2. (noun) edge, border, rim.
Ka whakatakotoria he ponga kia ūngutungutu, huri katoa i tana māra, koia hei taku mō te māra (PK 2008:838). / Ponga trunks were laid end to end right around her garden as a border for it.
2. (determiner) mine.
3. (determiner) I have, I own.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 108-110;)
4. Used in these ways listed above when the possessor has control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is possessed.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-56, 140-141;)
Taku ahi tūtata taku mata kikoha, taku ahi tawhiti taku mata kiporo
1. A proverb reffering to keeping close to one's passion (fire) in order to be skilled or adept (sharp). The further away from the fire the more uninterested one becomes.
My close fire my sharp spare point; my distant fire my bunt spare point. /
(mō) taku hē, (mō) taku hē
1. my mistake, I apologise, my apologies, I'm sorry, sorry for my mistake - an idiom used to apologise for a mistake or oversight which resulted in the other person or people being affected. Sometimes the phrase is not repeated.
Mō taku hē, mō taku hē! Kāore kē au i mōhio i pīrangi kōrua ki te haere. / I sincerely apologise! I didn't realise that you two wanted to go.
Synonyms: kei riri mai
2. (verb) (-tia) to secure.
E whakaae ana te Poari o Te Arawa mā rātou e punga te moni e £250 i ia tau mō ngā tau e rima, mō te oranga o te Pīhopa Māori (TTT 1/6/1928:794). / The Board of Te Arawa agrees that they will secure £250 each year for five years for the Māori Bishop's stipend.
3. (verb) (-a) to fall (of kōwhai flowers).
4. (noun) anchor, lump, swelling.
Kua eke te punga, kua mau ki ngā hoe, kua kori katoa, kua korero i tō rātou reo (TP 1/1911:5). / When the anchor was aboard, they took hold of their oars and they all moved into action and spoke their language.
Synonyms: repe, koropuku, pungapunga, huahua, pukupuku, puku, pōkurukuru, poikurukuru, tipu
5. (noun) tarsal, ankle bone.
He pona kaurori te punga e hono atu ana ki te takakaha me te kapiti (RP 2009:348). / The tarsal is the pivot joint joining the tibia and the fibula.
6. (noun) collateral, security for a loan or a debt.
He mea tuku atu nei e Niniwa aua taonga rā ki te kaitaupua moni, hei punga mō te moni whakatārewa (TTR 2000:26). / Niniwa gave those heirlooms to the pawnbroker as collateral for loans.
Synonyms: whakahaumaru, taituarā
7. (noun) odd number.
8. (noun) eel trap, eel-catching basket.
Ka oti aua punga nei, ka hoatu he poa, arā, he māunu mō roto i aua punga (White 2 1889:112). / When the eel-catching baskets were completed, an enticement was provided, that is bait was placed inside those eel traps.
9. (noun) particle - a small grammatical word that comes before or after a base (i.e. a word that contains the main meanings of a sentence). Some particles indicate grammatical relationships and functions, but other particles limit and define the meaning of bases. Particles that come before bases include: ka, i, te, ki te, kei, tō, taku, o, a, e, mō, nā, he, te. Particles that come after bases include: nei, nā, rā, ana, ai.
Punga: Ngā kupu iti, kikokore o te reo ka tuitui haere i ngā kupu kiko e oti ai he kīanga whai tikanga, he rerenga whai tikanga (HJ 2015:12). / Particles: The small words of the language that lack real meaning but tie together the meaningful words to complete a meaningful phrase or sentence.
10. (noun) coral - a general name.
