punua

1. (modifier) quite small, of minor significance - precedes the noun it modifies.

He autaia tonu tā mātou punua tira o Aotearoa nei (HM 2/2009:10). / Our small travelling party from Aotearoa/New Zealand was pretty good.

Show example

Hide example

2. (noun) young (of birds, animals, fish and whales).

Nō te haerenga o ētahi tāngata ki te hopuhopu punua toroa i Rangitūtahi ka mate nei tokoiwa ki te moana (TP 1/12/1900:9). / When some people were going to catch young albatrosses at Rangitūtahi nine died at sea.

Show example

Hide example

punua

1. (noun) joey.

punua hōiho

1. (loan) (noun) foal.

punua poaka

1. (loan) (noun) piglet.

punua poraka

1. (noun) tadpole.

Kāore ō te punua poraka waewae. Ka pakeke haere ana, ka puta mai ōna waewae. The tadpole has no legs. As it grows, its legs begin to emerge. /

Show example

Hide example

punua ngeru

1. (noun) kitten.

E toru aku punua ngeru. / I have three kittens.

Show example

Hide example

punua kurī

1. (noun) pup, puppy, puppy-dog.

Ka kite au i ētahi punua kurī i reira ka mea mai ōku hoa me hoatu mā ngā tamariki Pākehā (TP 12/1909:11). / When I found some puppies there my friends suggested that they should be given to the Pākehā children.

Show example

Hide example

Synonyms: kūao kurī, papi

punuka

1. (noun) young (of birds, animals and whales) - variation of punua and preceeds the noun it modifies.

Haere tahi ai aua punuka poaka me aua punuka ngeru, moe tahi, kai tahi (TWM 7/11/1867:3). / Those piglets and kittens went every where together, they slept and ate together.

Show example

Hide example

punua

punua

punua hōiho

punua poaka

punua poraka

punua ngeru

punua kurī

punuka

New favourites & quiz!

New favourites & quiz!

The App

The Book

He Pātaka Kupu