library - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

whare pukapuka

1. (noun) library.

He maha ngā whakaahua o Mete Kīngi i tangohia i Ōtautahi i te tau 1869. Kei ngā whare pukapuka e tohu ana (TTR 1990:264). / There are many photographs of Mete Kīngi, taken in Christchurch in 1869. They are preserved in libraries.

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2. (noun) envelope.

Ka hiahia koutou ki te tuhituhi mai ki a au me pēnei ngā kupu mō te whare pukapuka (HKW 6/1998:6). / When you want to write to me, the words on the envelope should be as such.

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whare pukapuka matua

1. (noun) central library, national library.

Kei te Whare Pukapuka Matua o Ahitereiria tētahi pikitia o Te Pēhi Kupe. / At the National Library of Australia there is a picture of Te Pēhi Kupe.

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pukapuka raupapa

1. (noun) serial (library).

Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, Te

1. National Library of New Zealand.

Nō muri mai ka whakanōhia ki Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa kia mātakitakina e te tini me te mano (Te Ara 2011). / Later it was deposited in the National Library of New Zealand where it can be viewed by everybody.

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