry, baked, burned. Apopo ra koe taona pakapakatia ana ki nga whatu o Kurupangoi (W. iv, 186). Ko te tupuna o Ngati Pakapaka i wera i te ahi, koia a Ngati Pakapaka.

2. n. Dried provisions, fish, birds, etc. Ka moe hupeke, tangata kaore ana whata pakapaka; ka moe wharoro, tangata i te whata pakapaka (P.).

3. Scraps. Kua riro te whenua i te pakeha, kua riro nga moni i te Maori; kihai i rato nga tangata, katahi ka tonoa he moni; he kai pakapaka tenei.

4. A coarse rough cloak of flax.

Paka (ii), v.i. Quarrel. Kua mutu taku pakanga ki te tangata, kua paka atu au ki te atua.

pakanga, n. Strife, dissension, hostility, war. No reira ka mau tonu he pakanga a Tangaroa ki a Tane (T. 5). Nga herehere o taku pakanga (M. 346).

pakapaka, a. Quarrelsome.

Pākaha, a. 1. Violent, severe. E pakaha ana te mamae.

2. Firm, bold. Kia pakaha ai te tu atu ki runga (M. 236).

pākākaha, a. Strenuous. Katahi ia ka tino kaha ki te korero atu kia pakakaha ai te manaaki mai ki ana korero.

Pakahā, n. Puffinus gavia, fluttering shearwater, a sea bird. = hakoakoa.

Pākahara, n. A sea fish.

Pākahukahu, n. Strength. Taro kau ka hoki ake te pakahukahu, ka korero iho ki te hunga.

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Pākai, n. Bulwark, shield, screen. Pakai riri, screen. Taku ate hoki ra, taku pakai riri ki te ao o te tonga (S.). Taku pakai hau ki te ao o te tonga (S. ii, 58); and, figuratively, champion in front of the main body of an army.

Pākaiahi, n. 1. Fireplace made of clay, in a canoe, etc. Te mokopeke au i te pakaiahi o te 'puke (S. 120).

2. Ramparts, earthworks, of a pa. = maioro.

pākai.

Pakaihi, a. Uneasy in mind. Kati te wairua pakaihi te hoki auau mai (N.M. i, 30).

paihi.

Pākaikai, n. The string used to secure the bait to the hook.

Pakaiwai, n. Floor plate of a pataka.

Pākāka. ‖ pāka.

Pākaka. 1. v.t. Surround, hem in, with the view of catching.

2. n. Small enclosure for a trap. Hangaa he pakaka mo to tawhiti.

Pakakā = pakakē, n. 1. Seal. Ka kitea mai e nga tangata; ka karanga nga tangata, “He pakaka” (Tr. vii, 48).

2. Whale.

Pākākaha. ‖ pākaha.

Pakakau, n. Two sticks with which a sort of tune is played. = pakuru.

Pakakē = pakakā, n. 1. Balaenoptera rostrata, whale. Haere atu ra ki te moana i tere ai te pakake (S. 36).

2. Sea, in general. (Tahu.)

3. A black bituminous substance found on the sea beach. = mimiha.

4. Kelp. To ana te pakake ki ro te wai (M. 75).

5. A pattern in weaving and in carving.

Pakakina, a. Glowing. Ko ao kanapanapa, ko ao pakakina (T. 5).

pakakinakina, a. Hot. E pakakinakina ana te whiti o te ra.

pākinakina.

Pakakohi, n. Fern root of poor quality.

Pakakū. 1. v.i. Make a harsh grating sound.

2. Make a repeated knocking.

3. n. A bituminous substance found on beaches; used as chewing gum. = pakakē.

Pākani, a. Quarrelsome, provoking. Katahi ano taku tangata pakani, ko koe.

pākanikani, v.t. Chafe, abrade.

Pākanga. ‖ (i).

whakapākanga. ‖ (ii).

Pakanga. ‖ paka (ii).

Pakarā, a. Unsuitable. He pakara, he kino te onewa o uta. (Referring to the unsuitable quality of stone found high up above a stream bed.) = karā.

Pakara. 1. v.i. Smack the lips. E pakara ana te waha o te tangata i te reka o te kai. ‖ kakara, pakora, makarakara.

2. n. Callaeas wilsoni, North Island blue-wattled crow. = kokako.

Pakarara, n. 1. A very large species of eel.

2. Fish cooked for a longer time than usual. Ko te pakarara, he ika, he mea taopaka.

3. A charm for recovery from injury. Taka kau i te rakau, mate rawa, e kore e ora i te pakarara.

Pakare, v.i. Ripple. ‖ kare.

Pakarea, a. 1. Dark, gloomy. Te ao pakarea (T. 5).

2. Lean, skinny. He manu pakarea.

Pakari, a. 1. Matured, ripe.

2. Strong, hard.

whakapakari. 1. v.t. Mature. Me ai ki te hua o te rengarenga, me whakapakari ki te hua o te kawariki.

2. Bid defiance to.

3. v.i. Boast.

4. Bawl. Ka rongo a Matuku, ka whakapakari iho te waha.

5. a. Having a large appetite.

Pakaroa, a. 1. Scarce, as food.

2. Wanting food, famished.

Pakaru. 1. a. Shivered, broken, shattered. Kua pakaru te kiaka (T. 133).

Note.—Pakaru should be distinguished from motu, broken, of a cord, etc., and whati, broken, of a rod, wand, etc.

2. Rent, torn. Ko te whare pakaru i te hau (M. lxxx).

3. Split. Na Toto i hahau, ka hinga ki te whenua, wahia ana, ka pakaru (T. 109).

4. Put to flight, dispersed. Katahi ano te matua ka pakaru, ka patua (J. xx, 23).

5. n. Damage. Waiho kia pakaru ana, he pakaru waka taua (P.).

6. Tattoo marks on the temples.

pākaru, pākarukaru. 1. v.t. Break in pieces, break through. Ko te whare e kore e tahaetia, e pakarutia ranei e te kuri, e te tangata (M. lxxxiii). Piki tonu atu ki runga ki te tuanui o te whare, ka pakarua iho te wahi i rite ake ai tona iringa ake (T. 64).

2. v.i. Break forth. I te ahiahi ka pakaru mai te wai, riro ana nga whare me nga taiepa (W.M. ix, 103).

pākarutanga, n. Place of breaking forth. Te pakarutanga o te awa ki te moana.

Pākati. 1. n. A fine dog's-tooth pattern in carving, often run between parallel grooves.

2. v.t. Incise a pattern. Ka pakatitia taua tohu ki te rakau.

Pakatiti, a. Defective in food. He waru pakatiti.

Pākato, v.i. Flow, as the tide. He tai pakato mai. ‖ kato (ii).

pākatokato, a. Forlorn. Kaore te aroha pakatokato ana te tau o taku ate (S.). ‖ pukatokato.

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Pākau, pākaukau, n. 1. Wing of a bird, of an army, or of a building. Ko ona pakau ano kei ona ringa ano, i pena me o te manu (T. 95).

2. Kite, made of rushes, etc., stretched on a frame. Ka tae ki te toetoe, toetoe whatu pakau nei (Pi. 135, 3).

Pakaua, a. 1. Muscular, brawny. He pakaua, ara he uaua katoa.

2. Sinewy, wiry. He ahua pakaua, ara ahua maro te kiri.

Pakaue, n. A variety of tāro.

Pākaurere, n. Locusta migratoria, winged grasshopper. ‖ pakau.

Pākauroha, a. Extended on either side like wings. Ka whakatairangi, ka pakauroha nga ringa. (Of actions at the tuaahu.)

pākauroharoha, n. 1. Locusta migratoria, winged grasshopper. ‖ pakau.

2. Dryopteris pennigera, a fern.

Pākaurua, n. Dasyatis brevicaudatus, sting-ray, a fish. ‖ pakau, oru, roha.

Pakawai, n. Driftwood. (Whang.) = tawhao-whao.

Pākawe, v.t. Carry anything suspended from the shoulder, like a satchel. ‖ kawe.

Pakawera. 1. a. Scorched. ‖ paka (i).

2. n. A basaltic stone.

3. The name of a month, about August-September.

Pakawha, n. 1. Withered leaf of flax, tree fern, etc.

2. Husk, as of maize.

3. Green leaves of raurekau, used for wrapping up eels. (Wai.).

Pākē, n. A rough cape made of undressed leaves of kiekie or flax. Ka wekua tona pake e te rakau (T. 80). Ka toimaha ra koe i te haringa i o pake (Pi. 127, 6).

Pāke, a. Adult. (Whang.) = pakeke.

Pakē, v.i. Crack, creak, rustle, emit a sound like that of rending, etc. Ka pakē te rakau, meake whati.

pākēkē, pakepakē. 1. v.i. Creak, crackle, grate.

2. v.t. Grate, scrape. Kua pakeketia nga riwai.

Pake, a. Obstinate. Ka pake te tangata ra, e kore e whakatika.

pakepake, a. Persistent.

whakapakepake, v.t. Persuade, induce. Na Te Rangi i whakapakepake i oma ai taku pononga.

Pākehā. 1. n. A person of predominantly European descent.

2. a. Foreign. Kai pakeha, an imported variety of kumara.

3. n. Silver eel. = hao. (Tahu.)

4. n. A flea.

pakepakehā, pākehakeha. 1. n. Imaginary beings resembling men, with fair skins. = patupaiarehe. Kaati, ko nga ingoa turehu, he patupaiarehe, pakehakeha (Pi. 152, 3).

2. a. Awkward, outlandish. Ehara i te hanga tou pakepakehā.

3. Disordered, disarranged. Ka pakepake-hatia to rae i te puhanga o te hau. (Of hair blown about.)

Pākeho, n. 1. Limestone.

2. White clay.

pākehokeho, a. Slippery.

Pākeka, n. Land that has been exhausted by cultivation.

pākekakeka, n. A water plant.

Pākēkē. ‖ pakē.

Pakeke. 1. a. Hard, stiff. Pakeke tonu, e kore e ngawhere.

2. Difficult, obstinate.

3. Grown up, adult. Pakeke rawa ake, te moe tahi, te aha (T. 11).

4. Low, of the tide. Ko te timunga atu o konei, ko te pakeketanga o waho.

5. n. Old person, adult. Nahana i waiho ki oku pakeke (M. 219).

6. Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae, common sole, a fish. = patikirori, tarore.

hoheke.

Pakepakē. ‖ pakē.

Pakepakeha. ‖ pākehā.

Pakere, n. Outer leaves of a plant, as opposed to rito.

Paketai, pakepaketai, n. Driftwood, anything cast up by the sea. Ka tae ki runga ki nga tuaahu, ka tu ia me tona paketai. (Speaking of Manaia's party, who had drifted ashore on a floating totara.)

Pāketu. 1. v.t. Clear off, cut off, weed. E paketu ana ahau i te taru.

2. n. A light garden implement apparently used as a scuffle hoe (Wai.).

Pakewa. 1. v.i. Make a mistake in speaking.

2. a. Solitary. He ika pakewa.

3. Wandering. He uri pakewa na Rutaia.

pākewakewa, n. A disease producing rough sores on the neck and face. Ka pangia e te pakewakewa, ka whekewheke katoa te kaki me te kanohi. Te mutunga o te pakewakewa he kirihoko.

Pakewharu, n. A fresh-water fish.

Paki (i). 1. a. Fair, without rain, dry, of weather. Kia paki te rangi ka haere ai tatou.

2. n. Fine weather. Frequently in expressions such as paki o Hewa, paki o Ruhi, paki o Rangi. I taria ano hoki te paki o Ruhi, rewa ai taua ope nei (J. ii, 45).

3. v.i. Be fine, of the weather. E paki ra te paki o Atutahi (M. 242).

whakapaki, v.t. Dry by fire, toast. Ka whakapakia te puwha ki te ahi.

papaki, in the term papaki harakeke, a frame of flax used for drying inanga, and other foods.

pakipaki. 1. v.t. Cure, preserve by drying. page 253 Kei te pakipaki upoko.

2. n. An oven for drying food, etc.

3. Dried human head.

Paki (ii), papaki. 1. v.t. Slap, pat.

2. v.i. Clap, strike together. Kua tika te kapa; te tino pakinga i pakia ai, e papaki ana (T. 167). He tai papaki rua, a place where two waves meet.

3. Make a clapping noise. Te tarakihi papaki raumati (M. 15).

4. Papaki rango, papaki ngaro, fly flap; also a pattern in reed panelling, so named from the decorative binding round the handle of a fly flap. = patungaro.

whakapaki, v.t. Strike together. Kei te whakapaki te waiapu no Whangamata kia rehua ai (M. 196).

papaki. 1. n. Cliff against which the waves beat.

2. A game played by two players clapping the hands in unison to a chant. Te ti rakau, te pakuru, te papaki (T. 37).

3. A sea fish. He waka hoenga ngu, hoenga papaki, hoenga parareka.

4. An incantation to kill or injure a woman who rejects a suitor. Ka haere atu te tangata ki te wahine, a ka panaia e taua wahine, kaore e pai mai. Na ka tahuri te tangata ra, ka papaki; ka pakia e ia te wahine. He karakia makutu te papaki, kia mate te wahine.

5. v.t. Blow gently upon. Mo nga hau pārua e papaki mai nei te tihi ki Tongariro (S.).

pakipaki. 1. v.t. Slap, tap, or pat frequently.

2. Besiege. Katahi ka tino riri, ka paki-pakitia te pa ra, a Maungakahia.

3. Keep a company in line. Ko koe hei pakipaki i to taua ope kia piri te haere.

4. n. Wallet (kete) with a flap to cover the opening.

5. Hair worn long on one side of the head, as a sign of mourning; often also indicating a desire for revenge. Pakipaki taha, a term applied to a tuft of hair so worn.

6. Fin.

7. Side wings, or guides, of an eel-weir. = paihau.

Paki (iii), papaki, n. 1. Kilt, apron. Ka rawhia reretia te karukaru puru o tana whare hei paki putanga mona (T. 13). Homai te paki whero o Uenuku na, hei paki ake moku (T. 65).

2. Clothing. He hau roki moana kia horahia atu aku paki (M. 157).

whakapaki, n. A cloak with an ornamental border. ‖ pakipaki.

pāpaki, v.t. Sew one thing upon another, and so—1. Patch. Me papaki tou kakahu.

2. Sew twoketemouth to mouth to hold maize, etc. Taurakitia, ka maroke, papaki rawa, ka whakatu atu ki roto ki te whata.

papakiranga, n. An ornamented band woven on to a cloak or attached to a vessel. He mea tatai rawa a runga o te tahā ki te papakiranga (W.M. viii, 114).

pakipaki, n. 1. Ornamental border for a cloak. I te kore korirangi hei hoko parawai pakipaki (M. 97). Kia Kahu purua i te neko pakipaki (M. 204). Pakipaki o te ra, a similar band on the top of the sail for a canoe.

2. A cloak with such a border woven on to it. Ki te pakipaki he korohunga (M. 297). = whakapaki.

Paki (iv). 1. v.t. Proclaim, publish, spread a report. Paki atu, e whae, aku rongo hakiki (M. 7).

2. n. Gossip, scandal, subject of talk. Te rongo o te paki e waua mai nei (M. 278). I aku rongo tupua hei paki ki te whare (M. 18).

papaki. 1. a. Romancing, spreading false reports. Katahi nga tangata papaki ko korua (W.M. viii, 156).

2. v.t. Decoy birds. Ko te haerenga papaki kaka, hoki kau mai (M. lxxix).

pakipaki, n. 1. Assembly of notables, the elite. Ko te pakiapki o te ao, ka maunu mai nei (N.M. i, 7) (The cynosure of the earth withdrawn hither).

2. n. Tales, scandal.

3. Decoy parrot, a bird newly caught and so used for the day.

Pākia. ‖ (i).

Pakiaka, n. 1. Root of a tree. He toa piki rakau, he kai tena na te pakiaka (P.). ‖ paiaka.

2. Traverses crossing the main trench at intervals inside a fortification.

Pakihaha, a. Careless, absent-minded. Used of disregard of proprieties or of surroundings. E pakihaha noa iho ana te noho. ‖ pakirara.

Pakihau, n. 1. Wing. Kakapa te manu i uta, he pakihau.

2. Fin.

paihau, paki (ii).

Pakihawa. 1. n. Throat fin of a fish. Te tino okenga i oke ai te pane, me te hiku, me nga urutira, me nga pakihawa (T. 22).

2. a. Clumsy. He koiwi pakihawa rawa koe.

paki (ii).

Pakihere, v.t. Carry a load with bands round shoulders, outside (not under) the arms, or with a band over one shoulder. E whakaae ana ahau kia takiri nga kawainga o te ata, ka pakihere ai te hamanu.

Pākihi. 1. v.i. Dig for fern root. I hoki mai au i te pakihi.

2. n. Place where fern root has been dug.

3. Open grass country, barren land.

whakapākihi, v.t. Dig superficially. Kaua e whakapakihitia te keringa.

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Pakihi, a. 1. Dried up. Kua pakihi au i nui o rangi (Sh. T. 182).

2. At lowest ebb. Kua pakihi te tai.

pākihikihi, a. Shallow. Mimiti pakora, pakihikihi ana te wai, e ha (S.).

Pākihiroa, n. North-east wind. E noho, tena te pakihiroa hei kawe i a koe (P. 6).

Pakihiwi, n. 1. Shoulder. Ka whakatika, ka mau ki te pakihiwi maui (J. xx. 20). He pakihiwi tangata, e kore e mawhaki (P.).

2. The measure from one shoulder to the extended fingers of the other hand; also pakihiwi maro. Te roa a taua taniwha e rua pakihiwi maro (W.M. iii, 31). Tena, whangangatia te rakau, e hia nga pakihiwi.

Pakihora, n. A closely woven fabric worn by fighting men. = kutoro, pakihoro.

Pakihore, a. Lazy. Ko te wahine, kaore e whatu, ko te tane kaore e hanga whare, he pakihore. ‖ pakukore.

Pakikau, n. 1. Garment. Te wahi i waihotia ai ona pakikau (T. 132). ‖ paki (iii).

2. Wing, fin. E kore e mate, e hao ana i ana pakikau (J. iii, 99). ‖ paihau.

Pākiki, v.t. 1. Question frequently or urgently. Ka pakikitia te tane kia korero; kore noa iho e korero.—He aha ra kia pakikitia rawatia e koe?

2. Beg.

Pākikini. ‖ pakini.

Pakikoke, a. Thin, lean. ‖ pakokekoke.

Pakimaero, n. Fiction. = pakiwaitara.

Pākinakina, a. 1. Hot. Kei runga te ra, pakinakina ana te ra. ‖ pakakinakina.

2. Loud, strident. Pakinakina ana te tangi a te manu.

Pakini. 1. v.t. Nip, pinch.

2. Nick, notch.

3. a. Notched. Hore he wahi i pakini.

pākikini, pākinikini, v.i. Pain, smart, ache. Aha kei taku ate ka pakikini nei (M. 233). Kaore te pawera te pakikini kei te tinana (M. 364).

Pakipakiwai, n. A cloak. ‖ paki (iii).

Pākira, a. 1. Bald-headed. Horo maunga ki tua; pakira ki tangata kotahi (P.).

2. Nonplussed, at a loss. Tou pakira! (That's where you are wrong).

pākirakira, a. Mistaken, deluded.

Pakiraki, n. A tree. (Tahu.) Probably correctly pakirangi.

Pakiranga, a. Shallow, not deep in the ground. Ka mahi te take pakiranga (P. 39). (Of one who falls easily, or is easily discouraged). Nga pakiaka o te rata pakiranga noa ake; kahore e ngoto ki roto ki te oneone. ‖ ranga.

Pakirara. 1. v.t. Catch lice or vermin.

2. a. Regardless of formalities and decencies, careless, slovenly. ‖ pakihaha.

Pakirau, n. Wing of a bird. ‖ pakikau, parirau.

Pakirehua, v.i. Make inquiries, question. Ka haramai koe, ka pakirehua i ahau (M. 251).

Pakiri, v.i. Show the teeth, grin. Ka pakiri mai nga niho o te tangata.—Kua kokiri tonu mai, kua pakiri te niho i runga i te huata (J. ii, 228).

pākirikiri, n. 1. Lower incisor teeth.

2. Parapercis colias, blue cod. Kia titiro iho ki te wai o te pakirikiri, ano ko nga hina o taku upoko (P. 47). = rawaru.

3. A fish (Ngi.); known farther south as tangahangaha and kopukopu.

4. Pseudolabrus celidotus, spotty; a fish. (Ngi.)

Pakirori, n. Fish-hook fitted with shell of Haliotis.

Pakitaha, n. Border on a garment. ‖ paki (iii).

Pakitara (i), n. Side wall of a house. ‖ J. v, 147. Ka tia ai nga pakitara ki te rarauhe (S. ii, 214). ‖ tara (iv).

Pakitara (ii). 1. n. Gossip, scandal.

2. a. Gossiping. I haramai ra koe te tai ki a Te Rau, taku hoa pakitara (M. 7).

‖ paki (iv), pakiwaitara, tara (ii).

Pakitea, n. Scurf, dandruff.

Pakitua, v.t. Place behind one. Ka te pakitua i aku ringa (I will put my hands idly behind my back) (M. 88).

Pakituri. 1. n. A pattern of tattooing for the thigh. = puhoro.

2. In the expression haere pakituri, go on foot. (Ngi.)

Pakiwaha. 1. n. Lines of tattooing at the sides of the mouth.

2. A pattern of carving.

3. a. Boastful, braggart. Ka pakiwaha noa iho ratou ki a ratou, ka tawai etahi ki etahi (W. iv, 115).

Pakiwaitara, n. 1. Scandal, reproach, subject of gossip. Kia whakatihake au i te roa o te whenua hei pakiwaitara kau atu (M. 88). ‖ pakitara (ii).

2. Fiction, legend, folk lore. Heoi aku utu purakau, pakiwaitara (Pi. 152, 3). He korero pakiwaitara nga korero mo patu-paiarehe (J. iii, 30).

Pakiwara, pakiwhara, a. Naked, having scanty clothing.

Pakiwaru, n. 1. Settled fine weather. ‖ paki (i).

2. fig. Person of high birth.

Pakiwhara, n. Venereal disease.

Pakō. 1. v.i. Make a loud sudden sound or report, pop. Ka pako te tai, he tohu hau tonga.

2. a. Blistered.

whakapākōkō, v.t. Loosen the bark of a tree by beating.

Pako, pāpako, v.t. 1. Loosen the soil round plants, cultivate. Papakotia te whenua kia ngawari ai te tupu o te torori.

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2. Plantkumara, etc., among the weeds which have been cleared off the soil.

3. Glean, after a root crop has been lifted.

whakapako, banish. Ehara i a au nana koe i whakapako (M. 400).

pakopako, n. 1. Gleanings, scraps of food. Ki te aha? Ki te kai pakopako (M. 142).

2. A species of plantain.

Pakoa, a. 1. That has become shallow or dry.

2. Low, of the tide. Kia pakoa te tai ka haere ai tatou.

pakora (i).

Pakohe, n. 1. A dark-grey close-grained stone.

2. A weapon or implement made of this stone.

Pakohea, a. Dried up. Takina te kohua nei, ka pakohea nga pipi.

Pākohikohi, pākoikoi, n. A fish.

Pakohu. 1. a. Rent, cleft. Ka pakohu tenei wahi.

2. n. Chasm, gully, cavity.

Pakoire, v.t. Imitate the cry of a bird. Ka pakoiretia te weka (K.M. 16, 1849).

Pakoke (i), a. Without purpose, aimless. Pakoke haere, wander about. ‖ paoke, paoe.

Pakoke (ii).——

pākokekoke, a. Lean, lanky. ‖ pakikoke.

Pakoki. 1. v.i. Toss up and down, as a canoe at sea. ‖ tikoki.

2. a. Dislocated, distorted. Ka pakoki te kauwae, he mea kōpē i te ringa (Its beak was dislocated by pressure from the hand). ‖ takoki.

3. Confused, inarticulate, of speech.

4. n. A term applied in the north to the second annual expedition for shark fishing. ‖ Tr. xliii, 598.

Pākōkō. ‖ pakō.

Pākoko, a. Not producing young, barren.

Pakoko. 1. a. Dried, dried up. Nga inanga pakoko i te marae o te tuaahu a Ihenga.

2. Shrunk, emaciated, lean. Ka pakoko nga kauwae o te tawhiti nei.

3. Shallow, dry.

4. Old, of the previous year, of root crops.

5. n. Dryness. Ko te punehunehu, pakoko ranei, o nga ngutu, o te kanohi, ina haere ki te taua (M. lxxx).

6. In the expression pakoko tawhito, brave, warrior. Ka mahi te pakoko tawhito !

7. Image. Ka koparea ano hoki nga pakoko o te rapa o te waka.

8. Armless figurehead of a canoe (Po.).

9. Gobiomorphus gobioides, bully, a fish. = toitoi.

whakapakoko. 1. v.t. Dry, mummify. Ka whakapakokotia te tupapaku, ka tuakina te puku, ka waiho kia maroke, katahi ka kawea pukutia ki roto ki te ana.

2. n. Mummy.

3. Image. Whakapakoko rakau, or pou whakapakoko, a post with a carved top, used for purposes of incantation.

4. Chief man of a tribe.

Pakokori, n. Deck house of a large canoe.

Pakonga, a. Concave, hollow. E pakonga ana tenei taha. ‖ kokonga.

Pakora (i), a. Low, of the tide. Te awa i tera whenua ka mimiti, pakora te tai ki tawhiti (M. 173). ‖ pakoa.

Pakora (ii), pākorakora. 1. v.i. Smack the lips.

2. n. A noise such as that made by a horse when drawing its legs out of sticky mud.

pakara.

Pakore, a. Broken (of anything which breaks to pieces, as a calabash).

Pākoro, n. Small fenced enclosure, store.

pākorokoro. 1. v.t. Encircle, hem in.

2. n. A rude form of hut. = porukuruku.

3. A partition in a store pit.

4. A fence formed by stacking rails between pairs of upright posts (Whang.).

Pakoro. 1. a. Not producing young, barren.

2. n. A popgun made from the stem of pate, parapara, etc., with a rod of manuka.

Pākoukou, n. Shoulder-blade. ‖ pākau.

Pakū. 1. v.i. Make a sudden sound or report. Tahi rapea ka paku to toki ki te waka, ka rangona e te iwi (M. cv).

2. Resound. Te tangata e haere mai nei tona rongo, e paku nei i nga whenua (T. 189).

3. Extend. Na mauipotiki i tinihanga ki a Hine-nui-te-po, i pa mai ai he mate ki nga tangata o te ao, paku ki runga, paku ki raro (T. 7).

4. v.t. Beat, knock. Kei te paku roi.

5. n. Maul for beating aute, etc.

6. Wooden gong. = pahū.

pākūkū, whakapākūkū, v.t. Knock repeatedly.

Paku. 1. a. Dried. Kua pakua te toto, no te ahiahi ke ra hoki te motumotuhanga i nga ihu (T. 91). E paku ana taku korokoro.

2. Small.

3. n. Dried fish, etc.

4. Scab on a sore.

5. Particle, anything small. Mo te whenua kowhatu kore tenei, “Ko Tireki paku kore” (P. 107). E rua rawa nga paku korero o tenei runanga.

whakapaku. 1. v.i. Begin to be dry or small. Ka whakapaku te tai, ina nga manu ka noho i runga i te tahuna.

2. v.t. Make dry or small.

papaku, v.i. Congeal, set, become hard or dry. Kua papaku te hinu, i roto i te tahā.

pāpaku, a. 1. Shallow. Hohonu kaki, papaku uaua (P.). Kia tuku te wai ka papaku te kauanga.

2. Short.

3. Poor, barren, of soil.

4. Low.

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pakupaku, a. 1. Dry. Keria ana e ia te awa-keri, kia rere ai te wai, kia takoto pakupaku ai te wahi i noho ai a Tuna (W. ii, 76).

2. Small, diminutive.

3. Groundless, causeless. He pakupaku te riri.

Pākūhā = pakuwha.

Pakukore, a. 1. Lazy. Ko te pakukore ki te whatu pakikau, raranga kete (M. lxxx). = pakikore.

2. Poor, poverty-stricken. ‖ paku.

Pakuku, v.i. Slip, glide, move. He kaha no te tai pari kihai i pakuku to matou waka, na konei ka eke mai nga tangata a Te Tirarau tokotoru, hei hoe i a matou.

Pakungaroa, ‖ pakuroa.

Pākura, n. 1. Porphyrio melanctus, swamp hen. = pukeko. Ka atohia te mara ki te kakaho kei taea e te pakura. Taringa pakura, stubborn. He tangata taringa pakura te tangata nei. Tapuwae pakura, a pattern of ornamental lattice work for interior of a house.

2. Red glow in the sky. Pakura taua, a red glow regarded as a bad omen. Mau ana te pakura taua ki te rangi, ki te moana, ki te whenua; katahi a Tawhaki ka mahara, “E, ka mate ia.”

3. Projecting edge of the rauawa of a canoe, which was sometimes ornamented with carving.

pākurakura. 1. a. Red.

2. n. Red glow. E kitea e koe te pakurakura ka mau ki te tahatu o te rangi, ka wera i ahau te whare a Poumatangatanga.

3. A red garment.

4. Verreo oxycephalus, a fish (Ngi.).

Pakuriha, a. Small, of no account. He mea pakuriha, kore ha ano !

Pakuriki, n. Particle, vestige.

Pakuroa, pakungaroa, a. Slow, dilatory at work. Ko Tane pakuroa, none kai (P.).

Pākuru. 1. v.t. Knock, make a knocking noise.

2. n. A chant sung to an accompaniment played on two sticks, one of which is held between the teeth and struck with the other. Te ti-rakau, te pakuru, te papaki (T. 37). Te pakuru tangi mai e te tane (S. 85).

3. In fishing for hapuku or tarakihi, it is a pākuru if a fish is allowed to touch the canoe when being hauled in, and indicates that no more fish will be caught at that spot.

4. A stage for birds to alight upon, for snaring purposes.

5. Stone hammer.

pākurukuru, n. Figurehead for a canoe, consisting of a bust only, without arms.

Pākūwhā, pākūhā. 1. n. Connection by marriage.

2. A present by the bridegroom and his relatives to the father of the bride.

3. The ceremony or feast at which the bride is given away.

4. a. Relating to the marriage ceremony. ‖ kaipakuha, tapakuha.

whakapākūwhā, v.t. Give in marriage. Kaore e whakapakuwhatia nga wahine kairau.

Pāmamae. 1. a. Hurt, grieved, in pain. Kei te pamamae ahau i nga kupukupu a Kauiti.

2. n. Grief, distress. Ka whakaputa ia i tona pamamae mo runga i ngamahi ahuareka o Ngati Porou. ‖ mae.

Pāmamao, a. Distant. Pehea te pamamao o tou kainga ?—Rere mai ra, rere mai ra, a ka pamamao pea i te whenua i haere mai ra ratou (T. 120). ‖ mamao.

Pāmarangai, n. The entrance to an eel-pot. = parakai.

Pāmārō, a. 1. Solid, hard.

2. Steady, without hesitation. Kia pamaro ai te haerenga mai ki waho o te rua (T. 151).

mārō.

Pana (i) (pass. panā, panaina). 1. v.t. Thrust or drive away, expel. Na i panā mai e Hine-tu-a-hoanga raua ko tana ika ko matā (T. 69). E panaina koe ki waho, kia uaua tou koe te haere ki roto (Tr. vii, 51).

2. Cause to come or go forth in any way. He karakia pana tamariki (T. 8).

3. v.i. Throb.

4. n. Fillip. ‖ toropana.

5. Start, spasm; regarded as an omen. Te ata whaki iho taku pana ki a au, kia mohio roto he tangata kei waho (M. 113).

6. Repellent song. ‖ M. 410.

panapana. 1. v.i. Throb. Panapana noa ana taku mea (M. 115).

2. n. Spring of a trap. Rere ana te panapana o te tawhiti.

3. Strong emotion.

4. Cardamine heterophylla, a species of cress.

Panahi, n. 1. Calystegia sepium and C. soldanella; bindweed. Ka keri ana iwi i te roi, i te panahi, a ka hi i te ika. ‖ nahinai.

2. A small red-skinned variety of kumara.

3. Ipomaea palmata, a creeper. (R.)

Panake, n. Calystegia sepium, wild convolvulus. = pohue.

pānakenake, n. Pratia angulata, a plant.

Pānaki, pānanaki, v.i. Incline with a gentle slope, rise with a gentle ascent.

pānakitanga, n. Gentle slope.

naki.

Pānako, n. Asplenium obtusatum, a fern. ‖ parenako.

Panako-te-ao, n. A constellation. Ka tikina nga whetu, ka kawea, ka tataitia, ka whakamarokia Te Ika o te Rangi, ka pangaina ko Panako-te-ao, ko nga Pateri (Pi. 175, 2).

Pananehu, n. Young shoots of Pteridium aquilinum var. esculentum, fern. Ka kai ki te page 257 ngarara whakawae, ka kai ki te pananehu (S. 11). He konehu rarauhe te kai, koia te pananehu.

Panatahi, n. Odd number. Te koha o te whare ra he pana tahi nga heke.—Ka tuaruatia te karakia, notemea ki te panatahi he aitua.

Panau, v.i. 1. Slope, descend. Kia heketia nga panaunga ki Omaru (S. ii, 57).

2. Jump, as a fish.

pānaunau, n. Gentle slope of a hill.

Pane, panepane, n. Head. Ka korengarenga noa te hiku me te pane (T. 152). Ko te panepane o Manawawhiti (M. 84). Pane hapa, wry-necked. He pane hapa te heitiki.

pane. 1. n. A variety of kumara.

2. v.t. Keep heads in line in making an attack. Panea !

pāpane, n. A small sea fish.

papane, panepane, n. Cheimarrichthys forsteri, sucker; a river fish. Called papanoko south of Taupo. = panoko, parikoi, parikou, papangoko.

panepane. 1. n. Sinkers on a dredge for crayfish.

2. a. Close, compact. Nga tohu panepane i te nui Ati Pare (The serried columns of the mighty Ati Pare) (S.). Ka haere ai koe i te whana tukutahi ki te hui panepane ra (S. ii, 82).

Panehe, n. Small stone adze or hatchet. He panehe toki, ka tu te tangitangi kai (P. 24). Rori tangata, rori waiho; rori taura, pa taku panehe (P.).

Paneke. 1. v.i. Move forwards. Muri iho ko Tainui ka toia; kaore i paneke; te maunga iho, mau tonu (T. 75). Kihai rawa i korikori, i ngarue, i paneke te waka ra.

2. Pass by. I nga tau kua paneke ake nei.

3. v.t. Move forward. Panekea ake te tatau.

4. n. Flat-bottomed boat.

pānekeneke. 1. n. Small stone adze, hatchet. Te tuwhera to riu e Kaokao, kia ripia iho ki te rau o te pānekeneke (M. 74).

2. a. Shifting, slippery, insecure. He urunga tangata, he urunga pānekeneke; kapatau he whenua, e kore e pānekeneke (P.). He turanga riri, he tunga panekeneke (S. ii, 47).

Paneroro, n. Prototroctes oxyrhynchus, grayling; a fresh-water fish. = upokororo. ‖ pane.

Panewai, n. = kātara. Part of a rat trap. (Whang.)

Pani (i), n. Persons bereaved; generally orphan, sometimes widow. Ko Paia-te-mamaru hei atawhai pani (M. 214). Pani taua, bereaved by war. I aua ra e Weu ma, i te pani taua, e takoto nei te mamae, me he ngau atua (M. 88).

whakapani, v.t. Make orphan. Hei whakapani hika (M. 50).

Pani (ii), panipani, v.t. 1. Paint, besmear. Ka hoki ia ki te pani i tona whare ki te tawhiri (T. 192). Ka pania ki te ngarahu, kapi katoa (T. 42). To uru i panipania ki te wai tangihua (M. 226).

2. Smear, spread anything upon something else. Panipania rawatia hoki nga kumara (T. 107).

Pani (iii), papani, v.t. Block up. Kua pania tena kuwaha. ‖ kopani, puni.

Panihi, v.t. Chip, pare, with an adze. ‖ manihi.

Panirere. —— He huinga korero te tangata panirere i kupukupua ai (M. 241).

Pāniwhaniwah, n. A fish, pink in colour, like small snapper, with a stiff spinous dorsal fin. Nga paniwhaniwha ngau puraho a te Aotauru (P.).

Panoho, n. Pole for propelling a canoe. (R.)

Panoko, pānonoko, pānokonoko, papanoko, papangoko, panokoreia, n. Cheimarrichthys forsteri, sucker; a fish. = parikou, papane.

pānonoko, n. A game. Ka mahia nga mahi o Ruhanui, a te ku, a te whai, a te panonoko.

pānokonoko, n. A game. = pātokotoko.

Panoni, v.t. Change.

Pānonoko. ‖ panoko.

Pānui. 1. v.t. Read or speak aloud.

2. Publish, proclaim.

3. Advertise publicly.

4. n. Public notice.

panuitanga, n. Announcement, notice.

Note.—This is said, with some probability, to be a modern word invented by the Maoris in connection with their instruction by the early missionaries.

Panuku. 1. v.i. Move on after. Kihai i panuku te rongoa; mau tonu ki te korokoro. Used of a rising tide. He tai panuku (T. 28). Panukunuku atu te korirangi (The lump in the throat moves up and down) (J. 1, 40).

2. ad. Next; expressing lapse of time. Ka tau ko Rehu; panuku tou mai ko Rukupo; panuku tou mai ko Rangiora.

3. n. Sledge.

panukunuku, n. Toboggan. = panunu.

Panunu, v.i. Slide, toboggan. ‖ manunu.

Pānga. ‖ (i), (ii).

Panga (i), v.t. (pass. pangā, pangaina). 1. Throw. Ka tango ia ki tetahi hua o taua rakau, ka pangā iho (T. 16). Pangā atu ana āna kura ki te wai (T. 74).

2. Lay, place. Ka pangaina ko Panako-te-ao, ko nga Pateri, ka pangaina ko Autahi, ko te whetu o te tau (Pi. 175, 2). Ka pangā atu he kumara kia tupu i reira (T. 74).

3. Aim a blow at. Ka tae atu a Mongotipi, ka pakaina (pangaina) e Whakatau ki te toki (Tr. vii, 48). Te panganga atu ki te pae miromiro, mate ana te nuinga (T. 96).

Panga (ii), n. Riddle, game of guessing. He aha taku panga? Panga tuna, eel-pot.

Pangahu, n. Hard clay land. = pahoahoa. ‖ ngahu.

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Pānganga, a. Lean. Hore i te ngohi nei; panganga kau.

Pāngarangara, n. A fish.

Pangare, n. Beardless. Tenei hoki te whakahihi, kei nga kohi pangare o Taupo nei (W.M. v, 59).

Pangē, pangi, n. Tinder, touchwood, made from a spongy fungus.

Pāngia. ‖ (i).

Pango. 1. a. Black, of dark colour. Ma pango, ma whero ka oti (P. 65). Pango tonu te kohamo i te whatinga (T. 101).

2. n. A variety of eel. (Whang.)

pāpango. 1. a. Dark in colour, green, etc. Kei te papango tonu te karaka.

2. n. Aythya novaeseelandiae, New Zealand scaup, black teal. = tetepango, matapouri.

Pāngohengohe, pāngoengoe, n. A small scaleless fish. = pangoungou.

Pāngoingoi.——Ko te tama na Taweka i kai, whakapangoingoi atu ana (S.). (Another version of the song has whakatanoinoi.)

Pangopangoā.——He kuru tawake, he kuru pangopangoa (M. 374).

Pangore. 1. n. and a. Children, immature. Kua kore he tangata o roto o te pa, he wahine, he pangore anake. Kei te pangore ano te kotiro nei. ‖ ngore (i).

2. n. A variety of eel.

Pangoro, a. Full. Ka pangoro to raua waka (M.M. 184). Ko te kai hoki ia e parekareka te kaki, e pangoro ai te whata roa a Manaia (K.M., Dec. '55, 15).

Pāngoungou, n. A fish. = pāngohengohe.

Pāngū, a. 1. Surfeited, wearied of, tired of. Ka pangu rawa te manuhiri i tena kai.—Me mutu enei korero, kei pangu.

2. with pass. termination, abated. Ka pangutia te hau.

Pāngunungunu, v.t. Roast. Pangunungunua he riwai ma tatou. ‖ parangunu.

Panguru, a. Bass, gruff. He reo panguru. ‖ tanguru.

pāngurunguru, n. A dark-coloured species of petrel.

Pāo, n. A fish.

Pao (i), v.t. 1. Strike, as with a hammer; pound. Iti te matakahi, paoa atu ano, na potapota noa (P.). Ka whati te tai, ka pao te torea (P.).

2. Crack, break. Hei pao i to uru te toki (T. 32).

3. Hence, intransitively, hatch of eggs. Ka pao nga hua pipipi.

paoa, pass. 1. Be scattered. Ka paoa rikiriki nga tangata o reira (The men of that place are scattered like dust).

2. Be diffused, as scent.

paopao. 1. v.t. Strip off the bark by beating.

2. Chip, break by repeated strokes. Ka noho aua tangata, ka tahuri ki te paopao kanohi mo raua. (They shaped pieces of shell to fit their eyes.)

3. a. Full of depressions, as the soil.

Pao (ii), v.i. Stare vacantly, have a far-off look. Pao te kanohi nga kohu ka pae roto Te Papuni (S.). He pao te pukana a te wahine.

paopao, v.t. Refuse, reject anything offered, make little of. Me paopao oti ? He mokopuna ranei na Rahiri (P.). Ka mahi a Kaitangata i etahi kai ma raua; ka paopaotia e Whaitiri.

Pao (iii). 1. v.t. Sing. E pao haere ana te iwi.

2. n. A derisive song and dance. Paoa mai te pao.

paopao, n. 1. Gossip, idle talk.

2. Scirpus lacustris, a kind of rush. Ko te maro kuta ka mahia ki te paopao, he mea takiri, ka paieretia, ka mahia hai maro mo nga wahine. = kutakuta.

papao, n. Scirpus lacustris.

Paoa (i), paowa, pawa, n. 1. Smoke. Kei runga kei te whare e iri ana tou taina, e ngaua ana e te pawa ahi (T. 64). E paru ana ahau i te pawa (T. 65). Ka ruaki te wahine ra, ka mate hoki i te paoa (J. iii, 99).

2. Gall.

3. fig. Bitterness. Ka pouri a Wiremu Kingi, ka tupu te paoa ki tona ngakau.

Paoa (ii). ‖ pao (i), (iii).

Paoe, paowe, 1. a. Solitary.

2. v.i. Wander, stray.

paoke, pakoke.

Pāohe, a. Shrunk, hollow. Paohe ana te kopu i te kore kai.

Paoho. 1. a. Alarmed, on the alert. Paoho kau ki hea ranei.

2. v.i. Give the alarm. Kua paoho te kuri.

Paoi. 1. Wooden beater for pounding fern root, etc.

2. v.t. Pound with a paoi. Kua paoitia he aruhe hei kinaki (T. 94). Paoia he roi ma tatou.

pao (i).

Paoka. 1. v.t. Stab, pierce. Te paokatia taku ringa ki te uru paraoa (M. 389). ‖ oka.

2. n. Pointed stick, skewer, used for picking up food.

Paoke. 1. a. Wary, shy, restless.

2. v.i. Wander.

3. n. A solitary huia bird.

paoe.

Pāoraora, v.t. Open mussels, cockles, etc.

‖ tiora.

Paorangi, a. Resounding (probably used only with whatitiri). Kihai i roa ka ki te reo o te whatitiri paorangi (J. xx, 20). Ka rongo a Uenuku ki te whatitiri paorangi, ka puta ki waho o tona whare. ‖ pao (i).

Paoro, v.i. Echo, resound. Paoro ana nga maunga i tetahi taha, i tetahi taha.

pāorooro, a. 1. Resounding.

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2. Aching, swimming, of the head. Paorooro ana te angaanga no te kaha o te tangi.

3. Jarred by harsh sounds. Paorooro ana nga taringa.

Paowa. ‖ paoa (i).

Paowe. ‖ paoe.

Pāpā. ‖ (i), (iii), (v), (vi).

Papā. ‖ (iv).

Papa (i). 1. n. Anything broad, flat, and hard; flat rock, slab, board. Oti ake nga papa e rua, ko nga ingoa o nga papa nei na ko Tahitahia, ko Rakerakea (T. 35). Especially the broad board for closing the doorway or window of a Maori house, so door, shutter. Ka toia te papa o tona whare kia tuwhera (T. 172). Papa reti, board used as a toboggan; the term is also applied to some form of epidemic sickness. He auau no te mate, i poua, e tai, ki te papa-reti (S.). Papa takiri, a piece of wood about 6 in. by ½ in., sometimes used in starting a humming top. Papaara, some part of a canoe.

2. Earth floor or site of a native house. Ko te papa o te whare wananga e tahia i te tuatahi (W.W. 2). Hence the modern expression papa kāinga.

3. Bed of a lake. Te manu kei taua roto he manapou, e rua tikitiki o te upoko; ko ana tamariki he mea ruku ki te papa o te moana whanau ai.

4. A name for the Earth, generally used in relation to Rangi. Katahi ka mawehe a Rangi raua ko Papa (T. 4). Fuller forms of the name are Papa-tu-a-nuku and Papa-tahua-roa. Kotahi ano te tupuna o te tangata maori, ko Rangi-nui e tu nei, ko Papatu-a-nuku e takoto nei (T. 3).

