pahū

1. (verb) to burst, explode, pop.

Muri iho ka pahū katoa ake te kaipuke, pakaru rawa ana, totohu tonu iho (TWMNT 9/2/1875:35). / After that the ship exploded, broke up and sank.

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Synonyms: pāhūhū, whakapāhūhū, pākōkō, pakō

2. (noun) bang, boom, loud noise, pop, booming.

Nā te āhua tonu o tana tinana, me te āhua anō o te pārua, ka paoro te 'pahū' ki ngā hau e whā (HM 4/1998:5). / Because of the nature of its body and the shape of the hollow, the booming resounds to the four winds.

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Synonyms: tarawete, pākōkō, pakō, papā, pohū

3. (noun) gong - usually made of wood. Some were semi-hollowed logs suspended between trestles, some were made from semi-hollowed trees, while slabs of pounamu were suspended from trees and beaten.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 167;)

Ko ngā pahū hākaro ka whakairihia (Wh3 2003:167). / The hollow gongs are suspended.

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4. (noun) drum.

pahū

1. (noun) explosive.

2. (noun) bomb.

3. (noun) explosion.

pahu

1. (verb) (-tia) to bark (of a dog).

Ka puta ake te marama i te pae; ka pōhēhē te kurī rā he mea kino te marama, ka pahu, ka ngengere (TKO 15/2/1917:7). / When the moon appears on the horizon, that dog thinks that the moon is evil and it barks and growls.

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pahū tāroa

1. (noun) conga drum.

rākau pahū

1. (noun) drum stick.

toko pahū

1. (noun) drumstick.

pahū karihi

1. (noun) nuclear explosion, atomic bomb.

Ināianei, e whakamahia ana tēnei mātauranga ki te whakaputa pūngao karihi, ki te hanga hoki i te pahū karihi (RP 2009:243). / Today this knowledge is used to produce nuclear energy and to build nuclear bombs.

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