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pa to pakitea
pakiwaha to parani
päraoa to päwai
päwera to piko
pïnaki to poraru
pore to pühekaheka
puhi to püraurau
pure to püwhero

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puhi [1] pühia < puuhia, puhia >; puhinga [Universal] blow (air), Ka mura te ahi ana puhia o te hau. The fire will be set alight if the wind blows on it. [KP/MHR] pühia e te hau. Wind-burnt [UNI] (See also pupuhi [1])

puhi [2]  {NKM} virgin (especially a young woman of high rank); maiden 

puhi [3] [Noun] ferns and thin branchlets attached to a pou rähui to signify that a rähui has been imposed (also called a maro). Sometimes the spiritual power of the rähui is concentrated in this; at other times it is in another object that can be hidden. (See rähui.)

Puhi [4] Ngä Moutere Puhi [Place Name] {NKM} The Virgin Islands (Cf. puhi [2])

pühia [1] [Passive Verb]  shot with a gun. Ka rërere nga kükupa, ka pühia. As the pigeons fluttered by, they were shot. [NKU] (This is the passive form of the verb pupuhi [2])

pühihi [1]{NKM}[ Noun] antenna 

pühiko [1] {NKM} [Noun] battery, (electric) cell, mains; power supply.

puhikorokoro [1] {NKM} [Noun] lamprey 

puhipuhi [1] ~a [NKU] [Verb] waft, circulate freely Huakina nga kuaha kia puhipuhia te whare e te hau. Leave the doors open and the house will be aired. [NKU]

puhitai [1] {NKM} [Noun] breaker 

pühoi  [1] {NKM} [Stative] blunt 

pühoro [1] {R} [Noun] bad weather

pühui [1] {NKM} [Noun] chemical compound 

pühuki [1] < puuhuki, puhuki > [Stative] blunt I te pühuki o te toki, tino uaua ki te mahi wahie mö te ahi. Because the axe was so blunt, it was difficult to prepare firewood. [TWK/MHR] He puhuki rawa tëni märipi. This knife is too blunt. [NKU] E pühuki ana tö perehuka. Your slasher is blunt. [KAPO]

pühuru -- (maki) pühuru  {NKM} gorilla 

pühuruhuru  {NKM} hairy 

puia  {NKM} bush 

puia  {NKM} volcano 

puiaki  {NKM} rare, > remote 

püihi    {NKM} shy  

puihi   {NKM} cat 

puihi  {NKM} bush 

puihi [1] wild

püioio  {NKM} muscular 

puka  {NKM} card 

pukä  {NKM} eager 

pükaha  {NKM} engine 

pükahukahu  {NKM} lung; > windpipe   

pükahukahu  {NKM} sponge 

pükai   {NKM} heap, > pile 

pükana  {NKM} grimace 

pukana [1] extended eyes Ka pukana nga kanohi, ka whatero te arero. ***. [NKU] Ka pukana mai nga kanohi o Toi, ka whatero mai te arero. Toi's eyes glared as his tongue struch out. [NKU]

pukapuka  {NKM} spongy 

pukapuka [1] [Noun] book; > folio, > manual, > reader, > volume. Ko te ara tika tënei mö tätou, te tuhi i tënei pukapuka. This is the correct direction for us, the writing of this book. [KOM] Kua riro i a Mere nga pukapuka a Tama. Mere has taken Tama's books. [KP/MHR] Kaua e whakakinokino i tana ahua, waiho i roto a tana pukapuka. Do not make his photo look untidy, leave it in his album. [KP/MHR] Ko ia te kaiwhakamaori i nga pukapuka nei. He is the translator of these books. [NKU] pukapuka kaupapa  {NKM} textbook. pukapuka maramara  {NKM} scrapbook.  pukapuka pakiwaitara  {NKM} novel. pukapuka pängarau  {NKM} maths book. pukapuka tohu tao  {NKM} recipe book. pukapuka tohutohu  {NKM} guide. pukapuka tuhinoa    {NKM} jotter. pukapuka tuhituhi  {NKM} exercise book. pukapuka uruwhenua  {NKM} passport 

