pūkohukohu
1. (verb) to be spongy, misty.
Synonyms: pōrehurehu, pūnenehu, pūrehurehu, ānehu, pūnehunehu, kōnehunehu, pūnehu, porehu, mōnenehu, matarehu, mōnehunehu, kōehuehu, pūrerehu
2. (noun) moss.
E tupuria ana taua rākau e te pūkohukohu, ā e kore e hua i taua pūkohukohu, he mea mahi tērā e te tangata kia hua ai te karaka (TW 2/10/1875:258). / A moss grows on that tree which prevents it bearing fruit. People cleaned them so that the karaka tree fruited.
Synonyms: pūkohu, kohukohu, kōpuru, whareatua, pūkahukahu, rimu
3. (noun) lung.
Synonyms: whanewhane
ua pūkohukohu
1. (noun) drizzling rain.
Nā, ki te pā mai tētahi hau he kōtaotao hau whenua, hau moana rānei, he tohu tēnā e tata ana tētahi marangai te puta mai, he ua pūkohukohu, he ua whakaheke rānei (JPS 1927:357). / Now should a cool land breeze or sea breeze spring up, that is a sign that bad weather is coming, misty rain or a heavier rain.
