Entries from Williams 1971 in Pollex-Online

Williams, H. W. (1971). A Dictionary of the Maori Language. Wellington, Government Printer.

Language Item Description
New Zealand Maori Pee- Like (resembling)
New Zealand Maori Pee(pee) Soft, crushed
New Zealand Maori Peau Turned away, to be Problematic
New Zealand Maori Peehea How?
New Zealand Maori Peewhea How?
New Zealand Maori Peha Bark, peelings, husk, skin
New Zealand Maori Pe/i-a Drive out, banish
New Zealand Maori Peka/peka Bat (Animal)
New Zealand Maori Peka Branch (of tree); firewood; turn aside
New Zealand Maori Rii/peka/ Cross
New Zealand Maori Pekapeka Bat
New Zealand Maori Peke Contracted with cold, numbed
New Zealand Maori Whaka/peke Fold up, double up
New Zealand Maori Pee/peke/ Draw up the legs or arms
New Zealand Maori Koro/peke/ Having the limbs doubled up
New Zealand Maori Pera Grease, blubber; putrefying flesh
New Zealand Maori Pere (Alseuosmia macrophylla), (Alseuosmia linariifolia)
New Zealand Maori Pere/i Orchid spp. with tuberous roots (Gastrodia cunninghamii) and (Orthoceras strictum)
New Zealand Maori Maa/pere/ To fly
New Zealand Maori Pere Go
New Zealand Maori Pere Adze-shaped wooden hoe; dart or arrow
New Zealand Maori Pere/pere Clear off weeds etc.
New Zealand Maori Maa/pere Project, throw
New Zealand Maori Koo/pere/ Throw violently, sling; sling, dart
New Zealand Maori Pere Dart
New Zealand Maori Parirau Wing
New Zealand Maori Peru A band or ornament worn around the neck Problematic
New Zealand Maori Pena(pena) Take care of, tend, husband, preserve knowledge
New Zealand Maori Penu Smear Problematic
New Zealand Maori Penu A digging instrument perhaps only used in connection with sweet potato ceremonial purposes
New Zealand Maori Penu/penu Mashed
New Zealand Maori Pepe Flutter, moth
New Zealand Maori Pee/pepe/ Butterfly, moth
New Zealand Maori Paihau Wing of a bird Phonologically Irregular
New Zealand Maori Peehi-a Press, weigh down
New Zealand Maori Pehu A variety of flax, taro, sweet-potato
New Zealand Maori Peau Turned away, diverted Problematic
New Zealand Maori Pewa Anything bow-shaped, eyebrow, new moon, perch of a kind of bird-snare; raise the eyebrows
New Zealand Maori Pii(pii) Young (of birds), chick
New Zealand Maori Piipii Bathe with water, smear with oil
New Zealand Maori Pii Flow (of the tide) Problematic
New Zealand Maori Pia Gum or exudation of trees
New Zealand Maori Pia/pia Glairy, viscid
New Zealand Maori Kaa/pia Kauri gum
New Zealand Maori Piere Fissure Problematic
New Zealand Maori Piinohi Tongs, to place something with tongs
New Zealand Maori Piikau Carry on the back Problematic
New Zealand Maori Piki Frizzled, closely curled, of hair
New Zealand Maori Piko Bent
New Zealand Maori Piko Bend, stoop