5. Used with a plant name to indicate ground covered with certain vegetation, as papa taraire, papa korari, etc.

6. Quarrel, ground of dispute. He papa taku ki a ia (I have offended him). Ka riro i a au te papa (I have gained the victory). Tuawha ki tona, tuawha ki toku, i a au te papa (T. 200). Papa kore, without grounds, needlessly. I mate papa kore te uri o Kaitoa (P. 66).

7. The flax foundation of a dogskin or feather cape.

8. Width, strip, in weaving a floor mat, the joining seams being termed hiki or maurua. I te maurua kotahi e rua papa, i te rua maurua e toru papa.

9. Mesh of a net.

10. Shell of crayfish, molluscs, etc. Kua tupu te papa o te koura. Papa tio, oyster shell; papa pipi, cockle shell, etc. Papa o te angaanga or papa angaanga, skull. Papaahu, skull; also some part of a rua kumara. Tana papa-ahu ko Papatahia (S. ii, 83). Papa-āhuahua, shoulder-blade.

11. a. Lying flat, thrown down. Ka tukua iho e Maui te huka kapo; ka uruhia papakia te huka (Tr. vii, 38). Whiri papa, flat platted cord of three strands.

papanga, n. 1. Site. Kotahi papanga kainga.

2. Layer, course. E rua pea papanga o te kareao, e toru ranei, ka oti (T. 154). Papanga rua or papa rua, twofold, of fabric.

3. Cause of discord. In the passage, Kia tika ki te uru, mo te tai awatea, mo Te Huakiwi; he papanga kei raro, kia rere maramara ki roto Taupo (M. 239). (Grey interprets as “dead bodies heaped upon one another, i.e., of two parties chief after chief is alternately killed for revenge; any one of them is said to be slain upon a papanga.” But it seems more probable that the word here has the meaning given above.)

whakapapa. 1. v.i. Lie flat. Whakapapa tonu te manuhiri i te mate (T. 172).

2. Go slyly or stealthily. Ka whakapapa mai te tangata ra; he tahae pea.

3. v.t. Lay low, strike down.

4. Place in layers, lay one upon another.

5. Recite in proper order genealogies, legends, etc. I haere mai ia ki te whakapapa i nga kauwhau o mua.

6. n. Genealogical table.

7. Bush felled for burning; as opposed to hapai tu, timber felled and carried off the ground.

whakapaparanga, n. 1. Layer, series of layers.

2. Generation.

pāpapa, n. 1. Shell, of an egg, crayfish, etc.

Papapa-koura, Epilobium microphyllum, a plant.

2. Calabash; also a bowl made from a slice of a calabash.

3. Husk, such as chaff, bran, etc.

4. Armadillium vulgare, wood-louse, slater.

5. Platyzosteria novaeseelandiae, black wood-bug or stink roach. =kekereru.

6. Cicindela tuberculata, tiger beetle.

7. Pomaderris elliptica, a tree.

8. Gaultheria antipoda, a shrub.

9. A species of moss.

10. A small fish resembling maomae.

Papa (ii), n. 1. Box, chest. Papa huia, papa hou, a carved box for holding huia feathers. Papa tupapaku, bone chest, in which bones were placed after having been scraped.

2. A vessel made of totara bark for holding preserved birds, etc. Ka mea atu te tangata nei ki tana hoa kia hoatu a raua kai ki nga wahine nei, he huahua kuku, e rua papa hinu (T. 138). Sometimes called papapātua. Pau ake nga taha, tango atu ki nga papapatua (T. 94). ‖ patua.

3. Medium of communication with an atua. Also called papa atua. The term page 260 tohunga papa kikokiko appears to be connected with this, and probably = matakite, seer. ‖ kaupapa.

4. Some object, animate or inanimate, indicated by occult means, which must be seen, killed, or captured, as the case may be, in order to ensure the success of a war party. He waka papa a Te Hiahia.—Ko te tangata i kitea i te moemoea, ara te tangata papa, ko Matangaua. ‖ Wai. 48, 49.

waka.

Papa (iii), n. Breech, buttock. Ka whiti te tao te papa o te iramutu, taua rua nga papa; oi tonu (Pi. 175, 2). Kei nga papa te mamae.

Papae. ‖ pae.

Papahake, a. Shallow; applied to the shell of the paua, etc.

Pāpāhaoa, n. A variety of kumara.

Papaharakeke, n. Some technical term in connection with shaping a canoe. He papaharakeke te tarai, e kore e mau te whai (W.M. xiii, 69).

Papahāro, n. An incantation to destroy fertility of lands and forests; also known as Te Tipi a Houmea. Na papaharo i Patu i nga kai, i maroke ai te whenua. ‖ kaupapaharo.

Papahawa, n. Gills of a fish.

Pāpāhenga, n. Geniostoma ligustrifolium. = hengahenga, pāpā.

Papahewa, a. Diseased in the eyes.

Papahoro, v.i. 1. Fall or drop out. I papahoro katoa nga putea o runga (J. ii, 222). Ka maroke nga harakeke, ka papahoro nga kai.

2. Flee. Kua papahoro te ope.

Papahū. ‖ pahū.

Papahu. ‖ pahu.

Papahuaki, n. Roof of skull. I kore ai e tahuna e koe te papahuaki o to koutou angaanga.

Papahueke. 1. a. Hard, unyielding: applied to soil difficult to work; also to a diseased condition of the skin. Ko te karawaka he mate pukupuku, ka papahueke katoa te kiri.

2. n. Marchantia sp., a plant.

Papahuia, n. Variety of kumara.

Papaī, n. Aciphylla squarrosa, spaniard; a plant. Name applied to young stage of growth.

Papai. ‖ pai.

Papaihore, n. Buttocks.

Pāpaka. ‖ paka (i).

Papakairā, n. Outer surface of the side of a canoe. ‖ papa (i).

Papaki. ‖ paki.

Papakingaro, n. A pattern in weaving girdles, kete, etc. = paki (ii).

Papakiore, n. A wide slab placed on piles of elevated storehouse to block passage of rats.

Pāpākiri, 1. n. Bark; said to denote scaly bark such as that of rimu, matai, etc.

2. a. —— Te Orotu nona te kiri pango … e kiia mai nei e Tahaia ki to tuakana ki te kiri papakiri … (J. xxxvii, 221.)

Pāpakiuma, n. A fresh-water fish. = pāpaki, pāpauma.

Papako. ‖ pako.

Papakoura, pāpapakoura, n. Epilobium microphyllum, a plant.

Papaku. ‖ paku.

Papakura, n. 1. An insect. Kei mahara iho koe ki te umu i taona ai e koe aku tamariki, ahakoa muia to ratou umu e te papakura ko te tae atu ano ahau ki Kaiapoi (Pi. 176, 7).

2. Red glow; regarded as an omen of impending disaster. Ka kite koe, e Raha, i te ahi papakura ki Kaiapohia (M. 111). But it is possible that this is an allusion to the incident at Kaiapoi referred to in the previous example.

3. Adult eel. (Rau.)

Papamārō, a. 1. Hard.

2. Obstinate.

mārō.

Papane. ‖ pane.

Papani. ‖ pani (iii).

Papanoko. ‖ panoko.

Papanui, n. 1. A stage in a tree, used as a seat by a bird snarer.

2. Cloud or mist uniformly covering the sky. He papanui tona tohu he aio apopo. Papanui a Hawea, a proverbial expression for a glutton.

3. Palm of the hand. (Whang.)

4. A stone name.

Papanga (i), a. Partly filled. Ringihia he wai ki roto, kia papanga.

Papanga (ii). ‖ papa (i).

Papangarongaro, a. Rotten; applied to nets, etc.

Papango. ‖ pango.

Papangoko. ‖ panoko.

Pāpapa. ‖ papa (i).

Pāpapakoura. ‖ papakoura.

Pāpapamū, n. A pattern in weaving floor mats, kete, etc.

Papapātua. ‖ papa (ii), patua.

Pāpara. ‖ para.

Paparahi. 1. n. Stage for drying kumara. ‖ papa (i).

2. Footprints, tracks, as left by travellers. Te paparahi o te iwi nei.

Paparahua, n. A kind of table from which food was eaten.

Papare. ‖ pare (ii).

Papareti. ‖ papa (i).

Paparewa, a. Lean, attenuated, in poor condition. Kei nga wa e paparewa ai taua manu ka ahua rarata.

paparewarewa, a. Smooth, polished.

Papari. ‖ pari.

Pāpāringa, n. Cheek. Memene noa ana nga paparinga o te tini manu ra (T. 30).

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Paparite, a. Flat, level. Katahi ka titiro a Kahu ki uta, ki te tuawhenua, takoto paparite ana. ‖ papatairite.

Papāroa, a. Scarce, as food. Ko tana karakia whakapaparoa kai tena.—Nga uri o Whaitiri whakapaparoa kai.

Paparonaki, a. Even, smooth-running. Kia pai koia te tito o te waiata, kia paparonaki (M. cxi). ‖ ronaki.

Paparu. ‖ paru.

Paparua, v.t. 1. Double.

2. Repeat. He paparua te waiata a Tiki.

3. Overlay.

papa (i).

Papata. ‖ pata.

Papatahi, a. Flat. ‖ papa (i).

Papatai, n. Outside of forepart of a canoe. ‖ papawai.

Papatairite, a Level, of an even surface. Ka tae kei te puke tahorohoro ai o Hawe, kia papatairite (S. 97). ‖ papa (i).

Papatākau, n. Ornamental border on a cloak.

Papatakeo, v.i. Be clean swept away.

Papa-tākiri. ‖ papa (i).

Papa-tāniwhaniwha, n. Lagenophora pumila, a native daisy.

Papatangaroa. ‖ patangaroa.

Papatara, n. Storehouse, stage for food. ‖ papa (i).

Papatau, n. Hard surface. Ka papatautia te wahi ra i te tangata nei te takatakahi. ‖ papa (i).

Pāpataura, n. A red alga growing on rocks.

Pāpātea. a. Having no tattoo marks on the face.

Papati. ‖ pati.

Papatipu = papatupu.

Papatoiake, papatoieke. 1. n. Pelvis. Hei kona ka hahu ai koe i toku papatoiake, ka maranga au, ka noa koe.

2. a. Laborious, difficult. Katahi ra ki to taua whare papatoiake ana.

Papatū, n. 1. Screen for defensive purposes, bulwark. Used of the breastwork of the puhara of a pa. He papatu naku, homai taku tu (M. 221).

2. Champion.

Papatu. ‖ patu.

Papatua, n. 1. Uncultivated, virgin soil. Me pokapoka nga kapana ki te papatua.

2. Chiton, a species of marine molluscs.

Papatupu, papatipu, n. 1. Hard ground.

2. Solid mass. I a au te papatupu o te oneone.

3. Maori land not having a European title. (mod.)

Papa-tupuna, n. A notched stick, about 3 ft. long, used in reciting whakapapa. ‖ papa (i).

Papauku, a. 1. Covered, of a surface. He mate pukupuku, ka papauku katoa te kiri, he eke no te kiri.

2. Spreading over a surface. Ko te ongaonga he mea papauku.

ukupapa, ukupara.

Pāpāuma, n. 1. Griselinia littoralis, a tree. = paraparauma.

2. Coprosma australis, a shrub.

3. A fish. = pāpakiuma.

Papaunguungu, n. Spatula rhynchotis, shoveller; a species of duck. = kahoho, kuruwhengi, tete, putaitai, wetawetangu.

Papaurangi, n. A plant used as scent for oil. Kia hoatu ana taru kakara nei ma Ureia, ara te karetu te papaurangi, te manehu, te taramea (W. v, 65).

Pāpāwai, n. 1. Outer surface of the bottom of a canoe.

2. A fish basket.

3. A variety of fern root. Ka mahi te potiki kai papawai a Rangitahi (P. 39).

Papawai, n. Pool. Haere tonu, ka kite i te papawai, ka rere ki te kaukau, mau tonu iho hei ingoa ko te Waipapa-o-Tamatea.

Papawharu, n. A small fish which hides under stones.

Papawheki, a. Firm, solid (of a swamp with a good bottom).

Papawhenua, n. A kind of eel, the young of whakaau.

Pape. 1. v.i. Be wrong. Ko etahi i tika, ko etahi i pape.

2. Make an error or slip in repeating a song or karakia. = pepa.

3. n. Falsehood.

papepape, a. Wrong, false. Ko te korero a etahi, he papepape.

Papī, v.i. Ooze, leak. Kei papi mai te wai ki roto ki te waka.

Papi, a. Blind. He turi koia aku taringa, he papi koia aku kanohi (S.).

papipapi, a. Bewildered, confused. Ka papipapi te reo o te tangata nei.

Pāpua (i), a. Well grown, with spreading branches. He rakau papua te kahikatea.

Pāpua (ii), n. 1. Phalacrocorax carbo, cormorant, black shag. = mapua, mapunga.

2. A method of fishing by placing a net in the tideway. ‖ Tr. xliii, 600.

Pāpuka, n. Screen from the wind.

Pāpuni, 1. v.t. Dam, stop a stream of water, etc.

2. Stanch, check the flow of blood, etc. Mehemea kaore e herea te iho, ka puta tonu mai te wai o roto i te tamaiti, a ka mate; ka herea te iho hai papuni.

3. a. Stanched, dried up. Kua kite ia kua papuni, ara kua kore e heke.

pāpunipuni, v.i. Come and go, as light clouds.

puni.

Pāra, n. 1. Lepidopus caudatus, frost-fish. = hiku, taharangi.

2. A dark-coloured stone used for making implements, found embedded in hire-waiapu.

3. A flake of stone.

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Para (i). 1. n. Sediment, impurity, refuse, waste. Te komai i te wai para hoanga ki waho (S.). (Of water discoloured by silt.) He wai para horo. Para kakariki, a place where parakeets have been scratching in dead leaves, leaving debris scattered about; also used in describing a battlefield covered with slain. Tena, tera te hora na me he para kakariki.

2. Dust, small fragments. Para kai, scraps of food left in a Maori oven.

3. Pimple.

4. a. Affected with pimples.

parā, a. 1. Turned to dust, rotten. He riri ano ta te tawa uho, he riri ano ta te tawa para; ara o te rangatira, ona whakatuaki (T. 145).

2. Turned yellow, sere, discoloured. Ka para nga kai o to mara.

3. Ripe. Kua para nga, karaka.

paranga, n. Excrement.

parahanga, n. Rubbish, litter, scraps. Tahia atu nga parahanga o to tatau kainga.

parapara. 1. n. Filth, excrement, offal, spittle, part of the after-birth.

2. Remains, scraps. Tae atu ki te parapara maunu, pokepokea iho ki nga toto (Pi. 135, 4).

3. A place where certain rites were performed. Katahi ka haere ki runga ki te parapara, karakia ana (Pi. 135, 3). Ahi parapara and umu parapara were ovens connected with certain rites, and the rites themselves, in connection with a corpse, tattooing, the first fish caught by a youth, etc. Ka timata te tangata ki te mahi tuna, katahi ano ia ka mahi i tera mahi, ka ka te ahi parapara, ma nga tane anake e kai. Kai parapara, the offence of eating food products from lands which have been made tapu.

4. a. In expression whitau parapara, flax dyed in mud impregnated with iron. I tukua paraparatia noa iho (It was simply steeped in mud, without having been first soaked in wai hinau).

paraparahanga, n. Fragments, scraps of food, etc.

whakapara. A method of propagating kumaras and potatoes. Seed is planted in standing scrub, which is then cut down. When dry enough this was burned. Later the young shoots were transplanted. (Tu.)

Para (ii). 1. n. Tuber of Gastrodia cunninghamii or Orthoceras strictum, species of orchid, used as food. To tane i moe, he tane koko para, he tane kari aruhe. Different varieties were known as para kehe (large), para ponaho (small); and para tarare (with a mottled skin).

2. Marattia salicina, a large fern, the root of which was eaten. Katahi au ka kai i te para ki konei, me hua te ingoa o te kainga nei ko Kaipara. Both this and the orchids above were called paratawhiti. ‖ parareka.

3. A species of Cordyline, unidentified which was cultivated as food; also called ti para.

4. A fresh-water fish, similar to kokopu.

5. a. Applied to fern root of good quality.

parapara, n. 1. Heimerliodendron brunonianum (Pisonia brunoniana), the bird-catching tree.

2. Pseudopanax lessonii, a tree.

Para (iii), n. Bravery, spirit. He tangata whai para tera. Para kore, disheartened, crest-fallen. A hoki para kore ana te taua i te raru i raru ai ratou i taua wahine (W. v, 21). He para kore ra no taua (M. 213).

parapara, n. Talents, gifts, faculties. Kihai i taka te parapara o ona tupuna tuku iho ki a ia.

Para (iv), n. 1. Blood relative. Para tane and para wahine, relatives through a male and female line respectively. Para tahi, only child.

2. Half of a tree which has been split down the middle. Ka hinga ki te whenua, wahia ana, ka pakaru ko Matatua tetehi para, ko Aotea tetehi (T. 109).

3. A form of address by a child to its father. E para !

pāpara, n. True father; not, like pāpā, including uncles and other senior male relatives. Tona papara no Ngati Tawhaki, i moe i to Ngati Huri wahine.

Para (v), n. A game in which darts were thrown from one person to another; the darts being para toetoe, para mako, etc., according to the material of which they were made. Parawhakawai, trials of skill in games. He rawe a Kurawha mehemea ka tu ki te parawhakawai.—Te mahi o konei he riri takaro, he para-whakawai. Also, used as a verb, practise the use of weapons. Katahi ka parawhakawai taua tamaiti nei, ka mohio ki te mau patu. ‖ para (iii).

Para (vi). 1. v.t. Cut down bush, etc., clear. Kei te para a Piwaka i tana waerenga.—Ngati Mahanga para raerae (i.e., with clearings no bigger than their foreheads) (P.).

2. v.i. Shine clearly, come out from the clouds. E whiti, e whiti, e taku ra, e para, e para, e taku ra (M. 72).

paranga, n. Clearing, place cleared for cultivation, etc.

papara, v.i. Flow, of the tide. Ka papara te tai.

pāpara, ad. denoting any slight extension of space. I a Te Ranginga a raro; papara atu, i a Pi; papara atu, i a Rua.

Para (vii), n. Anthornis melanura, bell-bird. = kopara, komako, titimako.

Paraawa, n. 1. Gale, tempest.

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2. South-west wind Aha te hau e pa mai nei ? he uru ? he tonga ? he paraawa ? he taupoki ? (M. 111).

Pārae, n. 1. Level or undulating open country. Haere koe ki te parae (W. ii, 113). Te putanga ki waho ra ka tohu aku mata nga parae ka takoto ki Tauwhare ra ia (M. 32).

2. Forest land. (Tu.).

3. A kind of stone.

Pāraerae, n. A sandal made of leaves of flax or ti twisted into a pad.

Pāraeroa, n. A fighting man, particularly one who has returned home wounded (Tu.).

Paraha, a. Flat, broad. He paraha te kanohi.

pāraharaha. 1. a. Flat. Ka paraharaha te one i Kukuriki (M. 299). Whiri paraharaha, flat cord platted with three strands. Ka kitea i konei te whiri maha nei, te tari, te tamaka, te whiri paraharaha, te rinorino (T. 150).

2. n. Hoop iron, or anything similar.

3. Tool made of thin iron.

4. The name of an atua.

5. Phymatodes diversifolium, a fern.

6. A species of eel.

Parahaere, a. Wandering, unsettled. Kei riri, e whae, he nui parahaere (M. 32). Ka ako au ki te kamu para, he parahaere, kihai ra i ata mahia (S.).

Parahai, n. A variety of flounder. ‖ parahoe.

Parahako.——

whakaparahako, v.t. 1. Reject, despise. He aha koe i whakaparahako ai ki te kakahu mou ?

2. Put from one's mind. Kaore a Tuhou-rangi i mohio ka haere tata atu ano a Kapu i muri tata rawa ano i a ia, ka whakaparahako noa iho a Tuhourangi, ka whakaaro tena ia kei te ngahuru tonu a Kapu te tae atu ai ki tona pa (W. v, 55).

3. Make little of. He waiata na Ngaitahu, he whakaparahako mo te kaikore (M. 64).

Parahanga. ‖ para (i).

Parahau, n. Protection, defence. Homai aku kanu hei rapaki ake moku mo te paruparu i a au, hei parahau ake mo te oneone.

Paraheahea, a. 1. Ugly, of forbidding appearance.

2. Lazy, helpless.

Paraheka, n. 1. A white deposit beneath the prepuce.

2. Possibly sometimes used as equivalent to tatea. Paraheka no te ure o Rehua, a yellow substance which floats on the surface of Rotoehu during the summer.

3. Some part of the pudenda muliebria (Shortland, Maori Religion, p. 22).

Pārahi. 1. a. Steep. Ko te Ahirarariki tenei taupae e parahi mai nei.

2. n. An obscure expression in connection with victims slain in battle. Ka whakaaki a Tarewai, “Te parahi, naku te ika i te ati.” Ka karanga a Ngatamakuao, “Te parahi naku te ika i te whakawaha” (W. iii, 104).

pārahirahi, n. A sandal made of flax.

Parahia, n. 1. Chenopodium allanii, a small weed. Tena te ringa tango parahia (Of an industrious workman) (P. 87). Nga taru taru maori, me te parahia, kei hea ? (W. M. viii, 90).

2. Seedlings growing thick together. (mod.)

whakaparahia, v.t. Grow as seedlings, for transplanting.

Parahoe, n. Small founder. ‖ parahai.

Parahou, n. Variety of fern root. (Kah.)

Parahua (i), n. 1. Fresh alluvial deposit.

2. Anus. Tou parahua, an exclamation of contempt.

Parahua (ii), v.t. Take off the bait from a hook. I parahuatia taku matau e te ika.—Kei te kai parahua te ika ki te mounu (S. 37).

Parahūhare, n. 1. Spittle, or scraps of food, adhering to the lips.

2. fig. Remnant of a tribe, of whom the rest have been eaten.

para (i), huare, parawaha.

Parahuhu. 1. v.t. Strip off, as the cuticle from the fibre of flax; scutch.

2. Push up a sleeve or garment on the arm without rolling it.

3. n. The supposed result of breach of tapu, by which the offender finds that an enemy he is pursuing remains always just out of reach.

4. Silt.

huhu, pahuhu.

Parahuka, v.t. Strip off. Parahukatia mai e Pipiri, kawea ki Heretaunga te tauri (S.).

Parahunuhunu, v.t. Roast. Ka haere tatou ki te parahunuhunu ngote ma tatou. ‖ humahunu.

Pārai, v.t. Fend off, push back. Heoi ano pea te parai i te hungahunga whakatete nei ki a matou, me mau patu matou. ‖ ārai.

Parakaeto, n. Piece of dung. Used as a term of opprobrium (Po.). ‖ parakoiweta, karaweta, paraweta.

Parakai, n. 1. Part of an eel-weir. = pamarangai.

2. Scraps. ‖ para (i).

Parakaingaki, n. Filth, excrement. = parangapara (i).

Para-karaka. 1. n. A variety of kumara, with red skin.

2. An orange-red stone. Ko aua kohatu, te ahua he rehutai tetahi, he hukaātai tetahi, he para-karaka tetahi; he kiri mato ranei (W.W. 5).

3. a. Orange-yellow.

Parakau, n. 1. Slave.

2. A fish.

Pārake, n. A small fish.

Parakete, n. Booty.

Paraketu, v.t. Search, as among rubbish, etc. Ka haramai au ki te paraketu, ki te kimi i nga mea i mahue. ‖ ketu, para (i).

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Pāraki, n. Land wind from the north. Maku e whakatu ki te hau paraki (M. 335). ‖ pararaki (ii).

Paraki, n. 1. Froth, saliva.

2. Retropinna retropinna, smelt, a freshwater fish.

Parākiri. 1. n. Innermost fence of a pa, inside the katua, or main fence.

2. A cloak of flax fibre, without thrums, having an ornamented border on two sides but not round the hem.

3. v.t. Establish. Kua parakiritia hoki ta ratou taonga ki a ratou, kua ohangia (W.M. xii, 287).

Parakiwai. 1. n. Silt, sediment from a flood. ‖ paraki.

2. a. Darkened. Kua parakiwai, te hinau, ara kua u te pango. Kaka parakiwai, common kaka, in contrast with kaka kura, those of reddish plumage.

Parakoiweta, n. Filth, excrement. = paranga. ‖ para (i).

Parakoka, n. 1. Refuse of flax leaf. ‖ koka, para (i).

2. Girella tricuspidata, mangrove fish. = parore, kopipiro.

Parakōkako, n. A variety of potato.

Parakoko, n. —— Kei te parakoko au ki Kawarau.

Parakonekone, n. A variety of potato.

Parakōtukutuku, n. A variety of potato.

Parakūkā, n. Hanger-on, parasite, loafer.

Parakuku, v.t. Draw tight a noose or slip-knot. ‖ kuku.

Paramanawa, n. Refreshment. Ka kite mai ki ana paramanawa hei oranga, hari ana (T. 151).

Paranako, n. Asplenium obtusatum, a fern. ‖ panako.

Parani, n. Lagenophora petiolata, native daisy. Ko te wai o tenei otaota, o te parani, he rongoa no te maori.

Paranohi, v.t. Cover with hot stones in a Maori oven. ‖ tinohi, pinohi.

Paranokenoke, a. Dirty, ugly, unkempt.

Paranui. 1. a. Applied to fern root having many coarse fibres.

2. n. A variety of eel. (Whang.)

Paranga, n. = wahanga. Division, portion.

Parangahu, n. Stones for heating an earth oven. ‖ kongahu.

Parangēki, n. 1. Sound of voices in the air, regarded as an indication of some disaster. ‖ J. vii, 122.

2. Rubbish brought down by floods.

Parangetungetu, a. Degraded, of low degree.

Parangia (i), n. Bait for fish.

Parangia (ii), v. pass. Be overcome with sleep. Ko te iwi ra kua parangia e te moe (J. ii, 225). This is evidently the same word as the Marquesan paragia, weakness, lethargy, but its form has led to its being treated as a passive.

Parangunu, v.t. Roast. Parangunua he taiawa ma tatou.

Parāoa. 1. n. Physeter macrocephalus, sperm whale. E tau hoki te uaua kiore hei hoariri mo te paraoa (T. 200). Homai koia te wai paraoa kia whakapakia mo runga i taku rangi (M. 368).

2. A short flat weapon made of bone of the sperm whale. He topuni te kahu, he paraoa te rakau (T. 101). This was also called patu paraoa, while a weapon made of a rib of the whale was called paraoa roa. Nga onewa, nga patu paraoa, nga paraoa roa (T. 155).

3. fig. Chief. Ka hua au me haere i muri o te tira paraoa (P.).

4. a. Well born, aristocratic. Kotahi te taha mahimahi, kotahi te taha paraoa.

Paraparahanga. ‖ para (i).

Paraparau. ‖ parau.

Paraparauma, n. Griselinia littoralis, a tree. = papauma.

Pārara (i), v.i. 1. Lie open towards. He wahi parara ki te uru.

2. Bask. Ka tae ki te huarahi, ka parara ki te ra, ka huaia ki taua wahi, ko Raki. ‖ turara, matiti, painaina.

Pārara (ii), n. Bad fern root, rhizome of Pteridium aquilinum var. esculentum.

Pararā (i). 1. n. Sudden and violent gust of wind.

2. n. Pachyptila vittata, the broad-billed prion.

3. In the expression parara kete, a basket used in connection with mystic rites. Te parara kete kei mahue.

4. v.i. Moan, roar, as the sea.

rarā.

Pararā (ii), n. Container, vessel. Te pararā ki a Toru ka kawea hei kohu hapuku ki te rae.

pararaha.

Pararaha. 1. a. Wide and shallow, of a vessel.

2. n. A shallow vessel made by cutting a slice from a gourd. ‖ raha.

Pararahi, a. 1. Flat.

2. In the expression umu pararahi or imu pararahi, a sacred oven in which food was cooked for certain ceremonial purposes. Nga imu tapu, he imu pararahi, tuarua he kirihau.

pararaki.

Pararaki (i), a. Shallow. Ipu pararaki, a dish made by cutting a slice off a skull or a gourd. Ano kei te ipu pararaki whakateretere a te tamariki. ‖ pararahi.

Pararaki (ii), n. Land wind. Aue ! he aha ra hau e kokihi mai nei? He pararaki pea, haere ake na runga (S.). ‖ pāraki.

Pararau, n. Slave, dependant. He pararau ware (A person of no consequence). ‖ pārau.

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Pararāwaha, v.i. Mumble, mutter. ‖ pararā.

Pārare, n. A small fresh-water fish, like para.

Paraē (i), v.i. Speak or cry loudly, bawl. Parare tonu te mangai o te wahine ra.—Ka parare raua ki te tangi (T. 97).

Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare. (R.)

Parareka, n. 1. Marattia salicina, the horse-shoe fern, which was cultivated for the sake of its large starchy rhizome, which was eaten. He waka aha tou waka ? He waka hoenga ngu, hoenga papaki, hoenga parareka.

2. Potato.

para (ii).

Parari, n. Gully, ravine.

Pārāriki, n. Sea drift. Ka kitea iho hoki e nga pa ra, e haere ana i te one i Punaruhi, i te akau o Karakatuwhero, me he parariki (J. xx, 21).

pārārikiriki, a. Splashed, bespattered. Tana takiritanga, parati ana, pararikiriki ki runga te tapatapa (S.).

Parata, n. 1. An imaginary monster in the sea, the opening and shutting of whose mouth was said to cause the ebb and flow of the tide. Ki te ninihi nui o te moana, ki te parata nui o te moana (T. 27). A tika tonu atu ki te korokoro o te parata (T. 72).

2. Stem head, or foremost portion of a canoe, upon which the carved figurehead rested. Titia iho te mapou kawa ki runga o te parata (S.).

3. The carved head ornamenting the front gable of a house. = koruru.

whakaparata, n. The lower portion of the figurehead, which rested on the parata. Kei te whakaparata o te waka nei (S. 122).

Paratai, n. Sea drift. Apopo nei ka tere te paratai o te moana ka rapu paenga mona (S. ii, 44). ‖ para (i).

Parataniwha, paratāniwhaniwha, n. Elatostemma rugosum, a plant.

Paratau, n. Semen, spawn, brood, issue, offspring.

Paratawai, n. A large variety of eel, similar to kokoputuna.

Paratawhiti, n. 1. Orthoceras strictum, a tuberous-rooted orchid.

2. Marattia salicina, a large fern cultivated for its edible rhizome. = parareka.

para (ii).

Paratē, n. Maize.

Paratete, n. Fry of snapper (Pagrosomus auratus).

Paratī, v.i. 1. Spurt, splash up. Mehemea ka parati te toto, he aitua.—Tana takiritanga, parati ana, pararikiriki ki runga te tapatapa (S.).

2. Depart. Kua parati atu te Hauhau ki tua o nga hiwi nei.

patī.

Paratinaku, v.i. Loiter. Tenei hoki an e paratinaku hei matakitaki ki te kura whakarewarewa, ara ki te pokai kereru e rere ana. = whakatinaku.

Paratohe, n. Fry of snapper. = paratete.

Paratoketoke, a. Nauseous, of unpleasant taste. Homai he mea hei whakarekareka mo toku mangai, paratoketoke ana.

Paratū, a, High up. Kua paratu noa atu te ra (T. 13).

Paratutae, n. A piece of dung. = parakaeto.

Pārau. 1. v.t. Lay hold of. E kore e paraua e te ringa kua hinga.

2. n. Slave, captive. ‖ pararau.

3. Slavery, captivity. Ka riro taku tamaiti i te parau.

rau (iii).

Parau. 1. a. False. Ka ki atu a Ruruwareware, “He parau ia” (Tr. vii, 49). Korero parau, fable. E kiia ana e nga korero parau a nga iwi nei: He ika tonu te pounamu (Tr. xxvii, 605).

2. Dissembling. Ka parau kau tana kupu kia haere ia ki te patu i tana mokai (T. 68).

3. Baffled. Ko te iwi ra tera, ka parau kau atu i uta (T. 171).

4. Bewildered, disconcerted. Parau noa a Te Kanawa, kua mate noa iho i te wehi (T. 180).

5. In vain, fruitless. Parau noa te karanga mai kia haere atu ki roto ki te whare.

6. n. Deceit, falsehood. Ehara i a au te parau, no nehera te parau (M. 8).

whakaparau, v.t. Disbelieve.

paraparau. 1. a. Baffled, disconcerted. Paraparau kau te tangata nei mo te rerenga o Te Kahureremoa (T. 146). Noho he noa iho, ka wera to ratou nei waka, paraparau kau ana, te ai he waka hei hoehoe i te moana nui a Kiwa (Pi. 175, 4).

2. v.i. Making vain pretensions, speaking falsely. Paraparau kau koe, e hoa.

3. v.t. Recite charms, etc. Ka oti ana kupu te paraparau e ia ka tango i te tokotoko o Ngatoro (Pi. 175, 5).

Paraumu, n. Black soil, humus.

Parauri (i), a. Dark in colour.

Parauri (ii), n. A small fresh-water fish.

Parawaha, n. Spittle, or particles of food, adhering to the lips. ‖ parahuhare.

Parawai. 1. n. A superior kind of flax cloak. I te kore korirangi hei hoko parawai pakipaki hei paki moku (M. 97). = korowai.

2. A sandal made of leaves of ti tightly plaited.

3. The projecting flange at the back of the maihi in a Maori house. ‖ J. v, 149.

4. a. —— E titiro ana ki te haramaitanga o te tonga parawera, ki tangihanga mai o te tuatea, parawai ana kai to kiri (S.).

Parawaipuke, n. A variety of kumara.

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Parawera (i). 1. n. Land where the fern, etc., has been burnt off.

2. a. Black, charred. He tumutumu rakau parawera (M. 173).

Parawera (ii), n. South wind. E titiro atu ana ki te haramaitanga o te tonga parawera (M. 159).

Pārāweranui, a. Widespread. Pewhea nga rongo o te ahi paraweranui a Tumatauenga ? (Enquiry by a Maori as to the news of war in Europe).

Paraweta, n. Filth, excrement. = paranga. ‖ karaweta, para (i).

Para-whakawai. ‖ para (v).

Parawhenua, n. Flood, earthquake wave. The expression parawhenua mea occurs sometimes in songs. Tere ana mai parawhenua mea (M.M. 194). Parawhenua mea i haramai ai te kokopu ki uta (M. 325).

whakaparawhenua, v.t. 1. Inundate.

2. Carry in a flood. Whano whakaparawhenua te ika ki uta (M. 321).

Parawhēwhē, n. A large variety of potato.

Pare (i), n. 1. Band for the hair, fillet, wreath.

2. Ornament for the head. Ka mahue te pare totara i reira, tupu tonu ake (T. 100). Kei te titiro te iwi ki nga tohu o te rangatira, o te toa, ki te ta kotuku, ki te pare karearea (J. xx, 20).

3. Crest, topknot. Pare koukou, a method of dressing the hair in a plumed bunch on the top of the head.

4. Carved slab over the door of a whare.

5. Decorated part of a canoe baler.

Pare (ii), papare. 1. v.t. Turn aside, ward off. Me pare ake te ahi (M. 99). Ka parea te matia, ka hemo.

2. Divert, cause to face or point in different direction. Ka parea te upoko ki raro, ko nga waewae i parea ki runga (Tr. vii, 34).

3. Put on one side. Ka titiro a Paoa ki nga ika ka parea ake ma nga hoa (T. 190).

4. Avoid, abstain from. Ko nga kai hei papare mau; e rua o uta, e rua o tai (J. ii, 123).

5. v.i. Slink away, turn aside. E taea ianei te papare ki tahaki (M. 368). Ka papare me he ua torea (M. 151).

6. n. Protection. Pare arai maramara, a wedge inserted in the lashing of a toki in such a way as to prevent the work chafing the lashing.

7. Assign, bespeak. Kauaka Toihau hei pare a waha ma Te Keepa 'hau (N.M. i, 9). (Do not, Toihau, by mere word of mouth assign me to Te Keepa.)

parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification.

2. Defensive charm. Ka karakia a Hakawau he parepare, he mono (T. 176).

parenga, pareparenga, n. Bank of a river, etc. Ka haha a Tutanekai i nga pareparenga o te wai-ariki (T. 133). He parenga maro to te po (P. 23).

Parea, n. Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae, pigeon. = kuku, kukupa, kereru.

Pareārau, n. Jupiter, a star. He whetu nui a Parearau.

Pareārohi, n. Quivering of the atmosphere from heat. ‖ arohirohi.

Parehe (i). 1. a. Flattened, bent inwards. Ka parehe te tuara i te kawenga. He ihu parehe, a flat nose.

2. n. Flat cake of meal from fern root. Kei te patu i te parehe o te aruhe (M. xxvii).

3. v.t. Smash, break in pieces.

Parehe (ii), n. Fairy. (Tar.) = patupaiarehe.

Pareho (i), n. Skull.

Pareho (ii), v.i. Be consumed. Kua pareho ke nga ika i te poti. ‖ pareko.

Parehua, n. Terrace, ridge. E ono putu te teitei o nga parehua i te okenga o te ngarara nei (J. iii, 17). ‖ paehua.

Pārekareka (i), a. 1. Pleasant.

2. Gratified, pleased. Ko te kai hoki ia e parekareka te kaki, e pangoro ai te whata roa a Manaia (K.M., Dec. '55, 15).

Pārekareka (ii), n. Stictocarbo punctatus, spotted shag.

Pārekereke, n. Seedling bed.

Pare-kawariki, n. A superior variety of flax.

Pārekereke. 1. n. Sandal.

2. a. Close together, crowded.

3. Barren, of animals.

Pareko, v.i. Be consumed. ‖ pareho.

Parekohu, v.t. Bedim. Whakarehurehu ai aku mata te titiro pae ki Turanga kei te parekohutia (W.M. xii, 146).

Parekoritawa, n. Variegated flax.

Pare-koukou. ‖ pare (i).

Parekuhi, v.t. Cut the hair short.

Parekura. 1. n. Battle. Ko te ingoa o te parekura ko Ihumotokia (T. 91).

2. Battlefield, place where persons have fallen in battle.

3. People slain in battle. Ka hinga te parekura (T. 67).

4. v.t. Settle a dispute by battle. Ka puta ki waho o nga pa, ka parekuratia te riri o Rautao raua ko te.Waiohua (W. v, 61).

Paremata, n. 1. Payment, return, revenge. He iti te whainga, he nui te paremata (P. 15).

2. Reply. Kupa paremata, retort.

3. Present of food made by guests to the givers of a feast. Kaore aku paremata e haere atu ai au ki te hakari (S.).

4. Return feast for one previously given. Also used as a verb. Kaore i parematatia te hakari o Puketapu.

5. Stern of a canoe.

Paremo. 1. a. Drowned. Ika paremo, a human victim killed to secure good luck. Na, ko toku taokete, me patu ia hei ika paremo mo to tatou waka (T. 120).

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2. Hesitating in speech. He arero paremo.

3. v.i. Disappear, go down. Ko te nuinga o nga tangata i paremo ki te moana (J. iii, 99).

4. Slip. = parengo.

pāremoremo, a. 1. Hesitating, halting, in speech. E paremoremo ana au ki te karakia nei, a wareware ana.

2. Slippery. Ka tae ki te awa ka paheke i runga i te kowhatu; koia Te Kowhatu-paremoremo.

Parenako, n. Asplenium obtusatum and A. lucidum, ferns. Ka pangā e Rau-ariki-ao ko te pu parenako ki Hauremiti hei whare mo Tuakeke (W.M. xii, 201). = panako.

Pārengarenga, n. A kind of legging made of flax leaves.

Parengaru. 1. n. Rim, or wash board, of a canoe. ‖ pare (ii).

2. The vertical part of a fishing canoe prow, behind the head (Po.).

3. —— Parengaru rawa te noho.

Parengo. 1. v.i. Slip.

2. n. Edible seaweed (Porphyra columbina) = karengo.

pārengorengo, a. Slippery. He kowhatu parengorengo, a term applied to a churlish fellow.

karengo, paremo.

Pārera, n. 1. Anas superciliosa, grey duck (parera in the north). Tena kei te wai he parera teretere (M. 182). Parera matapouri. Aythya novaeseelandiae, New Zealand scaup (black teal). Parera maunu, person unable to swim.

2. A fish.

pārerarera, n. 1. Plantago sp., a plant.

2. Limosa lapponica baueri, godwit, when not adult. = kuaka.

Parera, n. 1. North-west wind. E tihi ana hoki te hau mihi kainga, te parera Hikurangi (J. xx, 23). Parera-kotipu, west-north-west wind. Parera-whaki, clearing up after bad weather. Parera nekeneke, a method of attack.

2. = pārera, 1.

pārerarera, n. Violent wind. Kokoia te whetu, kokoia te marama, riro ki te uru, riro ki te tonga, tititi parerarera te hau (S.).

Parerori. 1. v.i. Contract suddenly, as the muscles.

2. n. Cramp.

Paretai. 1. n. Bank of a river.

2. Wash board of a canoe.

3. A short board used for moving and working soil in cultivating.

4. v.t. Scrape up the soil with such an implement. Paretaitia mai nga oneone. (Said of earthing up a hangi.)

Paretao, n. 1. Asplenium obtusatum and A. lucidum, ferns. Ka tae mai ki te ngahere, ka kai, he paretao nga kai.

2. Obsidian. Called also matā paretao. E pakiri atu ana nga niho o te paretao o Tuhua (Tr. xxvii, 605).

Paretarakihi, n. A large variety of gourd used for making calabashes for ceremonial purposes.

Paretaua, n. A variety of kumara.

Pareti, v.i. Move irregularly, turn to one side.

Paretoki, n. A method of fastening the fringe to the bottom of a garment.

Paretua, n. Pad under a load to protect the back. ‖ pare (ii).

Parewahine, n. A variety of potato.

Parewaikohi, parewaikohu (i), v.i. —— E tangi e te ihu, e parewaikohi nei (S. 40).

Parewaikohu (ii), v.i. Grow dim. Tirohia ki te rangi e parewaikohu ana. ‖ parekohu.

Pārewha, a. Dim-sighted, blind. Muringa ra, ka pangia nga kanohi o Whaitiri, ka parewha (Tr. vii, 42). ‖ rewha.

Parewhai, n. A scroll pattern used in painting the rafters of a house.

Parewhero, n. Slaughter in battle. ‖ parekura.

Pari (i), paripari. 1. n. Cliff, precipice. Ano te kiri me he pari tea (T. 164). Katahi ka kite mai taua koroheke ra i a ia ka rere i te pari (Pi. 133, 11). I tupu ai nga mauku o te paripari ko nga makawe o Utamate (M. 48). Pari karangaranga, (a) echoing cliff; (b) echo; (c) fig. uncertain, deceptive talk. Me mutu te pari karangaranga, mutu rawa (W.M. x, 116).

2. a. Upstanding. He kokau te ahua o te tu he pari hoki, he roroa.

Pari (ii). 1. a. Flowing, of the tide only. Pari a tai tonu te roimata i aku kamo (M. 261). I te ahiahi ka pari te tai, ka tukua tetehi waka ki roto ki Ruawehea (T. 191).

2. v.t. Flow over, of the tide. Kei paria e te tai (M. 220).

paripari. 1. v.t. Flow frequently over, of the tide. Ka takoto ki te taha o te moana, ka pariparingia e te tai (S.).

2. n. Coastal region, inhabitants of such a region.

Pari (iii), v.i. In the phrase pari te ihu, (a) be overpowered: Kua pari te ihu ki te moe (T. 93); (b) be baffled.

Pari (iv), v.i. Bark, as a dog. Ka eke i a ia taua ika, e ka ana te ahi, e pari ana nga kuri, e rere ana nga manu.

Pari (v). Abundance. In the expression pari kai. Ko nga pu pea a Te Whiti i karangatia kia huna te pari kai, kia ngaro; haere ra, e te kai, ki tawhiti, taku takapu, e pari ana te kai, kai kore ma maua ko taku tamaiti (M. 199). Tena te pari kai kei oku matua, te hikoi atu (M. 18).

Pari (vi).——

pāpari, n. A combined legging and sandal made of flax padded with moss.

Parihi, n. 1. A stone similar to flint. = paruhi (iii). ‖ karihi.

2. A stone knife made of chips of the above.

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pārihirihi, n. Skull. Ka tihorea te hau o te matenga, ka takoto kau te parihirihi. Sometimes used in the plural. Takoto kau ana nga parihirihi o Taewa.

Pariko (i), a. Dark.

pārikoriko, a. Somewhat dark, stained. Kauaka hai taurakitia te kaka ki te ahi, engari kia ma nga parikoriko. (Said of a garment stained with wet.)

Pariko (ii), pārikoriko. 1. n. A small fish like a minnow.

2. a. Unsteady, slipping about.

Parikoi, parikou, n. Cheimarrichthys forsteri, sucker, a fish. = panoko, piripiri-powhatu.

Parinui, n. A flax cloak. = mangaeka.

Pārirā, v.i. Cease. Te ai he pariratanga o te hau nei.

Parirau, n. Wing of a bird. Ka whatiwhati noa nga parirau o Rupe (M. 128). Toro tonu nga parirau, whakape noa i te whare (Pi. 135, 5).

whakaparirau, v.t. Equip with wings. Haere whakaparirau i a koe (P. 96).

Pāriri, n. A small fresh-water fish.

Pariri. 1. v.i. Shoot up, grow.

2. n. Shoot of a plant.

3. Clearing in the bush where the trees have begun to grow again.

Paritaniwha, n. A superior subvariety of tihore (Phormium tenax).

