Puni. 1. a. Stopped up, blocked. He awa puni Te Wairoa.
2. Covered, filled up, of a surface. Kia rua auau ka puni te mara.—Kua puni oku moko (The gaps in my tattooing have been filled up).
3. n. Place of encampment. Ka mutu te patu ka hoki ki te puni (T. 102).
4. Company of persons. Kihai totika i a matou nei ko te puni wahine, ko te puni tane. Whare puni, guest-house, principal house of a kainga.
5. Sheath or cover for ornamental feathers.
6. An incantation. Nga ingoa o nga karakia, he puni, he wero taniwha (T. 154).
7. v.t. Affect by a puni spell. Ka punia mai ano nga wai herehere taniwha roto o Marokopa (M. 128).
8. v.i. Encamp. Ka puni ko te puninga o Turi (T. 113).
puninga, n. 1. Camping place.
2. Circumstance, etc., of being stopped up.
3. Tribe, family. He puninga tahi matou (We come of a common ancestry).
whakapupuni, v.i. Sit close, crouch, lurk, hide oneself. Ka peka ki tahaki, ka whakapupuni mai i roto i nga pureirei (T. 52). Ka whakapupuni ia ki nga tauwharewharenga kowhatu o te waiariki (T. 133).
punipuni, n. 1. Brood, litter.
2. Fine driftwood, leaves, etc., deposited by a stream or the tide.
3. A fish. Ka hoatu e ia nga ika papai, te punipuni, te atirere (W. iii, 25).
4. A game, in which the players place their hands one upon another while singing. Ka emi mai te mano tangata ki te haka, ki te waiata, ki te punipuni, ki te takaro (M. vii).
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