pua - flower; seed
Pua (i). 1. n. Flower, seed. Ko te kohi pua rakau. He aha te pua rakau ? He miro, he kahikatea (M.M. 190). Pua reinga, pua o te reinga, Dactylanthus taylori, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of certain trees.
2. Foam of the sea. Ra pea koe kei te pua o te tai (M. 334).
3. In the expression pua reinga, pua ki te reinga, which occur in songs, we have probably old survivals the meaning of which has been lost. In Rarotonga the pua reinga was the tree from which the spirits took their final leap. Kia tuku-pototia te tinana, te pua reinga ki toku matua (S. 51). Kia wawe taku iti te iria te pua reinga ki taku matua (S.). Kei te wairere e whana nunumi ana nga pua reinga ki taku makau (S. ii, 14). Peke ana au i te tainga riu o Kanapanapa, hai kawe i a au te pua ki te reinga (S.). Te rumakina ai ki te pua ki te reinga (S.). Ka rumakina au ki te pua ki te reinga (S. ii, 57).
4. a. Foaming, breaking. Te one pua roa.—He ngaru pua.
5. v.i. Bloom, produce flowers or seed. Ma te waru ka pua te kowhai, ka ngawha te korari (M. 247).
puanga, n. Bloom, blossom. He puanga kakaho ka rere i te waru (M. 261).
puapua, n. 1. Break of a wave. Te puapua o te tuatea.
2. Wreath. Puapua tauā, wreath worn as a sign of mourning.
3. Clematis paniculata, a climber often used for the above purpose. = puawananga, pikiarero.
4. A present taken by visitors for the people of the kainga they are visiting. Kaore e pai kia haere noa iho taua ki Matatua, engari me whai puapua, katahi ka tika, ka taha ra hoki nga kupu i a taua.
‖ puaki.
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Pua (ii), v.t. Roll or wrap up clothes, etc. Puaia tou kakahu ka kauhoe ai ki tawahi.
whakapua, n. A pad or mat of fern leaves placed in a stream for the purpose of taking lamprey.
puapua, n. 1. A garment wrapped round the arm as a protection from a blow. Ko Hotu, he tino toa ia, nana te ki nei mo te mere, mo te puapua, “Nga tino o Hotu, ko te mere, ko te puapua.”
2. Pudenda muliebria.
3. Puapua-a-Autahi, a poisonous fungus. Ko te puapua-a-Atutahi, tetahi o ona ingoa he mekemeke, mo te humekemeke o nga rau, he whekewheke nei.
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Pua (iii), n. 1. A tree, or part of the forest, frequented by birds. Ka tonoa te manu i roto i te pua.—Nga kakano o enei pua e kainga ana e nga manu, kereru, kaka, koko, i nga marama e rima.—Ka kitea a Whakamanu, he pua manu tera (G.-8, 27). Te pua a Hine-mahanga, an expression for a stand where snaring is generally successful.
2. A post in the tuaahu upon which the atua was supposed to alight when summoned by the tohunga.
3. A wand or rod stuck in the ground to represent a person for purposes of witchcraft.
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Pua (iv), v.t. Hold up, display the head or heart of a vanquished enemy. ‖ puaki.
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Pua (v), a. Smoky, hazy. Kua ahua pua oku kanohi ki te titiro atu.
whakapua, v.t. 1. Cause to smoke. Ka whakapua te tangata i te ahi, e kore e tata mai aua iwi (i.e., mosquitoes and sandflies).
2. Smoke, affect by smoke. Ka ahiahi ka whakapuatia te waeroa ki te ahi.—Ka ngaua e te katipo, me whakapua ki te ahi.
3. Make a signal by smoke.
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Pua (vi), n. A figure in a haka, in which the performers spring into the air and brandish their weapons. ‖ puha.
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