2. (noun) scapula, shoulder blade.
He tapatoru te āhua o te kōiwi nei, o te pākau, kei muri o te pokohiwi (RP 2009:348). / This bone, the scapula, at the back of the shoulder, is triangular shaped.
Synonyms: koko o te pokohiwi, hakikoko, pākoukou
3. (noun) gully fern, Pneumatopteris pennigera - tufted native ground fern, sometimes forming a short thin trunk. Its brown-stalked, pale, dark-veined fronds have 15-30 pairs of long, round-notched leaflets. Common in damp forest gullies.
See also pākauroharoha
Synonyms: pākauroharoha, piupiu
4. (noun) kite.
E tama, e pupuhi ana te hau, nō reira me haere tātou ki waho me tō pākau. / Son, the wind is blowing so we should all go outside with your kite.
Synonyms: manu tū, manu, manu aute, manu tukutuku, horewai
ua pākau
1. (noun) trapezius - a major muscle of the back responsible for moving, rotating, and stabilizing the scapula (shoulder blade) and extending the head at the neck.
Ko te ua pākau: Kei muri o te kakī me te pokohiwi, hei kukume whakamuri i ngā pokohiwi, hei hiki hoki i te ringaringa (RP 2009:425). / The trapezius: At the back of the neck and shoulder for pulling the shoulder back and for lifting the arm.