Paritea. ‖ pari (i).

Parito, n. 1. Centre shoot or heart of endogenous plants. ‖ karito.

2. fig. Offspring.

rito.

Paritu, a. Steep. He pikitanga, he heketanga, ahua paritu ana (K.M., Dec. '62, 4).

Pariwhakatau, n. A fish. Kei te patua au hei puru rourou mo te pariwhakatau (S.).

Pārō, n. 1. Hollow of the hand.

2. Small basket for cooked food. Pārōtaniwha, a ceremonial basket used in certain incantations.

Paro (i), v.i. Stray, wander. Mo te mata kahu e paro noa kai te tahora (S. ii, 73).

whakaparo, v.i. Soar, hover.

Paro (ii), paroparo. 1. a. Shrunk, wilted, withered.

2. v.t. Dry. Tenei, e Tiheru, te wai paronga o to upoko kei te marae e mapuna ana (S.).

3. n. Skull. Ka wetiti au i to paroparo. (Tar.)

Paroa.——Te paokatia taku ringa ki te uru paroa (M. 389).

Pāroha, a. Spread out, as a mat or garment. ‖ roha.

Parohe, pāroherohe, a. Relaxed, enervated, withered. E paroherohe ana ahau i te ra. ‖ porohe.

Parohea, a. Wearied, drooping, wilted. Parohea ana te tangata i te kaha o te ra.—Parohea ana nga tupu i te ra. ‖ parohe, rohea.

Paroki, a. ? Dark. Koe ao paroki (S. 15). ‖ To. tokitoki, dark.

Pārore. 1. a. Causing relaxation or weakness. E whiti, e te ra, parore ki te kiri (S.).

2. Gentle, soft. ‖ marore.

Parore, n. Girella tricuspidata, mangrove fish. = kopipiro, ngaoheohe, parakoka.

Parori. 1. a. Awry, sprained, twisted. Parori ke te kauae. ‖ korori, perori.

2. v. Swerve aside, twist.

Paroro (i), pāroro. 1. n. Threatening clouds, scud, bad weather, storm. I te mea ka puta te paroro, ka waipuke te whenua.—Kei te anu o te paroro i hu nui mai nei na (M. 45).

2. a. Cloudy, threatening. Ka titiro ki te rangi e paroro ana, ka noho.

Paroro (ii), n. Inarticulate sound, howl. Ka rongo i te paroro kuri (W. ii, 13).

whakaparoro, v.i. Howl.

Pārū, pārūrū, ad. Sultry, hot, dull. He po paru, e tata ana te ua.

Parū, n. A fish, resembling pakirikiri.

Paru (i). 1. n. Dirt, mud. He parera apu paru (P. 24).

2. Excrement. Paru whatitiri, Clathrus cibarium, a net-like fungus. = tutae whatitiri.

3. a. Dirty. E paru ana ahau i te pawa (T. 65).

4. v.i. Void excrement.

5. v.t. Smear. Kia parua to kiri ki te renga horu (S.).

paruparu. 1. n. Mud, dirt. Kua ki te piha i te paruparu (Tr. vii, 51).

2. a. Dirty, discoloured. I rere a Hine ki roto ki nga wai whakaata a Tinirau pohutuhutu ai, kia paruparu ai aua wai i a ia (W. ii, 122).

Paru (ii), n. Leaves of raupo (Typha angustifolia) used as thatch and tied in bundles as the outer coating for the walls and roof of a whare. Ka piki raua ki runga ki te tuanui, ka tapatapahia nga paru o te whare (T. 47). Me kuhu e maua ki roto ki nga paru o te whare nei (T. 46). Kotahi te papanga nati, kotahi te papanga paru.

whakaparu, n. In the expression whakaparu piharau, a weir of stones lined with fern and grass, for taking lampreys.

Paru (iii), a. Deep, low. He pipipi, e kore e tauria e te waka; he paru, e tauria.

whakaparu, a. High, full, of the tide. He tai whakaparu te tai o te ata.

paruparu, a. Deeply laden. Paruparu noa te waka ki raro ki te whenua.

pāparu, a. Flat-roofed, low-pitched.

Paru (iv), v.t. Plunder, crush.

paruparu, a. Crushed, smashed. Paparu te angaanga o nga atua ki waho (M. 408).

paruparu, n. A preparation of cockles, etc., taken from their shells and allowed to ferment before cooking. He rangatira; e kore pea ia e kai i te paruparu (T. 190). = māi (i).

koparu.

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Paru (v). ——

whakaparu, v.t. Trace a line of descent. Whakaparu wahine, descent through the female line only.

Pārua (i), n. Pit, hollow, depression (e.g., for planting taro, or beside a stream for receiving eels caught with a bob). Ka keria nga parua hei whakatotanga mo ana kakano. Parua koau, a term applied to a paua shell if particularly deep. ‖ rua.

Pārua (ii), n. 1. Brim, edge of a bowl, nest, etc. Kei waiho ahau hei kai parua hangi (i.e., to eat the scraps from the edges of an earth oven).

2. The stones of a hearth.

Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.

Paruhi (i), a. 1. Blunt.

2. Stunted. Te whakatupu te paruhi.

3. Listless, languid. I kona hoki au e paruhi kau ana (M. 64).

Paruhi (ii), pāruhiruhi. 1. a. Beatiful, fine, calm, as weather. Me te rangi ka paruhi (P. 71). Ko te kanohi, ano he rangi raumati, paruhi kau ana (Pi. 133, 11).

2. Perfect, unbroken, so complete. Paruhi kau ana te moko o Tane.—He moko paruhi to Tiki.—He rangi paruhi (A face fully tattooed).

3. n. Favourite, darling. Mehemea ano ia ka tae ta ratou paruhi, a Karaitiana (W.M. xii, 296).

Paruhi (iii) = parihi, n. A kind of flint, dark in colour, with reddish veins, found embedded in hine-waiapu, used for cutting implements. Motu ana te waewae i te paruhi.—Ka kotikotia ki te mata kahurangi, ki te paruhi e piri i te pari (S.).

Pārure, v.t. Overcome, maltreat, plunder.

pārurenga, n. 1. A person subjected to violence or ill treatment. He parurenga koe naku.

2. Prey, booty.

parure, rurerure.

Parure (i), whakaparure, a. 1. Languid, spiritless, abashed. Tau ki te papa, ki' whakaparure; taku parure, ko au nei anake te kuri porangi (I fall listless to the ground, abashed that I alone should seem a silly animal) (S.).

2. Limp, flaccid. Kua whakaparure mai nga ngutu o te tamaiti nei. (His lip was hanging down.)

3. Confused, incoherent. Au mahi a te waha parure.

pārure.

Parure (ii), n. A sea bird.

Paruranga, n. Anything culled out or rejected.

Pārūrū (i), v.t. Shake up together, rub together. Parurutia nga riwai kia ngahoro ai te ngarehu. ‖ .

Pārūrū (ii). ‖ pārū.

Pāruru. 1. a. Shaded. Paruru tonu te mahinga a tuahangata.

2. Sheltered from the weather.

3. n. Wind screen, shelter.

4. A person whose face is obscured by a beard. ‖ koruru, ruru.

Paruru. 1. a. Close together, compact. Kia tia paruru i te kotore huia (S. 54). Kia tia paruru te rau o te amokura (S. ii, 8).

2. v.t. Place close together. Parurutia ra te pu ki Waiau (M. 197).

pururu.

Pātā, v.t. Prepare food. Patakia he kai ma tatou.

Pata (i). 1. n. Drop of water, etc. He pata ua ki runga, he ngutu tangata ki raro (P.). Pata whakamao, clearing shower.

2. Seed, grain, as of maize, etc.

3. Suckers on the tentaculae of the cuttle-fish.

4. Cause, occasion. Kahore he pata o tana mahi.

5. Advantage, fruit. He aha te pata o ta tatou e mahi nei ?

6. In the term pata nui. ‖ patapata, 4.

7. v.i. Drip, fall in drops. Ka pata iho te ua.

patanga, n. As pata, 4 and 5, above.

papata. 1. n. Small waves, ripples.

2. Cockroach.

3. a. Numerous. Ki papata ana te whare i te tangata.

4. Scattered.

5. Covered with spots or pimples.

patapata. 1. v.i. Drip, drop.

2. n. Drop, as of rain. E ua patapata nunui, ka mate au (T. 61).

3. Thrums, strings on a cloak.

4. Parallel lines in the detail of carving, certain forms being known as pata nui or patapata nunui.

5. Tentaculae of a cuttlefish. Ko nga kawekawe, ara ko nga patapata, ko nga ngongotua ka rere era ki te huka kopuru moana.

Pata (ii), n. 1. Leptospermum scoparium, a tree. = manuka.

2. A variety of potato.

3. A coarse flax cloak.

Pata (iii). ——

whakapata, n. Ancient times. No tua, no whakapata.

Pātahi, v.i. Befall all alike. He hara kahore i patahi ki a tatou.

Patahoro, n. A bird. Ko Kahuparauri i a Tane, ka puta … ko te komako, ko patahoro, ko kokako, ko koko.

Pātai (i), v.t., with frequentative forms pātaitai and patapatai. 1. Question, inquire. Ka patai mai te tangata o te kupenga, “I haere mai koe ki te aha ?” (T. 141).

2. Provoke, challenge. Ka whakaturia e koe he kara, he patai riri tena. ‖ patari.

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3. Induce. He pataitai naku i te tangata kia whakatika ki runga.

4. Jeer, mock.

5. a. Provoking. Tetea mai nei o hanga patai (M. 214).

6. Trifling. Ehara i te mea patai.

whakapātai, v.t. Ask. Ka whak; pataia mai e te pakeha.

Pātai (ii), n. 1. A kind of girdle or loin cloth for women.

2. A variety of taro.

Pa-taia. ‖ ta (i).

Pātaitai, n. A small flat sea fish. Ko Te Pakuahi me tona tini tonu me akiri ki te moana kia kai mai nga pataitai o Tokaroa.

Pātaka, n. 1. Storehouse raised upon posts, elevated stage for storing food. Kai atu, whakairi ki te pataka (M. 86). Pataka pu kiore, one built with a flat slab on the top of each post to exclude rats. Umu pataka, a ceremonial oven in connection with the hahu ceremony.

2. Enclosure. “Kei whea te kaainga o Ngatoro-i-rangi ?” Ka kiia mai e ratou, “Kei te pataka e tu mai ra” (T. 84).

Pa-taka. ‖ taka (i).

Pātakitaki, n. 1. Boundary, division. No te taenga ki te roro o te whare kua kite tonu atu i te patakitaki kohatu i te urunga tapu o Kahu (J. ii, 226).

2. The beam placed at the edge of the whariki, or mat, in a native house.

3. The board placed on edge at the entrance to the porch of a house. = paepae kai-awha.

4. A screen or breakwind of brush.

5. Divisions or containing barriers in a store pit.

takitaki.

Pātanga, n. Boundary. Ko te patanga tenei ki a Patahuri raua ko Tirawatu. ‖ (ii).

Patangatanga, n. 1. A small reddish fish with prominent teeth. = nihoriki, patangaroa.

2. Starfish. Ka kite ranei koe i te toka i piri ai te kuku, i te meremere, i te humenga, i te patangatanga. = patangaroa.

3. Fruit of kiekie (Freycinetia banksii).

Pātangaroa, n. 1. Seed leaves of gourds. Ka tatari tera a Maia, a ka tipu taua hue; ka titiro ano tera ki te ahua o te tipu, kua patangaroa.

2. Starfish. = papatangaroa, patangatanga.

3. A small red fish. = patangatanga.

Patapatai. ‖ pātai (i).

Patapataiāwhā, n. Heavy rain. ‖ pata (i).

Pātari (i), pātaritari, v.t. 1. Amuse, divert. Pataritaria te tamaiti.

2. Allure, entice. Ka whakaritea nga tangata hei pataritari atu i te ngutu o te ana (T. 151). Ka haere atu nga kaipatari ki te waha o te aua (T. 151).

3. Provoke, incite.

whakapātari, v.t. Challenge. Kihai a Te Rauparaha i whakapatari riri ki Whanganui.

whakapātaritari, v.t. Provoke.

patai (i), tari (ii).

Pātari (ii) = Pateri n. The Magellan Clouds; generally nga Patari. The larger is Patarirangi, and the smaller Patari-kaihau E Patari-rangi, ka pau te karawhu e na runga ana mai o nga hiwi ra ia, e (S.).

Pātata, a. Near. Ka patata taku tu te taumata ki Kapu ra (M. 22)

Patatahi, n. A waist garment for women

Patatai (i), n. Rallus philippensis assimilis, banded or land rail, a bird. Kua mate mai i mua i a Maui, na te patatai i kata ka motu ki roto ra (M. 251). = mohopatatai, katātai, motarua, oho, pepe.

Patatai (ii) (poetical) = tapatai, n. Shore. Hei ngerengere whakatu kau ki te patatai o te moana (M. 386).

Pātatara, n. Parapet. (Tahu).

Patatara, n. ? Fence. Ka tahuna tona patatara tapu (Tr. vii, 32). Wohlers does not translate, but it seems to refer to the fence round the dead man's body. ‖ tātara, pakitara.

Patatari, n. Snare, noose. Ka whaihangatia te patatari, ka whakatokia e Maui ki nga roko (Tr. vii, 40).

Patatē. 1. v.i. Crack, break with a cracking sound.

2. n. Schefflera digitata, a tree. Kei whakaeke koe ki runga ki te peka patate, kei noho au, kei kata (M. 403). = patē, patete.

Patati, n. Young of tamure (Pagrosomus auratus, snapper, a fish). = kariti.

Patatō. 1. v.i. Rattle, jingle, crepitate.

2. v.t. Knock off. Te patiki tahanui o Tiere, te paua patato o Tahia, ko te kai tenei o Kahungunu (S.).

Pātaua, a. Caused by rain. Wai pataua, surface water.

Patē (i), n. Schefflera digitata, a tree. = patatē, patete.

Patē (ii), a. False. He pate kau 'no, e ! (S.).

Pātea. 1. n. Breastplate, a thickly woven mat of flax, which when wetted was a protection against spear thrusts. ‖ puku (i).

2. A cloak of fine flax with a border at the bottom only.

3. A variety of kumara.

4. a. Unencumbered, freed from burdens.

Pāteha, a. Consumed. Kua parea nga whenua te hokohoko, kua pateha haere i te hori.

Pātehe, a. Consumed. = pateha.

pātehetehe, a. Short. He raupo patehetehe nei.

Pāteke, n. 1. Spatula rhynchotis, shoveller, a species of duck. = kahoho.

2. Anas chlorotis, brown duck.

pāteketeke, n. Podiceps cristatus australis, crested grebe. = kaha, kamana, manapou.

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Kawau pateketeke, Stictocarbo punctatus punctatus, spotted shag = parekareka.

Pateko, a. Motionless, idle.

whakapateko, v.i. Sit idle, remain motionless. Kei te whakapateko mai tona teina (M. 191).

moteko.

Pātengi, pātengitengi, n. Storehouse or pit for kumara.

Patere. 1. v.i. Flow readily. Patere ana nga kupu a Tohitapu.

2. a. Dripping wet. Ka tae ki te ngahere-here, ka uaina e te ua, patere tonu iho i te ngaunga a te wai o te rakau. ‖ poteretere.

3. ad. denoting abundance. Tini patere, exceeding many.

4. n. An abusive song. ‖ M. 86, 97, 283.

5. A dance with grotesque gestures.

Pāteri = Patari (ii), n. The Magellan Clouds. Pateri-rangi and Pateri-kaihau are the larger and smaller of the clouds respectively.

Pātero, v.i. 1. Protrude. ‖ whatero.

2. Break wind, also pāterotero. No te paterotanga o te tou o te totara, ke rere ki nga pari, tu ai.

Pātētē (i), v.i. Creak.

Pātētē (ii), n. A small fresh-water fish.

Patete (i). 1. v.i. Move along. Ko ratou ra kiano i patete te Taitapu ki Parinui (M. 410). E kore e patete te waka i te tai timu. In pass. patetea, be lengthened, extended. Ka patetea te whare.

2. Itch, tickle. Ki te rongo au e patete ana toku ihu, ka mohio tonu au kua makuturia au.

3. v.t. Importune, irritate. Kei mangungu te kai, kei patetetia nga niho.

patētete, a. Stunted.

Patete (ii), n. Schefflera digitata, a tree. = patatē, patē.

Pāti. 1. n. Shallow water, shoal. Ka tae ki te pati, oi noa a Tutunui (Tr. vii, 51).

2. a. Shallow. Ano ka pati tou te moana, ka u ki uta (W. ii, 31).

Patī, pātiti, v.i. 1. Ooze, spurt. Pati ana te wai o roto ina kainga.

2. Splash. Ka pati mai te wai o te urerua i runga i o kauae (M. 270).

3. Break wind.

patinga, n. Flowing, of the tide. Te patinga o te tai.

Pati, v.t. Try to obtain by coaxing, flattery, etc. He pati moni i te pakeha i pena ai tana korero.

whakapati, v.t. 1. Flatter, cajole, coax. He aha tau e whakapati ? E kore hoki e hoatu.

2. Induce by means of gifts.

patipati. 1. a. Flattering, deceiving, not to be depended upon. He rongo patipati te rongo o te Kawana ki a au.

2. n. Flattery, cajolery.

Pātia, n. Spear. ‖ matia.

Pātihau, v.i. Mutter, chatter, talk to oneself, Ka mahara raua, akuanei raua mate ai i te taua nei, e patihau tonu nei; ka ahiahi te ra, kahore hoki raua kia moe: kei e patihau tonu (Tr. vii, 43). ‖ tihau.

Pātiki. 1. n. Rhombosolea plebia, sand flounder. E hoki te patiki ki tona puehutanga (P. 4). Pātiki totara, R. leporina, yellow flounder;pātiki mohoao, R. retiaria, river or black flounder. Pātiki rori, Peltorhamphus novae-zeelandiae, sole. = tarore, pakeke. Ihu patiki, a nose with a flat bridge. Te Patiki, the Coalsack, a dark patch in the sky near the Southern Cross.

2. Fan to keep flies from a corpse. = patungaro, papakirango.

3. a. Flat, in describing a nose. He patiki te ihu.

whakapātiki, n. A pattern in weaving mats, girdles, etc.; also in painting rafters of a house

Patiko, ad. Headlong, in haste. Ka rere patiko koe ki Maungawaru rawa ngaro roa atu ai.

Pātiotio. 1. n. Anchomasa similis, a rock-boring bivalve mollusc.

2. A rock covered with mussels.

3. a. Frozen over. Kua patiotio katoa te wai.

tio.

Pātiti (i). 1. n. Microlaena stipoides, a grass. Kia awhitia koe ki te patiti, ki te taru aotea e tu ki te ngahere (Wa. 1, 51). Patiti taranui, Agropyron scabrum, tussock grass.

2. Hatchet. “I ahatia to tangata i mateai ?” “I patohia ki taku patiti.”

3. v.i. ? Warm oneself. I haere mai koutou ki te patiti ahi.

Pātiti (ii). ‖ patī.

Pātito, n. Eruption on the head, scald-head. Kua paea nga paparinga, ara kua ahua kirirua, kua penei me te patito.

pātitotito, n. Coronula diadema, the large barnacle which attaches itself to whales.

Patō. 1. v.i. Crack, snap, emit a sharp sudden sound. E pato mai ra te rakau.

2. Be diffused, of odour. Pato ana te reka o te kai.

3. v.t. Break, crack, knock. “I ahatia to tangata, i mate ai ?” “I patohia ki taku patiti.”

4. n. Maul, pestle, for beating fern root, aute, etc.

5. Rod used in fishing for eels, etc.

pātōtō. 1. v.i. Beat, dash. Koi patoto te tai ki te akau, koi aha.

2. Make a repeated knocking noise.

3. Used of the movement of the rod indicating that a fish is biting. ‖ 5, above. This is probably the explanation of the expression, Te whai patoto a Rauparoa (P. 90).

4. v.t. Knock repeatedly, tap. He mea patoto te rakau whakairo ki tetahi rakau.

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Patoa, n. Land covered with brushwood.

Pātohe, n. 1. Fallow, abandoned cultivation.

2. Foodstuffs growing in such ground.

Pātoi, v.t. Lure, entice. Na te mokai (decoy bird) i patoi.

Pātokatoka, n. South-east sea breeze.

Pātoke, v.t. Glean root crops. E patoke kapana ana.

Pātokotoko, n. A game played with a piece of string. ‖ Tr. xxxiv, 49.

Patopato, n. Pig.

Patorongu, n. A fresh-water fish. = torongu. (Whang.)

Pātōtara, n. 1. Cyathodes juniperina. = mingi.

2. Leucopogon australe (fraseri).

3. Botrychium ternatum.

4. A small plant used as a scent.

5. A variety of kumara. Kia kite iho ana ahau i te kumara nei, a te patotara nei, he anurangi (S. 123).

6. Rhombosolea leporina, yellow flounder.

Patote, a. —— Waru patote, a term for the eighth month of the Maori year. No te unga mai ki Maketu, ka pua te rata, ka u ki Maketu no te waru patote.

Patoti. 1. v.t. Cut a notch or furrow, chip. Patoti noa ai i runga; kaore i hou ki raro.

2. a. Dented, notched.

Pātotoi. 1. a. Chapped, cracked. E patotoi ana oku ngutu.

2. v.t. Scold.

Patou, v.t. Entice, provoke. Patoua te mango.—Patoua kia whawhai.

Pātū, n. 1. Screen, wall. ‖ papatū.

2. Edge, boundary. Ki taha patu o te rangi (M. 255). Pikitia atu patu o te rangi (M. 277).

3. A piece of wood abaft the figurehead of a canoe, to which the ends of the rauwa were fastened. ‖ otu.

pātūtū, n. 1. Shelter from the weather.

2. A fine flax cloak with strips of dogskin sewn upon it. = puahi.

Patu. 1. v.t. Strike, beat, thrash, subdue. Aue rawa ake, ka aue, e patu ana, a roa rawa ka tukua (T. 19). Patua i te kawa (Strike with the kawa branch).

2. Ill treat in any way.

3. Kill. Ka mau ia ki te kuri a taua tangata i patua ra e ia (T. 120). Ka toia mai ki waho, ka patua; ka mate a Kae (T. 38).

4. Pound fern root, etc. Ka patua e Apakura nga o mo te taua, i a ia e patu ana i nga aruhe … ka whakahuatia e ia tana tangi (T. 40).

5. Bruise scent plants. He wai tarata ra, me patu kia kakara (M. 202). Patua mai te kakara (M. 189).

6. Used of washing clothes. E haere ana ahau ki te wahi e patua mai nga weru o taku iramutu (Tr. vii, 51). Rokohanga atu e patu kakahu ana nga wahine.

7. Deny. Patua mai taku kupu. Patu taringa, tell lies.

8. n. Weapon. Ko te kauae o tona tupuna tana patu (T. 19).

9. Thatch. I uia ra ki te patu o te whare, kahore i ki te waha (S.). = tapatu. Kaho patu, a term applied to the uppermost and lowest battens in the roof of a house. ‖ J. v, 149. ‖ rua (ii).

patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te umere, ka hinga te patunga. Patunga tapu, sacred offerings; an expression coined by the translators of the Bible. Hei whangai-nga mo nga patunga tapu maori, mo nga rau taewa, kumara, ika, patunga tangata, aha, aha noa iho (T. 77).

papatu. 1. v.i. Strike together, clash. Ka papatu a raua rakau.

2. v.t. Beat one another. Waiho nga mano ra i roto, papatu ai ki a ratou ake ano (Pi. 175, 1).

Pātua, n. 1. A canoe without raised side planks. = tiwai.

2. A receptacle for food, made of bark of totara, etc. Ka titiro ki te ngako, katahi ka tutua ki te taha, ki te patua, heoi ka kainga e te iwi ra (T. 153). ‖ papa (ii).

Patuheni, n. A venereal disease prevalent before the arrival of Europeans.

Patui. 1. n. Thong for a mere hanging from the wrist.

2. v.i. Walk arm in arm. Ko to patuinga, ko taku pahiwinga.

3. n. Needle of bone or wood.

tui.

Pātuki, v.t. Strike, knock.

pātukituki, v.t. 1. Strike or knock repeatedly or gently.

2. Order repeatedly. E patukituki ana ia i a au.

Patu-kou, n. A bone mere with a sinus in one side of the blade.

Patungaro, n. 1. The flat ornaments on the ends of the plumes (hihi) of a canoe.

2. A pattern of lattice-work for the interior of a whare.

3. A fan to keep flies away. = papaki-rango, patiki.

Patupaiarehe, paiarehe, patuparehe, parehe, n. Sprite, fairy, malign or beneficent. Waiho iho ona tapui i reira, he patuparehe; kua kite ano enei whakatupuranga i taua atua nei, he atua kino (M. xv). Na reira i ngata ai te ngakau o taua iwi o te patupaiarehe, i kite hoki he whakaaro pai tana (T. 181). E pepe ana a Paiarehe i te piopio.

Patutāne. n. A stone used in drilling and cutting greenstone.

Patutiketike, n. Coprosma australis and C. lucida, shrubs.

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Patutikoka, n. A garment; probably a rough cape. Te pureke, te patutikoka, te puihiihi, me nga kahu katoa a te Maori. ‖ patu, 9; koka.

Pātutuki, n. Parapercis colias; rock-cod. = rawaru.

Pau (i), pt. 1. Consumed, exhausted. Pau ake nga taha, tango atu ki nga papapatua (T. 94). Tena ko to Ouwea e kai tonu ana, e kore e hohoro te pau (P. 107).

2. Denoting the complete or exhaustive character of any action. A ka pau te tui te whakaeke ki te ngohi (T. 179). E puranga ana te mahi a te tupapaku … kua pau ra te horo he rangi ke (T. 155). The verb following, though active in form, may be passive in sense, and followed by the preposition e. Na reira i kainga katoatia ai e Tumata-uenga ona tuakana; a, pau ake te kai e ia, hei utu mo to ratou tukunga i a ia ki te whawhai ki a Tawhiri (T. 7). With mai or atu it signifies that all have come or gone. I pau mai ano nga tangata o te ope ra ki ro whare.

whakapau. 1. v.t. Consume, finish, leave no exception.

2. Exhaust. Ka titiro atu, whakapaua te kanohi (M. 11). Taku whakapaunga mahara tera (That is the spot the sight of which leaves me at a loss).

3. a. Exhaustive. Kia tu tahi taua i te riri whakapau kei o matua (M. 23).

Pau (ii), n. A long pendant of greenstone for the ear.

Pau (iii), n. A variety of potato.

Pau (iv), n. Pseudolabrus coccineus, red parrot-fish = puwaiwhakarua.

Pāua, n. 1. Haliotis of several species, sea-ear, mutton-fish; univalve molluscs. Kua piki ake te tini o te paua, kua piri ki te niao o te waka. Paua korohiwa, Haliotis australis. Paua raupara appears to be applied to a large variety of oyster, also to a shallow Haliotis shell.

2. A fish-hook with a slip of Haliotis shell inserted to attract the fish; several sorts were made, varying in size and in the tint of the shell used. E uira ana te paua me te whakairo, puhipuhi rawa ki te waero (A description of Maui's hook) (T. 21).

3. Phlyctena, or spot on the pupil of the eye. Hence probably the phrase, Na ia to paua (Shortland explains as equivalent to “Do you see any green in my eye,” but translates under sense 1) (Sh.T. 199).

4. Dipper, basin, anything used as such. Ka whakatikohu i te rau rakau hei paepae wai, ka kiia he paua wai.

Pāuaua, a. Strong, strenuous, persevering. ‖ uaua.

Pāuārangi, n. A variety of kumara.

Pāuātaha, n. A variety of kumara.

Pāuhu. 1. v.i. Slip. Kei pauhu atu te rakau.

2. v.t. Put off, adjourn. Pauhua atu ta tatou mea mo te takiwa o te hanganga i te whare-karakia.

pahuhu.

Pauku. n. 1. A thick closely woven cloak of flax which when dipped in water serve as a protection from spear thrusts. = pukupuku.

2. A cape with ornamented border.

3. Swelling, inflammation. I rite etahi ki te whewhe, a ka roa te pakarakarutanga, ka pauku haere.

Pāuma, n. Head wind. ‖ (iv).

Paunu. 1. v.t. Draw out, withdraw.

2. v.i. Lag behind. Ka paunu ki muri a Ngati Tawhiri-kura, ka tohe tonu a Ati Awa.

unu.

Pāura, pāuraura, v.i. Glow. Kua paura te whero o te karaka. ‖ ura.

Pauri, n. A fish.

Pāuru, n. 1. A method of planting kumara.

2. = pairu.

Pawa (i), n. 1. A form of bird snare. = pewa, 4.

2. A leading question, intended to draw an incriminating answer.

3. Part of a rat trap. = rupe (Po.).

Pawa (ii) = paoa, n. Smoke. Kia pai te tahu o te ahi kei pawa (T. 65).

pawapawa, a. Strongly scented.

Pāwaha, n. Lines of tattoo running from each nostril, round the corners of the mouth, to each side of the chin. ‖ waha.

Pāwai, n. 1. Bilge of a canoe. ‖ paewai.

2. Collar-bone.

Paweke, v.t. Ensnare.

Pāwera. 1. a. Hot.

2. Solicitous, afraid, apprehensive. Pawera tonu tona papa ki te napenga o tana karakia tohi (T. 17).

3. Sore, tender to the touch.

4. v.i. Stirred, affected. Ko te koroheke nei, kua pawera noa ake te ngakau ki te purotutanga o tana wahine taitamariki (Pi. 133, 11).

pāwerawera, n. 1. Awe, dread. Me pewhea i te kawenga o te pāwerawera.

2. A fish.

Pawero, v.t. Lace, interlace. Kia tere te pawero i tenei tukutuku. = tui, kotui.

Pāwhakarua, n. North-east wind. ‖ (iv).

Pāwhara. 1. a. Ripped open. Koe ika pawhara (M. 124).

2. v.t. Rip open. Ka haehaea te ika nei; pawharatia tonutia i te riu (T. 155).

3. n. Fish opened and dried.

4. a. Wild, untamed. He hoiho pawhara toku no te mania.

Pāwhare, n. North-north-east wind in the Hawke's Bay district.

Pawharu. 1. a.——Ka tae taua, ka ruku ai i nga koura maunu pawharu o Kaitangata.

2. n. Jasus hugelli, a large salt-water crayfish.

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Pāwhati. 1. a. Broken. Ara pawhati, track marked by breaking branches. He ara pawhati to huarahi. Used also sarcastically of a person pretending a knowledge of genealogies.

2. n. A variety of fern root. Ko to uta aruhe he paranui tetahi, he pawhati tetahi, he puahou tetahi.

pāwhatiwhati, a. Fissured, cracked, chapped.

Pāwhera, pahera. 1. a. Open. Taku kainga pahera kau koe ra (M. 388).

2. v.t. Open.

3. Violate a woman.

tuwhera.

Pawhero, a. Red-haired, light-haired (of persons).

(i), pēpē, a. 1. Crushed, mashed. Kua pe ke nga pititi i roto i te kete.

2. Soft, easily crushed.

3. Suppurating, as a boil.

4. Soiled by any pulpy or viscid substance. Kei pe tou kakahu i te miere.

, n. Roe of fish.

pēpē, n. Soft mass, cake. He pepe roi.

whakapē, v.t. 1. Soften, mash.

2. Crush. Toro tonu nga parirau, whakape noa i te whare, a kaore hoki i hinga (Pi. 135, 5).

3. Cause to suppurate. Homai he rongoa hei whakape mo taku whewhe.

(ii), a. Like. Found only in the compounds pehea, pena, penei, pera, q.v. ‖ Mng. pe, as, so.

Pea, ad. 1. Perhaps. E kore pea ia e pai mai ki ahau (T. 131).

2. Intensive, sometimes preceded by hoki. Indeed, of course. He taniwha hoki pea kei te ara ki Tikitapu (T. 136).

3. = pehea. How.

Peau, v.i. Be turned away. Kua peau ke te ihu o te kaipuke.

whakapeau, v.t. Turn away, divert. Ko to utu mo to tohunga ta moko, me whakapeau mai ki a au.

peapeau (i), v.i. Turn aside. Peapeau noa, turning this way and that.

Peapeau (ii), a. Tawny, rusty-coloured.

Peha (i), n. 1. Bark, peelings, husk, etc. He hune nga mea e tu ake ana i waenganui o nga peha o te tawhara.

2. Skin. Nga unahi, te peha, nga tuatara, i ahua ngarara katoa enei (T. 152). ‖ tapeha.

pehapeha, n. An inferior quality of fern root. Ko nga pehapeha hei kai ma ratou i nga ra katoa.

Peha (ii), pepeha. 1. n. A set form of words, charm, proverb, witticism. Na Maui i hoatu te peha: “Koia, ko Tararauriki,” etc. (Tr. vii, 38). No reira te pepeha nei: “Nga uri o Tama whanaka roa” (T. 71).

2. Figure of speech. He pepeha te ki nei, ehara i te ki tuturu.

3. Boast. To peha taua, e Te Kirikararehe (M. 87).

4. v.t. Say, exclaim; of formal or epigrammatic utterance. Ka pepeha te hakui, “Ko Whakataupotiki ahaku, e whakatane i a ia” (Tr. vii, 49). Ka pepeha tera, “Ai ! te kakara o Tutunui e homai e te hau nei” (Tr. vii, 52). In the passive, be the subject of a saying. Ko te potiki toa na Marutuahu i pepehatia ai ko Te Ngako-ringa-kino (M. 42).

5. Boast.

whakapehapeha. 1. v.t. Boast.

2. a. Vain, conceited. He tangata whakatarapi ia, he tangata whakapehapeha (W. ii, 121).

Pēhanga. ‖ pēhi.

Pehapehatu, pepehatu, v.t. Jeer at. Me haere ano au koi pehapehatu mai etahi wahine i runga o Pukepapa. ‖ peha (ii).

Pehe, n. Call leaf. Pehe manu, call leaf employed by fowlers.

Pehea, pewhea. 1. Interrogative. Of what sort, character, appearance, etc. Pewhea te ahua o to tane ? (T. 52). Kia pewhea te ra ka haere ki te tuaahu ? (In what position of the sun will he go to thetuaahu ?) (T. 90).

2. v.t. Do or treat in what way. I peheatia te iwi ra i mate ai ?

3. v.i. Act in what way. Me pehea ra ka whiti ai au ki Mokoia ? (How shall I act in order to get over to Mokoia ?) (T. 132). E moe whakatorouka ana a Te Ponga ki te pewheatanga e tata ai ia ki a Te Puhihuia (T. 168).

4. Sometimes used redundantly. Pehea, ko wai tou ingoa? (T. 96). Pehea, kei te wai ranei, kei whea ranei ? (T. 154). ‖ (ii), hea (i).

Pēhi. 1. v.t. Press, weigh down. E haere mai ana hoki nga kawekawe, e pehi ana i te waka ki raro (T. 110).

2. Oppress, trouble. Kei pehia koe e te anu o te hukarere (M. 171).

3. Repress. E kore e taea tona hiahia te pehi.

4. Abolish.

5. Cover, incubate, as a hen.

6. v.i. Lie, of inanimate objects. E pehi mai ra nga wahie i tua o te whare.

7. n. Sticks rubbed together to procure fire, especially the kaunoti, or upper one.

8. Second (in some districts third) person killed or taken in battle. I a Tupe te matakia, i a au te pehi.—Ko te pehi tenei i mau i te kupenga (W.M. xii, 66).

9. Ballast for a canoe.

(i).

whakapehi, v.t. Oppress, trouble. Penei, e te hoa, ka whakapehitia.

pēhanga, n. 1. Act of pressing or turning down. Te pehanga atu o nga karu ki tetahi taha (T. 66).

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2. Heap. He rite te pehanga ko Pare-te-tai-tonga (M. 202). Te pehanga wahie c kaike mai ra.

Pehi. ——

pehipehi (i). 1. v.t. Waylay. Katahi ka pehipehi mai e Rata i tahaki (T. 55).

2. n. Ambuscade. Ka huaki nga pehipehi ra, ka turia e te taua ra.

3. Sill of a door frame.

4. Beam of a privy. = paepae.

5. Return for a present. Ko te kohi pehipehi nga tangata.

pehipehi (ii), n. Cephalorhynchus hectori, porpoise.

Pēhiakura, n. Dicksonia squarrosa, a tree-fern.

Peho (i), pehopeho. 1. v.i. Hoot. Tu ana, peho ana te ruru i te waha o te ana.

2. n. Ninox novaeseelandiae, morepork, small owl. = ruru, koukou. Karu peho, large-eyed.

Peho (ii), pehopeho. 1. v.t. Lask up, fasten, as the mouth of a kete. Pehopehoria iho to kete.

2. v.i. Close in, as a body of men.

Note.—Apparently this is a case of the transference of peho from one word ruru to another ruru of entirely different meaning.

Pehu (i), n. 1. A variety of kumara.

2. A variety of taro.

3. A variety of tihore (flax).

Pehu (ii). 1. v.t. Mash, pound. Kia pehua te tawhara.

2. n. Ball of poundedtaro. Maua to pehu mangoro. (Applied to one who has unwittingly slain a relative in war) (P.).

pehupehu, a. Masked. He mea pehupehu te kai.

kopehupehu.

Pehu (iii), n. ? Dart, spear. Patu atu taku pehu ki mua me he matakokiri anewa i te tangi (K.). Kia whiwhi koe ki te pehu o Tu (S.).

Pehu (iv). 1. n. Bend, angle, as in a stream.

2. a. Bent, twisted. I pehu ko taku waewae.

Pehu (v). 1. a. Arrogant, blustering. ‖ tupehu.

2. v.i. Explode, make a loud noise. ‖ pahu.

Pei (i), v.t. Drive out, banish. He peinga hoki ia na ona tuakana.—Katahi ka peia atu ia kia haere atu (T. 68).

Pei (ii), n. Earth. Ko te iwi o Kahuparoro ki te koko i te aruhe, ko te iwi o Rakaihikuroa ki te āka i te pei o te aruhe.

peipei, n. Lump of earth, clod.

Pēia, n. 1. Freycinetia banksii, a plant. = kiekie.

2. A rough cloak made of the leaves of the same.

Peka. 1. n. Branch of a tree, river, etc. He peka titoki e kore e whati (P.). Peka-a-waka, Earina mucronata, an epiphytic orchid.

2. Faggot, firewood.

3. Fern root. Probably from the expression, te peka a Haumia, used for fern root.

4. A flax cape.

5. Chief. I tu ai te peka i te turanga parekura (S.). Sa. pea, a title of nobility.

6. In a number of proverbial expressions. He peka kai, he peka taonga (P. 24) (which Grey explains: “A noble present; some provisions and some property, a portion of each”). Patua te peka kainga, ko to peka tangata kia ora (P.). Also given in the form, Ka whakarauoratia ko te peka tangata, ko te peka whenua ka whakamatea iho (P.). Ko te kimi i te peka-a-tama e kore e taea, e kore e kitea; te peka tama, te whanau tamariki, e kore e kitea. The branch idea is obvious enough in the case of tama, and the use seems to have been extended to other words.

7. Cheek.

8. v.i. Turn aside. Tae noa ki te pekanga, peka tonu hoki ia (J. xx, 19). In the passive, be turned aside to. Ki te kore au e karanga e kore te kainga e pekaina.

pekanga, n. Branch road. Pekanga na mimi, bastard.

whakapeka, whakapekapeka, v.t. 1. Refuse, decline. Kotahi te wahine i noho, kotahi te wahine i whakapekapeka (Tr. vii, 35).

2. Pervert, distort. Korero whakapeka, dark saying.

3. Cause to turn aside. Ma Te Rangitumoana mana e whakapeka, moe rawa ki kona.

pekapeka, n. 1. Chalinolobus morio and Mystarops tuberculatus, bats. Pekapeka rere ahiahi, hokioi rere po (P.).

2. A toy windmill made of flax leaf.

3. A small ornament of greenstone. Te maha o te heitiki, o te kuru pounamu, o te mako, o te pekapeka, me te poria (T. 153).

4. A short arm of wood on the two of a fishing line, forming a spreader, to which the tau of the hook was attached.

5. Lateral arms attached to the tauha roa of an apparatus used at Rotorua for catching crayfish.

6. A small hooked piece of wood tied to the end of a bird spear to hang it up by when not in use. Kia tae ki runga, katahi ka wetekia te pekapeka. Also the crotch or hook by means of which the mutu bird snare is held on the hiwi while in use. ‖ Tr. xlii, 466, 467.

7. Erechtites quadridentata, a plant.

8. In the term whiri pekapeka, a flat plat of nine strands.

9. Cephaloscyllium isabellum, carpet shark.

10. Starfish.

Peke (i). 1. n. Humerus, upper part of the arm, shoulder. Ata whaia ki tona peke maui (T. 16).

2. Twitching in the shoulder, regarded as an omen. He peke tona takiri (T. 200).

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3. Fore quarter. Kia ngaro rawa te upoko ki roto ki te koromahanga nei, me ona peke (T. 19).

4. Limb, generally. E waru nga peke (J. ii, 214). Ka uru kei roto te niho o Mokoroa, rarahu tu ana i ona peke ngahuru (M. 52). Haere pekewha, go on all fours.

5. A fish. = pepeke, 5.

6. Peke kaka, a portable perch and snare for snaring kaka. = mutu kaka, tuke. (Po.)

7. v.i. Spring, leap, jump. Katahi ka peke te hokowhitu ra … ki tawahi o te awa (T. 41). Ka oioi te ika ra kia peke atu a Kae ki uta (T. 36).

8. v.t. Leap over. Pekea te awa nei.

9. a. Contracted with cold, numbed. Kua pekea nga ringa.

whakapeke. 1. v.t. Fold up, double up. Ka kite ia i te toroa e rere mai ana, ko tetahi o ona parirau i whakapekea.

2. Conceal.

3. v.i. Crouch, hide oneself. Ko ia i whakapeke ki roto o te waka.

pēpeke, v.i. Draw up the legs or arms. Pepeke ou waewae.

whakapēpeke, v.t. Draw up the limbs with a convulsive movement. Whakaarahia ona kanohi kia oho ia i te moe, whakapepekena ranei nga waewae, whakaarahia ranei te upoko (M. 319).

pepeke. 1. v.i. Hasten. Kia hohoro ake te hoki ake ki te tamaiti, ki taku mokopuna, ki a Tamaihutoroa: kia pepeke ake.

2. a. Quick. ‖ Hawaiki-pepeke.

3. n. Liopelma hochstetteri, frog.

4. Insect, beetle. Tarei ra e te pepeke (M. 105). Aitanga pepeke, the insect family.

5. A fish said to resemble the tuatara, and to have an offensive smell; also called peke.

6. Branch, limb, of a tree. Tikina atu ra he pepeke mo to taua ahi. Pepeke momotu, firebrand.

7. Oxynotus bruniensis, spiny dogfish.

pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere.

2. n. Celmisia longifolia, a plant. Peke-peke-kiore, Hydnum coralloides, a fungus which grows on the trunks of trees. Pekepeke-haratua, Macromastix holochlora, daddy-long-legs, an insect.

3. v.i. Hop, as a bird.

Peke (ii), v.i. 1. Be completed, be all included. Ka whakatika atu a Paoa i waenganui, peke katoa, ka kohure a Paoa (All were gathered together) (T. 189).

2. With atu or mai, be all gone or come, without exception. Kahore ano au taonga kia peke mai.

rupeke.

Peke (iii), n. Nerita melanotragus, a univalve mollusc. = matapura, matangarahu, ngarahutaua.

Pekehā, pepekehā, n. Pachyptila vittata, dove prion, a species of petrel. Ko te tini o te pekeha ki te moana, ko Ngati Ira ki uta (P.). = pararā.

Pekehāwani. 1. n. The star whose appearance marked the eighth month of the Maori year. = Rūhi.

2. A creeping plant.

3. v.i. Break a truce. Kua pekehāwini te rangaawatea.

Pekekiwi, a. Striking at random, without effect. ‖ peke-pakihiwi.

Pekengohe, n. A creeping plant.

Peke-pakihiwi, a. Effective in action, striking direct powerful blows. ‖ pekekiwi.

Pekepoho. 1. a. First, principal. Kei riri mai to wahine pekepoho ki ahau.

2. n. First-born child.

Pekerangi, 1. n. The outermost, or fourth, palisade of a complete stockade; so called as the stakes did not touch the ground.

2. Screen, barrier. He tini te pekerangi hei huna i te tangata ka ngaro ki te kore ra (W.M. ix, 129).

3. A raised stage for fighting.

4. A flax cloak with ornamented border.

5. A voice pitched above the rest in singing: regarded as an aitua.

6. A dream in which a person is seen floating in the air: also an aitua.

7. A dance accompanied by song. Used also as a verb: Perform such a dance.

8. v.i. Leap, jump about.

Pekerau, n. Misgiving, apprehension. He tini te pekerau, tukunga iho i te ahiahi (S. ii, 12).

Pekerehua, n. A star. ‖ Rehua.

Pekerere, n. A small cape for the shoulders.

Pekeriki, n. Lice, vermin. Te pekeriki ra e titope i runga, whawha rawa ake me he ri mange-mange (M. 139). ‖ pepeke, peke (i).

Peketua. 1. n. Supplementary load carried on the back.

2. A weapon carried in the belt.

3. Centipede.

4. v.i. Assume command in battle in the presence of one of higher rank. ‖ J. vii, 121.

