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pūkai - to lie in a heap

Pūkai, pūkei. 1. n. Heap, crowd. Haere ra, e pa, taria e hoki mai ki a matou ra, ko te pukai pani, e kuwawa noa nei (S.).

2. v.i. Lie in a heap. Ka rukea nga tupapaku ki waho pukai ai (T. 153). He ana koiwi, e ka pukei (T. 155).

3. Lie listless. Hoki mai noa ana ki te pukai, wheo ai (M. 10).

4. v.t. Lay in a heap. Pukairia nga oneone ki waenganui.

pūkainga, n. Heap. He pukainga pakake ki Te Roto-a-Tara (M. 179).

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