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 Pipiha Spout (as whale)
New Zealand Maori Koo/piha Pit for storing potatoes or taro
New Zealand Maori Pihe Dirge accompanied by waving the arms in token of grief
New Zealand Maori Ngaa/kihi/ Limpet Phonologically Irregular
New Zealand Maori Piere Gape, as a wound; fissure, cleft, crack, chink
New Zealand Maori Piti Put side by side, add
New Zealand Maori Pito End, extremity
New Zealand Maori Piu/piu Fern spp. (Blechnum capense), (discolor) (Dryopteris pennigera) Borrowed
New Zealand Maori Piu Throw, wave about
New Zealand Maori Poo Night
New Zealand Maori Poongia Overtaken by night
New Zealand Maori Poa Bait; allure by bait, entice
New Zealand Maori Poohue (Clematis spp.), (Muhlenbeckia sp.), (Passiflora tetrandra), (Calystegia sp.)
New Zealand Maori Pohutu To splash
New Zealand Maori Poohutu/kawa A tree (Metrosideros excelsa) Phonologically Irregular
New Zealand Maori Ponga A tree fern (Cyathea dealbata)
New Zealand Maori Ponga/ponga Nostril
New Zealand Maori Ponga A method of adzing timber
New Zealand Maori Pongi/pongi Dull, stupid
New Zealand Maori Pongi A dark variety of taro
New Zealand Maori Ata/pongipongi/ Daybreak
New Zealand Maori Poi/poi Wander about; toss, swing, wave about
New Zealand Maori Paoi Pound, mash
New Zealand Maori Pooike Head, top (of a tree)...; place aloft
New Zealand Maori Pookai Coil, wrap up (I)
New Zealand Maori Poke/poke Mix with fluid
New Zealand Maori Pokere A black, kiltlike garment; dark, black; in the dark
New Zealand Maori Poko Go out (as fire), be extinguished; beaten, defeated
New Zealand Maori Poko Hole
New Zealand Maori Pokopoko Nymphae. Pudenda muliebria (Tgr).
New Zealand Maori Pokohiwi Shoulder
New Zealand Maori Pokihiwi Shoulder
New Zealand Maori Pora Coarse cloak, floor mat
New Zealand Maori Pora Large sea-going canoe; stranger, wonderful person
New Zealand Maori Poorae Trumpeter (Latris lineata)
New Zealand Maori Poorangi Mad
New Zealand Maori Pore Desire, start in sleep
New Zealand Maori Pore/pore Faint with hunger Problematic
New Zealand Maori Pori Wrinkle, fold, as of the skin, as with fat
New Zealand Maori Pori People, dependants; tribe Problematic
New Zealand Maori Pori People, dependants (MAS)
New Zealand Maori Po(ro)/poro/ Plants (solanum spp.)
New Zealand Maori Poro/poroaki Leave instructions on departing
New Zealand Maori Poroki Give directions at time of departure
New Zealand Maori Porori Slow, sluggish, stupid Problematic
New Zealand Maori Poorutu Dash, break (of sea); splash with hands
New Zealand Maori Pona Knot, joint, swelling
New Zealand Maori Poniu A plant (Rorippa islandica)
New Zealand Maori Tuu/pono Light upon accidentally, chance to hit
New Zealand Maori (Poo)popo Rotten, of wood