Pepeketua, n. Liopelma hochstetteri, frog. ‖ pepeke.

Pekī, v.i. Chirp, twitter. Ka titiro nga wahine nei ki te pueru e takoto ana, ki te manu hoki e peki ana (T. 137).

Pēna. 1. a. Like that, which is near or has some reference to the person addressed. Ka mea atu a Hotu, “I pena ano” (W. iv, 191). If the comparison is completed, me is used. Kei tahuri ake ana whakaaro kino, e patu ana i a tatou, a pena iho me nga tama a Ranginui raua ko Papa (T. 12).

2. v.t. and v.i. Treat, do, or act in that way. A pena tonu, ia po, ia po (T. 64). Kia pena ia, taona ana ki nga kohatu o Maketu (T. 89).

3. ad. In that case, if the case were so.

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4. In that way, so. Kia mahia penatia.

(ii), penei.

Pena, penapena, v.t. Take care of, tend, husband, preserve knowledge (hence sometimes used for the tongue, the means of preserving knowledge).

Pēnaka = pēna.

Pēnei. 1. a. Like this, which is near or connected with the speaker. If the comparison is completed, me is used. Penei me te pipiwharauroa (P. 80).

2. v.t. and v.i. Treat, do, or act in this manner. Rokohanga ano e te tangata ra te tangata nei e penei ana (P. 101). Kaore e peneitia tana ika me ta te tangata maori nei e tuhaina (T. 179).

3. ad. In this way. Katahi ano ka whakatau penei na (T. 27).

4. In this case, if the case were thus, otherwise. Me i ora ano a Te Arawa, penei e rua nga waka hei hoenga ki Hawaiki (T. 93).

(ii), pēna.

Pēneki = penei.

Penopeno, a. Stinking, offensive.

whakapenopeno, v.t. Offend with bad odour. Hei whakapenopeno i nga ihu o era e moe ra, ara hei whakapiro.

kenokeno.

Penu (i), ad. Quite, completely. Possibly used only with eke. Engari ano te marama, ka eke penu tonu kei runga (M. 232). Eke penu ki tuwhenua.

Penu (ii). 1. v.t. Smear. Ka tangohia mai e te tangata ra te kai o te hangi, ka tuwhaina ki te huware o tona waha, ka penua ki te kanohi o te kuia ra; na, kua titiro.

2. n. A digging instrument; perhaps used only for ceremonial purposes in connection with kumara. Ka poua te toko ki te puke tuatahi o te mara, me te ko, me te penu. ‖ Ta. penu, pestle.

3. A bird name. (Tahu.)

pepenu, a. Smeared, painted. Pepenu te maro (M. 280).

penupenu, a. Mashed. Kua penupenu nga kapana i roto i te kohue. ‖ kopenupenu.

Peo v.i. 1. Slip.

2. Hasten. Na peo ana mai a Maui, kua whakakahu (Tr. vii, 38).

peopeo, a. Slippery. Ta taku manawa, ta ki te ara peopeo (S.).

Peoi, n. Solanum aviculare, a shrub.

Pepa = pape, v.i. 1. Make an error or slip in reciting a karakia, thus causing an aitua.

2. Hold the breath. Ka kite i te kawau e ruku ana, ka ki atu a Kahungunu, “E pepa koutou ki te kawau ra ?” A, ka pepa te iwi ra. Kaore rawa i taea (W. iii, 59).

= pepe.

Pēpē. ‖ (ii).

Pepe (i), 1. v.i. Flutter.

2. Frolic, frisk.

3. Stumble, hesitate, slip, in reciting genealogies, karakia, etc. = pepa.

4. n. Rallus philippensis assimilis, banded or land rail. = moho-pereru, katatai, motarua, oho, patatai.

5. A grub found in rotten wood.

6. Moth.

7. In the expression pepe takimanawa, a long form of words which children endeavoured to repeat without taking breath.

pepa.

pēpepe, n. 1. Moth, butterfly.

2. Basket.

3. Vincentia anceps, a plant.

Pepe (ii). 1. v.t. Attract birds by imitating their cry.

2. Use a leaf for the above purpose. Ka mau ki te raurekau, ka pepea.

3. n. Leaf used for the above purpose. Ma Matete e whakatangi te pepe.

Pepe (iii). 1. a. Close together. Akuanei kia pepe te haere.

2. n. In the term pepe tamure, fry of snapper (Pagrosomus auratus).

Pepeha. ‖ peha.

Pepehatu. ‖ pehapehatu.

Pepeke. ‖ peke.

Pepekehā. ‖ pekehā.

Pepeketua. ‖ peketua.

Pepenu. ‖ penu (ii).

Pepepora, n. A coarse flax garment reaching from the waist to the knee. Kati, au ka hoki ki aku pepepora, ki aku kore noa iho (Sh.T. 180).

Pēperekōu, n. Old woman or man.

Peperu. ‖ peru.

Pepetāwhanawhana, n. A species of moth. ‖ pepe (i).

Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either the speaker or person spoken to. Na, pera tonu te tikanga a Tutanekai raua ko Tiki i nga po katoa (T. 130). If the comparison is completed, the second element is introduced by me.

2. v.t. Treat or do in that way. Ka peratia ano nga korero me tera i patua ra i te tuatahi (T. 154).

3. v.i. Act or behave in that way. Ka pera katoa nga tangata o nga waka ra (J. xx, 17).

4. ad. In that way, so.

(ii), penei.

Pera, n. 1. Grease, blubber. Tirohia iho ra te pera o Tutunui (M. 134).

2. Putrefying flesh. ‖ Ta. pera, remains of a dead person. Umu pera, a large earth oven used in the ritual of the pure rite.

Pēraka = pēra. He aha ra i peraka ai ?

Peraro, n. Angulus gaimardi and Zenatia acinaces, bivalve molluscs. I whakainua ahau ki te wai peraro (S. 92).

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Pere (i). 1. n. Arrow or dart projected from the ground by means of a thong attached to a rod. Ko te pere a Raumati he mea totaha te ahi whiua ai (Pi. 175, 3).

2. Riddle.

3. v.t. Throw an arrow or dart, generally by means of a thong and rod. Katahi ka panga atu te pere ahi i tawahi o te awa, ko te matamata he mea tahu ki te ahi, perea atu ana, ehara titi tonu ki nga heu o te whare (T. 81).

kopere.

Pere (ii). 1. v.i. Go. Nowhea e tuatuku ai to tere hei pere ki te tai o Hauraki tua? (M. 416).

2. n. Sail of a canoe. (R.) Pere rua, a canoe with two sails.

kupere.

Pere (iii), n. 1. An adze-shaped wooden hoe used in cultivation for removing weeds.

2. Alseuosmia macrophylla and A. linariifolia, shrubs.

perepere, v.t. Clear off weeds, etc. Me perepere nga taru o te mara ka ngaki ai.

Perehere, n. Nestor meridionalis, parrot. (Ngi.) = kaka, kori, koriwhai.

Perehia, n. Deyeuxia filiformis and D. billardieri, grasses. Ko te perehia kei te moana, ko te kai tiki mai tena i a au (S.). = repehia.

Perehina, n. Bristle. Tutu katoa nga perehina o te tangata ra ki te riri.

Perehunga, n. Nap, fluff.

Perei, n. Gastrodia cunninghamii and Orthoceras strictum, orchids with a tuberous edible root. ‖ J. vii, 312.

Pereki. —— To te tangata kino, tona perekitanga (S.).

Pererū, a. Making a whirring, fluttering noise. Used in the name moho-pereru, land rail. ‖ moho, tupereru.

whakapereru, v.t. Frighten, startie.

Peretao, n. Blechnum patersoni and Asplenium falcatum, ferns.

Pero, peropero, n. Dog. Used also as a term of contempt.

peropero, n. A call for a dog.

Perori, v.i. Twist, swerve.

whakaperori, a. Evasive, turning aside. E tama, kaua e whakaperori to korero.

parori.

Peru. 1. n. Fullness about the eyes and lips when a person is angry. Ka tuku nga peru a to tangata.

2. Eaves, overhanging portion of a roof. E nui ana te peru ki waho.

3. A band or ornament worn round the neck. Peru-kokako, a variety of potato.

4. A preparation made from certain plants, used as a scent.

5. A mollusc.

6. Head, as of a nail, etc.

7. v.i. Snore, snort. Ka peru te ihu o te tangata ra.

peperu, v.i. Become faint.

peruperu. 1. n. Throat feathers of the kōkō (parson-bird), wattles of the kokako (crow), etc.

2. Eyebrows.

3. A dance accompanied by song. Te tunga o te ope ki te peruperu, me mea kea pea nga kupu o te peruperu nei, na Te Whatuiapiti, koia nei katoa nga peruperu: Ka tito, au, etc. (Pi. 149,11).

4. v.i. Hop about.

Pērua, n. Decoy parrot, held by a long cord, one on a perch being termed mokai, and one held by the fowler whakakope. ‖ kōpē.

Petako, n. A fern, Asplenium falcatum, two other varieties being known as petako rauriki and petako paraharaha.

Petapeta. 1. a. Worn out.

2. n. Rags.

3. ad. All at once. Ka tau petapeta mai nga kuaka.

Petea, n. A univalve mollusc, like a small pūpū.

Peti, v.t. Heap up. I petia mai e te ngaru.

whakapeti, v.t. Collect, gather.

petipeti, n. 1. A weed growing in freshwater lakes which affords shelter for fish and crayfish, which are therefore called kai moe petipeti. Kia whangaia mai ki te kai moe petipeti (M. 49).

2. Blechnum discolor, a fern = piupiu.

3. Jellyfish; a general name. Te tangata tuatahi he petipeti, muri atu ko nga pōpō nunui.

Peto, v.i. Be consumed. Kua peto noa atu te kai.

Peu, n. Part of a bird snare. = pewa. Peu raro, the bent stick beneath the perch of a bird snare to direct the cord. = kake. ‖ Tr. xlii, 470.

Pewa. 1. n. Anything bow-shaped; so:

2. Eyebrow. Kei hīa e aku pewa (Lest my eyebrows be raised in astonishment at him) (M. 11). Tu ana nga pewa o te tangata ra; ka riri.

3. New moon.

4. The perch of a form of bird snare; also the whole apparatus. ‖ Tr. xlii, 470. = peu.

5. In the expression pewa ika, roe of a fish.

6. v.i. Raise the eyebrows in wonder, anger, etc.

Pewhea = pehea.

Pi (i), n. Young of birds, chick, particularly of land birds. He manu hou ahau, he pi ka rere (P.).

pīpī. 1. a. Half-grown, not matured. He iwi pipi. ‖ kōpīpī.

2. Yielding, flabby. Heretaunga upoko pipi (P.).

3. n. The young fighting men of an army, vanguard.

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4. v.i. Chirp, squeak.

whakapīpī, v.i. Make a chirping noise to allure birds.

Pīii (ii). 1. v.i. Flow, of the tide. Kua pi te tai.

2. a. Soaked, sodden. He karaka pi.

3. n. Source, headwaters, of a stream. Nga pi o Waikohu.—No nga pinga i roto i te Kopua. Also in the form pi-wai.

4. Origin. Koia te pi o te kainga.

pipi, v.t.; pass. pia. Bathe with water, smear with oil, etc. Pia ki te hinu (Let it be smeared with oil).

pipi, v.i. Ooze, soak in. Ka tuku ki te wai kia pipi mai ai te wai, ka ngau (Pi. 135, 3).

Pi (iii). 1. v.t. Slight, take no notice of. Kaua e pihia aku whakaaro e koe. Titiro pi, look askance. I titiro pi mai ki a au te tangata nei.

2. n. Corner of the eye or mouth. Sometimes in full, pi o te kanohi.

3. Eye. Haere kau aku pi, inamata kua kite au i te tangata e tapapa ana i te taha o te motu.

Ta. pi, the custom of avoiding the use of a word which forms or suggests the name of a chief.

Pia (i), n. 1. Gum of trees, or any similar exudation. Pia manuka, a white sugary exudation from Leptospermum scoparium. ‖ kupia.

2. Heptatretus cirratus, hagfish or blind eel. = napia, tuere.

Pia (ii), n. The first order of learners being initiated in esoteric lore. Ngau atu ki ona taura, ngau atu ki ona pia (K.).

piapia, a. Glairy, viscid.

Piahaere, n. A plant.

Piahu, v.t. Scrape flax. ‖ hāro.

Piaka, n. 1. Young shoots of mangrove.

2. Edible rhizome of raupo (Typha angusti-folia).

piakaaka, n. Rootlets, fibrous roots.

pakiaka.

Piakaroa, n. A dark-fleshed variety of potato.

Piako, a. Shrunk, hollow, empty. Kua piakotia taku tamaiti. ‖ piango.

whakapiako, v.t. Empty out.

Piango, a. Empty. Ka piango te poho. ‖ ango.

Piari, n. Hunchback; deformed, stunted person.

Piari, a. Clear, pellucid, sparkling. Ko te wai puna i piari nei, ka poke (M.M. 10).

Pīata, pīataata. 1. a. Bright, clear, transparent. To kiri piataata kia whakapokia ki te ahi manuka (M. 401). Kua piataata te wai o nga kanohi (J. ii, 221).

2. n. Brightness. Tera te piata tamaua mai kei runga i te pae tiketike ki Okahu (S.).

Piau (i), n. 1. Axe; generally restricted to an iron axe. Kia whakarikaia te piau tawhiti (M. 85).

2. Iron. (mod.)

pīauau, n. 1. Knife, cutting instrument. = mira.

2. Iron. Ka hewa te kai reka i tukua atu ai hei hoko piauau (M. 372, MS.).

Pīau (ii) pīauau, a. Suppurating, offensive. Te piauautanga o te moko (The matter from a sore tattoo mark).

Pīāwai, n. The name given to a cluster of four stars. Ko te Piawai, he whetu, ka kiia he hue. No te waenga nui po tenei whetu.

Pie. 1. v.t. Desire earnestly.

2. Call.

3. n. A bird, the cry of which was regarded as an omen of war.

Pieke. 1. a. Cold.

2. n. East wind with rain. (Tar.) ‖ maeke.

Piere (i), n. Miro australis, robin. = pihere, karuwai, pitoitoi, toutouwai.

Piere (ii). 1. v.i. Gape, as a wound. Piere te rangi, e Rongo, tenei te rangi ka piere (M. 378).

2. n. Fissure, cleft, crack, chink. Kai ra mua he piere, he matata (M. 288). Piere nuku, an expression for extreme difficulty.

pīereere, a. Fissured. Te piereeretanga o te rangi (Gleaming rifts in the clouds.)

Pīhā, n. A small variety of kumara.

Piha, pihapiha, n. 1. Gills of a fish. Ka ki nga pihapiha o te ika ra i te onepu, ka mate (T. 36).

2. Ripple at the bow or stem of a moving canoe.

3. A pattern of tattooing, etc. Hai konei ki te whakairo piha. Pihapiha-mango, a pattern of lattice-work. ‖ J. v, 151, 154. Pihapiha-ika, open-work plait in basketry (Po.).

pihanga, n. 1. Window. Katahi ia ka rere atu ki te kukume i nga puru o te pihanga (T. 13).

2. The slab closing the window. Ka to i te pihanga o te whare (T. 134).

pipiha, v.i. 1. Spout, as a whale. Tere ana te ika i te moana, te pipiha whakaea.

2. Snore.

Pīhangaiti, pūhangaiti. 1. v.i. Lie in a heap, be gathered together. Kia pihangaiti nga papa.

2. a. Compact.

whakapīhangaiti, v.t. Lay in a heap.

Pihangarua, puhangarua, a. Full of holes or sores. Nga rakau a Maru nana i pokapoka, ka pihangarua (M. 7).

Pīhao, v.t. Surround. Pihaoa! Pihaoa! ‖ kao.

Piharau, pihapiharau, pipiharau, n. Geotria australis, lamprey. He manawa piharau (P.). = nganangana.

Piharoa, n. 1. European hatchet. I haehaea koe ki te piharoa (M. 134).

2. Iron. (mod.)

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Piharongo, n. A very hard black stone used for making implements. Wahine piharongo, a brazen-faced woman.

Pīhau (i). 1. v.i. Break wind.

2. n. Emission of wind.

Pīhau (ii), n. ? Some form of canoe. To waka, e Kawa, hei pihau tere kei te rimurapa (S.).

Pihaua, n. Miro australis, robin. Tarea atu tetahi manu ke atu, he totoara, ara he pihaua (W. ii, 114). = karuwai, pitoitoi, toutouwai.

Pihe (i), n. Dirge accompanied with waving of the arms in token of grief. Aua au e mahia ki to mua mahi, ki te pihe (W. iv, 78). M. 313.

Pihe (ii), v.t. Prepare food. Pihetia he kai ma tatou.

Pihe (iii). ——

pihepihe, n. Girdle for the waist. Ko te kopuku i roto, waho ake ko te pihepihe (T. 190).

Pihere (i). 1. v.t. Ensnare. Ka whana atu te kaipihere, ka rere te kereru (Tr. vii, 37). ‖ tahere.

2. Bind. Kua oti hoki te taura hei pihere i te ra.—Te piheretanga a Maui i te ra. ‖ here.

3. n. Tattoo marks at the sides of the mouth.

Pihere (ii), n. Miro australis, robin. = piere, karuwai, pitoitoi, toutouwai.

Pihi (i). 1. v.i. Spring up, begin to grow. Kua pihi nga korau. A ka pihi, a cry to encourage paddlers in a canoe.

2. n. Shoot, sprout.

3. A species of grass.

4. Some ornament for the person. = mapihi.

5. a. Watertight.

pihipihi, n. 1. Zosterops lateralis, wax-eye, blight bird. = tauhou, pikaraihe.

2. Acanthisitta chloris, rifleman, a wren. = kohurehure, kikimutu, pipiriki, kotipatipa, moutuutu, kotitititi, etc.

3. A garment for the waist.

Pihi (ii), v.t. 1. Cut, split. Ko te patiti hei pihi nga rakau pakupaku.

2. —— He mea karakia te whakaekenga o nga heke, te pihinga o te kaho, te piringa o te kakaho, o te raupo.

Pīho, n. Braggadocio.

Piho, n. A variety of potato.

Pihoi, a. Inattentive, deaf. Pihoi ahau ki to kupu.

Pīhoihoi, n. 1. Anthus novaeseelandiae, ground-lark. = hioi, whioi, pioioi, kataitai.

2. A sea bird, similar to takahikare.

Pīhonga, a. Putrid. He pihonga te kai nei.

Pihongi, v.t. Sniff, smell. Katahi ka pihongia ki nga hau (J. xiv, 200). ‖ hongi.

Pihore, v.t. Peel or strip off. ‖ tihore.

Pihoriki, n. A bird name.

Pikaokao, n. Cock bird. (mod.)

Pikaraihe, n. Zosterops lateralis, wax-eye or blight bird. (The second component of this name, karaihe, may be the English word glass, from the appearance of the bird's eye.) See pihipihi for synonyms.

Pikari (i), n. Young of land birds, chick. Ki te muru pikari tui e whakapirahoraho i te pae o te kohanga (S. ii, 14). Kia whakarongo pikari aku taringa (i.e., like nestlings awaiting the parent bird) (M. 126). Wahine pikari, lesser wife. Taru pikari, small weeds.

Pikari (ii), n. Discharge from the eyes. = pikaru.

Pikari (iii), v.t. Shuffle the feet. J. vii, 128.

Pīkaru, n. Discharge from the eyes. = pikari (ii).

Pīkau. 1. v.t. Carry on the back, pick-a-back. Kahore he tangata hei pikau i te kete kai.

2. Get upon the back of another. E Kawana pikau mai ki toku tuara, maku koe e kawe.

3. Bring, conduct. Kia whakangongorotia hei pikau i ahau kei a Kapiti (M. 246).

4. n. Load for the back. = pikaunga.

Pīkawikawi, a. Flexible, flaccid.

Piki (i), v.t. 1. Climb, ascend. A tena to ara; waiho mo te ata koe ka piki ai (T. 49).

2. Climb over. Ka piki a Hakawau na runga i nga kuwaha o te pa (T. 177).

3. Step over a prostrate person, to do so being an aitua.

pikinga, pikitanga, n. Ascent of a hill, etc. He ara ano tou i haere atu ai to pikinga i Okare (M. 184). Haere ake tokotahi i a Tawhaki raua ko Karihi, ka tae ki te take o te pikitanga (T. 48).

whakapiki, v.t. Cause to ascend. Katahi a Kupe ka whakapiki i tona waka, na kua eke (T. 109).

Piki (ii). 1. a. Frizzled, closely curled (of hair). He piki te mahunga o te wahine.

2. Pressed close together. Piki tonu ona paihau, kaore e roha (i.e., they were pressed close to its sides). ‖ tapiki.

3. n. A method of dressing the hair in a roll on the top of the head, a sign of rank. He tohu ano i te mahunga o taua tangata, he heru iwi, he piki, he kotuku (T. 182).

4. Plume for the head. Tenei to piki he hokioi i runga (M. 205). Ka Unuhia te piki, he kotuku, ka titia ki reira. Piki kotuku, fig. darling, treasure. Taku ate hoki ra, taku piki kotuku (M. 162). Piki-turangi, upright plumes, a sign of rank. I titia nei te upoko ki te rei ki te piki-turangi, i tohia nei ki te Moana-a-Kura (S.).

whakapiki. 1. a. Contorted, twisted. Ka whakapiki te arero ana tata te mate. Reo whakapiki, confused speech.

2. v.t. Tie up together, as the legs of an animal.

Piki (iii). 1. n. Second, support in a duel; assistant, helper in work. Ka matika te piki o Wahakaikapua, ka werohia a Te Purewa. page 281 Piki turanga, successor. Ko wai ra hei piki turanga mo tenei kaumatua kua riro (W.M. ix, 180).

2. v.t. Come to the rescue of, support, assist. Ko te toa ki uta, e pikitia ana; ko te toa ki te wai, te pikitia (P. 60).

3. Fend, ward off. Pikitia mauitia ta Horowhenua (T. 202).

4. Disregard. Kei pikitia tana kupu.

5. Belittle. Kua pikitia te atua, a Rongo, e te tangata.

pikipiki, v.i. Be constantly in attendance. Pikipiki motumotu, ka hokia he whanaunga (P. 80).

Pikiarero, n. 1. Roof of the mouth.

2. Clematis paniculata and C. hexasepala, climbing plants.

Pikiaro, n. The offence of passing before a tohunga in certain circumstances, which was an aitua. ‖ piki (i), pikitua.

Pikirangi, n. Elytranthe tetrapetala, a semi-parasitic plant. ‖ pirirangi.

Pikirua, a. Uncertain, of an omen or dream. Ka pikirua te aitua.

Pikitara, n. 1. Verandah or porch.

2. A kind of eel.

Pikitia. 1. = pikitua.

2. pass. from piki (iii).

Pikitoto. 1. n. A counter-charm to nullify makutu.

2. v.t. Avenge death by a tauahiku-toto.

piki (iii).

Pikitua, pikitia, n. The offence of passing behind a tohunga in certain circumstances, which was an aitua. ‖ piki (i), pikiaro.

Piki-turanga. ‖ piki (iii).

Piki-turangi. ‖ piki (ii).

Piko. 1. v.i. Bend, stoop. Ka piko te rakau; meake whati.

2. a. Bent, curved. He tuara piko.

3. n. Corner, bend. E toru nga piko e toe ana ka eke ai te iwi o Hauraki (J. xix, 200). Hei te piko o te awa tatou noho ai.

4. Curve, and so ornamentation. Kia rauiri koe i te piko whakairo na te matua na (M. 383).

whakapiko. 1. v.t. Bend.

2. n. Murder of guests.

3. Slaughter in general. I mate toku matua i te whakapiko i mea i Katotehe.

4. Intimation either by token sent or by hint in song or speech that assistance is desired in impending hostilities. = kara, ngakau, tiwha. ‖ J. xii, 41.

whāpiko. 1. v.t. Make a snare or noose. He whapiko rau huka te mahi.

2. n. Snare, noose. ‖ J. vii, 133.

pikopiko. 1. a. Winding about.

2. n. Young curved shoots of fern, etc. Katahi ano te wahine a Paoa ka hoki mai i te whawhaki pikopiko (T. 186).

pikopiko, n. 1. Polystichum richardi, a fern.

2. A land mollusc, a species of snail.

Pikoi. —— Ma te atua e pikoi mai ra i Houroa (S.). Atua pīkoikoi, clitoris.

Pīkōkō, n. A variety of Phormium tenax with broad brown edges.

Pikoko, a. Hungry.

Pikoni. 1. a. Persistent. He tangata pikoni ki te riri, he tangata tohe riri.

2. v.t. Worry persistently. Ehara i te hanga tau mahi ki te pikoni i te ahi nei, a mate noa iho.

mikoni.

Pimiromiro, pimirumiru, n. Petroica toitoi, tomtit. = miromiro.

Pīnaki (i), pīneki. 1. a. Sloping gently, as a hill.

2. n. Paddle-shaped or wooden implement used in cultivating and lifting crops.

pīnakitanga, n. Gentle slope. Hei kawe i au nga pinakitanga te Wairere nei (M. 340). Kia whakaoma nga pinekitanga ki te reinga (S.).

Pīnaki (ii), n. Daucus braciatus, a plant.

Pinakitere, n. 1. Anisotome sp., a plant.

2. Geranium dissectum, a plan.

Pinaku, n. War canoe. = pitau.

Pīnanauhea, pinaunauhea, n. A bold, impudent fellow. Na tako, na tako, te kounutanga o tana pinanauhea meromeroiti. (W'Apanui haka.)

Pinao = pingao, n. Desmoschoenus spiralis, a sand-dune plant. E ahu ra waho nga rake pinao (M. 416).

Pinati, n. A coarse method of weaving flax used in pākē, etc.

Pinātoro, n. Pimelea prostrata, a plant.

Pinaunauhea. = pinanauhea, n. ‖ nauhea. (R.).

Pine, pipine, a. Close together. Ko matou kua pipine mai ki roto noho ai.—Pinea te kapua, ko Rangitaumai, pinea ki tawhiti ki runga maunga nui (M. 350).

pinepine, a. Little. He kuri pinepine.

whakapinepine, v.i. Go one close behind another.

Pineke, a. Close together, compressed. Kua pineketia to noho o te pakeha. ‖ pine.

Pineki = pinaki (i).

Pīnene, v.t. Beg. ‖ pinono.

Pinerua, a. Having two wives or two homes. ‖ punarua.

Pininga, n. Applied to a stream which disappears underground. (Tahu.) Probably = puninga.

Pīnohi, pīnohinohi, v.t. Place hot stones on food in a native oven, to insure its being cooked. Pinohinohia ta tatou poaka.

pīnohi, n. Sticks used for handling hot stones, tongs.

Pīnono, v.t. Beg, obtain in an artful manner.

Pīnganga, a. Lean, shrunk. = pingongo.

Pingao, n. 1. Desmoschoenus spiralis, a plant which grows near the seashore; the leaves, which dry a bright orange colour, were much used for weaving ornamental girdles, etc.

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Pingau, n. Strings of a mat.

Pingawi, pingawingawi, a. Bending, sagging down, supple.

Pingirungiru, n. Petroica toitoi, tomtit. = miromiro.

Pingohe, pīngohengohe, a. Flaccid, weak, soft.

Pingongo. 1. a. Shrunk. Pingongo ana nga papa o te hoiho.

2. v.t. Cause to shrink. He hauauru te hau e pingongo i aku kiko (S.).

3. Thrust in, insert.

tingongo, pinganga.

Pingore, a. Flexible, bending. Pingore noa te arawhata. ‖ ngore.

Pio (i). 1. v.i. Be extinguished, go out. Kua pio te kora (R.)

2. v.t. Extinguish.

piopio. 1. v.t. Provoke, insult.

2. n. Stranger. Piopio, e, nau mai ra.

Pio (ii). 1. a. Many. He pio te tangata.

2. n. A variety of kumara.

3. Young of kiwi.

pionioni, v. Waggle, see-saw. ‖ tionioni. (Whang.)

piopio, n. 1. Turnagra tanagra, native thrush. Ka tangi te piopio (M. 432). Te rau o piopio, a plume of moa feathers; possibly the name of a particular plume.

2. Charadrius bicinctus, banded dotterel.

3. Dianella intermedia, a plant.

whakapiopio, n. Metrosideros perforata, a climbing plant.

Pioe, n. Dry firewood. (R.)

Pioi, pioioi, v.t. Shake, brandish. Ka whakatika a Hatupatu, ka pioi i ana kirikiri upoko (T. 102).

2. v.i. Wave, sway.

3. Swirl, of water.

pīoi, n. 1. Song sung while brandishing heads or scalps. Ko Karika ka whakahua i tana pioi, koia tenei (T. 102).

2. See-saw, a game.

pioioi, n. A bird. = pihoihoi.

whakapioioi, v.t. Rock or sway to and fro.

Mate whakapioi roa, slow lingering illness.

Pioka, n. A species of shark. ‖ pioke.

Piokaoka, v.t. Strip off. Piokaokangia he peha mo ta tatou ahi.

Pioke, pīokeoke, n. Squalus lebruni and S. griffini, spined dogfish. = okeoke.

Pīoraora, v.i. Move, shake. E tama, he aha tau e pioraora nei ?

whakapīoraora, v.t. Cause to move, shake. ‖ ora (iii).

Piori, a. Annoying, teasing.

pīoriori, n. Song.

Pioro, n. Noise, rumbling.

Pīpī. ‖ pi (i), (ii).

Pipī. ‖ pi (ii).

Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione stutchburyi and Amphidesma australe. Ko nga wahine ra e kohi pipi ana (J. xx, 18). Pipi-komore, pipi-taiari, Dentalim nanum, tusk shell; a univalve mollusc which Grey states was used to make necklaces. ‖ komore.

2. Small entering wedge, the first used in splitting a tree. Ko te pipi te tuatahi, ko te kaunuku te tuarua, ko te kanohi kitea o Te Rupe-tu te tuatoru. ‖ ora pipi.

3. Cirro-stratus clouds.

whakapipi. 1. v.t. Pile one upon another, stack. Ka whakapipia nga kowhatu.

2. n. Heap, pile. Ka tu te whakapipi ki te puke, ki Tataraimaka (M. 242).

pīpipi. 1. n. Soletellina nitida, a bivalve mollusc.

2. Cirro-stratus clouds.

3. Finschia novaeseelandiae, brown creeper, a bird. = toitoi, pipirihika.

4. A sea bird, distinguished from the foregoing as pīpipi-tai.

5. a. Shallow. He pipipi, e kore e tauria e te waka; he paru, ka tauria.

Pīpiauroa = pipiwharauroa.

Pipiha. ‖ piha.

Pipiharau. ‖ piharau.

Pipiko. ‖ piko.

Pipiko-kauhangaroa, n. A variety of kumara.

Pipine. ‖ pine.

Pipipi. ‖ pipi.

Pipiri. ‖ piri.

Pipirihika, n. Finschia novaeseelandiae, brown creeper, a bird. = pipipi, toitoi.

Pipiriki, n. Acanthisitta chloris, rifleman, a wren. = kikimutu.

Pipiriwharauroa = pipiwharauroa.

Pipiro. ‖ piro.

Pipitore, pipitori, n. Petroica toitoi, white-breasted or pied tit. Pipitori nga kanohi, kokotaia nga waewae (P. 81). Ko nga manu tohu tau o te ngaherehere, he riroriro, he pipitori (W.M. x, 240). = miromiro, kikitore, ngirungiru.

Pipīwai. 1. a. Damp, humid, swampy. ‖ pi (ii).

2. n. A kind of stone. Enei kowhatu he wawatai etahi he papanui tetahi, he pipiwai tetahi. ‖ rekepounamu.

Pipīwharauroa, n. 1. Chalcites lucidus, shining cuckoo. Penei me te pipiwharauroa (P. 80). = pipiauroa, piripiriwharauroa, nakonako, etc.

2. A variety of greenstone.

Pirahau, a. Rotten. = pirau.

Pirahoraho, whakapīrahoraho, a. Almost fledged. Ki te muru pikari tui e whakapirahoraho i te pae o te kohanga (S. ii, 14). ‖ korahoraho.

Pirahu, n. Firewood. (R.) = piraku.

Pirairaka, n. Rhipidura flabellifera, fantail, bird. = piwakawaka, etc.

Pīraka, pīrakaraka (i), n. Firewood. (R.) = piraku.

Pirakaraka (ii), n. A bird. = pirairaka.

Pīraku, n. Firewood. (R.) = piraka.

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Piranga, a. In shoals. E haere piranga ana te kahawai.

Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana te teina ki a tuawahine (Ha. 193).

2. n. Desire. Ka nui tana pirangi ki te paraoa hei kai mana. rangi (iii).

pīrangirangi, n. 1. Rhipidura flabellifera and R. fuliginosa, fantail, birds. ‖ pirairaka.

2. Petroica toitoi, white-breasted or pied tit. = miromiro.

Pirara, a. 1. Separated, scattered, divided. Ka pirara haere nga tangata i te koraha (W.M. ix, 54).

2. Wide apart, gaping. Ano nga moko o Tahu; pirara ana.

3. Branching.

4. Dishevelled. ‖ mirara.

whakapirara, v.t. Scatter, separate. Nga tangata o Te Arawa i whakapiraratia ki nga whenua nei (M. 231). ‖ marara.

Pirata, a. 1. Sharp.

2. Shining, conspicuous.

whakapirata, v.t. Cause to shine, polish.

ratarata.

Pirau. 1. a. Rotten. He pirau kai ma te arero e kape (P. 25). Ka pirau nga pohuhe (P. 99).

2. Gone out, extinguished. E kui, homai hoki he ahi maku, kua pirau hoki tenei (T. 24).

3. n. Pus. Nga pirau o te tapoa o Uenuku (T. 63).

4. Decay, death. Kati nei, ma te pirau, ko au: ko koutou, ma te whata rakau koutou (W. ii, 123).

pipirau, pirapirau, a. Decayed. I waiho ai toku kiri kia pirau ana, pirapirau ana (M. 246). Te waro pipirau (M. 313).

piro.

Pirere. 1. n. Fledgling which has left the nest. He pani, he pirere no Wharawhara-nui (M. xcvii). He manu, he pirere au no tawhiti (S.).

2. v.i. Migrate, of birds. He manu ka pirere, ka puihi tonu atu (M. 148). Kua pireretia te kainga (The settlement has been deserted) (P. 63). Whenua pirere, land in temporary occupation, in contrast with taiwhenua.

Piri. 1. v.i. Stick, adhere, cling. Ka rokohina atu te pupu e piri ana ki te pohatu (Tr. vii, 43). He hakekeke piri ki te karaka (M. 141).

2. Come close, come to close quarters, attack. Katahi ka whakaputa te tangata whenua ki waho, piri ka piri (T. 101).

3. Keep close. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri mai ki taku tuara (T. 148).

4. Be attached, fastened to. Kua oti nga kupenga ra te tatai, piri atu ano te karihi (T. 142).

5. Skulk, hide oneself, cower.

6. n. The woven flax foundation of a dogskin mat.

7. A closely woven mat used as a defence against spear thrusts. Na ko te piri, ko te pukupuku, ko te mahiti, ko te puahi, ko te topuni hei kakahu whawhai, hei whakapuru manuka, huata.

8. The moon on the twenty-third night.

piriahi, a. One who stays by the fireside. Ka kite nga matua hungawai me nga taokete he tangata piriahi. ‖ kiriahi.

piringa, n. Hiding place, place of retirement. Ka titiro a Hakawau ki te piringa mona hei patunga mana i a Kaiware (T. 162).

whakapiri. 1. v.t. Stick, fasten. Ka tae a Kae ki nga paua, ka whakapiri ki nga kanohi (T. 37).

2. v.i. Keep close to, Ka whakapiri noa te kora a Mahuika (M. 46).

3. n. In the expression whakapiri wahine, a charm to make a woman cleave to her husband.

4. a. Watertight, snug. He whare piri tenei.

pipiri. 1. v.i. Cling together. Ko Rangi raua ko Papa e pipiri tonu ana (T. 3).

2. Come to close quarters, join battle. Katahi ka pipiri ta raua whawhai.

3. n. A star visible in the mornings a little earlier in the year than Matariki. Ko Pipiri he whetu, hai te Matahi ka kitea (Pipiri is a star which becomes visible in the eleventh month).

4. The first month of the Maori year; called also te Tahi o Pipiri, and apparently te Toru here (or heri) o Pipiri. Mehemea ki te tu a Pipiri, kua tu hoki a Matariki, ko te marama ko te Toru heri o Pipiri.

5. Winter. E moe nei ra taua i te po tutanga nui o Pipiri (M. 158). It seems probable that the star marking winter took its name from the season.

6. A small tree.

piripiri. 1. n. Acaena anserinifolia, a creeping burr. = hutiwai, pirikahu, piriwhetau.

2. Hymenophyllum sanguinolentum and H. demissum, ferns: the latter used as a scent. Haea mai ra to hei kaka piripiri (M. 229).

3. Haloragis incana and H. micrantha, plants.

4. Bulbophyllum pygmaeum, a plant.

5. Acanthisitta chloris, rifleman, a wren. = kikimutu.

6. A game resembling hide-and-seek.

7. a. Additional, assistant. Hoe piripiri, additional steer oar.

tapiri.

Pirihonga, pirihonge, pirihongo, a. Attached, keeping close, faithful. Ko Paku tona hoa pirihongo. He tamaiti pirihongo, a child that will not leave its parents. Ka pirihongatia te kuri (The dog has become attached to its master).

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Pirikahu. 1. n. Acaena anserinifolia, a creeping burr. = hutiwai, piripiri, piriwhetau.

2. a. Close, curly, of hair.

Pirikatea, v.i. Be attached to, keep close to. = pirihongo.

Pirikawa, n. A fern.

Pirinoa, n. 1. Loranthus and Elytranthe of various species; semi-parasitic plants.

2. Tupeia antarctica, mistletoe.

3. Parasite.

piri.

Piripiriwharauroa, n. Chalcites lucidus, shining cuckoo. (Tahu.) = pipiwharauroa.

Piripiriwhata, n. Carpodetus serratus, a shrub.

Piripoho, n. Nursling, child in arms. ‖ piri.

Pirirangi, n. Elytranthe tetrapetala, a parasitic plant. ‖ pikirangi.

Pirirua, a. Double.

Pirita, n. 1. Rhipogonum scandens, supplejack, a climbing plant.

2. Loranthus and Elytranthe species, semi-parasitic plants.

3. Tupeia antarctica, mistletoe.

Piritau. —— Ko au ko roto piritau, e, te mata o Wahieroa piritauhea (S.)

Piritoka, n. Animalcula which adhere to rocks.

Piriware, n. A parasite which grows on the hinau.

Piriwhetau, n. Acaena anserinifolia, a creeping burr. = pirikahau, piripiri, hutiwai.

Piro. 1. a. Putrid, stinking.

2. Extinguished, as a fire or light.

3. Defeated, beaten in a game. Akuanei ka piro koe i a au.

4. Out, in games. Mehemea ka tomo ia ki roto i te wi, ka piro.

5. n. Foul smell. Ata te piro (T. 48).

6. Scent; not necessarily foul. Kua rongo i te piro o Tawhaki raua ko Kariki (T. 47).

7. Intestines. Ma roto puku, ma roto piro.

8. Offensive matter from a sore. Ka puta mai te piro o te kanohi.

9. Victory in a game. Ko te tangata nana te niti i rere rawa atu ki tawhiti, i a ia te piro.

10. v.i. Be apprehended by smell. Na ka hongi ki te tonga, kahore i piro mai ki tona ihu (T. 18).

whakapiro, v.t. Consider offensive or stinking. Muri iho ka whakapiroa e Tawhaki te kotiro (T. 48).

pipiro, n. Coprosma foetidissima, a shrub.

piropiro. 1. a. Still, as water. Aio piropiro, dead calm. Te mohio ki nga tohu o te rangi kei tohutohu i a ratou ki te aio piropiro, me te tupuhi.

2. n. Petroica macrocephala, yellow-breasted tit. = ngirungiru.

pirau.

Pirohea, a. Thin, lean. E tama ! he pirohea to wahine.

Pīroiroi. 1. a. Entangled. ‖ roi (ii).

2. n. Distraction.

Piroku, v.i. Go out, be extinguished. Ka piroku te ahi. ‖ roku, weroku.

Pirorehe, n. Sluggard, laggard, coward. Ko nga tautaua, ara nga pirorehe, i mate, ko nga toa i oma.—He pirorehe koe ki te mahi wahie.

Pirori (i), v.t. Plant kumara, etc. Ka hapainga e ia te totowahi me te maka takitahi ano i nga kumara ki nga puke kua oti ra te tukari, te pirori ranei.

Pirori (ii). 1. v.i. Roll along, as a ball, etc.

2. v.t. Twirl round, roll, bowl. Ka whano ka rite te putanga o te uma katahi ka piroria (J. ii, 148).

3. n. Toy hoop.

4. Fruit of kiekie (Freycinetia banksii).

Pirorohū = purorohu.

Pitaitai. ——

whakapītaitai, a. In the expression kai whakapitaitai, nibble.

Pītakataka. 1. v.i. Tumble about, be constantly on the move, waggle. Nga tangata i kite ai a Kupe, tokorua; ko tetahi e pitakataka ana te kumu (W. iv, 15).

2. n. Rhipidura flabellifera and R. fuliginosa, fantail; birds. = piwakawaka, etc.

Pītaketake, pītakitaki, a. Small, applied particularly to nestlings of forest birds.

Pitao, n. Girdle.

Pītari, pītaritari, v.t. Incite, provoke. ‖ patari.

Pītātā, n. South-east sea breeze.

Pitau (i), n. 1. Young succulent shoot of a plant, especially circinate frond of a fern. Tautititia he kaupeka mo Haumia, ka puta te pitau ki te ao (M. 8). Whiti ana te ra i tua, mo te aha? mo te pitau tutu, mo te kokoromatua (S.).

2. Perforated spiral carving.

3. Figurehead of a canoe ornamented with such carving. Except in the north the carving generally supported a grotesque human figure with the arms pointing backwards. Kei runga kei te pitau e wheterotero ana te arero (M. 431).

4. Canoe with apitaufigurehead; called also waka pitau. Kua oti te aukaha, te mahi ra o te tararo, o te pitau, o te tete (J. ii, 45).

whakapitau, v.i. Put the hands behind the back. ‖ 3, above.

Pītau (ii), pītautau, n. Snatch of a song.

Pitawai, n. Cold.

Pitawitawi, a. Bending, sagging. = pingawingawi.

Piti, v.t. Put side by side, add. ‖ apiti, karapiti.

Pito (i), n. 1. End, extremity. Katahi a Whakatau ka nanao ki te pito o tana taura (T. 63).

2. Navel.

3. Offering to the atua; generally in connection with a capture of fish, etc. Ko Tahuhurangi te kuri hei pito (M. 184).

pitopito, n. Amulet consisting of a piece of fern root worn suspended from the neck. Ka page 285 kotia te makawe, ka apitia ki te aruhe, ka tunua ki te ahi, ka waiho hei pitopito mo nga tangata, hei arai atu i nga mate (W.M. viii, 114).

Pito (ii), ad. At first. I te pito taenga atu o taua heke ki a Te Ati Awa, kaore i tukua mai he kai (W. vi, 21).

Pītoi, v.t. Tie in a bunch. Ka pitoitia a muri o te neti ki te harakeke (i.e., a knot or Turk's-head was tied over the end). ‖ putoi.

Pitoiti, pitopitoiti, ad. 1. Almost. Pitoiti ka mate.

2. Hardly.

pito (i), ora (i).

Pitoitoi, n. 1. Miro australis, robin. He pitoitoi ketuketu para rau rakau (M. 244). = karuwai. Whare pitoitoi, deserted hut in the forest.

2. A sea bird. Pitoitoi te manu i rere mai i Hawaiki (M. 432).

Pitokite. 1. n. Niggard, churl. Ou mahi a te pitokite. (Said to one who refuses anything asked for.)

2. v.t. Covet.

Pitonga, n. South-east wind. E taka pitonga e pupuhi mai (S. 79).

pītongatonga. 1. a. Thick, impervious. Ae ka maru koe i toku pureke, he kahu pitongatonga (J. xiii, 68).

2. n. A small bird which builds in the toe-toe. Ka mahi koe te whare o te pitongatonga (P. 37).

Pītongitongi, n. One of the movements or methods of using the huata spear.

Pitore, v.t. Make an insulting gesture. Ka pitore atu au i taku tou ki te tangata (present the posteriors). It does not = whakapuheto. Kaore te ringa e rere i te whakapuheto. Ka pitore nga kanohi, pull the under lid down and show whites of eyes.

Pītoritoriwai, a. Watering of the eyes. Pitoritoriwaitia ana ona kanohi i te titiro roa.

toriwai.

Pitoto, v.t. Beg.

Pito-toto, n. Blood relative.

Piu. 1. v.t. Throw or swing, as with a cord; wave about. Ka piua te kete kokowai ki te wai (J. iii, 17). Homai, e hine, te ahi kia piua, ko te rama iti (M. 403).

2. Make wavy. To uru i piua te wai o te kakahi (S. 111).

3. v.i. Skip with a rope. Ka emi mai te mano o te tangata ki te haka, ki te waiata, ki te piu (M. vii).

4. n. Skipping rope.

piupiu. 1. v.i. Oscillate, move to and fro. Ka piupiu te pu o Raka.

2. v.t. Wave about. Katahi taua kuia ka whiu i tana maripi mura, ka piupiua ki tahi taha ona, ki tahi taha ona.

