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 | 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 | Pu/puhi, puuhi/a | Blow (as the wind, a whale); shoot (as a gun) |
| 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 |
| New Zealand Maori | Haka | Dance |
| New Zealand Maori | Haka/haka | Short in stature |
| New Zealand Maori | Haakari | Feast; roe of fish, yolk of egg |
| New Zealand Maori | Haakaro | Hollow |
| New Zealand Maori | Hake | Unseemly, naked, bare |
| New Zealand Maori | Haakere | Grudge, stint, appropriate to oneself; stingy |
| New Zealand Maori | Haki-na | Cast away |
| New Zealand Maori | Haakina/kina | Sport, enjoy oneself Problematic |
| New Zealand Maori | Hako | Straight, erect |
