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purua - put in/blocked up (puru + passive suffix -a)

Pūrua. 1. v.t. Do a second time. Ka purua te moko kia pango ai (P.).

2. a. Done a second time, duplicated.

3. Done in pairs. Ngutu purua, having both lips fully tattooed.

4. Abundant, in plenty. Kia kahu purua i te neko pakipaki (M. 204). Maro purua, a term applied to a married woman.

5. ad. By two and two. Ka haere purua nga tangata.

6. n. Junction of two streams, etc.; also called puruatanga. Ka tae ki te puruatanga o te ara.

Williams Dictionary

Ka pūrua te moko kia pango ai.
The moko was done a second time to blacken it.

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