pukapuka [2] lungs

pukarau pütea  {NKM} deposit slip 

pukatango pütea  {NKM} withdrawal slip 

pukatuhi  {NKM} notebook 

pükawa  {NKM} bitter 

puke [1] [Noun] hill; > foothills; > mound  Ngä puke körero ënä, ngä puke nohonga o rätou ma e mau nei i a tätou i tënei ra. Those hills tell the stories of how they lived and are handed down to the descendants of today. [TTU/NTP] Ko Rangitoto tëra puke. That hill is Rangitoto. [NKU] I runga rätou i te puke e titiro ana ki te moana. They were on a hill looking at the sea. [KAPO] Eke atu koe ki runga i te puke ra, kua kite atu koe i taku kainga. As you ascend that mountain you will see my home. [KOM] Me nuku koe i to whare ki tërä puke. Shift your house to that hill. [KP/MHR] Ana kake koe i te puke, kua kite te moana. If you climb over the hill, you will see the sea. [KP/MHR] Tana whare i tua i te puke. His house was behind a hill. [KP/MHR] Na Piri te kapura i tahu toro ana te kahikatoa o te puke. ***. [NKU] täpuketia

puke [2] [Noun] female pubic mound, mons veneris. I mua kähore i tika kia tirohia te puke o te wahine. In the past it was not right to look upon the pubic area of the female. [NKU/TAU] puke huruhuru  {NKM} puberty 

puke [2] mood, disposition [NKU] Ka whakaritea ko wai me noho ka puku riri a Tamatea. When it had been decided who should stay, Tamatea became very annoyed. [NKU] E puku ana töna rae. He's in a bad mood. [NKU] Puku mahi, puku riri. ***. []

pükeke  {NKM} determined 

pükeko  {NKM} pukeko, > swamp hen 

pükenga  [1] {NKM} [Noun] skilled person, expert, adept, artist 

Pukenga [2] Ngati Pukenga [Name] He ingoa hapü, no Parua Bay (1918)

pukepuke [1] adj., [Noun] hilly, hillock, mound and hence grave, undulating E pukepuke mai ra te hunga ko moe i roto o te ruawhakautu. The mounds in the cemetry are of the ones who have passed away. [TTU/NTP] E hia noa atu ngä pukepuke i kakengia e rätou. There were many hillocks that they climbed. [NKU/TA] He pukepuke rawa te whenua mo ngä tamariki nonohi. This area is too hilly for the little ones. [NKU] E pukepuke ana te huarahi ki täku whare. The road to my house is hilly. [KAPO]

pukerae  {NKM} peninsula 

puketai  {NKM} hillside 

pukewai   {NKM} sodden 

pükiki  {NKM} puny, > stunted 

pükohukohu  {NKM} misty 

pukoko  {NKM} lichen 

pukoni  {NKM} sprawl 

pükörero [1] speaker He pü körero ia no töna iwi. He is a talking gun (fountain of knowledge) for his people. [KAPO]

pükoro   {NKM} sheath, > pocket, > pouch 

pükoto   {NKM} squeal; pükototanga   {NKM} squeal 

puku [1] [NKU] to swell like an abscess; bulge, bump Kua pakaru te puku i taku kakï. The swelling on my neck burst. [NKU] He aha tënä puku, he whaturama? Kao, he whewhe. What’s that swelling – a swollen gland? No, it’s a hernia..

puku [3] [Noun] stomach, belly, guts, abdomen. E mamae ana te puku o Tame. Tom's stomach is sore. [MWA]

puku [4] [Stative] hidden, secret, kept within, clandestine, underground; secretly, privately, underhand.