3. n. Blechnum capense, B. discolor, and Dryopteris pennigera, ferns.

4. A garment consisting of a heavy fringe, about 18 in. wide, attached to a band for the waist.

Piwai (i), pīwaiwai. 1. n. Small kumara overlooked in lifting the crop. Matahi kari piwai, the twelfth month of the Maori year.

2. v.t. Glean, dig over. 1 te kai kore o te oneone, i te tuaruatanga ki te piwaiwai, piwai atu, piwai atu (S. ii, 18).

Piwai (ii), a. 1. Lasting, permanent. tiwai.

2. Last man slain. Ka matawaenga ahau, ka piwai taharua (S. 76). Ka haere te taua nei … ko Kaiwharawhara tenei, he parekura kei Whanganui na te Whatahoro te ika piwai ko te Mamaru.

Pi-wai (iii). ‖ pi (ii).

Piwaiwaka = piwakawaka.

Piwakawaka, n. Rhipidura flabellifera and R. fuliginosa, fantail; birds. = hitakataka, piwaiwaka, tirairaka, and numerous variations of these forms.

Piwara = piwhara.

Piwari. 1. a. Bent.

2. Lissom, pliant. ‖ ngawari.

3. Beautiful.

4. v.i. Wave in the wind.

whakapīwari, v.t. Bedeck, ornament.

Piwatawata. 1. a. Full of interstices or open spaces. Ka piwatawata mai nga patu o te whare.—Ka tukupu te rangi, hore he piwatawatatanga.

2. n. Palisade of a pa. Tenei te pa, tenei te piwatawata (S. 119). = tuwatawata.

Piwauwau, n. Xenicus longipes, wren. = matuhituhi.

Piwawa, a. Scattered. Ka piwawa noa atu nga tangata ki roto te otaota. ‖ wawa.

Piwekeweke = wekeweke. 1. a. Thin, in poor condition, of fish.

2. n. A small variety of eel.

Piwera, a. Burnt. ‖ wera.

Pīwhara, piwara. 1. n. A bivalve mollusc.

2. a. —— In the expression hei piwhara, which is used figuratively for a cherished possession. I taku taonga ra. mo taku hei piwhara i makere ki te wai, e (M. 269). Ka unuhia taku hei piwara (S. 47).

(i). 1. n. Night. Ko te po whakaau te moe (T. 46). In speaking of the passage of time, so many days. Po whitu ki te moana ka whiti ki Hawaiki.

2. Season. Ko te po tanu kai tenei.

3. Place of departed spirits. Hei huna i te tangata ka ngaro ki te po (S. ii, 26).

4. v.i. Set. Ka po te ra (Tr. vii, 48).

pōnga, n. Nightfall. A, rokohanga e te ponga (T. 70).

pōngia, v. pass. Be overtaken by night, be benighted. I roto Whakamauru i pongia ai koe (M. 182).

whakapō, v.t. 1. Darken. To kiri piataata kia whakapokia ki te ahi manuka (M. 401).

2. Grieve.

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pōpō, n. Apparently a plural form used in special cases. Tena au e haere atu na; ma nga popo nunui o te waru, mana e hoatu.

(ii). ——

pōpō. 1. v.t. Pat with the hand. Popotia te tamaiti na, kia mutu ai te tangi.

2. Soothe, hush.

3. Knead, mix up. Ma wai e popo te para ?

4. Anoint. Me popo ki te hinu, ki te kokowai.

5. n. Lullaby. He popo tamariki (M. 46).

6. Part of the operation of preparing a dried human head, which consisted in anointing it with oil after the brains had been removed.

(iii). ——

popō. 1. v.t. Crowd round, throng. Te kitenga o te tokomaha ka popotia (Pi. 175, 1). Ka kite te tangata whenua, ka popo ki te matakitaki i te iwi e haka ra.

2. v.i. Smoulder. E popo ana te ahi, kaore e mura. ‖ poa (ii).

whakapopō, v.t. Cover a fire over with weeds, earth, etc., to make it smoulder. A ka tae taua iwi ra, a Ngarauru, ka whakapoporia nga ahi o te kainga ra (W. iv, 79).

Poa (i). 1. n. Food. “Ki te kohi poa ma taua.” “He aha te poa ?” “He miro, he kahikatea” (M. 234).

2. Bait. Ka hoatu he poa, ara he maunu mo roto i aua punga (W. ii, 112).

3. v.t. Allure by bait, entice. Me poa te manu ki te kai ka mau ia.

popoa, n. 1. Sacred food reserved for the tohunga or ariki, or some person in a state of tapu. Tae noa mai ki te kainga o nga popoa o Uenuku (M. vi).

2. The state of tapu or ceremonial separation.

poapoa. 1. n. Bait, lure.

2. v.t. Induce, entice by stratagem or other means. Ko nga tapatahi inanga me nga tapatahi porohe hei poapoa tonu mo Kahu kia tatanga mai ai.

Poa (ii), a. Smouldering, smoking.

whakapoa, v.t. Make to smoke. Katahi ka whakapoaina te ahi a Kaiawa, kua tihe a Tuhaka (W.M. xii, 203).

poapoa, n. Stain, discoloration. He poapoa no nga niho.

tapoa (ii).

Poa (iii). 1. n. —— Ka tangi te poa o te ika (Tr. vii, 39). ‖ Ta. poa, scales of a fish; poa, mouth and throat.

2. v.i. —— Ka poa te ika, he karakia ano ta Maui.

3. —— Homai o iwi kia puputia hei rau poa kai ma ou matua.

4. v.t. Recite incantation over something. Ka toro mai nga ringa o Whakaiho ka mau ki nga panetao ka poaia ki runga i nga ringa.

Pōaha, a. Open. = pu aha.

Poāi. 1. n. The cry of female kiwi.

2. v.i. Cry, call, of hen kiwi. Mehemea ka paoi, he uwha taua manu.

Poaka, n. 1. Himantopus leucocephalus, pied stilt, and H. novae-zealandiae, black stilt, shore birds. Whiri poaka, flax rope with three strands.

2. Rigel, a star. Tangohia ana mai ko Hirautu, ko Porerinuku, ko Kahuwiwhetu, ko Poaka (Tr. vii, 33). (Wohlers says Orion, but this appears to be a mistake.) = Puanga.

Pōānanga, n. Clematis hexasepala, etc. ‖ puawananga.

Pōānini, a. Giddy. ‖ pōātinitini.

Pōangaanga, n. Skull. ‖ angaanga.

Poapoa tautaua. Parsonsia heterophylla, climbing plant. (Whang.)

Poare, a. Open. = puare.

pōareare, a. Open in several places, full o, holes, porous.

Pōāritarita, v.i. Be in a hurry. Ka poaritarita ki te kai, ka raoa. ‖ puaritarita.

Poarū, n. A sea fish.

Poataniwha, n. Melicope simplex, a shrub with fragrant leaves.

Pōātinitini, a. Giddy, dizzy, brain-weary. E ta ! Te poatinitini, whakarerea to mahi. ‖ poanini, hoha, porearea.

Poau, pōauau, a. Mistaken, confused, deranged. ‖ pohauhau.

Poautinitini, n. Tribulation, evil, death. Ka ki atu a Whiro “Kati maku te poautinitini.”

Pōhā, pōwhā, n. 1. A receptacle made of kelp or totara bark to hold preserved mutton-birds. He poha titi.

2. A small basket for food.

3. A receptacle for food for a tame kaka.

4. A cake of hinau meal.

5. Youngest child of a family.

Poha, a. Full. Kua poha hoki te waka, a Horouta.

whakapoha, n. Contribution of food at a feast. Ka whai ia kia hipa ake tana whakapoha i ta tetahi rangatira.

Pōhaha, a. Split open, ripped up. Pohaha ana te putea. ‖ pahaha, kohaha.

Pohane. 1. n. Love, affection.

2. Love song (M. 47).

3. Desire.

4. Lust.

5. a. Indecent.

6. v.t. Desire earnestly. E pohane tonu nei te ngakau ki te matauranga (W.M. x, 199).

7. Insult.

8. v.i. Practise sodomy.

whakapohane, whakapōhanehane, v.i. 1. Act in an excited or ridiculous manner. E whakapohane mai nei i waho o te Paremete (W.M. xii, 205). Kia ora ai ia te whakapohanehane i waho o te Paremete (W.M. xii, 205).

2. Expose the person.

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Pōhangahanga n. Dirge, lament.

Pōhara = pōwhara.

Poharu = powharu.

Pōhata, pōwhata. n 1. Brassica campestris, wild turnip. Kei te kato kai ki te rau pohata (M. 235).

2. A species of fungus. Ka takaia tana matau ki te pohata, ka mau (W.M. x, 252).

Pohatu = powhatu.

Pohau. 1. v.t. Seek. Kei te pohau a Paku i a koe.

2. n. A large wooden hook with bone barb for taking barracouta. He pohau mangā.

pōhauhau, a Confused, at a loss. Ka he noa iho nga whakaaro, ka pohauhau noa iho (T. 71).

Pohe (i), popohe. 1. a. Withered. Kua pohe nga rau o te rakau.

2. Blind. Kua pohe noa ona kanohi (Tr. vii, 43). He whai kanohi me ka pohea (M. 281).

3. Dead. ‖ Ta. pohe, dead.

4. Stupid, dull. He pohe taua tangata.

5. n. Death.

6. Surf, rough water. He miri moana, he patu ra i te pohe o te akau kia mowai ai, e (S.).

whakapohe. 1. v.t. Blind, throw dust in the eyes (metaphorically).

2. n. A rite to render a thief demented.

poheahea. —— Ki te tomo te hanga ra ki roto i tona whare ra ka poheaheatia ratou io ratou toto. (Claimed by death because Hinenui-te-po put blood on the door). ‖ hea.

pohepohe, a. 1. Distracted, bothered. Maku etahi o nga mea e heri kia .kaua koe e pohepohe.

2. Dazzled, blinded. I pohepohe i te ra.

3. Waving, flapping.

4. Shaggy, dishevelled.

5. Disturbed, rough (of the sea). Ka nui te pohepohe o te moana i te hau nei.

6. Staggering, uncertain in gait. E pohepohe haere ana te korakorako.

7. Dull, inattentive. Tohenga roa taringa pohepohe (M. 245).

Pohe (ii), pohea, n. Eel pot. = hinaki.

Pōhēhē, a. 1. Mistaken, in error.

2. Unsuspecting, duped. A pohehe noa a Rua ki te hoki ki te whare (T. 71).

3. At one's wit's end, bewildered, perplexed. A pohehe noa nga tangata o runga, ngaro ana te mohiotanga (T. 72). Na ka pohehe nga tangata o runga i te waka, ka mea, “He aha ra kei te kuri nei ?” (T. 120).

Pōhekaheka, n. Mould, fungus in food. = puhekaheka.

Pohewa (i). 1. a. Mistaken, confused.

2. v.t. Imagine, fancy. Pohewa noa au, he ao mangi (M. 139).

3. ad. In imagination, in a dream. Ko to aroha ra i haramai pohewa (M. 272).

hewa.

Pohewa (ii), n. Receptacle for cooked food. E puranga kau ana nga paro, nga potitara, nga pohewa (Ha. 81). ‖ poihewa.

Pohī, poī, n. Song.

Pohio, n. A sea bird.

Pohiri = powhiri.

Poho, n. 1. Chest. Ka mamae taku poho i te maremare.

2. Stomach. Ka whakatetere i tona poho hei horomi i a Maui (T. 18). Kaua e whakanuia rawatia, kia angiangi ai te poho o te tangata mo te turanga i te aro-a-kapa o te haka (T. 166). Poho kore, starved, emaciated. I riro katoa nga kai, nga aruhe, nga taewa; no konei ka poho kore noa iho nga tangata.

3. Bosom, seat of affections. Tenei taku poho, e, te tuwhera kau nei (M. 50). Whiti ana taku poho i te karanga. Often used as an element of the name of a whare puni, as Te Poho o Mahaki.

pohonga, n. Face of a cliff, etc. Ka hoatu nga toko hou mo ta te tangata whenua tuaahu; katahi ka kawea ki te pohonga o te pari i Kawaha.

Pōhoi. 1. n. Bunch of feathers worn in the ear for ornament. Ka hoatu nga pohoi toroa ki ona taringa (J. xiv, 135).

2. v.t. Use as an ornament for the ear. Ka pohoitia nga kopu toroa ki nga taringa.

Pohokura. —— Ko te rangi pohokura ka ngunguru (Some kind of song).

Pohongawhā, n. Heartburn. ‖ poho.

Pohopā, a. 1. Having scruples.

2. In suspense, anxious.

poho.

Pohopiri, n. Colic. ‖ poho.

Pohoriki, n. Anas gibberifrons, grey teal. = tete-moroiti.

Pohotea, n. Phalacrocorax melanoleucos, little pied shag. ‖ kawaupaka.

Pohowera, n. Charadrius bicinctus, banded dotterel, a bird. = tuturiwhati.

Pohū, v.i. Resound. Kia pohu te taunga ki raro.

pahū.

Pōhue, pōpōhue, pōhuehue, n. A name given to several climbing or trailing plants, as Calystegia sepium, Clematis spp., Muehlenbeckia complexa, Passiflora tetrandra, etc. Kei te paoi aruhe, kei te kari pohue (T. 157). He pohue toro ki te whenua, ma wai e kai i te makariri (M. 141).

Pōhuhe = pohue, n. Calystegia sepium, a creeping plant like convolvulus. Ka tuku te kai, he pohuhe kau te kai (P. 99). Ka utaina nga pohuhe, ka hoe ratou (P. 99).

Pōhūhū, a. 1. Cloudy, overcast.

2. Swarming, in crowds. Me te ngaro e pohuhu nei.

Pohuiakaroa, n. Helicolenus percoides, a fish.

Ponuka, a. Small, stunted.

Pōhutu, 1. v.i. Splash, make a splashing. Tangi pohutu, describing a loud peal of thunder.

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2. n. Surf. Miria mai ra te pohutu o te akau, kia mate ra (M. 38).

pōhutuhutu, v.i. 1. Splash about. No te pohutuhututanga o nga waewae o te kuri ra ka tu te ngaru (W.M. xii, 202).

2. Be splashed. Homai he takai mo nga taputapu, kei pohutuhutu.

Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai ki te pohutukawa o te tahatika e ura atu ana (T. 74).

2. A variety of kumara.

Pōī, n. Swarm, cluster.

Poi = pohī.

Poi. 1. n. Ball, lump. He poi oneone.

2. A light ball with a short string attached to it, which was swung and twirled rhythmically to the accompaniment of a song, the so-called poi dance. ‖ M. 404.

3. Lock of hair. He poi makawe.

4. v.t. Swing, twirl the poi, as in 2, above. Poia atu taku poi ki Turanga-whakapu (M. 404).

5. Toss up and down. Ko Te Ika-roa-a-Rauru (a calabash) e poia haeretia ana i runga i te tuatea o te moana.

6. Bewitch, affect by occult means. Ka kite ano ia i te manu e rere ana, ka poia e ia, na ka taka te manu ra.

7. Make into a ball. Ka poia te kai ki te waha o te tupapaku.

8. Knead, work up, as hinau meal for komeke.

whakapoi, v.t. Shake, swing, sway.

popoi. ‖ ruku (i).

popoia, n. Stone weights on drill spindle.

poipoi. 1. v.t. Toss, swing, wave about. Poipoia te tamaiti nei.

2. Knead, make up into balls.

3. Used of some ritual with ceremonial food. Katahi ka maoa te kuri ra, ka poipoia (T. 112).

4. v.i. Wander about. E poipoi noa ana taua i te ra o te waru (M. 281).

5. n. Small balls or lumps, as of kokowai.

6. The fifth part or act of the game of ruru.

7. A lever with a rope attached to it which was inserted into a hole in a heavy trunk in order to roll it over.

Poia.——

popoia, n. 1. Handle for a basket; of a different pattern from kawai.

2. Tragus of the ear; the lobe being toke. E whanau to tamaiti, he tane, ko te popoia o toku taringa.

3. Soft fin of a fish.

4. An edible seaweed.

5. Several species of fungus, as popoia-hakeke, Polyporus sp.; popoia-atua, etc.

6. General name for potato.

7. In the expression hamama popoia, yawn without restraint. Ki te hamama popoia te tangata, e kore e mau te ika.

Poihewa, n. Small basket for cooked food. ‖ pohewa (ii).

Pōike. 1. v.t. Place aloft. I poiketia rawatia nga kaka ki runga ki tona mahunga.

2. Make a head or protuberance on anything. Ko te pito ki mua o te neti i poikea.

3. n. Head, top, of a tree. Tae atu ra ahau ki taua rakau ka tuaina e au, ano ka hinga, ka poutokia e au te poike (W. v, 7).

4. Knot, Turk's-head on the end of a neti dart. ‖ 2, above.

5. Butt end, of the head of a toki, etc. Te poike o te toki.—Te poike o te kei o te waka.

6. a. Tufted at the top. He rakau poike.

7. Plentiful. Poike ana te hua o te rakau.

ike (i).

Poikurukuru, n. Lump, clod. ‖ pokurukuru.

Pōioio, n. First shoots of kumara or potato ‖ maioio.

Poipapa, n. Chenopodium allanii, a plant.

Poiri = pouri.

Pōito, n. Float for a net, etc. = pouto.

Pōitoito, n. Skirting board at the base of the walls of a house.

Poka. 1. n. Hole, pit, well. Ka rukea nga tupapaku ki waho pukai ai, ka tanumia ki te poka (T. 153).

2. Bias in weaving a garment. = tihoi.

3. v.t. Make a hole in or through, bore, pierce. I haere mai ki te poka i taku puku kia puta taku tamaiti ki waho (J. iii, 100). Pokaina iho te puku, ka kitea te iwi tupapaku, te pounamu (Pi. 135, 5).

4. Cut out, tear out, dig out. Te matenga o te tamaiti ra, pokaia ana e Turi te manawa (T. 107). Ka pokaia te puku me te ngakau, ka maka ki te moana (J. xx, 17).

5. Make one's way, strike out a path. I poka tonu mai a Te Arawa ma te taha o Whakaari, pa rawa mai ki Moehau (J. ii, 202). He ara poka hou tena. So poka pū, poka tata, by a direct route or short cut; poka te karo, a quick parry. Ka kite koe kua tuku mai tona patu ki roto i a koe me tuku ma to ringa maui e poka te karo, kia watea ai to ringa i te patu, ki te whiu i te patu.

6. Adopt a line of conduct, often with the suggestion of strangeness. Poka noa, do anything at random or without authority.

7. v.i. Appear, come into view. Poka kē, vary, be altered. Poka noa, appear unusual. Me te kiri katoa, i poka noa ake hoki, kihai i rite ki te tangata maori (T. 181).

pokapoka. 1. v.t. Pierce with a number of holes. Mate pokapoka, scrofulous sores.

2. Plant in holes, begin to plant. Me pokapoka nga kapana ki te papatua.

3. Do anything irregularly. I pokapokaia te mahi.

4. a. Irregular, out of order.

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5. At intervals; so, imperfect. No te mea he mohio pokapoka taku mohio ki te whakaheke mai i te po.

6. n. A hole dug in the ground to mark the spot where a chief was slain. He tohu parekura te pokapoka, he mea kari ki te whenua.—Ma nga uri o nga mea i mate e pokapoka i te takotoranga o aua tangata i mate, hai whakaatu ki nga uri.—E kore e pai kia tuwhera te pokapoka ki tahaki, engari me tuwhera tonu kite papa o te huarahi.

Pōkahu, v.i. Mistaken, perplexed. Pokahu noa iho ahau ki te kore kai ma te hunga nei.

Pokai. 1. n. Ball of string, roll.

2. Swarm of flies, flock of birds. Ka rere ki waho nga pokai koko (T. 33). Pokai tara, fig. host, band of warriors. Te ara i haere ai taku pokai tara ki te tonga (M. 387).

3. Battens used in fixing the rauawa of a canoe.

4. A pattern of carving.

5. v.t. Wind in a ball, coil. Katahi ka pokai haere atu i te taura (J. ii, 214). Mau e pokai te aho.

6. Roll up. Ka titiro atu ki a Taharakau e pokai ana i tona kakahu ki roto o te kaikaha tii (Pi. 126, 2). He takapau pokai nga uri o Paheke (P. 26). He wa kore kai te waru, na reira ka whakataukitia, “Ko waru pokai kete” (P.).

7. Surround, wrap round.

8. Travel about.

9. v.i. Assemble. Pokai katoa nga wahi o Taupo, kua huihui katoa.—Kihai au i ata kite i te pokainga ope na Te Koikoi (S. ii, 40).

pokapokai, v.t. Roll up, as a garment.

takai.

Pōkaiaka, n. A pattern in carving. ‖ pokai.

Pōkaikaha, a. Confused, at a loss, in doubt. Pokaikaha noa au ki taku makau (M. 233). Ka tae matou ki te wahi ngaru, ka pokaikaha.

Pōkākā. 1. a. Stormy. I kitea e au te pokaka rawa o te hau ra.

2. Hot. He pokaka no te whare i mahue ai.

3. n. Storm, squall.

4. Heat. Ko Houmanga ki te taha o te pihanga, i te pokaka o to raua ahi.

5. Elaeocarpus dentatus and E. hookerianus, trees.

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6. A bird name.

Pokake, a. Presumptuous. ‖ kake.

Pōkaku, a. In doubt, mistaken, confused.

Pokanoa. ‖ poka.

Pokapū, n. Middle, centre. He whare pokapu, a native house with the entrance in the middle of the side wall. ‖ poka.

Pokara, n. A sound expressive of appreciation of food.

whakapokara, v.i. Smack the lips, make a sound as above. He reka no te kai i whakapokara ai koe.

pakara, kakara.

Pōkarakara, a. 1. Full of worm holes, as totara timber.

2. In small round masses or pellets.

Pōkare, pōkarekare, v.i. Be agitated, as a liquid. Marino tonu te moana; hore rawa he pokaretanga.

whakapōkarekare, v.t. 1. Disturb the surface of a liquid. Kia paruparu ai aua wai i a ia te whakapokarekare (W. ii, 122).

2. Spill.

kare.

Pōkē, pōkēkē. 1. a. Dark, gloomy, sullen.

2. n. Dark cloud, darkness. He pokeke Uenuku i tu ai (P. 25).

kēkēao, pokeao.

Poke (i), n. Greens, turnip tops, etc. E tia te poke; me te maunu koura !

Poke (ii), a. Soiled, dirty. Kei poke ou kakahu.

pokepoke. 1. v.t. Mix up with water or other fluid. He mea hanga ki te oneone, he mea pokepoke ki te paruparu.—Tae atu ki te parapara maunu, pokepokea iho ki nga toto (Pi. 135, 4).

2. n. A rough plaited mat of flax leaves.

Poke (iii). 1. v.i. Appear, as a spirit. Ka poke mai te tupapaku ka wehi koe.

2. v.t. Haunt. Ka tikina mai matou ka pokea e te atua (W. iv, 145).

3. Beset in numbers, work at in crowds. Ka peke mai tini o Irawaru hai poke mo katou (S.). He mea poke tonu e te tangata te hanga o te taiepa.

popoke, pokepoke = poke, 3. E hoa ma, pokepokea mai o tatou purapura kia awe te oti.

Poke (iv), n. American axe; called also toki poke.

pokepoke, n. Bullet.

Pōkēao, pōkēkēao, n. Dark cloud. Heoti ano ko te rangi i pai ra, kua tamarutia e te pokeao (Pi. 133, 11). He tini whetu i runga, he iti pokekeao, e pehia, e ngaro (P.). ‖ pōkē.

Pōkeka (i), n. A rough cape of undressed flax leaves, sometimes made of the inferior Phormium cookianum.

Pōkeka (ii), a. Perplexed, distressed. ‖ keka.

Pōkeke. 1. a. Small. He mara pokeke.

2. n. Aythya novaeseelandiae, New Zealand scaup (black teal).

Pōkēkohu, n. Heavy mist, dark cloud. Ka heke te pokekohu o te rangi (W. i, 114). ‖ pōkē.

Pokeno, a. Turbid, muddled. ‖ kenokeno.

Pokere. 1. n. Hole, pit. Te rua pokere a Puharo (M. 402). Whakatakotoria ana ki tana pononga, ki a Ponarua, kia karia te pokere ki te roro o te whare.

2. Pulp of the tawa berry. E rua nga kete tawa pokere (i.e., having the flesh on them). = pokerehu.

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3. A black kilt-like garment for the waist.

4. a. Dark, black.

5. Entirely covered by tattooing. Ka taia pokeretia era tangata.

6. ad. In the dark. Ka haere pokere atu te tangata i konei.

kerekere.

Pokerehū (i), n. Fruit of the tawa. = pokere.

Pokerehū (ii), ad. 1. Without cause. I patua pokerehutia noatia iho e au taku tamaiti.

2. Unintentionally.

Pokerekāhu, pokerekāhua, n. A variety of kumara with red skin.

Pokerenoa, a. Wilful, reckless.

Pokereti, n. Pitfall for rats. ‖ pokere.

Poketoto, n. A clot of blood.

Poki, popoki, pokipoki, v.t. (pass. pōkia). 1. Cover over. I waenganui te wahine pokia iho (Sh.T. 175). Pokia ta tatou umu.

2. Place with the concave surface downwards. Ka pokipoki nga ringa (T. 88). Me popoki te waka nei.

3. Overrun, spread over. Ka pokia e te tuturiwhati (M. 173). Kua u te noho a Ati Awa, kua pokipoki mai.

4. Overtake. Ka pokia iho tatou e te waka aianei. ‖ Ha. po'i, catch.

popoki. 1. n. Lid, cover. ‖ taupoki. Taringa popoki, of a person with prominent projecting ears.

2. Knee-cap.

3. Caul, or some part of the placenta. Ka kawea te popoki ki mua, ka oti te kawe, ka hoki mai, ka kotia te pito (W. ii, 11).

4. Sacred food in connection with first-fruits, naming ceremonies, death, etc. Ko te popoki he kai tapu mo te tuatanga tamariki, mo te hahunga tupapaku hoki.

5. v.i. Lie with the concave surface downwards. E popoki ana hoki te riu o te waka ki raro.

6. a. Whirling, eddying. Kotahi mana korua e patu, ko nga hau o Te Ururangi, nga hau popoki o runga (Tr. vii, 44).

pokipoki. 1. v.t. Used to describe fingering on a flute.

2. n. Eddying wind.

3. A terrestrial orchid with tuberous edible root.

4. A trap for taking rats, having a covered chamber; called also tawhiti pokipoki.

5. a. Having a concave cover.

6. Shutting down like a lid. Ka rere te manu ki runga, na ka tirihou ki raro, kaore e pokipoki nga paihau (When the kite is flying aloft it will swoop down; the wings will not come down flat.)

hipoki, taupoki.

Pōkihi, v.i. Shoot, begin to grow. ‖ kokihi.

Pokihiwi, n. Shoulder. A ka mutu te ngenge o ona pokihiwi, na ka kauhoe atu ia (T. 132). = pakihiwi.

Pōkīkī, a. 1. Confused, distracted, bewildered. Kaore i ahua pokiki nga whakaaro o te koroua, marama tonu.

2. Lying in disorder, heaped up.

Pokinikini. —— He mea pokinikini nga harakeke (Ar.). ‖ kinikini.

Pōkino, a. Overcast, clouded.

Poko. 1. v.i. Go out, as fire; be extinguished. Homai he wahie kei poko te ahi.—He hinga nona i poko ai te ahi. Used of sudden disappearance. Ana, me te poko (Like the going out of a flame) (T. 13).

2. v.t. Extinguish, put out. Poko rawa i aku karu (M. 308).

3. a. Beaten, defeated.

4. n. Hole.

popoko, a. Withered, shrivelled, wasting away. I whakanakana ra, na te mea ka popoko haere.

pokopoko. 1. n. Lobe of the ear. Ko te pokopoko o Rotu (P. 60).

2. Nymphae.

3. Clematis parviflora; also called poko-poko-nui-a-hura.

4. v.i. Enter. ‖ tapoko.

5. a. Obscured, extinguished. Ka pokopoko te ra (i.e., gone behind a cloud).

6. Entirely consumed.

Pokohiwi, n. Shoulder. = pokihiwi, pakihiwi.

Pokokohua, n. An epithet which is considered the greatest possible insult. Ka patua e Manaia, ka ki atu “Pokokohua, i tapu i nga iwi o tungane nga wahie ?” (T. 83). ‖ upoko, kohua.

Pokorehu, n. Ashes. ‖ rehu.

Pokororo, n. Prototroctes oxyrhynchus, grayling; a fish. = upokororo.

Pokorua, pōpokorua, pokopokorua. 1. n. Pit, hollow.

2. Ant.

3. a. Hollow, sunken. He mate kai te tangata ra; i kitea ki nga kanohi ka pokopokorua.

Pokotapu, n. An insect. = upokotapu.

Pokotaringa, n. Ear. Horea i te pokotaringa (M. 402). ‖ pokopoko.

Pokotea, n. An earthworm.

Pokotehe, n. Minnow.

Pokoteke, n. A small fish, like moki. = atutai.

Pokotiwha, n. Eudyptes pachyrhynchus, drooping crested penguin. = tawhaki, tawaki.

Pokotohe, n. A small fresh-water fish.

Pokowhiwhi, n. Shoulder. = pokohiwi.

Pokuru (i), v.t. Throw. Tenei pokurua mai, keiwha kowatawata te ra (T. 179). ‖ kuru, whākuru.

pōkurukuru. 1. n. Lump.

2. a. Full of lumps.

3. That may be crushed, friable.

Pokuru (ii), n. A plant used as a scent for the house and person. = kopuru, ponguru.

Po-mariko. ‖ mariko.

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Pona. 1. n. Knot. Ko te pona o te tui a Kahukura he mea titorea te pona (T. 179). Pona taniwha, a single hitch kept from slipping by a knot on the cord. ‖ tauponapona. = tapona.

2. Joint in the arm or leg.

3. Cord. Ka kuhua te pona a Whakatau ki te whare, puta noa ki tetehi taha (T. 61).

4. String of fish.

5. Anything tied up into a compact parcel. Pona tarata, scent sachet; a pukeko skin scented with oil and tarata gum, rolled up, and suspended on the breast.

6. v.t. Knot, tie in a knot. Ka haere mai ano ki te pona i te tui a Kahukura (T. 179).

7. Make fast with a line, tie. Ponaia atu ra te ihu o te waka (M. 319).

popona, v.i. Become knotted, so swell into buds of vegetation. Popona te taru whenua, ngawha te kowhai (S. ii, 86).

ponapona, n. Joint in the arm or leg. Wai ponapona, marrow.

Pona (ii), n. Greens, vegetables cooked with other food as a relish.

Ponae, n. A small basket for cooked food. ‖ konae.

Pōnahanaha, a. Bastard. Ko taua tamaiti, he poriro, he mea ponahanaha, he mea kokuhu.

Pōnaho. 1. a. Diminutive, small. Para ponaho, a small variety of para (tuber).

2. n. Young aua (Agonostomus forsteri (Aldrichetta)), a fish.

Ponaihu, n. Promontory, headland.

Pōnakonako, a. Dim-sighted. He ponakonako nga kanohi.

Pōnānā, a. Hurried, flurried. He ponana i mahue ai nga pukapuka.

whakapōnānā, v.t. Interrupt, bother. Kati te whakaponana i a maua korero. ‖ pōrārā.

Pōnē, a. In difficulties, troubled. E pone ana te pakeha i tana hoiho.

Pōniania, n. 1. Lower part of the nose.

2. Tattoo marks on the sides of the nose.

3. A pair of feathers thrust one from each side through the septum of the nose, and worn during a haka.

pongiangia.

Pōnīnī. 1. n. Dog muzzle.

2. v.t. Muzzle a dog.

Pōnini, v.i. Glow, diffuse a red light. Ka kite te wahine nei i te karaka o Karaka-ura; anana, tau ana te ponini ki te moana (W. iv, 105).

Ponitaka, v.t. Surround. Mei ponitakatia ko Ngarauru (W.M. viii, 112).

Pōniti, pōnitiniti. 1. a. Bewildered, flurried, vexed. Ponitiniti noa iho au i te wareware nei au ki taua mea.

2. n. Giddiness, swimming of the head. Ka riterite noa te whakaaroaro o nga wahine ra ki te wahi hei omanga mo raua i te ponitiniti o te upoko i te mahi kanga a ta raua tane (Pi. 175, 5).

Poniu, n. Rorippa islandica, a plant. = hanea, kowhitiwhiti.

Pono (i), a. 1. True.

2. Hospitable, bountiful.

pononga. 1. a. True, genuine, unfeigned. Ehara i te whakapupuni pononga (T. 133). Kia kiia ai e nga tangata, e haere pononga ana ki te patu i tana mokai (T. 169). He tikanga, he pononga, an expression of emphatic assent, approval, or affirmation. He tikanga, he pononga, i whanake te hotonga i te tainga wai (M. 256).

2. Abundant. He ika pononga to konei ? (T. 21).

3. n. Means, chattels, abundance. Hei a au anake te taua, kaua e haere ki te manuhiri; he aha ta te tangata haere pononga? (T. 196).

ponongatanga, n. Means of showing hospitality. He aha taku ponongatanga ? (What have I to offer you ?).

whakapono. 1. v.t. Believe, admit as true.

2. Perform rites connected with human victims. Kei te hurihuri i nga ika tapu whakapono ma te atua (T. 91). Ka ki atu a Whaitiri, “Whakaponohia te tangata a ta taua tamaiti” … Ka whakapono a Whaitiri, ka tuputere te karakia. Ka oti te karakia, ka kotikotia nga tangata (Tr. vii, 41, 42).

3. n. Faith. (mod.)

whakapononga, v.t. Believe, admit as true. A ka kite, a whakapononga ana a Manaia (T. 122).

Pono (ii). 1. v.i. Light upon, come upon. Pono rawa mai e putu ana i roto i te hangi (T. 90). Na pono noa atu, kahore he ika, kotahi tonu (T. 118).

2. Fall in one's way. He mea i pono mai ki toku aroaro.

3. Be accomplished, be effected. Te pono te whitiki atu ki nga uru mau ai (T. 71).

4. v.t. Taunt. Ka ponoa atu e nga wahine, “Kahore ia tou tane e haere ki te mahi kai” (Tr. vii, 53).

pononga, n. Captive, slave. Kihai hoki i rongo te pononga ra (T. 168).

popono. 1. v.t. Covet. Oti, ka popono koutou ki nga kota o te Mahia?

2. a. Churlish, niggardly.

Pōnotinoti, a. Stunted. Ka tau te puehu ki runga o te hue, ka ponotinoti te hue ara ka tauwhena.

Pōnga. ‖ (i).

Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern.

2. A method of adzing timber; also pongaponga. He pongaponga tenei tarai.

3. A game. Ka emi mai te mano o te tangata ki te haka, ki te ti, ki te ponga, ki te punipuni, ki te takaro (M. vii).

4. a. Smoky.

pongaponga, n. 1. Nostril. ‖ pongaihu.

2. = ponga, 2.

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Pōngahangaha, n. and v.t. Muzzle. Pongāihu, n. 1. Nostril. ponga.

2. Food sent by hosts to persons who are on the road to visit them.

3. = Koihu. Space between rows of kumara plants. ‖ marua.

Pongakawa, v.t. Consume. Kua pongakawatia te kai.

Pōngange, a. Confused, bewildered, having the train of one's thoughts interrupted.

Pongara, n. A game. Kei te pongara, kei te ku, kei te whai.

Pongare, pōngarengare, a. Knobbed, ending in a knob. He ihu pongare, a broad flat nose. ‖ ngarengare.

Pōngarongaro, n. Midge. Ka muia koutou e te pongarongaro (M. 347). ‖ ngaro (ii).

Pōngenge. 1. a. Enervated, listless. ‖ ngenge.

2. n. Eel pot. Me rapu e au ki te ngoringori o taku pongenge (M. 170).

Pongere, pōngerengere, a. 1. Dusky, dark = pokere. Rua pongere, cave excavated to serve as a store pit.

2. Stifling. Pongerengere ana te piro o te tupapaku (T. 176). Pongere ana te auahi.

Pongi. 1. n. A dark variety of taro.

2. A variety of kumara.

3. Girdle.

4. A shark, female of ururoa.

5. a Cool.

pongipongi. 1. a. Dim. Ata pongipongi, daybreak.

2. Dull, stupid. He ngakau pongipongi, he ngakau wareware; te whaia ai he riponga waihoe (S. ii, 82).

3. Airy, cool.

4. In the expression umu pongipongi, an incantation and rite to cause death. ‖ To. fakabogi.

5. n. Breeze, wind.

6. v.t. Blow, blow about. I pongipongia koe te hau ki a Tu (S. 107).

Pōngiangia, pōngiengie, n. Tattoo marks on the lower part of the nose. ‖ poniania.

Ponguru. 1. v.i. Smoulder.

2. n. Dense black smoke. Ki te ponguru o te ahi.

3. Lump.

4. Fruit, as of tawa, karaka, etc.

5. A moss used for scenting titoki oil.

6. a. Deep-toned, gruff.

kopuru, pokuru.

Pōpō. ‖ (i), (ii).

Popō. ‖ (iii).

Popo (i), pōpopo, popopopo. 1. a. Rotten, decayed, worm-eaten. Akuanei ka popopotia taua rakau (S. 53). Me aha e au i te waka popopopo? (S. ii, 82).

2. n. Anything rotten or decayed. Ko te ngohi i panga ki te tirohanga kanohi, ko te nuinga he popo rakau nei (T. 142). Kahore he popopopo mea e tataka mai na? (M.M. 186). Popo a Whaitiri, decayed heartwood of matai.

3. Rottenness, decay. Anana ma te huhu, ma te popo, ma te hanehane (T. 5).

Popo (ii) a. Pointed, sharp. Ma tawhiti e titiro Maungataniwha, popo tonu a runga.—Arawa niho popo (P.).

Popoa. ‖ poa.

Popohau, n. Gust of wind.

Popohe. ‖ pohe.

Popohue. ‖ pohue.

Popoi. ‖ poi.

Popoia. ‖ poia.

Popoiangore, n. Hydrurga leptonyx, sealeopard.

Popoke. ‖ poke.

Popoki. ‖ poki.

Popoko. ‖ poko.

Pōpoko-nui-a-hura, n. Clematis parviflora and C. indivisa, climbing plants ‖ poko.

Pōpokoriki, n. Ant. = pokorua.

Pōpokorua (i). ‖ pokorua.

Pōpokorua (ii), a. Benumbed, as with wet and cold. Ko toku waewae e popokorua ana.

Pōpokotea, n. Mohoua albicilla, whitehead; a bird. Sometimes misspelled popokatea.Ka kite au i aua manu nei he popokotea, he pihipihi (W. v, 7). = hore, moriorio, poporohewa, popotea, porihawa, upokotea.

Popopono. ‖ pono.

Pōpopo. ‖ popo.

Popore. ‖ pore.

Poporo. ‖ poro.

Pōpōroa, pōpōroroa. 1. a. Kept long waiting. Me haere taua, kia kite ratou i a au; kei popororoa mai ratou ki a au. Kua mea atu hoki au ki a ratou, teha au te hoe atu na (T. 196). Kia ata tatari mai koe, kei popororoa mai koe ki a au, i mea ai mo apopo kia oti to matou waka te tui.

2. n. Long period of time. Popororoa o te makariri tena au te hoki atu na (W. iii, 20).

Poporohe, n. Zosterops lateralis, blight bird, waxeye. = tauhou, motengitengi, pihipihi.

Pōporoihewa, n. Mohoua albicilla, whitehead; a bird. E haere ana te poporoihewa, e noho ana te kiore (P. 3). = popokotea.

Pōporokaiwhiri, pōporokaiwhiria. = porokaiwhiri.

Pōpōroroa. ‖ poporoa.

Popotahi, n. A guard in the first position with the taiaha.

Popotai, n. Rallus philippensis assimilis, the banded or land rail, a bird. He popotai numanga kino (P. 25). = moho, moho patatai, motarua, oho, katatai.

Popotea, n. Mohoua albicilla, whitehead, a bird. = popokotea, tataihore, etc.

Popoti. ‖ poti.

Popoto. ‖ poto.

Popourangi, n. A sea bird with long legs which frequents riverbeds; ? stilt.

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Popowhatitiri, n. A fungus. ‖ popo.

Pora. 1. n. Large sea-going canoe. He matau nahaku, i ruia mai i runga o Rangiatea, i nga pora ra, e, i rere mai i tawhiti (S.). Kihai i tino tika te kupu a ratou katoa ki te pora i eke ai a Maui (W. iii, 32).

2. Ship.

3. Stranger, wonderful person; also called tangata pora.

4. A coarse shaggy cloak; also called porapora. He pora kiekie tona.

5. Floor mat.

6. A white stone. = huka-a-tai.

7. a. Flat-roofed. He pora te whare. Pora matanui, having a low-pitched roof.

8. Foreign. He patu pora, an iron weapon.

9. In the expression whare pora, weaving house, which is treated fully by Best, Tr. xxxi, 625. ‖ 4 and 5, above.

‖ Mng. pora, raft, mat, and Ha. pola, the house between the canoes of a double canoe.

10. South Island name for introduced turnip.

Pōrae. 1. v.t. Anoint.

2. n. Latris lineata, trumpeter, a fish. Kua pa te maihea ki te matenga o te porae, kua kore e kai mai te ika. = kohikohi.

3. Cheilodactylus douglasi, a fish.

4. A form of bird snare, or mutu kaka, with a curved perch. ‖ Tr. xlii, 465.

Poraenga, n. Headland. ‖ rae.

Pōrahu, pōrahurahu, 1. a. Perplexed, embarrassed, awkward. He haka ano ta te ware, he parahu noa iho nga ringa (T. 146).

2. Careless, heedless. Tē tika te waiho-tanga o te here, porahurahu tonu tana waihotanga … heoi waiho noa iho i te ara (Pi. 175, 4).

3. v.t. Annoy, trouble. Kaua, e te mano, e porahua mai, waiho koa nge au kia noho noa ake (M. 340).

Porai, v.i. In the expression porai ake, get out of the way. Porai ake i a au; mou anake te ahi?

Poraka = puraka.

Pōrakaraka, n. 1. Ball of clay, red ochre, etc.

2. A variety of tobacco grown by Tuhoe.

Poranga. 1. v.t. Float. Ka rukuhia, ka porangatia ki tahaki.

2. n. A variety of kumara.

3. A variety of potato.

Porangahu, n. Some kind of stone. ‖ ngahu.

Porangi. 1. a. Hurried. He aha tau e porangi nei ?

2. Headstrong, wrong-headed. E pa ma, ka whakamahia to tatou matua; he tamariki porangi era tamariki (T. 197).

3. Having the mind fully occupied, distracted. E tu porangi noa ana ki te rakuraku i te mangeo (T. 77).

4. Beside oneself, out of one's mind, mad. Kei te porangitia koe, no matou katoa enei whare (T. 122).

5. v.i. Wander. ‖ arangi.

6. v.t. Seek. Ka piki a Rupe, ka hau, ka porangi ki a Rehua (T. 32). Ka porangia he wahine mahana, ka porangi ki nga maunga (Tr. vii, 34).

Pōrangorango, a. Parti-coloured, piebald.

Pōrārā, a. Perplexed, flurried. ‖ pōnana.

Porara, a. Having wide spaces or interstices. E porara ana a raro o te kete, i komama ai.

pōrararara, a. Spread out, lying open. Kai runga tonu i te ahi e porararara ana, kaore he mahara, he aha. ‖ marara, parara.

Pōraruraru, a. Confused, bothered. ‖ pororaru.

Pōrauraha, a. Confused.

Pore (i), v.i. 1. Start, toss in sleep.

2. v.t. Desire. Te paunga o aku mea katoa, te porenga o taku mahara, ara toku manawa.

popore, v.t. 1. Desire, wish anxiously for.

2. Show favour to, treat kindly.

porepore, a. Faint with hunger. I taku manawa ka porepore ki manawa te tina (S.). E porepore ana toku manawa.

whakaporepore, v.t. Propitiate, court the favour of, by a gift, etc.

Pore (ii), porepore, a. Short, truncated. Mutu porepore, a parrot snare with a very short projection above the pae.

Porea, n. Canoe. Penei e pehia i te porea no Tama-tere hei kawe atu i ahau (S. 66). ‖ korea.

Pōrearea, a. 1. Tiresome, importunate. He hanga porearea, keakea ana te taringa; hoki atu, ko aua kupu ano.—E mea ana au tera pea koe e hoha i te porearea oku ki te tuhi pukapuka atu ki a koe (W.M. x, 101).

2. Afraid of being tiresome, modest.

Porehe, pt. Consumed, spent.

Porehu, pōrehurehu. 1. a. Misty, dimmed. Ka ahua porehurehu nga kanohi.

2. n. Haziness, dusk.

mataporehu.

Poreirewa, n. Yearning, as for absent friends.

Poreke, a. Broken off. Poreke pu te rakau i waenganui.

Poreku. 1. n. Cover of bark or thatch put over a corpse deposited in the branches of a tree. Ka oti te poreku ka tau ki runga ki te kaupapa. = porukuruku.

2. v. To place such cover. Ka porekua te porukuruku ki runga ki te tupapaku.

Pōrena, v.i. Float, as oil on water. ‖ purena.

Pōrera, n. Floor mat. Kua oti te whare te whariki ki te porera (T. 195).

Porerarua, n. Erigeron canadensis, Canadian flea-bane, a plant.

