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pukuhiko

1. (noun) electrical generator.

I te pāmu hau, ko te kapohau e huri ana i te pukuhiko hei whakaputa i te hiko (RP 2009:340). / At a wind farm the wind turbine turns the electrical generator to produce electricity.

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pukuhiko hohoko

1. (noun) alternator.

pukuhiko māmā

1. (noun) dynamo.

Mā te wīra o te pahikara te pukuhiko māmā e huri, ā, ka whakaputaina he hiko hei whakakā i ngā rama o te pahikara (RP 2009:341). / The wheel of the bike turns the dynamo and produces electricity to light the bicycle's light.

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