puku [5] [Noun] <#> seedhead, cob (e.g. corncob) 

puku körero [1] [] chatterbox Kaua e puku körero, ka höhä mätou. Don't be a chatterbox, you annoy us. [KP/MHR]

puku o te wae [1] calf of the leg

pukukai  {NKM} greedy 

pukumahi   {NKM} industrious; hard worker

pukupä  {NKM} barren, > sterile 

pukupuku  {NKM}

pukupuku  {NKM} caterpillar 

pukupuku [1] [Stative] lumpy Te tokatoka he mate pukupuku rite tonu ki te whewhe. Tokatoka (herpes) is a lumpy disease, like boils or abscesses. [KP/MHR]

pükura  {NKM} shuttlecock 

pukuriri   {NKM} wrath; > angry 

pukutihe   {NKM} pot-belly 

pukuwheti  {NKM} pot-belly 

pümä  {NKM} whitish 

pümähu  {NKM} steamy 

pümanawa  {NKM} software; pümanawa tärikupu   {NKM} word processor

pümatua  {NKM} capital 

pümau   {NKM} permanent, > stable; > always, > constant 

pümua  {NKM} protein 

puna -- Te Puna Mätauranga o Aotearoa  {NKM} National Library of New Zealand

puna [1] [] spring of water, pool Hou atu ki roto i te puna kaukau ki te whakamatautau nei e wera ana. Go into the swimming pool to test if it is hot. [KP/MHR] He kaha tonu te rere o te puna wai. ***. [NKU]

puna hinu  {NKM} oil well 

puna ika   {NKM} fishing spot 

puna koromähu  {NKM} sauna 

puna wai  {NKM} fountain 

pünaha  {NKM} system 

pünaha parakaingaki   {NKM} sewer  

punanga  {NKM} refuge 

punawaru [1] {WMS} [Noun] (1) Spirit voices heard in running water or on the breeze. *(2). Red glow at sunset. Whakapunawaru ana te taha o te rangi. The edge of the sky is glowing red in the sunset. [040105]

punawaru [2] {WMS} [Noun]. A woody herb with small sticky flowers and fruit which most people regard as a weed (botanical name Siegesbeckia orientalis), but which has become an important source of ingredients in some cosmetics and anti-aging preparations because of the aspirin-like chemicals in its sap; it is a member of the daisy family, native to Southeast Asia, Aotearoa and Chile; it is used in China to treat rheumatic pain; in England it is called the holy herb. [040105]

pune [1] <#> [Noun] spoon [From English]

punga [1] [Noun] eel trap A te atatü haere ai tätou ki te awa o Te Raparapa ki te huti ake i te punga, whakapae ana ahau e kï ana i te tuna. At the crack of dawn we will go to the Te Raparapa river to pull up the eeltrap, I suspect it will be full of eels. [KOM]

punga [2] {NKM} anchor 

pungapunga  {NKM} ankle 

pungapunga  {NKM} pumice 

pungarehu [1] ashes Pähühü ana ngä kanga i roto o ngä pungarehu. The corn was popping in the ashes. [KAPO] Tanumia nga kumara ki te pungarehu o te kapura tunu kai. ***ashes. [NKU] Tahuna atu kia pungarehu. Burn and reduce to ashes.[NKU]

pungäwerewere  {NKM} spider 

püngäwhä  {NKM} sulphur 

püngoru  {NKM} sponge 

puni  {NKM} camp 

püniho  {NKM} gums 

punipuni  {NKM} litter 

pünitanita [1] < puunitanita, punitanita >. thistle Me raraku taku wae e te punitanita. My leg was scratched by the thistle. [KP/MHR] I tü tana waewae i te punitanita. A thistle stuck into his foot. [KP/MHR]

pünotinoti  {NKM} stitch 

punua  {NKM} young animal; foal. punua koti  {NKM} kid; punua kurï  {NKM} puppy; punua ngeru   {NKM} kitten 

püoru   {NKM} sound, music; püoro takitaki kaha  {NKM} reggae; püoru kare-ä-roto  {NKM} soul music   

püoto  {NKM} basin, billy, kitchen sink

puoto  {NKM} cylinder, tin can; puoto whakawera wai  {NKM} zip (water heater)

