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pūmanawa

1. (verb) to draw a long breath.


2. (modifier) talented, gifted, consummate.

He tangata pūmanawa a Hēmi ki ngā mahi hākinakina (TTR 1998:104) / James was a gifted sportsman.

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3. (noun) natural talent, intuitive cleverness.

He tangata kōhure a Erihana i te mahi whakahaere, tino kaha anō hoki ōna pūmanawa hei kaihautū (TTR 1998:41). / Ellison was an outstanding administrator with strong leadership qualities (DNZB 1998:159).

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4. (noun) beating heart.

He tipuna whakahirahira a Rangitihi. Tokowaru āna tamariki, kīia ai ko Ngā Pūmanawa e Waru (Te Ara 2016). / Rangitihi was an important ancestor. His eight children were called Ngā Pūmanawa e Waru (the eight beating hearts).

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tātai pūmanawa

1. (noun) curriculum vitae (CV).

pūmanawa tautono

1. (noun) application software, application programme, app.

Ko 'Te Reo Māori' he pūmanawa tautono mō te waea pūkoro me te iPapa. / 'Te Reo Māori' is an app for mobile phones and iPads.

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pūmanawa nohopuku

1. (noun) potential.

pūmanawa tirotiro

1. (noun) browser (computer).

iho pūmanawa

1. (noun) talented person - someone with natural talent and intuitive cleverness.

Ka noho rāua hei iho pūmanawa hei hāpai i ngā mahi mō te iwi. / The two of them remain as talents to uplift the work for the tribe.

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pūmanawa rorohiko

1. (noun) computer software.

I tipu ake he rakahinonga hou – ngā kaihanga kiriata, ngā kaihanga pūmanawa rorohiko, ngā kaikōpiro waipiro, ngā kaitunu kai me ngā kaihoahoa kākahu (Te Ara 2012). / A new breed of Māori entrepreneur developed – film makers, computer software developers, brewers, chefs and clothes designers.

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pūmanawa tangata

1. (noun) human resources.

taunaki pūmanawa

1. (noun) (personal) testimonial.

pūmanawa tātaki kupu

1. (noun) spellchecker, speller.

pūmanawa karo mate

1. (noun) reflex.

pūmanawa whai mahere whenua

1. (noun) mapping skills.

ngā pūmanawa e waru o Te Arawa

1. the eight tribes of Te Arawa - often translated as 'the eight pulsating hearts of Te Arawa' referring to the tribes of Te Arawa, each founded by one of the eight children of Rangitihi.

Whai muri i te pakanga i Te Tūmū i te tau 1836, ka kotahi ngā wehenga o Te Arawa ki raro i Ngā Pūmanawa e Waru, ka oati rātou, ā muri ake nei, kaua rawa rātou e riri ki a rātou anō (Te Ara 2012). / After the battle of Te Tūmū in 1836, the divisions of Te Arawa banded together as Ngā Pūmanawa e Waru (the ‘eight beating hearts’) and they vowed never to fight among themselves again.

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