Puku (i). 1. n. Swelling, tumour, knob. He ara kino taua ara i haere ai, he puku pakiaka rakau (W. ii, 25).
2. Abdomen, stomach. Katahi ka tau ake taua kuri i roto i te puku o Toi (T. 63).
3. Entrails. Ka kite ia i te tuakitanga tawatawa e takoto ana te puku i waenga one (T. 178).
4. Seat of passions, affections. E roto i ahau e whanawhana noa ra te mokaipuku nei nana rawa i whakatekateka (N.M. i, 48).
5. Memory. Ko nga karakia anake i riro mai i a ratou ki roto i o ratou puku takoto ai, he mea mohio a ngakau tangata (T. 84).
6. Appetite, desire. Ka nui te puku mai kia wawe ahau te tu atu (W.M. x, 127). In this sense it forms the first element of a number of compound words, which are treated in their order.
7. Head of seed, cob of corn, etc.
8. v.i. Swell. Ka puku toku kauae.
9. a. In the term whiri puku, a round platted cord of four strands.
whakapuku, v.t. Whet the appetite, entice.
Whakapuku ngoiro, bait for conger eels, consisting of fish in a flax receptacle.
pukupuku. 1. n. A cutaneous eruption.
2. Gooseflesh, from cold or fear.
3. Pelargonium inodorum, a plant.
4. Doodia media, a fern.
5. Caterpillar.
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6. A closely woven mat which when wetted is impervious to a spear thrust. Ko te pukupuku, ko te mahiti, ko te puahi, ko te topuni, hei kakahu whawhai, hei whakapuru manuka, huata.
7. A flax cloak. Pukupuku pātea, such a cloak with an ornamental border. He kaitaka, he pukupuku patea, he pukupuku, he kahu waero (T. 153). ‖ pātea.
8. a. Mouldy.
pukupuku, 9. Lumps.
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Puku (ii), ad. 1. Secretly. Kei te ako puku to ratou papa i a Hatupatu kia mohio ki te ahua o Raumati (T. 100). Moe puku, have illicit intercourse. Ka moea pukutia a Rangiuru e Tuwharetoa (T. 128).
2. Without speaking. E noho puku ana a Tawhaki (T. 46).
3. Without taking food. Kei te noho puku matou (We are fasting).
4. As an intensive. Nui puku, very great.
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