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On-line Te Reo Māori Dictionary

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Results for 'purupuru'

purupuru - to stop chinks

purupuru. 1. v.t. Stop the chinks of anything. Purupurua te whatitoka me te matapihi (T. 47).

2. Suppress. Kaua e purupurua a koutou korero. ‖ puripuri, puri (i).

3. Caulking of a canoe. Katahi a Rongouaroa ka puta mai i te purupuru o te waka.

4. n. Chisel.

5. A term used for a brand of tobacco formerly supplied by traders.

Williams Dictionary

Nō tētahi pō kei te purupuru a Māui i te whatitoka!
One night, Maui stopped up the chinks in the door.
Belonging to the past - nō

Nō tētahi pō kei te purupuru a Māui i te matapihi, i te whatitoka o tō rātou whare.
One night Māui stuffed up the window and the door of their house.

#152: Kātahi anō au kua tae mai. I have just arrived (or I have arrived at last, or I have arrived for the first time).
#184: here, there by you with ko...
#188: Rangi will eat that cake over there
#128: I don't have any dogs, you don't have any dogs, they don't have any dogs
#153: The dog has changed to a state of being dead
#73: The cat is on the table
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