2. (noun) greenstone, nephrite, jade.
Ko ā rātou rākau patu tangata, he koikoi, he huata, he taiaha, he tewhatewha, he hoeroa; he mea tārai ki te toki pounamu, ki te toki kōhatu (JPS 1899:179). / Their man-killing weapons were spears, lances, taiaha, tewhatewha and long whale-bone weapons fashioned with greenstone and stone adzes.
See also pounemu
Synonyms: waipounamu
3. (noun) glass bottle - named because early bottles were green like greenstone.
Kaua e tuhatuha haere, engari me tuha ki roto i tētahi ipu, pounamu rānei (TKO 11/1920:6). / Don't spit all over the place, but expectorate into a container or a bottle.
2. (loan) (modifier) bottled.
Kei a mātau ngā tino pia pātara nei poata pia he mea pātara (TJ 1/2/1898:8). / We have many bottled beers, and bottled porter.
3. (loan) (noun) bottle.
Kaua hei whāngaia te pēpi ki te pātara (TTT 1/10/1927:699). / Don't feed the baby with a bottle.
taupoki
1. (verb) (-hia,-na) to cover, turn over bottom up, overwhelm, overthrow, attack, close with a lid.
Ka riringi i te miraka ki roto i tētahi tiaka kua oti te horoi, ka kōhua, ka taupoki, ka waiho i tētahi wāhi mā, mātao hoki (TP 5/1909:4). / Pour the milk into a jug which has been cleaned, boil, then cover and leave in a clean cool place.
Synonyms: pūrau, huri, āpuru, haukerekere, turaki, taeatanga, whakataka, romi, roromi, pāpā, whakatina
2. (noun) lid, cover, bottle top.
whakapounamu
1. (verb) (-tia) to bottle (fruit, etc.), preserve.
Riro ana nāna i tīmata atu te Rōpū mō ngā Wāhine Māori ki Manukau, he ako nei tā rātau i ngā mahi tara ā-whare, arā, te tuitui kaka, te mahi kāri, te kōhua tiamu, te mahi pīkara tae atu hoki ki te whakapounamu hua rākau (TTR 1998:227). / She began the Māori Women's Institute in Manukau, teaching domestic tasks such as sewing, gardening, and jam, pickle and preserve making.
Synonyms: tohu, rongoā, whakauka, whakatote, rokiroki, tohutohu, rarawe
2. (noun) water bottle, flask, water jug - traditionally made from gourd as a calabash.
I whakaae anō hoki ia ki te takawai wai moana hei whakamānawa māna i te tūroro, hei hiki rānei i te tapu, mahue ana te wai māori ki rahaki (TTR 1998:50). / He accepted a flask of sea water, which he used in place of fresh water, to bless the patient and remove tapu.
3. (noun) quartz.
Ka pēnei te tikanga tango koura; ka orohia te toka takawai kia mata kirikiri, kātahi ka horoia ki te cyanide hei tango i te koura (Te Ara 2015). / Extracting gold was done this way: Quartz rock was pounded to a fine grit, then it was rinsed with cyanide to extract the gold.
4. (noun) silicon (Si).
Ko te kiri pīataata o runga i aua taonga uku, i mahia ki te takawai (PK 2008:830). / The shiny surface on those pottery items was made with silicon.
2. (noun) flask.
Ringihia he wai ki roto i tō kotimutu kia kore ai koe e hiainu i a koe e hīkoi ana i roto i te ngahere. / Pour some water into your flask so that you won't get thirsty while walking in the bush.
