kaea
1. (verb) to lead (a haka).
I whakamātau ia i te mahi ahu whenua, ā, i kitea hoki tana māia i reira ki ngā mahi a te tauira hōia me tana toa ki te kaea i te kapa haka (TTR 1996:62). / He tried farming and there his prowess as an army cadet and his ability to lead the haka group was seen.
Synonyms: taki, matā, whakahaere tikanga, whakahaere, ārahi, arataki, huataki, tātaki, tā, whakataki, kōkiri, whaitaki, takitaki, konumatā
2. (verb) to wander, roam.
3. (noun) leader of a haka or waiata.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 72-74;)
Ko ia te kaea o te kapa haka o Ngāti Porou. / He was the leader of Ngāti Porou's haka group.
See also kaitātaki
kāea
1. (noun) long trumpet made of wood and bound with vine.
See also pūkāea
2. (noun) pipe, tube, flute - used as a prefix for some wind instruments, e.g. pūkaea, pūtātara, pūtōrino.
Wiria he puare ki te pū hei wenewene (RTP 2015:76). / Bore holes in the flute as finger holes.
Synonyms: kōrere wai, paipa, kōrere, momi
3. (noun) gun, musket, firearm.
I te pakanga o Te Kakara, i kō tata mai i te roto o Taharoa, ko Te Pēhi tētahi o ngā rangatira tokowhā o Ngāti Toa, he pū tāna (TTR 1990:246). / At the battle of Te Kakara, near Lake Taharoa, Te Pehi was one of four Ngāti Toa chiefs armed with a musket.
He manuao ririki rawa iho ēnei, he torutoru ōna pū, he tere, ko tana tino rākau patu he tōpiro (TP 11/1899:3). / These are much smaller warships, with few guns, are faster and their main weapons are torpedoes.
Synonyms: ngutu pārera, purukumu, pū okaoka, pū hoata, pū ngutu pārera
4. (noun) duct.
He pū kei roto i te tinana hei kawe i ngā momo wē, pērā i te roimata, te waiate me te toto (RP 2009:329). / In the body, ducts carry different types of liquid, such as tears, bile and blood (RP 2009:329).
