2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ria,-tia) to put over the head (e.g. as a noose).
Ka hangā he tari, ā ka hoatu, ka pōtaeria ki tōna upoko (W 1971:391). / A noose was made and then placed over his head.
3. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ria,-tia) to encircle, surround, envelope.
4. (noun) cap, hat, beret, top hat, stetson, beanie, covering for the head.
Ka pukuriri ia ki a mātau, ka patua mātau e ia ki tōna pōtae harakeke (HP 1991:24). / When he was angry with us he would hit us with his flax hat.
pota
1. (adjective) be few, small, little, have a shortage.
He ngenge nōna, he pota hoki nō ngā kai, he haumāku nō te ngahere, ka kore ia e pai ki te haere ki Taupō ki te whai i a Te Kooti (TTR 1990:31). / Because he was tired and short of food and the bush was wet, he was unwilling to go to Taupō to pursue Te Kooti.
2. (noun) fragment, small portion, specimen.
Kia haere mai anō koe ki te tākuta mauria mai he pota mimi (Ng 1993:443). / When you go again to the doctor bring a urine specimen.
pōtae pūāhuru
1. (noun) balaclava.
Ko ētahi atu i mahi tūao, he whatu pōtae pūāhuru, tōkena, pūāhuru ringa, karapu, te tui hingareti, te tunu keke huarākau, pihikete hoki hei ngare atu ki ngā tāne o te Ope Taua 28 ki rāwāhi (OTM 2017). / Others did voluntary work, knitting balaclavas, socks, mittens, gloves and scarves, sewing singlets, and baking fruit cakes and biscuits to send to the men of the 28th Battalion overseas.
Synonyms: pōtae uhi
pōtae uhi
1. (noun) balaclava - a tight woolen garment covering the whole head and neck except for parts of the face.
Synonyms: pōtae pūāhuru