Porete, pōreterete, n. Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae, parrakeet. E rua nga patu mo te porete. = torete, kakariki.

pōreterete, n. A species of duck.

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Pōrewarewa, pōrewharewha, a. 1. Giddy, stupefied.

2. Mad.

3. Stupid, senseless. Ko nga mahi a te mangamangaiatua he korero porewarewa noa iho.

Pōrewakohu, n. ? Some fabulous bird. Ka puta mai te porewakohu, me te ruru rahi te ahua (Tr. vii, 50).

Pori, n. 1. Wrinkle, fold, as of the skin with fat.

2. People, dependants. E kiia ana e Tinirau kia mahia e ana pori he whare pera me to Kae (W. ii, 124). Ko nga wahine me nga tamariki o aua iwi, i waiho e Turi hei pori mana (W. ii, 163).

3. Tribe. Ko wai te ingoa o to koutou pori ?

hapori.

Pōria. 1. n. Ring of bone or stone on the leg of a captive bird, to prevent the string from cutting it. Ko te haruru o te waha, ko te tatangi o te poria, a tau ana te wehi (T. 156).

2. A kind of ornament. Te maha o te heitiki, o te kuru pounamu, o te mako, o te pekapeka, me te poria (T. 153).

3. v.t. Load with a weight. He mea poria ki te punga hei whakatoimaha (T. 154).

moria.

Porihawa, n. Mohoua albicilla, whitehead; a bird. = popokotea, poriporihewa.

Pōrihirihi, n. Skull. ‖ parihirihi, karihi.

Poriporihewa = porihawa.

Pōriro, n. Bastard. Kahore, e kore e tahuri mai ki a koe, ki te tutua, ki te poriro (T. 131).

Pōritarita, a. Perplexed, bothered, bewildered. Heoi tangi kai noa iho, no reira pea i poritarita te ngakau, te ata waiho tana here ki tahaki (Pi. 175, 4).

Pōro, a. Stupid, dazed, half stunned.

Poro. 1. n. Butt end, termination.

2. Block. Kei hea te poro rakau ? Poro-kainga, poro-ngaua, terms of abuse.

3. Piece of anything cut or broken off short. Ana whatiia porotia i waenganui, anana whati poro (T. 5). Poro toroa, short lengths of albatross bone strung as a necklace.

4. A bivalve mollusc, a species of cockle.

5. v.t. Cut short.

6. Strike down by witchcraft. Ka poronga i reira, koia Kurapatiu (M. 351).

7. a. Finished, come to an end. Ka poro ra hoki taku akutotanga (M. 174). Taihoa, kia poro te kai ki te whenua.

8. Broken off. Whatiwhati rawa a Tane, poro pu (M. xxxiii).

poronga, n. End. Ko te poronga tenei o tana korero.

porohanga, n. Fragment, piece.

whakaporo, v.t. Bring to an end, exhaust. Kei te whakaporo koe i te manawa o Matuku (Tr. vii, 47).

pōporo, poroporo, n. Solanum nigrum and S. aviculare, plants. Poroporo tanguru, S. aviculare.

pōporo. 1. n. A fruit tree of Hawaiki. Ka kite i te poporo whakamarumaru o Uenuku, ka kainga e raua (T. 63).

2. a. Black, dark in colour. Kua poporotia te riwai. (Darkened by exposure to the sun.)

poroporo. 1. a. Darkened. He ngutu poroporo. (Of tattooed lips.)

2. v.t. Lop off, cut. Kia tikina he toki hei poroporo i nga peke o a ratou matua (W.W. 22). Ka riro mai ka poroporoa nga peke o Ranginui, o Papatuanuku (W.W. 22).

3. n. Bracelet.

Poroaki, poroporoaki, v.t. 1. Leave instructions at departing. Ko nga poroporoakitanga iho tenei i nga iho o nga waka katoa (T. 112). Waiho nga muna, waiho ki nga tamariki; waiho nga poroaki, waiho ki nga wahine (M. 60).

2. Take leave of. Poroaki tutata, whakahoro ki tau ke (P. 81). Ka hui te tangata whenua ki te poroporoaki i a ia (T. 170).

poro, poroki.

Poroha = porowha.

Poroharore, a. Having a convex or rounded end. Used in describing a pestle or pounder.

poro.

Porohau, n. Swelling of the lower extremities, ? gout.

Pōrohe. 1. n. Mytilus canaliculus and M. planulatus, large species of mussel. = kuku, kutai, torewai.

2. fig. Chief.

3. Young of eels, and of inanga, mohi, kanae, kokopu, and other fish. Ko nga tapatahi inanga, me nga tapatahi porohe hei poapoa tonu mo Kahu kia tatanga mai ai.

4. Fishing net. ‖ rohe.

5. v.t. Surround, enclose, besiege.

6. Gather up in loops.

7. Cause a feeling of listlessness. E titi te komaru, porohe ki te kiri (S.).

8. a. Soft, yielding. Haere ki tetehi koura porohe hei huhuna mau.

9. Slow, deliberate. Ka porohe te haere.

10. Untidy.

whakapōrohe, v.t. Knot together.

Porohete, n. Some supernatural being. Te tarai a nga mano porohete, ara a o ratou atua.

Porohewa, a. Having the back of the head bald (pakira being bald-headed).

Porohita = porowhita.

Porohuri. 1. v.t. Upset, overturn.

2. v.i. Tumble one over another.

Poroiwi, a. Emaciated. Mo te turoro kua poroiwi anake (reduced to a skeleton). = iwi. ‖ Paiori.

Poro-kainga. ‖ poro.

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Porokaiwhiri, porokaiwhiria, poporokaiwhiri, poroporokaiwhiria, n. Hedycarya arborea, a tree.

Porokaka, n. —— I tere a Papae na runga o Whakaahu, taku porokaka tauria ki te whare (S. ii, 81).

Porokaki, n. Neck. Hui ake nga turi ki porokaki (M. 131). Katahi ka potaea te harakeke ki te porokaki. ‖ kaki.

Porokawa, a. Round in shape.

Porokere, v.i. Be broken off short. ‖ poro.

Poroki, v.i. Give directions at the time of departure. Ka poroki iho ia ki a maua kia haere atu koe apopo. ‖ poroaki.

Poro-ngaua. ‖ poro.

Porongāua, porongāue, n. Nape of the neck. Te kaki o Tawhaki, te porongaue o Tawhaki, te tumu o Tawhaki (S.; W. i, 93).

Pororaru, a. Bewildered, distracted. ‖ pororaru.

Pororere, a. Broken right off, lopped off, cut off. Inamata, pororere te matenga i te teina, takoto ana (M.M. 187). ‖ poro.

Porori. 1. a. Slow, sluggish. Porori tonu te kuia te kimi i tetahi o ona kakahu (W.M. iii, 100).

2. Stupid. Ko te kaka porori ano e eke ki runga ki nga tumu, ka mau (W.M. xii, 225).

3. Not bored (of the ears).

4. n. Tattoo marks on the breech.

5. Hip-bone.

6. Doorknob. (mod.)

Pōrorotua, a. 1. Numbed with cold.

2. Cramped. Ka pororotua taua i to taua kainga ra.

3. Weak.

Pororua. 1. n. Sonchus oleraceus, sow-thistle. Ka katokato i te rau pororua (M. 287).

2. A short native flute.

3. Adultery.

4. a. Thick together, crowded. I kainga tona niho pororua (M. 93).

5. v.t. Tamper with. Kei pororuatia e Tama-te-kapua (T. 71).

Porotaitaka, a. 1. Turned over and over.

2. Confused. Ka porotaitaka nga whakaaro o Ngati Kahungunu.

Porotaka, porotātaka. 1. a. Round. Porotaka mai nga pararau ka kitea (M. 323).

2. v.i. Be surrounded.

Porotawa, n. A fungus growing on trees.

Porotehe, n. A term of reproach.

Poroteke, n. 1. Slave, person in a menial position. = porotieke.

2. Scamp, loafer.

Porotēteke. 1. a. Turned right over. = pōtēteke.

2. n. A wooden support for a taha huahua. He taha manu nei kai runga i te poroteteke e iri ana.

Porotī, n. A forest bird.

Porotiti, porotītiti. 1. n. Disc.

2. A sort of teetotum, often made from a piece of rhind of a gourd with a peg inserted. Katahi ka whakahaua e Turi nga tamariki o tona whare ki te takaro, ki te ta kaitaka, ki te mahi porotiti (T. 107). Also a toy, cutwater, consisting of an irregular disc having two eccentric holes, through which strings were passed; it was rotated between the hands by twisting the strings. = takawairore.

3. a. Revolving. E porotiti haere ana.

Porotitiwai, n. Phosphorescence in the sea.

Pōroto = pouroto.

Porotū, v.i. Be finished. ‖ poro.

Porotu = purotu.

Porotukituki = porotutuki.

Porotūtataki, v.i. Join, meet. Te toki a te atua i houporoa ai te porotutatakinga o aku papa (S.).

Porotutuki, porotukituki, v.i. Come to an end. Ko te porotutukitanga mai tena o te awa.

poro, tutuki.

Porou, a. Eager, energetic. ‖ korou.

Porowhā. 1. a. Four-sided, square.

2. v.t. Range in square. I porowhatia te haka ki te marae.

3. v.i. Fall flat. Porowha tonu te rakau ki raro.

Porowhawhe. 1. a. Roundabout.

2. v.t. Go right round, circumambulate.

whawhe.

Porowhita, porohita. 1. n. Circle, wheel, ring. Ka tuku atu i taua porohita ki roto ki te taura, tae atu ana ki te manu-aute, ngaro atu.

2. a. Circular.

3. Surrounded.

Porowhiu, v.t. Throw.

Porowhiwhiwhiwhi, porowhīwhiwhi, v.t. Entangle. ‖ whiwhi.

Pōruku, v.t. 1. Double up, roll up. Porukuhia te kete.

2. Gather up, as the skirts.

Pōrukuruku, a. 1. Lumpy, full of lumps. Ka patua kia porukuruku, ka taona ki te hangi. ‖ pokurukuru.

2. Threatening, lowering, of the sky.

3. n. Rude cover of bark or thatch such as was sometimes put over a corpse deposited among branches of a tree. Katahi ka porekua te porukuruku ki runga ki te tupapaku. = poreku.

Pōruru. 1. a. Close together, thick.

2. Bushy.

3. n. Darkness. Maku te ao marama, mau te poruru (S.).

ruru (ii), koruru, pururu.

Pōrutu. 1. v.i. Make a splashing with the hands in bathing.

2. Break, as the sea on the shore.

3. Beat the breast.

4. a. Dashing, surging, of the sea.

5. n. A sort of flute, played by blowing into or across the end.

Pota. 1. a. Broken. Pota rere, snapped off.

2. Few, small, little.

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3. n. Fragment, small portion.

4. A flax cloak covered with short thrums. = tatara.

potapota, a. Broken to pieces. Potapota noa te waka i te tai.

Pōtae. 1. n. Covering for the head, cap, hat.

2. v.t. Put on to the head so as to cover or envelop it.

3. Put over the head, as a noose. Nei koa kua oti i a Rata te mahi he mahanga ki te pito o taua taura, a potaea ana e Kowhitinui ki tona kaki, a kumea ana e Rata (W. v, 8). Potaea te kaha ki te matenga o te kereru.—Ka hanga i te tari, ka hoatu ka potaeria ki tana upoko (W. i, 74).

4. a. In the expression whare potae, house of mourning. Ano ka rongo a Pahua i te mate o Parinui ka whakamamae ia i roto i tana whare potae (W. iv, 92). Sometimes merely figuratively, period of mourning. ‖ J. vii, 136.

5. Encircling, enveloping.

potapotae, a. Roundabout, surrounding.

pōtaetae, n. 1. A shellfish.

2. Clematis hexasepala, a climbing plant.

Pōtaitaka, a. 1. Turned round and round or over and over.

2. Giddy, confused.

3. Seeming to turn round.

Pōtaka. 1. n. Top; generally whipping top, which is sometimes called potaka ta; a humming-top being potaka takiri. Potaka whero-rua, potaka ko ore rua, or potaka tikitiki, a whipping top pointed at both ends.

2. a. In the expression umu potaka or imu potaka, a sacred oven connected with certain ritual. Ko te umu potaka ma te tokomaha e kai.

Pōtango, pōtangotango. 1. a. Very dark. Ko ao pouri, ko ao potango (T. 5).

2. n. Intense darkness. Ka haere i a au ki te pouriuri, ki te potangotango (W.M. x, 215).

pōtango, n. 1. A variety of Phormium tenax.

2. A variety of taro.

Potarere, a. Broken off short. ‖ pota.

Pōtari. 1. n. Running noose.

2. v.t. Snare, use as a snare. Ka hanga he tari, a ka hoatu, ka potaria ki tona upoko (T. 33). ‖ tari (iv).

Pōtarotaro, a. Cut close, cropped. ‖ taro (iii).

Pōtata, a. Near. A kite kau atu te rerenga wairua, i potata i raro ki taku whaea mate, i (M. 161). ‖ tata.

Pōtatu, pōtatutatu, a. Impatient, distracted, hurried. E potatu ana ki te haere.—Kaore i oti i a au tena mahi, he potatutatu no to tatau haere mai. ‖ tatu.

Potau, n. Misgivings. Kaore ia nei he potau na roto (It is merely a misgiving within) (J. liii, 40).

Pōtehe, pōtehetehe, a. Short. ‖ patehe.

Pōteketeke, pōtēteke. 1. a. Turning over and over. Tera te mahia kinotia mai ra ka taka poteketeke iho ki marae o taua whare (W. iii, 25).

2. v.i. Cut capers, perform antics.

pōtēteke, n. 1. An indecent dance, in which the naked performers executed grotesque movements.

2. Fugleman, performer in front of the rank of a haka leading the rest.

Pōteretere. 1. v.i. Drift about, backwards and forwards. Ka whiua tetahi mea ki te wai, kaore e tere, engari ka poteretere noa iho i reira.

2. a. Dripping wet. E peteretere ana oku kakahu.

tere.

Pōtētē, v.i. Make grimaces, perform antics. Nga wahine potete, ara pukana.

Pōtete. 1. v.t. Tie up, gather together, as the mouth of a bag, etc.

2. Speak frequently of. Potete tonu kia patua ahau.

3. n. A bag or receptacle tied up at the mouth.

4. A stick used to lead a dog, one end being fastened to the collar. I penei te ahua o taua ngarara ra me te kuri e mau nei i te potete (T. 156).

5. a. Curly, crinkled, puckered up; also called pōtētete.

6. Carved, ornamented.

Pōtēteke. ‖ poteketeke.

Pōtētete. ‖ pōtete, 5.

Poti, n. 1. Angle, corner. He poti na Uekahia, ma Rongotukutama e kumanu (P.). (Of a small quantity of kumara in the corner of a kete.)

2. Basket for cooked food. Ka pau tana poti, ka neke atu ki tetehi atu poti kai (P. 106). Poti whakauru, a large square-bottomed basket for distinguished visitors; called also poti whakatara or poti tara. E puranga kau ana nga paro, nga poti tara, nga pohewa (Ha. 8).

3. In the expressions kei te poti o te ngutu, iri ki te poti o te ngutu, or potia e te ngutu, be the subject of gossip or disparagement. Au anake ra kei te poti o te ngutu (M. 61). Ko au ka irihia ki te poti o te ngutu (M. 68). Ko au pea kei te potia e te ngutu (S.).

popoti. 1. v.t. Surround. = karapoti.

2. n. A rough basket for food. E tika ana nga wahine ki te tiki harakeke hai raukai ma te manuhiri, ara hei popoti, hei kopae.

potipoti, n. 1. A small wooden box with a lid hinged with cords, in which the tohunga professed to house an atua.

2. Talorchestia quoyana, sand-hopper, a small crustacean.

3. A large moth.

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Pōtihitihi, poutihitihi, a. Unkempt, dishevelled, disordered, of hair.

Potikete, n. A small species of crab.

Pōtiki, n. 1. Youngest child. Kotahi te tamaiti whakahihi, ko Horowhenua, ko te potiki, he whakapakanga (T. 197).

2. Infant, child. Ka mea mai to ratou papa, “Aku potiki, kia pena to koutou kaha ki to koutou tupuna” (T. 99). Tuwhera kau nei te rua i moe ai aku potiki (M. 226).

pōtikitiki, n. The small grotesque human figures introduced in the ornamental carving of a canoe. Kia homai ki a koe na ko te potikitiki o te taurapa nou nei, e Kio (S.).

Pōtinitini, n. Idle scandal, irritating gossip.

Poto. 1. a. Short. Ko nga patu, he patu poto kau, he meremere, he onewa, he patu paraoa (T. 90). He ika poto te ika nei (J. xiii, 17).

2. Denoting the exhaustive character of an action, etc., showing that all the things spoken of have been dealt with. Poto noa nga karakia i mahia ra ki a Hotupuku (T. 158). Kotahi mano poto tonu ki roto o taua kupenga (T. 142). He waka mataitai i poto te tuwha (T. 197). Kua poto atu nga utanga ki te wai, ouou nei i toe iho ki te waka (T. 74).

3. n. Fry, young of fish, as poto kanae.

potopoto, ad. Shortly. Potopoto ake nei ka haere.

Pōtonga, n. South wind. Ra te potonga tuku heke ana, kei te tere, he homai aroha (S. 40). Ma te potonga e karawhiu ra nga one roa kai Matahiwi, ki Kaiwharawhara ra (S. ii, 68).

Pōtoketoke, v.t. Gather together in a bundle. Potoketoketia tonutia, ka heri.

Pōtuki = poutuki.

Pōturi, a. 1. Deaf. Poturi ana aku taringa.

2. Stubborn, slow.

turi.

Pou (i). 1. n. Post, pole. Ko koutou hai pou mo taku kupenga (P.). Pou mua, pou roto, pou tokomanawa or pou tane, pou tuarongo or tungaroa are, from front to rear, the posts supporting the ridge-pole of a meeting house. Pou reinga, a post in a pa tuna. Ka poua te pou tuatahi ki te taha katau o te ngutu o te pa. Te ingoa o taua pou, he pou reinga. Ka whakanohoia te mauri ki taua pou.

2. Pole, stake, used for purposes of incantation. Tena te pou ka tu (M. 296). Pou aronui, pou tarāwaho, boundary marks.

3. fig. Support, sustenance. Me homai e koe tetahi kai hai pou mo tona whaea, kaore ano kia kai.

4. fig. Teacher, expert. Nga pou o te whare wananga.

5. A form of karakia. ‖ 15, below, and Tr. xxxi, 631.

6. In the term pou o Hawaiki, Norway rat. ‖ pouhawaiki.

7. v.t. Stick in, erect a stake, etc. Kei te here i a ratou taura ki nga pou i poua ra (T. 152).

8. Plunge in. Te tino rarahutanga ki te hoe; he tino pounga ki te wai i poua ai (T. 171). Pounga waihoe ki waho ki te moana (M. 335).

9. Fix, render immovable, by occult means. Ko Tainui ka toia, kaore i paneke … kua poua e tetehi wahine a Hoturoa, e Marama-kikohura (T. 75).

10. Fasten to a stake, etc. Ko te kaha o raro he mea pou ki te pou, here rawa te kaha ki te pou (T. 142). Poua to tatou waka.

11. Elevate upon poles. “Apopo ka pou i te kai nei, kia rokohanga mai kua noi ki runga.” Ka moe, ka huaki te ata, ka poua te kai (T. 142).

12. Make a hole with a stake, etc. Tae rawa atu ko te poupounga o nga wae rakau (The holes made by the stilts) (M. vi). Ka poua ki te rakau.

13. Establish, place. Ka u mai taua te ngutu Whenua-kura, poua iho te whare Rangitawhi (M. 89). Ko te atua i poua ki runga ki tona kohamo (P. 99).

14. Appoint. Koia te take i poua ai nga pou tiriao ki nga mea katoa hei tiaki (W.W. 15).

15. Fix knowledge, etc., in mind of a pupil by means of karakia. Mehemea kaore e poua ki te karakia, kaore e mau.—Ko Raumati-ninihanga te tangata i mohio ki te pou i te tangata ki te karakia.—Kua poua e au taku wahine ki tenei mahi (Tr. xxxi, 631).

16. Direct, guide. Kei te mohio au ki nga whetu i poua mai ai nga waka, i tika ai te rere i Hawaiki.

poupou. 1. n. Peg, stake, post. Tenei taku waka te waiho i te motu hei poupou harore (M. 85).

2. Upright slabs forming the solid framework of the walls of a whare. ‖ J. v, 147, 8. Ko tenei whare he whakairo katoa nga poupou (W.W. 26).

3. Shrouds of a canoe mast.

4. Support, sustenance. Te kai atu koe i a Te Urehakari, i a Waiariki, hei poupou mo roto (M. 215).

5, a. Steep, perpendicular, upright. Poupou tonu te pikitanga.

6. Aloft, on the meridian, of the sun. Ka poupou tonu te ra, te ra tuhoehoe (S.). Ka poupou te ra, ka whakatika mai matou.

7. v.t., frequentative of pou, 6, etc.

Pou (ii), v.t. Pour out. Homai kia poua he wai kei aku kamo (S. 77). Tae atu ki te hinu poua ana ki roto ki te waha o te ruahine ra (Pi. 135, 4).

Pou (iii), n. A form of address to an aged person. E pou, e pou, whakaaraara (J. xx, 20).

poua.

poupou, n. 1. Old folk.

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2. Father-in-law, mother-in-law. Kua kite au i tou poupou, i ki mai kia haere atu taua kia kite o taokete i a koe me o poupou (J. ii, 214).

Pou (iv) = pau, pt. Consumed. Kua pou nga manu (T. 94). Pou marire aku mahara (M. 223).

Pou (v), n. Planchonella novo-zelandica, a tree.

Pōua, n. 1. Old person. Kite rawa au i a koe, kua pouatia koe. ‖ pou (iii).

2. Grandfather.

3. Rain squall. ‖ ua.

Poua, n. Longimactra elongata, a bivalve mollusc. = tohemanga, poue.

Pouahu, n. Apparently a synonym for tuaahu. Ko Tama-ki-hikurangi, ko ia te tangata nana te mana o te pouahu o mua.—Te turanga o te pouahu ki Whakatane.

Pouaka (i), n. 1. Poa triodioides, seaside fescue, a grass.

2. A water plant, a species of rush.

3. An upright piece of wood with a notch at the top, which is lashed to the topmost branch of the tūtū to support the tuke of a bird snare.

4. Part of an apparatus for cutting greenstone. (Wai.)

Pouaka (ii) = pouwaka.

Pouakai, n. A fabulous gigantic bird. “Hua atu i te pouakai.” I ki atu ano raua, “He pewhea tena hanga ?” I ki mai, “He manu, he nui, he nui noa atu” (Pi. 135, 4).

Pōuareherehe, a. Old and wrinkled. ‖ poua, rehe.

Pouaru. 1. a. Solitary. Kia tomo mai he tuna pouaru (M. 170).

2. n. Widow, widower. Ka moea e Rautao te pouaru a tona tuakana (W. v, 60).

3. A solitary branch overlooked in topping a tree, the leaving of which is regarded as an aitua. ‖ J. vii, 131.

4. An aitua in weaving arising from an aho proving too short, indicating that the weaver or her husband will die (Tr. xxxi, 657).

Pouata, n. A large species of fern.

Pouāwai, n. Idiot, degenerate.

Poue, n. Longimactra elongata, a bivalve mollusc. = poua, tohemanga.

Pouhani, n. A weapon. = hani.

Pouhawaiki, n. 1. Erigeron canadensis, a plant.

2. The rat first introduced by Europeans, Norway rat. Called also pou o Hawaiki.

Pouheni, a. In the expression whata pouheni, a pole with branches or pegs on which to hang things. Ko nga kai a te tamaiti a Uenuku, i runga i te whata pouheni e whakairi ana.

Pouhihiri, n. A karakia to confirm and establish knowledge taught in the whare marae. Nga pouhihiri ki te mau hau.

Poukoki, n. Stilts to raise one above the ground. Kaore hoki ra e kitea nga tapuae, he waewae rakau anake ara ko te werowerohanga a nga poukoki. ‖ poutoti.

Poukopu, n. Corner posts of a house.

Poumatua. 1. n. Said to apply to a chief of third degree;tumu whakarae, ariki, poumatua, and rangatira being in descending order.

2. = poutokomanawa.

3. Posts in stockade.

4. Food.

Pounaho. 1. a. Long and stiff. Rawaru pounaho, an expression of compliment or endearment.

2. n. A shrub.

Pounamu. 1. n. Greenstone, jade. For an exhaustive discussion on the subject see F. R. Chapman's paper, Tr. xxiv, 479. Ko nga toki i taraia ai enei waka he toki pounamu (T. 71). Ano he poumanu kei nga karu e titiwha ana (T. 159).

2. Weapon or implement of greenstone. Ka kitea te iwi tupapaku, te pounamu (Pi. 135, 5).

3. A variety of kumara and of yam.

4. Bottle. (mod.)

5. a. Dark green. Ano kahiwahiwa kau ana me te ahua wai pounamu (T. 158). So tititi pounamu, a bird; and nanua pounamu, a fish.

6. n. Prionace glauca, blue shark. = mango-aupounamu, tahapounamu.

Pounui. 1. n. South wind. ‖ potonga.

2. A weapon. ‖ pouwhenua.

Poupourangi. ‖ pourangi.

Poupourere, v.i. Start suddenly, spring up. Poupourere ake; Keiwhea nei ra, e, taku manu wheko ata ? (M. 23). Poupourere ake, ka hewa au ki te ao (M. 100).

Poupoutahi, n. Column of an army, advance in column. Te tunga ki runga, ka ki te waha, ka tukua i runga i te poupoutahi (J. xx, 23). Ka rere ia i mua, me te whai tonu nga toa me te poupoutahi (J. xx, 23).

Poupoutea, n. Mohoua albicilla, whitehead; a bird. = popokotea.

Poupouwhenua = pouwhenua.

Pouraka, n. 1. Platform erected on one post.

pouwaka.

2. Receptacle for a dead body, in shape like a square box, thatched over the top.

3. Net attached to a hoop, used for catching crayfish, inanga, or other small fish.

4. Rude form of cradle for infants (Po.).

Pourakau, n. 1. The pole used as a spreader at each end of a kaharoa, or large seine net.

2. The outermost section of the net itself, attached to the spreader at each end.

3. A weapon. ‖ pouwhenua.

Pourangi, n. 1. An elevated platform in a pa. He mea pourangi te tunga mo Taumatakura (Pi. 144, 7). = pourewa.

2. A brushwood shelter used in snaring parrots. (Ar.)

3. A fungus; also called poupourangi.

Poureku, n. A covering for the head.

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Pourērere, n. A sort of swing, or giant stride. = moari, morere.

Pourewa, n. Elevated platform attached to the stockade of a pa. Ka hanga e Tutanekai tona pourewa ki reira, ki Kaiweka (T. 130). = pourangi.

Pouri, a. 1. Dark. Kaore ano i marama noa; e pouri tonu ana (T. 1).

2. Sorrowful, sad, distressed. Ka pouri ia, ka hoki ki tona kainga (T. 134).

pōuriuri. 1. a. Darkish, gloomy.

2. n. Intense darkness (poetical). Ka haere i a au ki te pouriuri, ki te potangotango ki tua o Paerau, i pepehatia ai na (W.M. x, 215).

Pouroto, pōroto, n. The post supporting the centre of the ridge pole of a whare. = pou tokomanawa.

Poururu, a. Darkish, gloomy.

whakapoururu, v.i. Look sorrowful or gloomy. He aha koe ka whakapoururu ai ki te kai mau. ‖ koruru, poruru.

Pōuruuru, a. Drowsy, sleepy.

Poutahaki, n. Pole to which an auparu net is fixed at the mouth of a river. ‖ pou (i).

Poutāhū, poutāhuhu, n. Post supporting the end of the ridge-pole of a house. ‖ pou (i).

Poutaka, n. 1. Platform erected on one post.

2. Birds prepared by removal of the bones (‖ makiri), and packed in a kete. He kai poutaka, me kinikini atu (P. 16). E rua o matau poutaka.

Poutama, n. 1. A stepped pattern of tukutuku ornament on the walls of a native house, and of weaving mats, etc. To mua tatua he poutama.

2. A reddish stone found on the sea beach, used as takuahi at a tuaahu. Ko te poutama he matua mo te manapou.

3. An incantation used in the case of certain maladies. Hoatu, whitia ki te Poutama, ki te whiti a Rangahua. It was also called te whiti a Poutama. ‖ whiti.

Poutangata, a. —— He toki poutangata, a greenstone adze, used as a weapon of war.

Poutarewa = pourewa.

Poutauru, n. One form of hiwi for a bird snare (Tr. xlii, 467).

Poutihitihi = potihitihi.

Poutini, n. A star.

Pōuto (i), n. Float for a net. Ka whiti ki tera taha, naomia atu te pouto a Kahu, ka whiua ki uta.

Pōuto (ii), v.t. Cut off. Poutoa te kauru o te rakau.—Tae atu ra ahau ki taua rakau ka tuaina e au, ano ka hinga, ka poutokia e au te poike (W. v, 7). Poutoa te kaki, cut off the head.

pōutouto, v.t. Keep on lopping.

Poutoko, n. 1. Male sea-lion (Arctocephalus hookeri). The female was known as kake.

2. Stilts. = pouturu, poutoti, poutokorangi.

Poutoti, n. Stilts. = poukoki.

Poutū, a. High, on the meridian, of heavenly bodies. Kia poutu te marama kia hinapouri mai (D. ii, 311). ‖ poutumaro.

Poutuaroa, poutuarongo, n. The poutahu at the inner end of a whare.

Poutuki, pōtuki. 1. v.t. Strike.

2. v.i. Throb, start, be shocked.

3. n. Pestle for pounding fern root, etc.

whakapoutiki, v.i. Retch. Ka whakapoutiki te kuri; e rua whakapoutikitanga, ko te ruakitanga, ka ruaki atu nga inanga ki waho. ‖ tuki, whetuki.

Poutūmārō, a. On the meridian, of sun, etc. ‖ poutu.

Pouturu, n. Stilts.

Poutūterangi, n. 1. Altair, the star whose appearance marks the tenth month. Also applied to Antares. Ka tupu te kumara a tae noa ki nga ra o Poututerangi.

2. The tenth month of the Maori year. Ko Poututerangi te matahi o te tau, te putanga o te hinu, e, e tama (S.).

Pouwaka, powaka, pouaka, n. Post surmounted by a small receptacle for valued possessions. Polack applies the term also to a pataka, and also to a small movable waka, or wooden chest (“Manners and Customs,” i, 209, 210, 229). The word later came to represent the English box; but it must be noted that the Maori transliteration of this is paaka, and, further, that pouaka appears in Lee and Kendall's vocabulary.

Pouwhakakiwa, pouwhakakikiwa, n. A pole used for certain ritual purposes.

Pouwhakarae, n. A main post in the palisade of a pa, generally carved.

Pouwhakatipua = pouwhakakiwa.

Pouwhenua, poupouwhenua, n. 1. A weapon similar to the taiaha, but terminating in a smooth point in place of the arero. Ka whakatika a Horowhenua ka mau ki te pouwhenua, ka haere (T. 201).

2. A supreme tohunga. ‖ J. iii, 40.

Pouwhiro, n. A tohunga.

Pouwhiwhi = powhiwhi.

Pōwaiwai, v.t. 1. Whirl or whisk about, move with a fanlike motion.

2. Fan. Ka ka te ahi kora ko Rinoianuku, ka whakapuputia, powaiwaitia ai, kua mura (W.M. xii, 203).

Powaka = pouwaka.

Pōwhā = pōhā.

Pōwhaitere, n. Cyanoramphus novae-zelandiae, parrakeet. = kakariki, porete, torete.

Pōwhara, pōhara, a. Gaping, split open.

Powharu, poharu. 1. v.i. Sink into a bog, etc. Ka powharuwharu nga waewae ki te one.

2. a. Soft, boggy, sodden. Ka powharu Waikato, ka miere Tauranga (S.).

Powhata = pohata.

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Pōwhatu, pōhatu, n. Stone. Ka rokohina atu te pupu e piri ana ki te pohatu (Tr. vii, 43). = kowhatu.

Pōwhenua, n. Midnight.

Pōwhiri, pōhiri. 1. v.t. Wave, whisk, whirl.

2. Beckon anyone to come on, welcome. E powhiri ana tera te tangata whenua, me te haere atu te manuhiri ra (T. 166).

3. n. Pittosporum tenuifolium, a tree. = tawhiri.

4. Anything used as a fan.

5. A weapon. = pouwhenua.

pōwhiriwhiri. 1. v.t. Fan, wave about. Powhiriwhiria ta tatou rama kia ka ai.

2. n. Provision for a journey.

Pōwhiwhi, pōwhīwhiwhi, pōwhiwhiwhiwhi, a. Tangled, interlaced. Ka powhiwhi nga makawe kaore e matara, he korino tena.

pōwhiwhi, n. 1. Several climbing plants, as Passiflora tetrandra, Calystegia tuguriorum, Ipomaea palmata, and some of the aka family, etc.

2. Intestinal fat. = whiwhi.

(i). 1. n. Tribe. Ko te pu tenei o Tipare. ‖ (iii).

2. Bunch, bundle; anything growing in a bunch, tuft. Ka tahuri ia ki te paihere i ana pu tarutaru (T. 100). Ka tango ki te pu wiwi, ka rere iho taua wahine nei ki roto ki te koruarua (T. 13).

3. Heap, stack. Ka titiro hoki ki te whata o te aruhe, o te mataitai, ki te pu o te kupenga (T. 79).

4. Skilled person, wise one. Na koutou, na nga pu, na nga tohunga, na nga kaupapa (T. 98).

5. a. Double, twice-told. Takiritia ake ona hoa tokorua pu (T. 172). ‖ tōpū. Niho pu, double tooth.

6. v.t. Make into a bundle or ball. Puia nga raupo mo te whare.—Ka mate taua patunga ka puria nga tangata (W. iii, 121).

7. v.i. Lie in a heap. Ka pu te ruha, ka hao te rangatahi (P.).

pūhanga, n. Heap, bundle.

whakapū. 1. v.t. Lay in a heap, stack.

2. Make up a complete number. Hei whakapu tenei mo aku riwai.

3. v.i. Lie in a heap. Hei hea a tatou kete whakapu ai ?

4. n. Stack, heap. He whakapu kupenga tera e tu mai ra.

pūpū. 1. v.t. Make into bundles.

2. n. Bundle. Katahi te tangata ra ka hoatu i te pupu aruhe (J. ii, 45). Tu pupu, tu ngaro; tu hao, tu ea (P.).

3. General name for volute univalve molluscs of the winkle type, particularly Lunella smaragda and Zediloma aethiops. Ka rokohina atu te pupu e piri ana ki te pohatu (Tr. vii, 43). Pūpū-atamarama, Lunella smaragda.

Pūpū-harakeke, Placostylus hongii. Pūpū-hārerorero, a sea shell. Pūpū-karikawa, Cookia sulcata. Pūpū-mai, Zediloma aethiops. Pūpū-rangi, Paryphanta busbyi, a land mollusc. Pūpū-rore, Baryspira australis and Alcithoe arabica (= uere). Pūpū-tarakihi, Argonauta tuberculata. He tiu, he raki, nana i a mai te pupu-tarakihi ki uta (S. ii, 72). Pūpū-tara, pūpū-tātara, Charonia capax = pūtātara, pūtara, pūtaratara. E kore koe e ora e i nga hau o te tiu e aia nei te puputara ki uta na i (S. ii, 47). Pūpū-waitai, Tonna haurakiensis. Pūpū-waharoa, Quibulla quoyi. Pūpū-whakarongo-taua, Paryphanta busbyi, a land mollusc = pūpū-rangi.

(ii). 1. v.i. Blow gently. Te hau e pu mai nei ki taku kiri (T. 17).

2. n. Pipe, tube, flute. Ko Ruaeo e whaka-tangi ana i ana pu i tenei po (T. 76). Entering into the names of many wind instruments, as pukaea, pupakapaka, putatara, putorino, all except the last being made from shells.

3. Gun. (mod.) Pu titi, pu toriri, and pu toko were names for the old single-barrelled flintlock gun.

whakapū, v.i. Make a long continuous wail or sound, howl as a dog. Whakarongo ki te tai e wara haere whakapu ki te rae ki Paritaha ra (M. 331).

(iii). 1. v.i. Originate. Kauwhautia mai te kauwhau o te kino, i pu ai te riri, i mau ai te pakanga (M. 42). Me ka uhi ranei koe ki te huruhuru kakapo, pu mai i te tonga (M. 329).

2. n. Origin, source, cause. Ko Hawaiki ko te pu o nga mea katoa, ko te kupu tenei, “Te pu kei Hawaiki, te puna kei Rangiriri” (P. 108).

3. Root of a tree or plant. Kotia te pu, waiho i kona; kotia te kauru waiho i kona (M. 355). Ko te pu o te hue e tupu mai ai (M. 410).

4. Foot, base, foundation of a mountain, etc.Maku e ueue te pu o te whenua (M. 181).

5. Heart, centre. Whaia te pu o te wheke.

6. Main stock. Koia nei te pu uri o te iwi maori o Aotearoa.

7. a. Precise, very. Ko te kainga pu tenei.

8. ad. Exceedingly, exactly. Me te kawau pu te ahua.—He atua nui pu a Hine (W. ii, 108). To rakau toa i ngaua putia e te ipo wahine (M. 198).

9. As a simple intensive. Kia mahue te whanake o Paoa ? E waru pu te mahue ki raro (T. 193).

pūhanga (pūhaka, Tahu.), n. Root. Ka rere te maramara ki te puhaka, ka rere te maramara ki te kauru (Tr. vii, 46).

pūnga, n. Reason, cause, origin.

pupū, v.i. 1. Bubble up, boil. Kahore ano i pupu noa te wai.

2. Break forth, spring up. Nana te puia i waha mai, ka pupu ana ko Whakaari (White Island) (M. 413).

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3. Rise, as fog. Te pupu me te hoata (M. 430).

whakapupū, v.i. Protrude upwards. Unu whakapupu ake te uru o te whenua.

(iv), a. Loathing, hating. Ka whakatika ki te kai, ka pu te ngakau.—Pu ana a roto, ke ana a waho (P.).

(v), n. A wicker receptacle in which titoki berries were enclosed for the purpose of extracting the oil. Te pu he mea raranga, ka opehia a roto ki te titoki, na ka patokia, na ka maru, na ka taona, heoi ka whakawiria, a ka heke te hinu. Also applied to a flaxen bag used for expressing the juice of the tutu berry.

Pua (i). 1. n. Flower, seed. Ko te kohi pua rakau. He aha te pua rakau ? He miro, he kahikatea (M.M. 190). Pua reinga, pua o te reinga, Dactylanthus taylori, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of certain trees.

2. Foam of the sea. Ra pea koe kei te pua o te tai (M. 334).

3. In the expression pua reinga, pua ki te reinga, which occur in songs, we have probably old survivals the meaning of which has been lost. In Rarotonga the pua reinga was the tree from which the spirits took their final leap. Kia tuku-pototia te tinana, te pua reinga ki toku matua (S. 51). Kia wawe taku iti te iria te pua reinga ki taku matua (S.). Kei te wairere e whana nunumi ana nga pua reinga ki taku makau (S. ii, 14). Peke ana au i te tainga riu o Kanapanapa, hai kawe i a au te pua ki te reinga (S.). Te rumakina ai ki te pua ki te reinga (S.). Ka rumakina au ki te pua ki te reinga (S. ii, 57).

4. a. Foaming, breaking. Te one pua roa.—He ngaru pua.

5. v.i. Bloom, produce flowers or seed. Ma te waru ka pua te kowhai, ka ngawha te korari (M. 247).

puanga, n. Bloom, blossom. He puanga kakaho ka rere i te waru (M. 261).

puapua, n. 1. Break of a wave. Te puapua o te tuatea.

2. Wreath. Puapua tauā, wreath worn as a sign of mourning.

3. Clematis paniculata, a climber often used for the above purpose. = puawananga, pikiarero.

4. A present taken by visitors for the people of the kainga they are visiting. Kaore e pai kia haere noa iho taua ki Matatua, engari me whai puapua, katahi ka tika, ka taha ra hoki nga kupu i a taua.

puaki.

Pua (ii), v.t. Roll or wrap up clothes, etc. Puaia tou kakahu ka kauhoe ai ki tawahi.

whakapua, n. A pad or mat of fern leaves placed in a stream for the purpose of taking lamprey.

puapua, n. 1. A garment wrapped round the arm as a protection from a blow. Ko Hotu, he tino toa ia, nana te ki nei mo te mere, mo te puapua, “Nga tino o Hotu, ko te mere, ko te puapua.”

2. Pudenda muliebria.

3. Puapua-a-Autahi, a poisonous fungus. Ko te puapua-a-Atutahi, tetahi o ona ingoa he mekemeke, mo te humekemeke o nga rau, he whekewheke nei.

Pua (iii), n. 1. A tree, or part of the forest, frequented by birds. Ka tonoa te manu i roto i te pua.—Nga kakano o enei pua e kainga ana e nga manu, kereru, kaka, koko, i nga marama e rima.—Ka kitea a Whakamanu, he pua manu tera (G.-8, 27). Te pua a Hine-mahanga, an expression for a stand where snaring is generally successful.

2. A post in the tuaahu upon which the atua was supposed to alight when summoned by the tohunga.

3. A wand or rod stuck in the ground to represent a person for purposes of witchcraft.

Pua (iv), v.t. Hold up, display the head or heart of a vanquished enemy. ‖ puaki.

Pua (v), a. Smoky, hazy. Kua ahua pua oku kanohi ki te titiro atu.

whakapua, v.t. 1. Cause to smoke. Ka whakapua te tangata i te ahi, e kore e tata mai aua iwi (i.e., mosquitoes and sandflies).

2. Smoke, affect by smoke. Ka ahiahi ka whakapuatia te waeroa ki te ahi.—Ka ngaua e te katipo, me whakapua ki te ahi.

3. Make a signal by smoke.

Pua (vi), n. A figure in a haka, in which the performers spring into the air and brandish their weapons. ‖ puha.

Puaa, n. Pig. (obsolete.) Cook relates that the Maoris in conversation mentioned the pig not by description but by name; that they called it booak, which he says was the same as the name he had heard in the South Sea Islands (Voyages, ed. 1793, vol. ii, p. 372). The word has been entirely displaced by the imported poaka = porker, which has been erroneously supposed to be connected with the above.

Puaha = puwaha.

Puahau, n. Forelock. Waiho mai ra aku uruhuru, te puahau o Te Tihirahi (M. 300).

Puaheihei, n. Rough sea. ‖ aheihei, pua (i).

Puaheiri, n. Snow.

Puaheri, a. Of a fine, dusty nature. Kua maroke te kauri, kua puaheri, ara kua puanga, me whakataerangi ano ka pai.

Pūahi, n. A cloak made of strips of dogskin fastened to a flax foundation, somewhat larger than whakatipu, and used only by chiefs. He puahi te kakahu, he tewhatewha te rakau (T. 101). Sometimes used as a protection in fighting. Ko te puahi, ko te topuni, hei kakahu whawhai, hei whakapuru manuka, huata.

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Puahinahina, n. A variety of potato.

Pūaho, a. 1. Intensely white. Puaho ana te ahua o te kaka.

2. Clear, bright. Puaho ana te marama o nga whatu (the light of her eyes).

pūahoaho, a. Clear, bright. ‖ ahoaho.

Puahou, n. Panax arboreum, a tree. = houhou.

Puahou. n. Variety of fern root.

Pūāhuru, a. Warm, close. ‖ āhuru.

Puaka, n. 1. Dry twigs.

2. Flower.

3. Dacrydium cupressinum, a tree. (Ar.) = rimu.

4. A form of bird snare, consisting of four tawhiti set in a square.

5. a. Dry. He one puaka (Po.).

Puakaha, a. Open, attentive. Kia puakaha mai ou taringa.

Puakaito, n. Celmisia spectablis, a plant.

Puakanga. ‖ puaki.

Puakarimu, n. Lycopodium densum, a fern.

Puaki. 1. v.i. Come forth, show itself, open out, emerge. Ka puaki te upoko i roto i tona rua (T. 98). Ka puaki te teina i raro i te moana (M.M. 185).

2. Be uttered. Kaore he korero i puaki (M. 26). Katahi ka puaki mai te kupu a te tangata nei (T. 147).

3. Be exhaled. Ka puaki te kakara o te tawhiri.

4. v.t. Disclose. E kore te hiahia e puakina (M. 188). E kore te aroha koe puakina atu e au ki waho ra (M. 333).

puakanga, n. Egress, disclosure.

whakapuaki, v.t. Utter, disclose. Ko Whakaue i pupuri tonu i te kupu a Tutanekai, i whakapuaki atu ra ki a ia (T. 131).

pua (i).

pūakiaki, n. Athya noyaeseelandiae, New Zealand scaup (black teal).

Puakiweu, n. Remains of root crops left in the ground.

Puakoro, a. Loose, slack. ‖ koro.

Pūānanga = puawānanga.

Puanani, n. Wind-dispersed seeds.

Puano (i), n. Dizziness, the effect of height on the nerves.

Puano (ii), n. Xenicus longipes, wren. = matuhituhi, piwauwau.

Pūanu, a. Cool, cold. E puanu kino ana te puanu o te hukarere (M. 26).

Puanga (i). ‖ pua (i).

