2. (loan) (noun) bush, forest.
Ka tae ki te tapa o te puihi, ka haere atu te tāhae nei ki te kai tāwhara (TTT 1/12/1924:147). / When this fellow reached the edge of the bush he went in to eat some tāwhara berries.
puihi
1. (loan) (noun) cat, pussy, Felis catus.
He pai ake te kurī i te puihi, he moe noa iho te mahi a te puihi (PK 2008:698). / A dog is preferable to a cat as all a cat does is sleep.
See also tori
pūihi
1. (modifier) afraid, shy, retiring, timid.
Ki te kōrero a Kuki, kāore i aro atu ki ana whakarata - he iwi pūihi, ā, kāore e rata mai ki ngā inoi atu mō te kai, mō te wai, mō te aha rānei (TWK 19:17). / According to Cook, they took no notice of his friendly overtures - they were a shy people and would not respond in a friendly way to the pleas for food, water and other provisions.
Synonyms: tōngā, memeke, hūnguengue, whakatōngā, moke, konekone, matakakā, matakā, matawhiwhiu, matakana, whakamā, hūiki, hihira, mokepūihi
2. (noun) antenna (of crayfish, etc.).
See also pūhihi