püpeka  {NKM} knot 

pupü [1] < pupuu, pupu > [Stative] burst forth, bubble up, He kaha tonu te pupü ake o te wai i te puna. The spring water wells up strongly. [NKU] Ka pupü ake te aroha. Her love flowed forth. [NKU/TA]

püpü [1] < puupuu, pupu > [Noun] periwinkle, cat's eye. He kai reka te püpü. Periwinkles are a delicious food. [NKU/TA] Ka puta aku mokopuna e kohi püpü ana. My grandchildren came out to gather periwinkle. [NKU] Ka haere tätou ki te kohi püpü hei kai. Let us go to gather püpü to eat. [KAPO] Kei Mitimiti nga pupu nunui. The biggest periwinkles are at Mitimiti. [NKU]

püpü [2] < puupuu, pupu> [Stative] all together in a group A püpü ana ngä matane ki te haka. The boys stood in a group to begin a haka. [KAPO]

püpü-rangi [1] < puupuu-rangi, puou-rangi, pupurangi > [Noun phrase] The giant kauri snail (Paryphanta busbyii). Also called püpü-whakarongo-taua.

pupuha  {NKM} spout  

pupuhi  [2] shoot, fire (a gun); shot. Ko tana pupuhi i whakataha ke. His shot missed. [NKU] pupuhi huna  {NKM} snipe 

pupuhi [1] [] blow, Ana pupuhi te hau ka kite koe i te kare o te wai. When the wind blows you will see the ripple on the water. [KP/MHR] Ana pupuhi te hauauru pena ano me te makariri o te rä. When the west wind blows, the day will be cold. [KP/MHR] E whakaata ana te ra i muri o te pupuhi o te hau me te ua. The sun is peeping through after the wind and the rain. [KP/MHR] E pupuhi whakararo ana tënei hau. This wind is blowing downwards. [KP/MHR] Ka pupuhi mai te hau i te tonga kau kopeke mo te kaukau. ***to blow. [NKU]

püpürangi [1] [Noun] kauri snail - see püpü-rangi.

pupuri [1] puritia [Verb] grasp, hold on to. I mua, me pupuri i te tuna ki te rahurahu. ***grasp. [KOM] {NKM} keep, save (retain), memorize, record; hold, contain (Reduplicated form of puri ~ puru [2])

pupuru [1] {NKM} [Verb] keep  (Variant of pupuri)

püpüwhakarongotaua [Noun] kauri snail - see püpü-rangi

pura [1] [Noun] dust, grit, foreign body in eye Pura ana nga kanohi i ye puehu o te huarahi. ***. [NKU]

pura [2] {NKM} [Stative] blind 

pürahorua [1] < puurahorua, purahorua > {NKM} [Noun]  scout, spy, messenger sent to seek help 

püräkau [1] < puurakau, purakau > {NKM} [Noun] fable, legend, story, tale.  püräkau täuhu  {NKM} serial

püräkau [1] < puurakau, purakau > {R} [Noun]  old man

pürama [1] < puurama, purama > {NKM} [Noun] electric light bulb 

püranga [1] < puuranga, puranga > {NKM} [Noun] stock of a gun;

pürango [1] < puuranga, purango > {NKM} [Noun] barrel 

purapura [1] [Noun] seedling, shoot for planting He mea kë anö te whekï ka whakamahia hei whäriki i nga päkorokoro purapura rïwai. ***. [KOM] Naku nga purapura i huna. I hid the seedlings. [NKU]

purari [1] [NKU] [Expletive] bloody Pürari toetoe i motu ai taku ringa. The bloody cursed toetoe cut my finger. [NKU] (From English)

pürätoke < puuraatoke, puuraatoke > {NKM} [Noun] glow-worm 

pürau [1] < puurau, purau > {NKM} [Noun] skewer 

püraurau [1] < puuraurau, puraurau > {NKM} [Noun]  bitter

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