Pākura, n. 1. Porphyrio melanctus, swamp hen. = pukeko. Ka atohia te mara ki te kakaho kei taea e te pakura. Taringa pakura, stubborn. He tangata taringa pakura te tangata nei. Tapuwae pakura, a pattern of ornamental lattice work for interior of a house.
2. Red glow in the sky. Pakura taua, a red glow regarded as a bad omen. Mau ana te pakura taua ki te rangi, ki te moana, ki te whenua; katahi a Tawhaki ka mahara, “E, ka mate ia.”
3. Projecting edge of the rauawa of a canoe, which was sometimes ornamented with carving.
pākurakura. 1. a. Red.
2. n. Red glow. E kitea e koe te pakurakura ka mau ki te tahatu o te rangi, ka wera i ahau te whare a Poumatangatanga.
3. A red garment.
4. Verreo oxycephalus, a fish (Ngi.).
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