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 Popo Pointed, sharp
New Zealand Maori Poopoo Pat with hand, soothe
New Zealand Maori Po(p)o/i Knead, make into balls, of food etc.
New Zealand Maori Pohe Dead, death; blind; withered; stupid, dull
New Zealand Maori Poho Chest, stomach
New Zealand Maori Poho/nga Face of a cliff
New Zealand Maori Pota Fragment, small portion; few, small, little Problematic
New Zealand Maori Pootango(tango) Very dark; intense darkness
New Zealand Maori Pootaka Top (toy)
New Zealand Maori Poti Surround
New Zealand Maori Poti/poti Sandhopper (Talorchestia quoyana), a small crustacean; a large moth
New Zealand Maori Pootiki Youngest child
New Zealand Maori Poto Short
New Zealand Maori Poto Indicates that everything spoken of has been tried Problematic
New Zealand Maori Poto Be all dealt with, exhaustively dealt with, all performed, as of ritual chants
New Zealand Maori Ta/potu/ Reach the bottom of a hill, etc Problematic
New Zealand Maori Pooturi Deaf, stubborn, slow
New Zealand Maori Poouri Dark; sorrowful, sad, distressed
New Zealand Maori Pooito Float for a net
New Zealand Maori Poouto Float for a net
New Zealand Maori Puu Trumpet
New Zealand Maori Puu Originate, origin, source, cause
New Zealand Maori Pua Flower
New Zealand Maori Pua Roll or wrap up clothes
New Zealand Maori Puanga Rigel, star marking season of plenty
New Zealand Maori Puuanga/rua Rigel in Orion whose heliacal rising in June marked the start of the year (Stowell)
New Zealand Maori Puuanga/hori Procyon (Stowell)
New Zealand Maori Poaka Pig (b) Problematic
New Zealand Maori Puaki Come forth, show itself, open out, emerge; exhale, utter
New Zealand Maori Puapua Female genitalia
New Zealand Maori Puapua A white-flowered climber (Clematis paniculata)
New Zealand Maori Puuehu Dust
New Zealand Maori Punga/punga Pumice
New Zealand Maori Punga Swelling, lump
New Zealand Maori Punga, Pungapunga Ankle
New Zealand Maori Punga Tree fungus
New Zealand Maori Pungarehu Ashes
New Zealand Maori Puungaawerewere Spider
New Zealand Maori Pui/a Smoky-tasting (of food); geyser, volcano, boiling spring
New Zealand Maori Puka (Meryta sinclairii), (Eugenia maire)
New Zealand Maori Pukatea A large, buttressed tree, with white bark (Laurelia novaezelandiae)
New Zealand Maori Puukawa Bitter
New Zealand Maori Puke Hill
New Zealand Maori Puke Well up, flood
New Zealand Maori Kai/puke/ Ship
New Zealand Maori Puukoro Sheathe, case, pocket
New Zealand Maori Puku Swelling; stomach
New Zealand Maori Puku Secretly, without speaking, without taking food
New Zealand Maori Pura Twinkle, shine with unsteady light
New Zealand Maori Pura Foreign body in eye, impairment of vision