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 Pure Bivalve molluscs (Notovola novaezelandiae) and other Pectinidae
New Zealand Maori Puurehu Cloud, mist
New Zealand Maori Puure(re)hua Moth
New Zealand Maori Purepure Spotted
New Zealand Maori Purewha A mussel (Volcella areolatus)
New Zealand Maori Puroku Tuck up clothes Problematic
New Zealand Maori Purotu Agreeable, pleasant; handsome; clear, transparent
New Zealand Maori Puru Plug, plug up, stuff up
New Zealand Maori Whaka/puru Pad; cram
New Zealand Maori Puru/puru Stop up chinks, caulk, suppress
New Zealand Maori Pu/puru Pulpy, thick, stiff
New Zealand Maori Puru Prepare fern-root by soaking in water; fusty, mouldy; pulp
New Zealand Maori Puru-tapu A shroud for a corpse
New Zealand Maori Pu/puru-tia Retain possession of, keep, hold in the hand
New Zealand Maori Puumanawa Draw a long breath ; heart aperture (Best)
New Zealand Maori Puna Spring, well up, flow
New Zealand Maori Punanga Secluded, hidden, refuge
New Zealand Maori Punarua Polygyny
New Zealand Maori Puni Sheath or cover for ornamental feathers; a camp
New Zealand Maori Whakapu/puni/ Crouch, lurk, hide oneself
New Zealand Maori Punua Young of bird/animal
New Zealand Maori Pupuu Bubble up, boil
New Zealand Maori Puupuu Winkle
New Zealand Maori Pu/puha/ Blow, spout, as a whale
New Zealand Maori Puhake Full to overflowing, well up, overflow Uncertain Semantic Connection
New Zealand Maori Puha Gasp; make a fast emission of the breath
New Zealand Maori Pu/puhi, puuhi/a Blow (as the wind, a whale); shoot (as a gun)
New Zealand Maori Puhi Wind
New Zealand Maori Puhi Large eel variety
New Zealand Maori Puhi-rokoroko Yellow Saltwater Eel (Gymnothorax prasinus), Lamprey (Geotria australis)
New Zealand Maori Puta Opening, hole, perforation
New Zealand Maori Puta Move from one place to another; pass through; come forth, come out; come into sight, be born
New Zealand Maori Puutee Bag or basket of fine woven flax, for clothes, etc
New Zealand Maori Puutete Tie or knot, as a bag or cloth, or a string round the prepuce
New Zealand Maori Putu Heap, lie in a heap, be heaped up; swell, increase, multiply
New Zealand Maori Putuputu (Close) together
New Zealand Maori Haa Breath, breathe
New Zealand Maori Haa/haa Catch the breath, breathe w. difficulty
New Zealand Maori Haa Wrong, ? forbidden. Example in (Hogan 1994)
New Zealand Maori Hae Slit v
New Zealand Maori Hae , haehae To cherish envy, jealousy, ill-feeling
New Zealand Maori Hae Appear, shine, gleam, be conspicuous
New Zealand Maori Haere Go
New Zealand Maori Hihore, hohore Peel, strip off Problematic
New Zealand Maori Hanga Work n., make, build
New Zealand Maori Koi/hanga/ Thigh
New Zealand Maori Hangehange A small tree (Geniostoma ligustifolium)
New Zealand Maori Hangenge Weak, powerless
New Zealand Maori Hango/hango Implement for digging potatoes Problematic
New Zealand Maori Hanguru Grumble, rumble