Puanga (ii). 1. a. Decayed, rotten. Tae rawa atu ahau ki taku rakau, kua puanga noa atu te manu, kua kainga te kiko e te iro. (Of birds dead in a snare.)

2. Dried, dried up. Kua puanga noa iho te rakau o roto.—Kua puaheri te kauri, ara kua puanga, kua māmā noa iho, kua kore e pai. (Of soot for tattooing.)

3. Thin, emaciated. I te takurua e puanga noa iho ana te koura.—Kua puanga noa iho te tangata, kua kore he kiko, he aha.

4. n. Dry branch of a tree.

Puanga (iii), n. Rigel, a star which marked the season of plenty; hence the proverb, Puanga kai rau (P. 81).

Puangahori, n. Procyon, a star.

Pūangi, pūangiangi. 1. a. Cool, refreshing. E pa, e te hau, e puangi ki te kiri (S. ii, 15).

2. n. Cool breeze. Ka wetekia ake kia haere te puangi.

whakapūangiangi, v.t. Expose to the wind. I whakapuangiangitia ai te uri o Te Whero-whero (M. 173).

Puango, a. Empty, shrunken.

whakapuango, v.t. Starve. A, hei kai ra ma taku ngaki mate e haramai ana ki te whakapuango rawa i a au e noho kai kore nei (M. 141).

piango, tiango.

Pūao. 1. v.i. Dawn. Hei te puaotanga tatou ka haere ai.

2. n. Cloud. Maku e hiko atu i konei ki te puao rere mai i te muri (S.).

ao (i).

Puarangitoto, n. Senecio perdicioides, a shrub.

Puare, a. Open, exposed. E puare katoa ana a roto, puta noa ki raro (T. 13).

whakapuare, v.t. Open, disclose.

pūareare, a. Displayed; used of some ceremony in connection with a sacrificial victim. Ko Tanga-kakariki i haematatia, a ka puareare, ka whakaturia nga tuaahu (T. 112).

are (ii).

Puareinga. ‖ pua (i), 1 and 3.

Puarenga, a. Turbid, muddy, of water. ‖ renga.

Puarere (i), n. Decoy bird, of small birds only.

Puarere (ii). 1. n. Down, pappus, of thistles, raupo, etc. Ka hamama mai te wawaha o te puarere raupo (S.).

2. Used as a passive, run to seed, of such plants. Kua puareretia nga puwha.

pua (i), rere.

Pūarero, n. Funnel entrance to eel-pot. = akura (Po.)

Pūāritarita, a. Hurried, in a hurry. Tenei te wahi i puaritarita ai. ‖ poaritarita.

Puaroa. 1. a. In the expression whata puaroa or whata roa, a sacred place where certain ceremonial objects were placed; possibly not actually a whata. Ka tangohia e au te manea o te tapuwae, ka whakairia ki te whata puaroa. Possibly the same mystic use of the word may be found in the passage, Te tonga puaroa (M. 129). Puaroa a Tairi, a wind name.

2. n. A comet.

whakapuaroa. —— Mo te whakaaro o roto i te ngakau a kore noa iho e tutuki he whakapuaroa tena.

Pūaroha. 1. n. Yearning, sympathy. Ka nui page 303 toku puaroha ki tana tangi.—Ka puta te puaroha ki te toroa, tangi te toroa ki tona kainga.

2. a. Sympathetic. Puaroha ana toku ngakau mo enei kupu tangi mai.

Puaru, n. Waves, ripples, made by paddles of a canoe.

Puata. 1. a. Clear, transparent.

2. v.i. Become clear, as the weather.

3. n. Dawn.

pūataata, a. 1. Transparent, clear.

2. Full of holes or spaces.

ata, watawata.

Puatahoe, n. A variety of kumara.

Puatai, n. Sea foam. Ma te puatai koe e whiu mai ki Te Ahuahu (S.). ‖ pua (i), tai.

Puatara, n. —— E hira tenei nga puatara ko Tahuwhenua (M. 214).

Puataua, puatautaua, puatataua, n. Clematis paniculata and C. hexasepala, climbing plants.

Puatawhiwhi, n. Metrosideros scandens, a climbing plant.

Puatea, n. 1. Gnaphalium keriense, a plant.

2. Craspedia fimbriata, a plant.

Puatororaro, n. Clematis, and other climbing plants.

Pūau, n. 1. Rapid. Ko te whawhaitanga tuatahi i te puau o Whangamarino, i te Koheroa.

2. Ripple.

3. Mouth of a river.

4. Confluence of streams. Tena ka riro nga parera noho o te puau i a Te Weritarora, i a Te Moana-roa (M. 50).

5. Variety of gourd used as container for preserved birds.

pūauau, a. Causing a rippling of water. E puauau ana taua kowhatu, ka kauia; ka kore e puauau, e kore e kauia.

= au (i).

Puāwai. 1. n. Flower. Katahi ratou ka mahara he puawai rakau enei mea (T. 74).

2. fig. Grey hairs. Ka pikipiki maunga te puawai ki taku rangi.

3. Arripis trutta (kahawai, a fish), when nearly full-grown.

4. a. —— Titiro ra taua ki te ngaru whakapae ki te tapu ia no to waka, he waka puawai ue ana ki te taumanu (M. 174).

Puawānanga, pūānanga, n. Clematis paniculata, a climbing plant. = puapua, puataua, pikiarero.

Puāwanga, n. Land breeze at night; in some districts, south-west wind.

Puawe, n. —— Me he puawe au e rumakina, he mea ano au ka harakuku (S.).

pūaweawe, a. Dishevelled, disordered.

Puawerewere, n. Spider. = pungawerewere.

Pūawhe. 1. v.i. Be blown about by the wind; be taken aback, as a sail. Kei titiro iho koe ki raro nei, kei puawhe, kei taka iho koe (T. 49).

2. v.t. Blow, blow about forcibly, drive. Paia ake, e ta, ka puawhe mai te awha ki roto nei.—Kua puawhea te rae ki Hikurangi, ki nga tai omanga i te ipo o Mokau (M. 178).

awhe.

Pūea, v.i. 1. Rise to the surface. He kawau te manu, rukuhia iho, puea ake, he ika e mau ana ki te waha (M. 277). = aeaea, ea.

2. Be avenged. Ka puea to mate ki reira na (M. 410). = ea.

pūeaea, n. A thunderstorm which clears off rapidly. Ko pueaea, he whatitiri ano.—Ko pueaea, ka ua, ka mao.

‖ ea.

Pūehu. 1. n. Dust. Kua marama te puehu o nga waewae o nga wahine nei (T. 144). Tutū te puehu, an expression for a great disturbance. I te po ka tutu te puehu o te ua i te puhanga o te hau.—Tutu ana te puehu o waho o te moana.

2. Turbid condition of water. E hoki te patiki ki tona puehutanga (The flounder will return to the mud which he has stirred up) (P. 4).

3. a. In the form of dust. E puehu ana te nehu ki runga ki te kai.

pūehuehu, a. Mealy. Titiro iho ka puehuehu, ma tana whaiaro tenaka (P.). ‖ D. ii, 310.

Pūeku = pūweku.

Puene, pūeneene, n. A small creature having six legs, found under stones in streams.

Pūeru = pūweru.

Pueto, puetoeto. ‖ putoto, puweto.

Pūhā = pūwhā.

Puha (i) puhapuha. 1. a. Full, up to the brim, overflowing. Puhapuha ana te wai, toka tonu i runga. Applied also to a very high tide.

2. n. Inferior kakaho or toetoe reeds; called also kakaho puha. Ka whakarerea te puha, ka whai ki te matariki (P.).

Puha (ii), n. Song, chant; sometimes accompanied by a dance. Katahi ano ka takitakina ona puha: ona puha nei na, “Kia rere atu te Kawana ki tawhiti.”

Puha (iii). 1. n. Gills of a fish. = piha.

2. v.i. Spit. = puwha.

3. Gasp; more correctly, make a faint emission of the breath. Ka puha ake te manawa o te tupapaku.

pupuha, v.i. 1. Blow, spout, as a whale. Ka eke au ki runga ki te puna a Tinirau e pupuha nei te moana (M. 140).

2. Gasp for breath. Ka pupuha kau au (S.).

Pūhaehae. 1. a. Envious.

2. n. Envy, ill will. Waiho to ratou purenga nei na hei hunanga mo to ratou puhaehae ki a Hinemoa (T. 135).

Pūhaka. ‖ (iii).

Puhake, pūhakehake. 1. ad. Full to overflowing. Ka puhake rawa; rite tonu ki nga niao te wai.—Na poto, na puhakehake (P. 74).

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2. v.i. Well up, overflow. Te roimata ra e puhake nei kei aku kamo (S.).

Pūhana, v.i. Glow. Ka kitea mai e nga wahi o Rotorua te puhanatanga o te uira o te ahi o te Arawa (T. 81).

whakapūhana, a. Apprehensive. Kei whakapuhana kau aku mahara ki te whakahau (M. 230).

pūhahana, a. 1. Hot to the taste.

2. Inflamed, as the skin.

Pūhanga (i), n. A kind of eel.

Pūhanga (ii). ‖ (i), (iii).

Pūhangaiti. 1. v.i. Lie in a heap. = pihangaiti.

2. a. Compact, neat.

(i).

Puhangarua = pihangarua.

Pūhara, pūwhara, n. 1. Elevated platform in a pa, on a level with the top of the tuwatawata.

2. Platform from which to fish.

Puharakeke, n. Gymnothorax prasinus, yellow salt-water eel. = puhikorokoro, kaingara.

Puharetaiko, n. A tree (Tahu.). = puwhare-taiko.

Pūharu = puwharu.

Puhaterō, n. A netted fabric at mouth of taruke and hinaki to prevent eels or crayfish escaping.

Puhau, puwhau. 1. a. Light, buoyant.

2. v.i. Catch the wind.

3. n. A sort of raft of raupo or dried flower stalks of flax.

Puhaunga, a. Offensive, evil-smelling. = puhonga. ‖ haunga.

Pūhāureroa, pūwhāureroa, n. 1. Conch or horn blown to give signals; made of Alcithoe arabica or Charonia capax shells.

2. Heimerliodendron brunonianum, a tree. = parapara. 3. Senecio latifolius, a plant.

Puhawaiki, n. Rat. = pouhawaiki.

Puhawhe = puawhe.

Pūhekaheka, n. Mould, fungus on food. ‖ heka.

Pūheke, v.i. Flow. Ka te puheke mai te wai i aku kamo (S.).

Pūheki = pūwheki.

Puheretaiko = puwharetaiko.

Pūhetī = puwheti.

Puheto = puwheto.

Puhi (i). 1. n. Topknot; a method of wearing the hair tied up on the top of the head like a sheaf. Puta ke ti tetehi wahi korero ai, e rua puhi kei te rae (T. 101).

2. Bunch of feathers, etc., as an ornament; especially the plumes decorating a canoe. He mea puhipuhi a runga me nga taha, me raro, ki te puhi kereru (T. 154). Te whatinga i reira te puhi a te waka (M. 198).

3. A bunch of grass, etc., set on a pole as a sign that property should not be molested. ‖ rahui.

4. A post or some other object set up for purposes of witchcraft. Nga puhi a Puarata raua ko Tautohito, he puhi makutu i tu ki Puketapu (T. 175). Puhi-kai-ariki, the little carved figure, facing the bow, at the base of the taurapa, or stern-post of a canoe.

5. An incantation used in time of war.

6. v.t. Deck with feathers. E hine ranei, e puhi ki te kakara (Deck yourself with scented plumes) (M. 16).

7. Make into bunches. Na reira ano i tunu ake, e ki ana he matua tangata; kaore, he mea puhi ki te otaota (T. 101).

puhipuhi. 1. v.t. Decorate with feathers, bunches of hair, etc. Ka mau ki te taiki, he mea puhipuhi … ki te puhi kereru (T. 154). E uira ana te paua me te whakairo, puhipuhi rawa ki te waero (T. 21).

2. a. Bunched up, in bunches. Ka puhipuhi te tupu o te kapana.

3. n. Spawn of crayfish.

Puhi (ii). 1. n. Virgin. He puhi te wahine nei, kahore he tane i pa noa ki a ia (T. 188). Certain young women of high rank were very strictly guarded in this respect.

2. Betrothed woman. He puhi koe naku, te ipo kei te moenga (M. 352).

3. A much-courted unbetrothed young woman.

4. v.t. Betroth. Ko tera wahine kua oti te puhi ma Rangiwhapapa; … a e puhi tonu ana mana (J. xx, 87).

wharepuhi = whare kohanga.

puhinga, n. Period of virginity. Kua hapu ia i tona puhinga ai (M. 86).

Puhi (iii), n. Wind. Ka kotokoto i te puhi anu (S.).

Puhiariki, n. Upper feather streamer on stem piece of war canoe.

Puhimoana ariki. Lower feather streamer.

pupuhi. 1. v.t. (pass. puhia). Blow. E pupuhi mai nei nga rorohu (M. 180). Puhia e te hau ki runga o Mangere (M.M. 198).

2. Blow, as a whale. = pupuha.

3. Fire a gun. (mod.)

4. Shoot with a gun. (mod.)

5. v.i. Swell. Ka hoki haere te pupuhitanga o tona poho (T. 18).

puhipuhi. 1. n. A disease accompanied with swellings on the limbs.

2. v.i. Blow frequently, puff a pipe.

Puhi (iv), n. 1. A very large variety of eel. = hao.

2. A fresh-water fish, a variety of kokopu.

Pūhihi. 1. n. Ray of sun, star, etc. Ko Tiramaroa he whetu, ona puhihi ka tau iho ki te whenua; hai etahi wa ka ahu ki runga nga puhihi.

2. Plumes on the tail and wings of a native kite.

3. Antennae of an insect, shrimp, etc.

4. Brush on the end of the tongue of a tui. Ka tohia nga puhihi o te koko.

5. Slender, n.

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pūhihihihi, a. Stiff, standing on end, of the hair. He puhihihihi no te upoko.

Puhikaioreore, n. Top of a tree. = kahekoheko. ‖ kauru, tauru. (Po.)

Puhikawa, n. Pseudowintera axillaris, a plant. = horopito.

Puhikorokoro. 1. n. Gymnothorax prasinus, yellow salt-water eel. = puharakeke. ‖ puhi (iv).

2. Geotria australis, lamprey.

Puhikura, n. A skin disease. ‖ puhi (iii).

Pūhina, pūhinahina, a. Grey; applied to hair and animals, but not to inanimate objects. E rua nga kiore, he puhina tetahi, he koka tetahi. ‖ hina.

Puhina. 1. n. A term applied to kumara and potatoes left in the ground when the crop is listed.

2. Flowers of Cordyline (Po.).

3. a. Barren, abortive; applied to seed potatoes, etc., which have not grown.

Puhirere, n. A raised stage upon which the corpse of an important person was exposed. Iri mai Raukura i runga te puhirere (M. 315).

Puhirua, a. Unkempt, dishevelled. Katahi! puhirua ana to mahunga.

Puhitai, n. Billow, breaker. He kaha te puhitai hei patu ki te rae o Taranaki i runga (M. 103).

Puhitaiapa, n. The back edge of a carved taurapa, or stern-post of a canoe.

Puhi-tainga-wai, n. Part of the base of a carved taurapa, or stern-post of a canoe. ‖ puhi (i), 4.

Pūhohe, a. Mocking, laughing. Nau ra te rongo i tura haere mai i te hunga puhohe e rere mai o runga Te Turuturu (S.). ‖ hohehohe.

Pūhoi, a. 1. Slow, dull. He waka puhoi.

2. Blunt. He toki puhoi.

hoi.

Pūhonga. 1. a. Stinking, offensive.

2. n. Stink, stench. This is apparently the word intended in M. 143, where it is printed puhongo. No konei te puhonga e patua ki te ope a Whetoi.

pihonga, puhaunga.

Pūhore. 1. a. Unsuccessful in fishing, etc.

2. Scarce. Te mara tautane, he mara ki nga atua whakapuhore kai.

3. n. An omen of ill success in fishing or fowling. ‖ J. vii, 123, 126, 132.

muhore.

Puhoro. 1. n. Tattoo marks on the thigh or arm. He puhoro te whakairo kei te ringa maui.

2. A running scroll pattern for ornamenting the rafters of a whare.

3. Bad weather.

4. A large net for sea fishing.

5. a. Stormy. E pari, e te tai, hei kawe i ahau nga tai puhoro ki Otira (M. 15).

6. n. Method of rolling sails. No te takai-tanga i nga ra me te tukutanga i kiia ai ko te ra puhoro.

Pūhoru (i), v.i. Splash, jump in the water.

whakapūhoru, v.i. Leap out of the water. E whakapuhoru ana te kanae.

Pūhoru (ii), a. Prepared by steeping in fresh water; applied to cockles, etc. Ka puhorutia nga pipi.—He pipi puhoru.

Pūhoto, v.i. Sigh. ‖ hoto.

Pūhou (i), n. 1. Coriaria arborea, a shrub. Ka haere ki roto ki te wahi ururua, peka puhou, koromuka, karamu (T. 79). = tutu.

2. A girdle made of tutu leaves, used by a tohunga at the tuaahu.

Pūhou (ii), a. Young, youthful. Ko aku mahi nui o nga rangi ra, o te wa ra koi puhou ana (M. 417). ‖ hou (ii).

Pūhua, v.t. Glean potatoes or kumara after the crop has been taken up.

Puhue. —— I te tunginga i to wai puha, puhue toheroa i raro i to kumu nana (M. 248).

Pūhuka. 1. a. Snowy, cold, wintry, of the weather. ‖ huka (i).

2. n. Cold wind.

3. Slabs of tree-fern placed in the ground round the pou tokomanawa, to preserve it from rotting.

Pūhuki, a. Blunt, dull. Ka puhuki taku toki.

Pūhunga, v.t. Place on one side, lay up. Puhunga ai maua nei i te wai kia motu ai. He aruhe puhunga, fern root kept for several days after roasting.

Pūhungahunga, a. Rough, unfinished, as carving when only roughed out. ‖ hungahunga.

Pūhuruhuru, a. Hairy, covered with hair. Tenei te tangata puhuruhuru (M. 279). ‖ huruhuru.

Pūhutihuti, a. Shaggy, unkempt. Kua puhutihuti koe i te roa o to mahunga.

Pūia, v., pass. of (i).

Puia (i), n. 1. Volcano. Nana te puia i waha mai, ka pupu ana ko Whakaari (M. 413).

2. Hot spring. Ka haere ia, ka tae ki Rotorua, i te taha o te puia i raro o te maunga (T. 84).

3. Bush, tuft, clump. He puia tu noa te puia i Ruahine (M. 287). Kia haere te puia tarouri ki Kapiti, me whakarere ake te puia tautau mahei.

Puia (ii). 1. a. Smarting. Ka puia aku kanohi i te au.

Puia (ii). 2. n. Food which has acquired a smoky taste in cooking. Kaore e tino reka te kauru, kua puia. (Tahu.)

Puiaki, puipuiaki. 1. a. Rare, precious. He kakano puipuiaki.

2. n. Treasure. Kei ngaro ko oku kanohi, kei waiho ko te whenua hei puiaki mo nga mea i muri i a au.

Pūihi. 1. a. Afraid, shy. Te kaha ra o taua tangata ki te whakarata i te iwi puihi kia rata (W.M. ix, 189). ‖ koihi, māihi.

2. n. Antennae of crayfish, etc.

3. Division in akumarafield made by rows of hillocks.

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4. v.i. Flee, fly. He manu ka pirere, ka puihi tonu atu ki te tai-uru (M. 148).

pūihiihi. 1. n. Strings of a mat.

2. A waist garment similar to piupiu, but longer. Te puihiihi, me nga kahu katoa a te maori (J. iii, 17).

3. a. Dishevelled.

ihi.

Pūioio, a. 1. Knotty, cross-grained, as a tree.

2. Hard, touch.

3. Strong, muscular, sinewy.

ioio.

Puipuiaki = puiaki.

Pūiti, a. Narrow. = kuiti.

Pukā. 1. a. Eager. Ka puka te ngakau o te tangata ki te hiahia kia whakaatutia tana wahine ki tona iwi.

2. Jealous.

3. Impatient, out of patience. Kua puka noa iho i te nohoanga, kua hoha.

4. a. Spongy, porous, honeycombed, of wood. He rimu puka kei te akau.

5. Overheated, out of breath, exhausted by exertion, fear, etc. Ka puka taku manawa i te omanga.

6. v.i. Perspire.

pūkākā, a. 1. Hot.

2. Burning fiercely.

kā, kaikā.

Puka, n. 1. Meryta sinclairii, a tree.

2. Griselinia lucida, a shrub.

3. Eugenia maire, a tree.

4. Muehlenbeckia australis, a climbing plant.

5. Spade. (mod.)

6. Cabbage. (mod.)

pukapuka, n. 1. Brachyglottis repanda, a shrub. = rangiora.

2. Lungs.

3. Book. (Probably partly from similarity of sound, partly with the underlying idea of a flat surface.) (mod.)

4. Paper. (mod.)

5. Letter. (mod.)

Pūkāea, n. A sort of trumpet, from 3 ft. to 6 ft. in length, and 8 in. in diameter at the mouth, made of totara or matai wood, split, hollowed, and then bound round, furnished with a vibrating reed at the mouth. It was used to sound an alarm in time of war. Ko te whara o te pukaea he mea whakataratara. ‖ (ii).

Pūkaha, n. 1. Refuse portion of flax leaf.

2. A garment made of the same.

Pukahu. 1. a. Abundant. Ehara tenei i te tau pukahu, kia rere to kakariki (J. ii, 159). Ka tae ki te toka kei reira te pukahutanga o te paua e piri ana.

2. n. Spongy matter enveloping the seeds of a gourd.

3. Any matted fibrous formation, as peaty ground or masses of rootlets.

whakapukahu, a. Loquacious, boastful.

pūkahukahu. 1. n. Lungs. Taro kau ano ka hoki ake te pukahukahu (In a little while he recovered his breath). (Said of a dying man.)

2. Medusa sp., jellyfish.

3. a. Dry, spongy, of unpalatable food.

Pūkai, pūkei. 1. n. Heap, crowd. Haere ra, e pa, taria e hoki mai ki a matou ra, ko te pukai pani, e kuwawa noa nei (S.).

2. v.i. Lie in a heap. Ka rukea nga tupapaku ki waho pukai ai (T. 153). He ana koiwi, e ka pukei (T. 155).

3. Lie listless. Hoki mai noa ana ki te pukai, wheo ai (M. 10).

4. v.t. Lay in a heap. Pukairia nga oneone ki waenganui.

pūkainga, n. Heap. He pukainga pakake ki Te Roto-a-Tara (M. 179).

Pukai-whakarua, n. A fish.

Pūkākā. ‖ pukā.

Pūkaka. 1. a. Straight-grained. Ka tikina i Whakanehu nga rakau pukaka hei tahu mo te whare.

2. Direct. Ara pukaka, direct route. Na wai te ara pukaka nui o Hinemoana e kitea te mata tapuwae.

3. Direct, in tracing line of descent. Ka haere pukaka tonu. Ure pukaka, agnatic or male line of descent.

4. n. Long bones of the arm or leg.

torokaka.

Pūkaki (i), n. Scrofulous swelling in the neck. E mate ana te iwi nei i te pukaki.

Pūkaki (ii), n. 1. Stream, brook.

2. Source. Ko Tongariro te pukaki o tenei awa (Pi. 175, 3).

Pūkana, v.i. 1. Stare wildly. Pukana o karu ki roto Manawatu (M. 205). Me titiro mata tahi e au, me pukana tonu ki runga te rangi (M. 303).

2. Distort the countenance, as in a haka. Whakaaro ana a Te Puhihuia … ki te wa hei putanga mona ki mua pukana ai (T. 167).

3. Make contortions as an amusement. Ka emi mai te mano o te tangata ki te haka, ki te waiata … ki te takaro, ki te pukana, ki nga mahi tinihanga a te maori (M. vii).

kana.

Pūkanekane. 1. a. Feeling revulsion or irritation due to pungent or distasteful food. Ka kai i te kai pirau, ka kanekane te kaki, koina te pukanekane.

2. v.t. Eructate.

putanetane.

Pūkani, pūkanikani, a. 1. Notched.

2. Divided, as a stream by some obstructing body.

3. Broken, of hilly country.

Pūkanohi, pūkonohi, n. 1. Eye. Tangaroa pukanohi nui (P. 83). Ka puta ki waho ko te ra, kokiritia ana ki runga hei pukanohi mo te rangi (Ika, 16).

2. Knot in timber.

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3. An isolated waterhole; sometimes used of isolated pools which remain when a pond dries up.

4. Bud or eye, as in a potato. He parareka kainga na te ngarara tuiau, me ringiringi ki te wai, me kore tetahi pukonohi e ora hei putanga ake mo tetahi matatipu.

Pūkanohi-aua, pūkonohi-aua, n. 1. A superior kind of floor mat.

2. A pattern of tukutuku, or ornamental lattice-work for interior of a house.

Pūkarakara, a. Fragrant, well flavoured. ‖ kakara.

Pukari, v.i. Dig. E kore hoki au e pai me muru atu e ahau ko nga rau ka hoatu ki a korua, engari me pukari i te take i mau ai nga rau. ‖ kari (i).

Pukariao, n. Paratrophis banksii, a tree.

Pukaro, n. A mollusc.

Pukaru, n. Fine lines of tattooing on the temple, at the outer ends of the eyebrows. Ko te hua o te whakairo ko nga pukaru o te moko.

pūkarukaru, n. 1. Medusa sp., jellyfish.

2. Small waves, ripples.

Pūkatakata, a. Dry, crisp. ‖ katakata.

Pukatea, puketea, n. 1. Laurelia novaezealandiae; a tree. Te waka pukatea, te waka kohekohe (P. 89).

2. Gnaphalium luteo-album; a small plant.

Pukatea koraha, a low shrub which grows on the barren gumfields in the north.

Pūkatokato, a. 1. Biting, keen, of the wind.

2. Forlorn, overcome with grief.

Pūkauri, 1. a. Barren.

2. Burning fiercely. E kore e ngaro; ka pukauri tonu te ka, he whare wera.

3. Smoked, blackened with smoke. Kua pukauritia te whare. ‖ kauri.

4. n. Bassina yatei; a bivalve mollusc.

Pūkauwae, pūkauae, n. 1. Chin, jaw.

2. Lines of tattooing on the chin. ‖ kauwae.

Pūkawa (i), a. 1. Bitter, unpalatable. Pukawa rawa atu tena mea ki roto ki toku waha.

2. Distasteful. He pukawa no te korero tē whakarongo ai ia.

3. Wearied with uninteresting talk.

Pūkawa (ii), n. Reef of rocks. Kua eke mai nga kai o te moana ki runga ki nga pukawa o to matou takutai moana. ‖ kawa (ii).

Pukawhare, n. An epiphytic plant.

Puke (i), n. 1. Hill. Haere ana ratou, ka eke i runga i te puke (T. 79).

2. Hillock, mound. Ka tu nga puke, he mea ahu ano nga onepu e nga ringaringa o te tohunga (M. lxxxiii). Puke nui a papa, a mound made at the tuaahu by the tohunga in certain rites. ‖ Wai. 23.

3. Pubes, mons veneris.

pukepuke. 1. a. Hilly.

2. n. Hill, hillock. Ka haere ano raua, a ka mamao noa atu, ka kotahi pukepuke (T. 147). Hoki rawa ake te taua ra i te kitenga atu e haere mai ana; ano! me he pukepuke whenua (T. 150).

Puke (ii), pupuke. 1. v.i. Well up, rise, as water, etc. I pupuke a wai te roimata i aku kamo (M. 73). Pupuke mahara e roto i to hinengaro (M. 40). Ka puke te wai o Waipara.

2. Repeat incantations. Tenei ka noho, ka pupuke, ka hihiri (M. 372). Whare pupuke = whare wananga.

2. a. Swelling, flooded. Kei te ngaru puke (M. 107).

pukea, pass. 1. Be swollen, as a river. Ka pukea te wai akuanei.

2. Be submerged, flooded. Ka pukea au e te wai (M. 363).

pukenga, n. 1. Pools, flood waters.

2. Repository. Koia te pukenga o nga mahara katoa.—Kihai i tae ki nga pukenga, ki nga wananga, ki nga tauira (M. 355). Ko wai ta pukenga, nana koe i ako?

whakapuke, whakapupuke. 1. v.i. Begin to rise, of feelings, etc. Kei whakapuke te tai o te matakurae o Te Taitapu (M. 403). E whakapuke ana te hiahia.

2. Brood, recall gloomy thoughts. Kia au ai taku moe, kei whakapuke tonu (M. 233).

3. v.t. Submerge.

waipuke.

Puke (iii) (poetical) = kaipuke, n. Ship. E whi te uta atu te puke o Moreke (M. 256).

Pukehina, n. Belly of a net.

Pūkei = pūkai.

Pūkēkē, n. 1. Armpit. ‖ (ii).

2. Arm. Koia te tinana o te tangata ka koroputaputa i ngau ai i nga papa, i nga pukeke, i nga ihu.

Pūkeke, a. Determined, obstinate. Ko Rangi-wahia he tangata nui, he pukeke hoki, he maia; ko ia nga pukenga korero. ‖ pakeke.

Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina mai te kumara nei a te kakau, me te kiore, me te pukeko (T. 111). = pakura.

2. Wounded man.

3. a. Old, appearing old. Ka whakairia taua rakau ki roto ki te whare kānga ahi, kia pukeko, ara kia tawhito.—Ko nga kai o konei he taewa pukeko (i.e., of last year's crop). Kua pukekotia, have become experienced, knowing.

Pūkenga, a. Skilled in, versed in. He tangata pukenga enei ki te whakatere waka haere moana.

Pukepoto, n. A dark-blue earth used as a pigment. Ka tia ki te raukura, ka pani ki te kokowai, ki te ngarahu, ki te pukepoto hoki.

Pukerae, n. Headland. Me piki e au ki nga pukerae kia marama atu taku nei titiro (S. ii, 10). ‖ puke (i), rae.

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Pūkeri, pūkerikeri. 1. v.i. Rush along violently, as a flood or wind. Ka tukua aua hau e Maui kia pukerikeri (W. ii, 82).

2. v.t. Dig. = pukari.

3. a. Violent, rushing, of a wind. Hau nui, hau roa, hau pukerikeri (K.).

‖ pukeru.

Pūkeru, v.t. Blow. Pukerua te kapura. ‖ pukeri.

Pukeru, n. Zeus faber, John Dory; a fish.

Puketai, n. Hillside.

Puketangata, n. Cyperus eragrostis, exotic plant.

Puketea = pukatea.

Puketona, n. Pudenda muliebria. ‖ puke (i).

Pukewai, a. Sodden, waterlogged. ‖ puke (ii).

Pūkiki, a. Stunted, puny. Na ka rehe te tamaiti, ka pukiki.

Pūkino, a. Greedy. Ko te tangata pukino ki te kai ka hohoro ona o te pou.

Pūkio, n. Carex diandra, niggerhead; a swamp plant which grows in raised tufts. ‖ pu (i). = purekireki.

Pūkiore, n. 1. Dividing line between the hillocks of a kumara field. Haere tonu ai te tohunga, e mau haere ra i te totowahi i runga tonu i te pukiore o te mara.

2. A portion of the mara tautane, with which special ceremonies were connected. Ko nga kumara hoki o roto o te totowahi, mo te pukiore anake era.

3. Raised stage or storehouse for foodstuffs, etc. = whata.

4. A garment of some kind.

Pūkiore. n. 5. Decorative panels in a superior house. ‖ Arapaki, tukutuku. Whare pukiore, a house having such panels.

Pukira, n. Myodora striata, a bivalve mollusc.

Pūkirikiri, n. A large basket for carrying gravel to kumara or taro beds.

Pūkōareare, n. A name given to the earliest inanga (whitebait) to enter the rivers. (Tahu.)

Pukohu, n. 1. Fog, mist. Ra te pukohu ka uta ki Ruahine (M. 206).

2. Moss. Me nga tini taru, me nga tini pukohu kakara a nehe (W. iv, 115).

3. Mossy soil, as in a forest. Ko nga tarutaru e maha o te pukohu o te ngahere (M. 107).

pūkohukohu. 1. a. Misty. I pukohukohu te ata. Uapūkohukohu, drizzling rain.

2. n. Moss. Te kiore i te pukohukohu ra e, iheihe mai, hekeheke mai (K.).

Pūkoki, n. 1. Self-sown potato.

2. Rotten wood used as tinder.

Pukoko, n. A species of lichen.

Pukoni, v.i. Sprawl, stretch oneself out. Kaore koe e haere noa atu, ka nui tou kai hamu, piri tonu koe ki konei pukoni ai i te ahi.

koni.

Pūkōnohi, pūkōnohinohi, v.i. Yearn. Ina te pukonohinohi aroha i a au ki aku tamariki.

kōnohi.

Pūkonohi = pūkanohi.

Pūkonohi-aua = pūkanohi-aua.

Pūkorero. 1. n. Orator.

2. a. Well informed, speaking with authority.

Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket.

2. Halo. Used also with a passive termination. Ka pukoroa te marama.

3. A long bag-shaped net for eels.

4. A cloak of closely woven flax with a narrow ornamental border at the sides only.

pūkorokoro, n. Windpipe.

koro, korokoro, pu (ii).

Pūkororoa, n. A large basket.

Pukoro, 1. A form of defensive work to cover entrance to a pa.

2. Flanking angle (mod.)

3. Sling for throwing stones.

Pukoru. 1. n. Fold of a garment.

2. a. Slack, hanging loose or in a bight.

whakapukoru, v.t. Slacken. Ka karanga te tangata ra, “Whakapukorutia te taura.” Ka pukoru te taura o te ihu, papahoro katoa te tangata.

pūkorukoru. 1. v.t. Gather up in folds.

2. n. Rotten wood.

‖ koru.

Pūkoto, v.i. Squeal. E noho ana i te awatea ka pukoto ake, na te mamae ka pakikini ake i roto ra. ‖ koto (ii).

Puku (i). 1. n. Swelling, tumour, knob. He ara kino taua ara i haere ai, he puku pakiaka rakau (W. ii, 25).

2. Abdomen, stomach. Katahi ka tau ake taua kuri i roto i te puku o Toi (T. 63).

3. Entrails. Ka kite ia i te tuakitanga tawatawa e takoto ana te puku i waenga one (T. 178).

4. Seat of passions, affections. E roto i ahau e whanawhana noa ra te mokaipuku nei nana rawa i whakatekateka (N.M. i, 48).

5. Memory. Ko nga karakia anake i riro mai i a ratou ki roto i o ratou puku takoto ai, he mea mohio a ngakau tangata (T. 84).

6. Appetite, desire. Ka nui te puku mai kia wawe ahau te tu atu (W.M. x, 127). In this sense it forms the first element of a number of compound words, which are treated in their order.

7. Head of seed, cob of corn, etc.

8. v.i. Swell. Ka puku toku kauae.

9. a. In the term whiri puku, a round platted cord of four strands.

whakapuku, v.t. Whet the appetite, entice.

Whakapuku ngoiro, bait for conger eels, consisting of fish in a flax receptacle.

pukupuku. 1. n. A cutaneous eruption.

2. Gooseflesh, from cold or fear.

3. Pelargonium inodorum, a plant.

4. Doodia media, a fern.

5. Caterpillar.

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6. A closely woven mat which when wetted is impervious to a spear thrust. Ko te pukupuku, ko te mahiti, ko te puahi, ko te topuni, hei kakahu whawhai, hei whakapuru manuka, huata.

7. A flax cloak. Pukupuku pātea, such a cloak with an ornamental border. He kaitaka, he pukupuku patea, he pukupuku, he kahu waero (T. 153). ‖ pātea.

8. a. Mouldy.

pukupuku, 9. Lumps.

Puku (ii), ad. 1. Secretly. Kei te ako puku to ratou papa i a Hatupatu kia mohio ki te ahua o Raumati (T. 100). Moe puku, have illicit intercourse. Ka moea pukutia a Rangiuru e Tuwharetoa (T. 128).

2. Without speaking. E noho puku ana a Tawhaki (T. 46).

3. Without taking food. Kei te noho puku matou (We are fasting).

4. As an intensive. Nui puku, very great.

Pukuaroha, a. Sympathetic.

Pukukai, a. Greedy, gluttonous. ‖ puku (i).

Pukukata, a. Laughing, hilarious. Ka nui taku pukukata ki a Pio mo tana kupu penei, nana i puta te ihu o Tuhoe.

Pukumahara, a. Cautious, provident.

Pukumahi, a. Industrious, hardworking.

Pukumaire, n. A term applied to the centre of an army or line of fortifications.

Pukunui. 1. a. Greedy. Ka mea mai etahi ko Paoa pukunui (T. 190).

2. n. Pluvialis obscurus, dotterel. = kukuruata.

Pukungangare, a. Quarrelsome, pugnacious.

Pukupā, a. Without offspring, barren.

Pukupango, a. Blackened by exposure to the sun; applied to potatoes, etc.

Pukurau, n. Clathrus cibarium, a net-like fungus.

Pukuriri. 1. a. Angry, quarrelsome, irascible.

2. n. Hostility, enmity. Ka mate a Hine-tu-a-hoanga i te pukuriri ki a Ngahue (T. 68).

Pukurua. 1. a. Greedy. He kiore pukurua (P.).

2. n. Some earth grub. Ko te pukurua kai raro i te whenua e noho ana.

Pukutaeore, n. Some vegetable food.

Pukutākaro, a. Playful, sportive.

Pukutenga, n. Difficulty of swallowing, due to the dryness of the food.

Pukutihe, a. Having a protuberant stomach, potbellied. ‖ pukuwheti.

Pukuwai, a. Watery, sodden. He pukuwai te wahie nei.

Pukuweka, n. An edible plant.

Pukuwhenewhene, n. Bol or excrescence on trunk of tree, which same covers a pupeka, or blind knot.

Pukuwheti, a. Pot-bellied. ‖ pukutihe.

Pūmā, a. Whitish, grey.

Pūmahana, n. Warmth. Kia roa e takoto ana i roto i te wai, kia matao, koi kino i te pumahana, koi pirau.—Ta raua mahi he whakaatu i te pumahana o te raumati.

Pūmahara. 1. a. Thoughtful, sagacious. Ko te tangata … pumahara mo te riri, mo te mahi (M. lxxxii).

2. n. Sage, counsellor. Me utu ke ake ki nga pumahara (M. 33). I o pumahara e haramai na (M. 427).

Pumahu, a. Steamy, reeking. Ka pumahu te whenua i te ra, meake tupu te kai.

Pūmamao, n. Distance.

Pūmanawa. 1. v.i. Draw a long breath.

2. Recitekarakiasecretly, to influence someone. Katahi ka pumanawa a Rongouaroa ki tona koka, ki a Ruawheto. Tae tonu atu te pumanawa o Rongouaroa ki te koka, ka whakahiahiatia ia kia tika tonu atu ki te wahi e takoto mai ra ia.

3. Practise secret divination. Ka hotu te mauri o Te Aotaki, ka pumanawa…. Kua mohio ia, na tona pumanawatanga i whakaatu, ko Tuwhakairiora (J. xx, 19).

4. n. Natural talents, intuitive cleverness. E waru nga pumanawa. ‖ Tr. xxxii, 296.

5. n. Rearguard. “Tahuri atu hei pumanawa mo te iwi kia morehu ai” (Commanding fleeing fighters to halt, turn about and attack pursuers so as to give others a chance to escape).

Pūmanga, n. Knot in timber. ‖ pupeka.

Pūmaoa, a. 1. Rotten. Mate mai te rakau, pumaoa roto; mate mai te kowhatu hoaina ka pakaru (J. iii, 38).

2. Ulcerated.

Pūmātao, n. Cold.

Pūmatekahu. — Haruru te ika ki te pumatekahu (W.M. viii, 151).

Pūmau, a. Fixed, constant, permanent. Ka pumau tona noho ki Hauraki.

Pūmuka, v.t. Thrust at, stab.

Puna. 1. n. Spring of water. Haere mai taua kia kite koe i nga puna wai e rua (T. 54). Kia ringia te puna i aku kamo (M. 133). Ka hua ra au i tono atu ai he puna aroha kei a koutou.

2. Hole. Ka tata atu ki te taha o te puna i noho ai (te taniwha) (T. 154).

3. Oven.

4. Wife. Kia puna tokorua te moenga ki te whare (M. 250). E tapu taku upoko he puna wahine na Rangi-a-Kahu (M. 410). ‖ punarua.

5. Ancestor. = tupuna.

6. v.i. Well up, flow. Puna te roimata i paheke hu kei aku kamo (M.M. 26). Nga whare punanga korero i pu ai te riri (M. 36).

Punaioro, n. A plant.

Punake, puneke, n. 1. Fore end of the body of a canoe, to which the tauihu, or bow, is spliced.

2. Bow of a canoe. Hei maka i te punga, hei timo i te punake (M. 252).

Punanga. 1. a. Secluded, hidden. Mutu ake te noho punanga kua tahuri anake ki te rapu page 310 oranga mo te tinana (W.M. ix, 189). Ka oma te tangata ki ro ngahere, ka punanga. puni.

2. n. Any place used as a refuge for noncombatants in troubled days. Tenei punanga mo nga pa horo ka whakamau ki reira nga morehu noho ai. Hence kainga punanga, whare punanga, pa punanga.

Punangahuru, n. —— Naku i hoe atu he rau punangahuru (S.). Kai hewa ki te punangahuru (S.). Ma wai ranei e whakaheke ki te punangahuru ? (M. 278).

Punarewa, a. —— Homai te wai punarewa hei whakamakuku i aku ngutu (M. 398).

Punarua, punerua, pinerua. 1. a. In pairs. Ke wheki punarua, squid caught in pairs; an ill omen.

2. Having two wives. He tangata punarua.

3. n. Second wife. Ka tikina e te tangata nei te wahine hei punarua mana.

puna.

Pūnaunau. 1. pt. Satiated.

2. n. Self-sown potato.

Punawaru, n. 1. Siegesbeckia orientalis, a plant.

2. Spirit voices heard in running water, etc.

3. Red glow at sunset. Whakapunawaru ana te taha o te rangi (S.).

Punawēta, n. Carpodetus serratus, a tree. = putaputaweta.

Pūnehu, pūnenehu, pūnehunehu. 1. n. Dust, mist. Ko te punehunehu, pakoko ranei o nga ngutu, o te kanohi ina haere ki te taua (M. lxxx).

2. a. Dusty, misty. He rangi punehu, te ata tirohia nga motu tu kei Pakarau (S. 21). E ua punehu, e ninia te taha o te rangi, ka wera te Tihi-o-Manono i a au (T. 61).

Puneke = punake.

Punenga, a. Clever, intelligent, always seeking and acquiring useful knowledge.

Punerua = punarua.

Puni. 1. a. Stopped up, blocked. He awa puni Te Wairoa.

2. Covered, filled up, of a surface. Kia rua auau ka puni te mara.—Kua puni oku moko (The gaps in my tattooing have been filled up).

3. n. Place of encampment. Ka mutu te patu ka hoki ki te puni (T. 102).

4. Company of persons. Kihai totika i a matou nei ko te puni wahine, ko te puni tane. Whare puni, guest-house, principal house of a kainga.

5. Sheath or cover for ornamental feathers.

6. An incantation. Nga ingoa o nga karakia, he puni, he wero taniwha (T. 154).

7. v.t. Affect by a puni spell. Ka punia mai ano nga wai herehere taniwha roto o Marokopa (M. 128).

8. v.i. Encamp. Ka puni ko te puninga o Turi (T. 113).

puninga, n. 1. Camping place.

2. Circumstance, etc., of being stopped up.

3. Tribe, family. He puninga tahi matou (We come of a common ancestry).

whakapupuni, v.i. Sit close, crouch, lurk, hide oneself. Ka peka ki tahaki, ka whakapupuni mai i roto i nga pureirei (T. 52). Ka whakapupuni ia ki nga tauwharewharenga kowhatu o te waiariki (T. 133).

punipuni, n. 1. Brood, litter.

2. Fine driftwood, leaves, etc., deposited by a stream or the tide.

3. A fish. Ka hoatu e ia nga ika papai, te punipuni, te atirere (W. iii, 25).

4. A game, in which the players place their hands one upon another while singing. Ka emi mai te mano tangata ki te haka, ki te waiata, ki te punipuni, ki te takaro (M. vii).

Puniho, n. 1. Gums.

2. Ambuscade; really those in advance of main body, to draw enemy into the ambush. Katahi ia ka puta ki te puniho o te riri.

Punihorua, n. A fish.

Pūnitanita = pungitangita.

Pūniu, n. 1. Todea superba, a fern.

2. Polystichum vestitum, a fern.

Pūnoke, a. Persevering, persistent. Tohe punoke tonu ana, katahi ka eketia tana wahi i tohe ai (W.M. x, 199). ‖ nonoke.

Pūnotinoti. 1. v.t. Stitch roughly, patch up roughly.

2. Tie in bunches.

3. a. Stunted, in growth, Kei ua te awha, ka puehu te oneone, ka tau ki runga o te hue, ka punotinoti te hue, ara ka tauwhena.

Punua, n. Young of birds and animals. = punuka.

Punuhuki, a. Blunt. = punuki.

Pūnui. 1. a. Close together, near. Kia punui tahi tatou te haere.

2. n. Stilbocarpa lyallii, a plant.

3. Stilbocarpa polaris, a plant. ‖ puniu.

4. Cyathea cunninghamii, a fern.

5. Dicksonia fibrosa, a tree-fern.

6. Todea superba, a fern.

Punuiarata, n. A variety of kumara.

Punuka, n. Young of animals. = punua.

Pūnuki, a. Blunt. = puhuki, punuhuki.

Punuku, a. Quiet, calm, of weather.

Pūnga. ‖ (iii).

Punga. 1. n. Lump, swelling.

2. Joint.

3. Anchor; generally a stone, or basket of stones. Tukua iho te punga e tau ana i reira (T. 60).

4. Basket for catching eels. Ka haere ano a Maui-atamai raua ko Maui-wareware ki te ngahere ki te tiki makaka hei mahi punga tuna (W. ii, 112).

5. Odd number. E rua tekau nga tangata, kotahi punga.

6. A fungus which grows on the trunks of trees.

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7. v.t. Fix with an anchor. Hei waho punga ai o waka (T. 92).

8. Sink, engulf.

9. Retard, hinder, by means of a spell; also the name of the spell. Ka huri te ringa ki muri, ko tena he punga i te tangata whai mai, ka karakia i te punga. “Rauihi, rauihi te puna i muri ra,” etc.

10. Applied to kowhai when the flowers begin to fall. Used also in the passive. Ka pungā te kowhai.

pungapunga, n. 1. Pumice stone. Mau na ko te pungapunga o Waikato (M. 171).

2. Pumice lands. Ka eke mai raua i runga i te pungapunga (J. ii. 224).

3. Pollen of raupo (Typha augustifolia, bulrush), of a cake made of the same.

4. Yellow. ‖ punga, 10.

5. Ankle. ‖ punga, 2.

6. A variety of potato.

7. A variety of greenstone. E kiia ana he ma tera pounamu te pungapunga.

Pūngaengae, n. Envy, jealousy.

Pūngahungahu. 1. a. Soft.

2. n. Tow, refuse flax fibre.

‖ hungahunga.

Pungai, n. Base of the nikau leaf.

Pūngaiwerewere, n. Spider. = pungawerewere.

Pungakengake. Met with in karakia. “Ki te pungakengakenga o tautika o tau aro, o tau mai, ki tenei tama rau, e Ruatau.”—Herea i roto i te pungakengakenga i o korua mahara.”

Pūnganangana, a. 1. Eager. Punganangana to wahine i runga i Taumatarea (M. 111).

2. Yellow.

‖ ngana.

Pungarehu, n. Ashes. Tae rawa mai, ko nga pungarehu kau e takoto ana.

Pūngarungaru, a. Rippling, wavy.

Pungata, pūngatangata, a. Dry. Ka pungata te toetoe o te whare.

Pungatara, n. Native sulphur.

Pungatoroa, n. White albatross down.

Pungawerawera, n. Sulphur.

Pungawere, n. A wind. Ka tukua mai nga hau, nga pungawere (M. xxi). Called also hau o pungawere. Na te hau o pungawere i pupuhi po whitu ki te moana, ka whiti ki Hawaiki (T. 90).

Pūngāwerewere, n. Spider. Tenei ano a Mutu kei roto i tona whare pungawerewere (P.).

Pūngenengene, a. Muffled up.

whakapūngenengene, v.t. Cover up with clothes.

Pūngerungeru, a. Stout, of persons. ‖ ngerungeru.

Pūngitangita, pūnitanita, n. Nettle, prickles. A modern use is for the Scotch thistle. I turakina ia ki roto ki te punitanita.

Pūngohe, a. Slack, as a cord, etc. ‖ ngohe.

Pūngorungoru. 1. a. Light or loose, as earth, etc.

2. n. Sponge.

Pungoungou, n. Mode of dressing hair into a topknot. = koukou.

Pūnguhi, a. Blunt. ‖ punuki.

Pūnguru, a. Worn down, worn away, blunt. tunguru.

Pūoho, v.i. Start, take alarm. He kokoreke puoho tata (P. 18). Puohorere, easily startled.

Pūohotata, n. Rallus philippensis assimilis, banded or land rail; a bird. = katatai, mohopatatai, motarua, oho, ohomauri, pepe.

Puoro. 1. n. Song.

2. v.i. Sing.

3. Rumble, ‖ oro, paoro.

Puoru. n. Sound. Kia whakarongo rua te taringa te puoru waihoe no Pararaki, to waka nei, e Nawa (S. ii, 12).

Puoto, n. Vessel. He puoto wai (Kah.).

Pūpa, a. Damp.

Pupā. 1. v.i. Eructate. ‖ kupā.

2. a. Satisfied, surfeited. Kua pupa te ngakau, ara kua ora te ngakau.

Pūpahi, n. Encampment. Ka hui te ope ki te pupahi (J. xx, 23). ‖ pahi (ii).

Pūpakapaka, n. A trumpet made of a conch shell, with a long wooden mouthpiece. ‖ (ii).

Pupango, a. Livid. Kei te mate o te tangata ra kua puta te pupango ki waho.

Pupara, a. In the expression tatua pupara, a plaited belt folded longitudinally, used as a receptacle for small articles. Ka hoake nga turi ki te kaki, ka whakanohia te kauwae ki runga ki ona turi, ka herea ki te tatua pupara.

Pupare, v.t. Ward off. Ora noa ra koe inapo, naku i pupare te mere. ‖ pare (ii).

Pupau, a. 1. Exhausted, come to an end. Kati, whakamutu, ka pupau nga riri (S. 14).

2. —— Ka hoki noa i aku mahara he pupaunga mai ki te tonga (S. 29). Kei hoki muri mai te wairua pupau rawa hoki (S. 74).

Pūpeka, n. Knot in timber. He rakau pai tenei, kaore he pupeka o roto, he ngako katoa. ‖ (iii), pumanga.

Pūpoho, n. A wooden trough for holding huahua.

Puponga. 1. a. Hunched up, with the limbs drawn up. Ko te moe puponga, ko te moe a te manu (M. 164).

2. v. Eat to excess.

Pūpū. ‖ pū (i).

Pupū. ‖ pū (iii).

Pūpū-atamarama. ‖ pū (i).

Pupuha. ‖ puha.

Pūpū-harakeke. ‖ pū (i).

Pūpū-hārerorero. ‖ pū (i).

Pupuhi. ‖ puhi.

Pūpū-karekawa. ‖ pū (i).

Pupuke. ‖ puke.

Pūpū-mai. ‖ pū (i).

Pupuni. ‖ puni.

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Pūpū-rangi. ‖ (i).

Pūpūraupo, n. A small fresh-water fish. = karawaka.

Pupure. ‖ pure.

Pupuri. ‖ pūri (i).

Pūpū-rore. ‖ (i).

Pupuru. ‖ puri (i), puru (iii).

Puputa. ‖ puta.

Pūpūtai. ‖ pūtai.

Pūpūtangi-a-tama, pūpūtangi-a-toa = putangitangi.

Pupu-tara. ‖ pu (i).

Pūpū-tarakihi. ‖ (i).

Pūpū-tātara. ‖ (i).

Puputu. ‖ putu.

Pūpū-wahaora. ‖ (i).

Pūpūwai. 1. n. Tattoo marks under the ear.

2. A species of shark. = kukuwai.

3. a. Wet, sodden.

Pūpū-waitai. ‖ (i).

Pūpū-whakarongo-taua. ‖ (i).

Pūpūwharauroa = pipiwharauroa.

Pura. 1. n. Any small foreign substance in the eye.

2. a. Of the eye troubled by the intrusion of some foreign matter. Tanumia ana nga kanohi o Tuwhakararo ki te oneone, ka pura ona kanohi (T. 40).

3. Blind. He wahine te mea i pura ai te kanohi o Tahuaroa (P. 29).

4. v.i. Twinkle, shine with unsteady light. Kei te hua taku kiri i te pura whetu kai runga kai te rangi (M. 419).

5. Flash repeatedly. Kei whea te hiko nei? Kei runga i Hauatiu e pura ana.

purupura, n. Seed. Ka waiho te purapura a Whakaotirangi (P.). Na Papatuanuku i whakatupu ake ana purapura hei oranga mo ana uri i tenei ao turoa (T. 14).

Purapura ora, a proverbial expression for the children of a person who has been murdered.

Pūraho, n. 1. The open part of the taurapa of a canoe, where the helmsman sat. Ka kiia tena wahi tae noa mai ki te taumanu tuatahi o te kei he puraho (Pi. 156, 7).

2. Cord to lash the bait to a toemi net for crayfish. Nga paniwhaniwha ngau puraho a Te Aotauru (P.).

3. Lashing of rahoraho, or rough deck of a canoe.

Pūrahorua, n. 1. Messenger to summon assistance. Ka tukua nga purahorua ki hea, ki hea, kia haere mai ki te whawhai (T. 101).

2. Scout, spy.

Pūrahurahu, n. A fish.

Puraka, poraka, n. Crayfish pot.

Pūrākau. 1. n. Old man.

2. Ancient legend, myth.

3. Any incredible story.

4. Ceremonies connected with making and launching a canoe. Ka oti te waka nei, ka purakautia (W. ii, 16). So ahi purakau. Katahi ka tahu i te ahi purakau ki te take o taua rakau; ka ka te ahi, ka hoatu te maramara me te mauku ki te ahi purakau, ka takutaku atu i te karakia purakau. ‖ ahi.

5. a. Double, of teeth.

6. Legendary, mythical, as in korero purakau.

Puraku, n. Coffin or wrap. Ko Tuere i mate ki Waitotara, kei roto i te puraku e tanu ana, ko te ingoa o te puraku ko Kaniawha.

Pūranga. 1. n. Heap.

2. v.t. Heap up. E puranga ana ia i nga kowhatu ki te marae.

3. v.i. Lie in a heap.

‖ pū (i).

Pūrangi. 1. n. Bag net for lampreys.

2. Net attached to an eel pot to guide the eels to the mouth.

3. The Magellan Clouds. Kei runga te Purangi (M. 358).

4. fig. Crowd, of men and women.

5. a. Raised up. Ki te mea ka purangi te punga ki runga ka tere te waka.

pūrangirangi. 1. n. Temporary thatch for a whare.

Purangirangi. 2. n. A cooking shed with stacked fuel in place of walls. (Whang.)

Pūrangiaho, a. Seeing clearly. Na ka pakia e Karihi te kanohi o Whaitiri, ka titiro atu te kanohi, ka ki a Whaitiri, “Purangiaho toku mata, e Karihi” (Tr. vii, 43).

Purapura-whetu, n. 1. A pattern of carving.

2. A pattern of ornamental lattice-work for interior decoration of a whare.

Pūrara, a. Having interstices, open. ‖ marara.

Purata. 1. a. Clear, not turbid, bright. Na reira puta purata mai ai te wai.

2. n. A variety of kumara.

Pūrātoke, n. 1. Larva of Arachnocampa luminosa, glow-worm.

2. Phosphorescent animalcules in the sea.

3. Anything glistening in the dark.

Pūrau = pūrou. 1. n. Pointed stick or instrument with which to take food. Katahi ka tahuri a Kahu raua ko Ihenga ki te kai i ta raua hangi tapu. Ko Ihenga, ka kai purau; ko tona maui ki te whangai i a Kahu.

2. n. Echinus sp., sea-urchin.

3. v.t. Beset in numbers. Purautia te tangata ra.

pūraurau. 1. a. Covered with sharp points, bristling. I roto i te kowhatu e noho puraurau ana.

2. Bitter, offensive (of feelings, speech, etc.).

3. n. An epiphytic shrub.

Purau, n. An implement, rake. (Po.)

Purawhetu, n. Heap. E ono nga purawhetu ki tahaki.

Pure (i). 1. n. A ceremony for removing tapu, page 313 and for other purposes. Pure koiwi, a propitiatory rite. Te pure koiwi he pure i purea atu ki nga atua o te po. Pure rangi, a rite to cause rain to cease.

2. The umu in which food was cooked as part of the pure ceremony. Ka tao taua pure, ka whakamoea te tangata mana e kai ki te paenga ano o te mara.

3. v.t. Affect by thepurerite. Tetahi mo to ratou purenga; i te awatea ka purea a Whakaue ratou ko ana tama, he purenga tapu, he purenga whakairi, mahukihuki, whakairinga toto (T. 135). E koro, purea ake te rangi.

4. Perform the pure rite. ‖ pure koiwi, above.

purenga, n. Performance of pure. He karakia purenga ano to te tane (M. lxxviii).

Pure (ii), v.t. Arrange in tufts or patches. Ka purea nga huruhuru ki nga taha o te ihupuni.

purepure. 1. a. In patches or tufts, spotted.

2. n. A contagious disease which causes spots on the skin.

Pure (iii), n. Notovola novaezelandiae and other Pectinidae; bivalve molluscs.

Pūrehe, pūreherehe, a. Wrinkled. = rehe.

Pūrehu, n. 1. Cloud, mist. He aha ra era? He purehu ra.

2. Garment. ‖ puweru.

pūrerehu, pūrehurehu. 1. n. Cirrus cloud, mist lying in small detached portions.

2. Moth.

3. a. Misty, dim, indistinct. Puta purehurehu mai te putanga mai ki ahau (S.).

‖ purehua.

Pūrēhua. 1. n. Moth.

2. Fin of a fish.

3. Drill, worked with two cords.

4. a. Flickering. Ka purehua te kapura.

whakapūrēhua, v.i. Appear indistinctly. Whakapurehua ana te mea ra.

pūrerehua. 1. n. Moth.

2. A toy, so-called bull-roarer. ‖ Tr. xxxiv, 48.

3. a. Dim, dark. Purerehua i a koe, whiti ana te ra i a au nei.

‖ pūrehu.

Pūrei, pūreirei. 1. n. Carex diandra and perhaps other species, niggerhead; a sedge plant which grows in raised tufts. He pureirei whakamatuatanga (P.). Ka peka ki tahaki, ka whakapupuni mai i roto i nga pureirei (T. 52). = pukio.

2. Isolated rock. Kei eke tatou ki te purei ra.

3. Cluster, isolated group or patch of anything. Purei ao, the Magellan Clouds, and perhaps other groups or clusters of stars or nebulae. Purei kohu and purei ao, patches of cloud or mist. Titiro ki Manaia, e rere mai ana, he purei kohu (S. ii, 6).

4. The term pureirei is applied to the stump and roots of a tree torn up by the wind.

5. a. Patchy, in small isolated groups or clusters, detached. ‖ 3, above. Na ka tae ki te poporo rakau, kai ana; hoki mai, hoki atu, nawai i ngaro, i ngaro, a ka kitea te paunga ake o nga mea o raro, ka pureirei ki runga nga mea i toe (M. vi). He pureirei nga ngakinga a taua kainga.

‖ pureki.

Pūreke (i), n. 1. Fleshy side of a flax leaf.

2. A garment made from undressed flax leaves. He tatata mangaeka tatara, he pureke, me era atu (T. 153).

3. A decoction of bark and ashes used for certain skin complaints. (mod.)

pūrekereke, a. Fitful, in puffs, of wind. Puhia, puhia purekereke, puhia, e te matangi (S.).

Pūreke (ii), n. Knob. Ko te tokotoko huata, he pureke ano kai muri.

pūrekereke, a. Furnished with a knob. Ko te huata purekereke, he mea putoi a muri o te huata ki te waero.

‖ reke.

Pūrekireki, n. 1. Tufts of sedge in a swamp. He repo pai, he purekireki.

2. Carex diandra and perhaps other species; a sedge which grows in strong tufts in swamps.

‖ pureirei. = pukio.

Pūreku. 1. n. Cooking shed.

2. n. Coarse, rough cape.

Pūremu, n. 1. Lower hem of a garment.

2. Adultery.

3. v.i. Commit adultery. Kua puremutia a Rangiuru e Tuwharetoa (T. 130).

Pūrena, v.i. Be brimful, run over. Purena ana te wai o te kaho. ‖ torena, renarena.

Pūrengi, n. Stay of a mast.

Pūreo = purero.

Purerangi, n. A kind of net or basket. Ka haere ratou ki waho, ka taia te purerangi, ka taia te rohe (Tr. vii, 52).

Pūrere (i), v.i. Flee, escape. ‖ pirere.

Pūrere (ii), n. The tufts of feathers ornamenting a canoe at the lines where the rauawa were lashed on.

Pūrerehu. ‖ purehu.

Pūrerehua. ‖ purehua.

Pūrero, pūreo, v.i. Project, be prominent; emerge, from water, etc. Ano ka maea nga motu nei, a ka purero ake i te moana (W. ii, 81). Kihai ano i purero (i te waipuke) a runga o nga whare (W.M. ix, 54).

whakapūreo, whakapūrero, v.t. Pull out, draw out, extract, as periwinkles from their shells.

Puretumu, v.t. 1. Perform rites to obtain satisfaction for a disaster. Ka mate te tangata … ka haere nga tohunga ki te tuaahu ki te puretumu (M. lxxxiii).

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2. Seek or obtain satisfaction or redress for an injury. Kore kau noa iho he utu; he maha nga taua puretumu, kore kau noa. Katahi ka haere mai te taua i a Hatupatu ratou ko ona tuakana, katahi ka ea te mate, ara te weranga o Te Arawa (Pi. 175, 4).

‖ pure (i).

Pureureu, n. A short badly executed dive. “Kai te ruku a te tangata, ra pureureu noa.”

Pūrewa. 1. v.i. Float. Ka rere te mako ka kumea e ia te waka, a ka purewa ki runga o te kare o te wai.

2. a. Buoyant.

‖ rewa.

Purewha, n. Volcella areolatus, a species of mussel.

Puri (i), puru.——

pupuri, pupuru, v.t. (pass. puritia, purutia).

1. Hold in the hand. Ko tetehi ringa ki te pupuru i te patu (T. 142). Puritia te rakau nei.

2. Retain possession of, keep. Heoi ano nga hapu nana i pupuri a Taupo, na Te Heuheu.

3. Detain, press to remain. Ka pupuru taua pa ra ki a Hakawau (T. 176). Ka purutia hoki e nga iwi o Takakopiri ki reira, ka noho (T. 146).

4. Keep in memory. Ko Whakaue i pupuri tonu i te kupu a Tutanekai (T. 131).

puritanga, n. Handle, anything to hold by. Ka totoro atu te ringa ki te pou purutanga (T. 35).

puripuri, v.t. Suppress the feelings. Tē puripuri te tangata nei, tē aha.

Puri (ii). 1. a. Sacred, pertaining to ancient lore. Ko te tohunga mohio, e rua ingoa, he tohunga ruanuku, he tohunga puri.—Ko Maru he atua korero i nga tohunga puri ruanuku.—He whare maire, ako karakia, mahi i nga mahi puri … te tuturu o taua mea he whare puri.

2. n. One instructed in esoteric lore. Ka ki atu te puri, te tohunga, kia peratia.

‖ To. puli, Ta. puri.

Pūria. ‖ pū (i).

Pūrikiriki, a. Broken in pieces, shattered. Purikiriki noa iho te maihi o taua whare (W. ii, 73).

Purikoriko, a. Slimy, stained. “Purikoriko ana te waha o to tauaro.”—Purikoriko ana te waha o te puta i te koeretanga a te ure.

Pūrimu, n. Venericardia australis, a bivalve mollusc.

Pūriri, n. Vitex lucens, a tree.

Pūrohu. 1. v.t. Hold up the clothes. ‖ puroku.

2. n, A large network eel pot for use in deep water.

Pūroku, pūrokuroku. 1. a. Wrinkled, rolled up clumsily. Whare purokuroku, temporary shelter, hut.

2. v.t. Gather up, tuck up, one's clothes.

‖ purohu, pukorukoru.

Pūrongorongo, v.t. Tell news, report. Hei purongorongo ki reira, hei korerorero rongorongo ki reira (M. 414). ‖ rongo.

Purori, n. 1. Knob, as on a huata spear or handle of a mere.

2. Small circular hut.

‖ pirori.

Pūroro. 1. n. Driving rain, scud. Ahau e haere nei, he puroro hau (M. 132). He puroro oma tonu te rite i te hinengaro (S.).

2. a. Heavy, driving, of rain. Ka tukua iho e Maui he awha puroro (Tr. vii, 38).

‖ paroro.

Pūrorohū. 1. a. Accompanied with a whizzing or whistling noise. Purorohu ana te hau nei.

2. n. A toy, cut-water, consisting of a flat piece of wood about 3 in. in diameter mounted on two pieces of string and revolved between the hands. Tr. xxxiv, 42. = kororohu.

Pūroto, pūrotoroto. 1. n. Lagoon, tarn. I hopukia ki roto ki te purotoroto, i whakarongo ki te rere i Waikato (M. 241).

2. a. Lying in still pools, sluggish, of a stream. Kahore e kaha te rere o te awa; puroto noa iho ana.

Purotu, a. 1. Clear, transparent. He wai purotu.

2. Pleasant, agreeable. Puroto noa iho te kainga.

3. Handsome. He waha i pu mai, “Taku wahine purotu.” “Taku tane purotu” (S. 9).

Pūrou. 1. n. Pointed stick, skewer. = purau.

2. v.t. Spear with, take upon a pointed stick.

He mea purou nga tuna a Tirare.

pūrourou, n. Philesternus carunculatus, saddle-back; a bird. = tieke.

Puru (i), pupuru, purutanga. ‖ puri (i).

Puru (ii). 1. n. Plug, cork, bung. Ko nga waka katoa me tapatapahi nga kaha, me unuunu hoki nga puru (T. 169). Sometimes used as a complimentary term for a chief. Kua unuhia te puru o Hawaiki. Puru rourou, a choice piece of meat placed on the top of a basket of cooked vegetables. Kei te patua au hei puru rourou (M. 75). Puru-waha, food for a party at a tangihanga, etc. Ka patua koe hei kawanga mo taku whare, hei puru-waha mo taku mahi.

2. v.t. Plug up, stuff up. Ka rawhia reretia te karukaru puru o tana whare (T. 13). Purua te puta o te waka ki te kakahu.

3. Confine by means of a plug.

4. Thrust in, stuff in, cram in. Ka maoa te kai, ka purua e nga tangata ra he kai ki te waha o te wahine (J. iii, 99).

5. a. Crammed, stuffed. Ki puru, crammed full.

6. Close and curly, of hair. He mahunga puru.

whakapuru. 1. v.t. Cram. Kei apurua koe ki te toto whakapuru tonu (M. 108).

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2. Protect with a pad.

3. Thatch a house.

4. n. Pad to prevent a load chafing, etc. Whakapuru tao, a pad worn on the arm as a protection against a spear thrust. Ko te puahi, ko te topuni, hei kakahu whawhai, hei whakapuru manuka, hauata.

5. A slip or fault in reciting a spell, etc.

6. A protective spell. Nga karakia werowero taniwha, nga whakapuru (T. 154).

7. A shrimp net set on a frame.

purupuru. 1. v.t. Stop the chinks of anything. Purupurua te whatitoka me te matapihi (T. 47).

2. Suppress. Kaua e purupurua a koutou korero. ‖ puripuri, puri (i).

3. Caulking of a canoe. Katahi a Rongouaroa ka puta mai i te purupuru o te waka.

4. n. Chisel.

5. A term used for a brand of tobacco formerly supplied by traders.

Puru (iii). 1. n. Pulp.

2. v.t. Prepare fern root, etc., by soaking in water.

pupuru, a. Pulpy, thick, stiff, semi-solid. Kia pupuru te kohari kao. Waiu pupuru, curdled milk.

Puru (iv), a. Fusty, mouldy. ‖ kopuru.

Pūrua. 1. v.t. Do a second time. Ka purua te moko kia pango ai (P.).

2. a. Done a second time, duplicated.

3. Done in pairs. Ngutu purua, having both lips fully tattooed.

4. Abundant, in plenty. Kia kahu purua i te neko pakipaki (M. 204). Maro purua, a term applied to a married woman.

5. ad. By two and two. Ka haere purua nga tangata.

6. n. Junction of two streams, etc.; also called puruatanga. Ka tae ki te puruatanga o te ara.

Puruhekaheka, a. Mouldy. ‖ puru, hekaheka.

Puruhi. 1. n. Flea. E tuia ake ana he puruhi ngau papa.

2. A term applied to leaves of certain trees which are supposed to make birds thin. He kereru kai puruhi; kaore e momona te kereru i te kai puruhi, he tupuhi.

3. a. In the expression houhi puruhi, Hoheria angustifolia, as distinguished from houhi ongaonga, Hoheria populnea and H. sexstylosa.

Puruhia, a. Blunt. He puruhia enei toki, kahore he niho (Tr. vii, 46).

Purumorua, n. Congiopodus leucopoecilus, pig fish.

Pūruru, a. 1. Shady, thick with leaves, etc. He rakau pururu.

2. Close together, crowded. Pururu tonu to ratou noho.

‖ pōruru.

Pururua, a. Dense, of foliage, etc. ‖ ururua.

Purutapu, n. The cloth used to cover a corpse, which is not again used.

Purutiti, a. Closed up, clogged, of a passage way. Kua purutiti te ihu, kaore e puta te mamaoa.

Purutu, a. Blunt.

Puta (i). 1. n. Opening, hole, perforation. Ka hu ra i te puta o te reinga (M. 371). Puta-auahi, window opening. Makere atu ki te whare o tona papa, ka rere ma te putaauahi o te whare.

2. Vagina.

3. Blister.

4. Survivor; so widow, widower. ‖9, below.

5. v.i. Move from one place to another, pass on. Ka mutu, puta ke he wahi ke, e rima puhi (T. 101). Kua puta noa ake (te waka) ki runga (T. 173). Heoi kua puta te taura kei raro o te kaki, kua mau (T. 159).

6. Pass through, in, or out. Ko tona ara tenei e puta ake ai (T. 54). Ka puta te kiore ki roto.

7. Pass on one side. Na Hua te rakau ki a Whiro, ka whakaputaia e Whiro, ka puta te rakau ra (W. ii, 17).

8. Come, come forth, come out. Katahi ia ka puta ki waho o te whare (T. 92). The context will often necessitate translation by some suitable word. Ka puta iho te kupu a te rangatira o te pa, “Ko wai koe?” (Was heard) (T. 182). Wahia ana te tahā ki runga i nga ringaringa o taua tangata, a kihai i puta te wai mo te koroheke ra (So there was no water for the old man) (T. 182).

9. Escape, survive. Ko Kiorepoto i puta, ko Kioreroa i mate (Tr. vii, 47). Maringanui te whakapono kia tere te tae mai, i puta ai he morehu ki te ao. This sometimes takes the curious form puta te ihu, escape from disaster. E ki ana a Pio nana i puta ai te ihu o Tuhoe.

10. Appear, come into sight. Ka puta mai ano to ratou whaea (T. 12). Ka puta mai te aroha o tona whaea ki a Haungaroa (T. 84).

11. Be born. Generally in the expression puta ki waho. Katahi ano Tuhuruhuru ka puta ki waho (T. 36). Ka puta tana ki waho ko Pore (T. 114).

12. In the expression puta kē, be changed. Ka ata tutuki mai ki Roto-kakahi, ko te wahi e puta ke ai te ngakau kia haere i te ara ki Tikitapu (T. 157).

13. In the adverbial expression puta noa, indicating freedom from limitation, throughout. Katahi nga wahine ra ka whakararangitia puta noa ki to ratou waka (Then the women were formed up in line right up to their canoe) (T. 38). E puare katoa ana a roto, puta noa ki raro (The whole interior was open right down to the bottom) (T. 13). He koanga, tangata tahi; he ngahuru, puta noa (At digging time one man will turn up, at harvest home any number) (P. 19).

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putanga, n. 1. Circumstance, place, etc., of appearance. E whakarongo ana raua ki te putanga mai o te hau (T. 93). E haere koe, ka titiro ki te putanga mai o te ra (T. 110).

2. Gate. Kihai i tomo ma te putanga, i piki mai ma runga (T. 85).

whakaputa. 1. v.t. Cause to come forth. Ka wahia i te tungaroa o te whare hei ara whakaputanga mo te tamaiti ki waho, ka whakaputaina (T. 52). Whakaputa i te ihu, rescue, save. Homai he kai hai whakaputa i te ihu o matou ko aku tamariki. ‖ puta, 9.

2. Parry, cause to pass on one side. ‖ puta, 7.

3. Perform ceremonial cleansing fromtapu contracted from a corpse. Kihai i tika te whakaputa a Tuhoro i a ia i tona raweketanga i a Tama-te-kapua (J. ii, 226).

4. v.i. Begin to come forth. Katahi ka whakaputa te tangata whenua ki waho (T. 101).

5. Boast. Ka kino to mahi whakaputa.

pūputa, n. Blister on the skin.

putaputa, a. Full of holes, pitted.

Puta (ii), n. 1. Battle, battlefield. Te puta tuatahi i hinga ai maua, kei Paparetu. Also in the expression puta taua. Ko te pa tahuri ko Tokaanu, ko te puta taua ko te Hikutawatawa, i te ra kotahi (J. xx, 24). He whanau tama ki te wahine, he awatai, he puta taua ki te tane (P.).

2. A place frequented by kuaka. (Ngi.)

puputa, a. Close-set, crowded.

Putaanga, n. 1. Place where sentries are stationed.

2. Place where a path leaves a forest or scrub. I mate tenei ki te putaanga i Toki-a-Pataika.

Putahi. 1. v.i. Join, meet, as two paths or streams running one into the other. Ko te putahitanga tenei o nga ara.

2. n. Long clouds, strata. Putahi o te manawa, aorta. No te kainga i te putahi o te manawa ka takina ko Ira-kai-putahi.

3. a. In waero putahi, a dogskin cape with the hair plaited or twisted; sometimes made from hair shorn from a dog.

Pūtahoro, n. A long wooden trumpet. = pukaea.

Pūtahui, n. Screen in a kumara plantation.

Pūtai, pūpūtai, n. 1. Sea foam, spray. He moana taitua te kite atu au; he horanga putai (M. 348).

2. Misty driving rain. Ka puta to maua waka i te kurae, ka puta te putai.

Pūtaitai. 1. n. Spatula rhynchotis, shoveller; a duck. = pateketeke, kahoro papaunguungu, tete, kuruwhengi.

2. a. Of poor quality, shabby. He kupu whakaiti mo te kakahu. ‖ Use of kanukanu and karukaru.

Putaihinu = putauhinu.

Putaihu, n. Nostril. ‖ puta (i).

Pūtaiki, n. Wicker basket. Kia whatiia te kānga, kia whaona ki roto ki te putaiki kareao (W.M. xiii, 60). ‖ taiki.

Putakari, n. Battle. Korerotia mai, e kui, ki a au kia rongo atu au i te rongo putakari, i te rongo parekura (M. 147). ‖puta (ii).

Pūtake, n. 1. Base, root. Katahi ka tikina rawatia ki te putake, tapahi mai ai ka motu (T. 42).

2. Reason, cause. Ko te matenga o Hawepotiki te putake o Turi i haere mai ai (T. 110).

3. Ancestor.

Putake-harakeke, n. A large variety of eel, resembling kokoputuna.

Pūtakitaki = pūtangitangi.

Pūtakutaku. —— Unuhia tonutia te toetoe, herea tonutia ki te niu, putakutakua tonutia, na tera ika koe puritia kia mau (S.).

Pūtanetane, v.i. 1. Eructate after food.

2. Retch, from a bad smell.

‖ tane.

Pūtangatanga, n. Hemideina megacephala, an insect. = weta.

Pūtangitangi (i), pūtangitangiātama, pūtangitangiātoa, pūpūtangiātama, n. Casarca variegata, paradise duck.

Pūtangitangi (ii), n. Prickle. = pungitangita.

Pūtānguru, n. A plant.

Pūtao, a. Widowed. Tenei au te noho putao nei (M. 117).

Putaputawētā = putaweta.

Pūtara, pūtātara, pūtaratara, n. 1. Charonia capax euclioides, and Struthiolaria papulosa and S. vermis; univalve volute shells: used as a horn for signals, sometimes having a wooden mouthpiece fitted to them. I rongo ake ia e tangi ana i nga putorino, i nga koauau, i nga putara. ‖ pūpūtara, pū (ii).

2. A wooden trumpet similar to pukaea.

3. A horn for temporary use, made by twisting green leaves of flax.

4. Bow haumi of composite canoe (Po.).

pūtātara, n. 1. Longitudinal tattoo marks on the arm.

2. A pattern of wood carving. = rauponga.

pūtaratara, a. Thorny, spinous. ‖ tara.

Pūtārera, a. In splinters, splintered. Totohu tonu iho nga waka, kua houhoua ra hoki nga waka, waiho kia putarera ana (Pi. 175, 1). ‖ tarerarera.

Pūtaringa, n. Tattoo marks under the ear.

Pūtāruru, a. Crowded, close together. ‖ pūruru.

Pūtātara. ‖ putara.

Pūtauhinu, pūtaihinu, n. Fourth leaf of a seedling gourd. Muri iho ka titiro ano, kua pūtauhinu, ara kua tu te kawai o te hue. ‖ patangaroa, rautara.

Pūtawa, n. 1. A hard woody fungus which grows on the trunks of trees.

2. A large variety of potato.

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3. Testicle. Na o putawa koe i kawe mai ki konei tito haka ake ai moku raho (Po.).

Putawētā, putaputawētā, n. Carpodetus serratus; a tree. Ka pakaina ki roto ki te putaweta (Tr. vii, 39).

Pūtē, pūtea, n. Bag or basket of fine woven flax, for clothes, etc. A wetenga iho taku pute rei (M. 323). To putea te ata take i runga i to ringaringa (M. 40).

Pūtēhue, n. A species of gourd. The term is used for a personification of the gourd.

Pūtenetene, a. Having protuberances.

Pūtere. 1. v.i. Go in a body.

2. n. Stranger.

3. Raft. Na ka tukua atu te putere kia tere ki te moana. = manaia.

4. Part of the taniko border for a cloak.

Pūtete. 1. v.t. Tie or knot, as a bag, cloth, etc. Used particularly in reference to the prepuce.

2. a. Stunted. Used of short curly hair. kohikohi huruhuru putete, e, o, ki te taringa o taku puke (S.).

pūtētete, pūtetetete, a. Short and curly, frizzled, of hair.

‖ patētete.

Pūtī. a. 1. Dried up, desiccated. Ka putitia taku waha i te kainga aruhe.

2. Cross-grained, tough, of timber. Ko nga kiko o te rakau e puti tonu iho.

Putihi, v. Break wind. Katahi ka putihitia atu ki roto ki nga pueru. (Arawa) = pihau (i).

Pūtihitihi, a. Close-cropped, of hair.

Pūtiki. 1. v.t. Tie together, knot together. He tikitiki uru, ma te ranga e putiki (P.).

2. Get together, as an army. Tahi tonu to maua putikitanga.

3. n. Knot. Te putiki a Whakaotirangi (i.e., the knot tied in the corner of her kete).

4. A method of dressing the hair in a knob on the top of the head, adopted by chiefs. He kakahu kura te kakahu, he putiki te upoko.

5. A knot made in some plant by the wayside as a sign to a person following. Katahi ka whakatauaki, “A! te putiki wharanui o Kahungunu, a Tamatea.”

6. Bundle. Whakairihia to putiki mohimohi (M. cxi).

Pūtimutimu. 1. n. Stump.

2. a. Applied to land having many stumps in it.

‖ timutimu.

Pūtiotio, a. Prickly. ‖ tio.

Pūtoa, n. A plant.

Pūtoetoe, n. Survivor from an older generation.

‖ toe (i).

Pūtohe, a. Persistent, eager. Hoki kau mai te tangata putohe o te riri (M. 137). ‖ tohe.

Pūtoi. 1. v.t. Tie in a bunch. Ko nga huruhuru kura o aua manu ka ata whatua, ka putoitia.

2. Adorn with a bunch of anything. Ko te huata purekereke he mea putoi a muri ki te waero.

3. Draw up the clothes, as for wading.

4. Draw a garment over the head. He mea putoi tonu ake i tona upoko, ka whiu ai i tona kakahu ki te whenua takoto ai, a, ka tu tahanaga ia.

5. n. Bunch. He putoi kereru (A bunch of pigeon feathers).

6. fig. Tribe, family. Ma wai e ranga to mate? … ma te putoi i ora.

pūtoitoi, v.t. Tie in bunches.

Pūtoki, pūtokitoki, a. Stunted, shrivelled. He kino no te whenua i putokitoki ai nga pakawha.—Katahi te tangata putoki ko koe.

Putoki, n. ? Name of a lunar month of the Maori year. Putoki nui o tau.

Putoko, n. Slug.

Pūtongamarangai, n. South-east wind.

Pūtōrino, n. A kind of flute blown by the mouth, the end being placed below the chin. Another form was played by blowing through it, and was a kind of flageolet. He putorino ta Tutanekai (T. 130).

Pūtororē, n. Jet of gas from burning wood.

Pūtoti, a. Stunted.

Pūtoto (i), a. Bloody, raw, Putoto tonu to poaka nei.

Pūtoto (ii), n. A horn for sounding, made from a sea shell, fitted with a carved wooden mouthpiece. ‖ pu (ii).

Pūtoto (iii), n. Porzana tabuensis plumbea, spotless crake (swamp rail); a bird. = kuweto, pueto, puetoeto.

Putu. 1. v.i. Lie in a heap, lie one upon another. Pono rawa mai, e putu ana i roto i te hangi. Ka pa te karanga, “E! tenei te tini o Ngatoro” (T. 90).

2. Swell, increase, multiply.

3. n. Heap.

4. Gnathophis habenata, silver eel. = hao.

whakaputu, 1. v.t. Lay in a heap.

2. v.i. Be heaped up. Kei whea o neko, e whakaputu mai ra? (M. 35).

pūputu, putuputu, a. 1. Close together. Kia puputu nga pouaka kia o ai.

2. Frequent, at short intervals. I te hoki putuputu tonu o te tira o tetahi whaitua, o tetahi whaitua (T. 160).

3. Of close construction, closely woven, etc. Whaowhia mai ra ki te ketekete putuputu o Ruakatauri (S.).

putuputu, n. Fern root. = roi.

Pūtumu, a. Slow-moving.

Pūtutu (i), a. 1. Barren, withered. (R.)

2. Stunted.

Pututu (ii), n. A small bag or kete lined with heads of toetoe, used for straining the juice of tutu berries.

Pūuruuru, n. Abdomen.

Pūwaha, puaha. 1. n. Mouth of a river, etc. Kei te puaha o Piako, kua whiti kei Opani (T. page 318 144). Kaore kau he tangata o te puwaha o Whanganui, kua oma katoa ki nga maunga.

2. Opening, doorway.

3. First cervical vertebra.

4. a. Open, leaving a clear passage. Ka puaha te tai nei hoea tatou. (Of an interval between two waves breaking.)

5. Hollow. He rakau puaha.

‖ waha, aha (iii).

pūahaaha. 1. n. Openings, apertures. I te ahiahi ka katia nga puahaaha o te whare, ka purupurua.

2. a. Standing on end, of hair of the head.

puahatanga, n. Outlet. Ka hoe i roto o Taupo, ka tae ki te puahatanga o te awa.

‖ waha, kuwaha.

Pūwai. 1. a. Damp. Ka taurakina nga muka kei puwai, kei whero, kei pango.

2. n. Fallen trunk of a tree.

3. Driftwood.

4. A basket for fish. Ka tangohia e ia he rau rakau, he maramara ranei no te rama, ka whakapa ki ona mea mahi, kupenga, puwai.

Puwaikura, n. A kind of stone.

Puwaiwaha, n. Delta mouth. Kia marama te titiro ki nga puwaiwaha ririkitanga (S. 120). Ra te haeata kohae ana mai nga puwaiwaha kikī o Ngaruera (S. 53). Me tohe a wairua ki nga puwaiwaha o Tongariro (Man.).

Pūwaiwhakarua, n. Pseudolabrus coccineus, red parrot-fish; when caught considered a sign that a north-west wind will blow.

Pūwatawata. 1. a. Full of interstices or open spaces.

2. n. Luzuriaga parviflora, a shrub.

Puwawa, n. A plant. Nga puwawa, nga puha; ko tenei otaota te mea e meatia ana e te Maori hei arapuha ki runga i te tupapaku.

Pūwawau, n. Spirit voices heard in running waters. Mehemea ka rongo koe i tetehi mea reo tangata, ka rongo koe kai roto i te wai, a he puwawau tena, he aitua. ‖ J. vii, 122. = arawaru.

Pūweku, pueku, a. Unproductive, of crops.

Pūwera, a. Warm.

Pūwerewere, n. Spider. = pungawerewere.

Pūweru, pueru, n. 1. A coarse cape made of partially dressed flax. Ka takoto nga taonga mo Paoa, ko te pueru, ko te kohiku (T. 190). Ki te whatu puweru mou, ki te whatu kaitaka mou (M. 78).

2. Clothing generally, garment. Ka tae te wahine ki nga pueru ka mahue (T. 83). Ko titiro nga wahine nei ki te pueru e takoto ana (T. 137). ‖ weru.

Puweto, pueto, pūweroweto, pūetoeto, n. Porzana tabuensis, swamp rail; a bird. = putoto.

Pūwhā, pūhā. 1. n. Sonchus oleraceus, sowthistle; or any vegetable used as greens. Pūhā, tiotio, prickly sow-thistle. Pūhā pororua, smooth-leaved sow-thistle.

2. Some herb or sacred food, not necessarily thistle, eaten by the tauira, or pupil in certain rites and arts. ‖ Tr. xxxi, 631. Kua poua e au taku wahine ki tenei mahi, kua whangaia ki te puwha, kua karakiatia.

Maramara puwha, a rite to cause the pupil to retain the knowledge imparted.

3. v.t. Perform the puwha rite over. Puhatia ake ahau ki to maramara, he hiahia noku. Also maramara puwha. Ka maramara puwhatia te tauira, ka whangaia ki a ia.

Puwha, puha, v.t. Spit out, belch out. Ka puwhaia nga kai ki waho.—Ka puhaina mai te moana e te Parata, ka pari te tai.—Puhaina mai ki a Te Paraha (M. 232).

‖ tuwha.

Pūwhaiau, n. Chelidonichthys, gurnard; a fish. = kumukumu.

Pūwhakahara, n. Olea sp.; a tree.

Pūwhara (i), pūwharawhara, n. 1. Astelia banksii; a plant. E rere, e te kotare, ki runga ki te puwharawhara, ruru ai i ou parirau (M. 29).

2. A species of eel.

pūwharawhara, a. 1. Deaf.

2. Rough with knots or branches. Me to puwharawhara? Hua noa me tuakuku ka to ai.

‖ kowharawhara.

Pūwhara (ii) = pūhara.

Pūwharaeka, n. A variety of eel.

Pūwhare. —— Hoki mai, ka waiho ra i kona whakapuwhare ai (S.).

Pūwharetāiko, pūharetāiko, n. 1. Senecio rotundifolius, a shrub.

2. Celmisia spectablis, a plant.

Pūwharu, pūharu, a. Large, choice. Kua whakatika a Ruawharo raua ko Tupa ki te tango i nga ika puwharu, ara i nga ika nunui.

whakapūwharu. 1. n. Dainty morsel, titbit, laid on the top of a basket of cooked vegetables. Ka haria te whakapuharu mo runga i te tahua.

2. Anything to serve for this purpose. E tuku mai ra kai Hotuiti te whakapuharu a te Ngutumara (S. ii, 76).

3. v.t. Make into a titbit. Haere koe ki te moana kia whakapuharutia koe ki te kete maoa (P. 11).

Pūwhata, a. Borne up, uplifted. Me puwhata taua he ngaru moana nui e ngunguru mai nei (S. ii, 47). ‖ whata.

pūwhatawhata, n. A variety of kumara. Ko nga ingoa o aua kumara, he puwhatawhata, he turangapatupatu (W. iii, 83).

Puwhau = puhau.

Pūwhāureroa = puhaureroa.

Pūwhāwhā, a. Partly decayed; of timber dry, but not quite rotten. Tu ana he rakau puwhawha, haere ana he rakau wharemoa (P.).

Pūwheki, pūheki. 1. a. Encumbered, unwieldy. E tama! whakarerea ou kaka, e tino puwheki ana koe, kaore koe e kaha ki te oma.

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2. v.t. Ornament with tufts of feathers, etc. Ka puwhekitia ki te kereru.

‖ puwheti.

Pūwhenua. 1. n. Stay of a mast.

2. A cloak like a mangaeka, but with short thrums.

3. Dwarf.

4. a. Exhausted, sterile, of land. He aitua te waerenga puwhenua (M. lxxix).

5. Stunted. Kaore e hau te tupu, puwhenua tonu iho.—Kua puwhenua te tipu o te otaota, kua koka.

6. Degenerate. Kua puwhenua te tangata, ara kua heke, kua kore he rangatira o taua hapu.

7. Settled, permanent. Kua puwhenuatia tenei noho a matou.

8. n. Cave used as a dwelling place. = whare puwhenua.

Pūwhero, pūwhewhero, a. 1. Reddish. Ko aua kohatu te ahua rehu tetahi, he huka-a-tai tetahi, he parakaraka tetahi, he kiri mata ranei, ara he huakuru ahua puwhero (W.W. 5).

2. fig. Of high rank, important. Kei ki ko koutou anake i puwhero (Don't say that you alone are chiefs).

Pūwhetī, pūhetī, a. Large, unshapely, unwieldy. Puheti ana te poho o te wahine nei. ‖ puwheki.

Puwheto, puheto, a. Small.

whakapuwheto, v.t. Show contempt by indecent gestures. Moe iho ahau, na e whakapuheto ana tetahi tangata i tana tou ki a au. (Such a dream was an aitua.) ‖ J. vii, 125.

‖ wheto.

Pūwhewhero. ‖ puwhero.