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pane

1. (noun) head, header (computer).

Ka rūrū noa iho te poaka i tōna pane (HP 1991:20). / The pig just shook its head.

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2. (noun) head (of a guitar, etc.).

pane kuīni

1. (loan) (noun) postage stamp, postage.

Māku e utu te pane kuīni hei tuku atu i ngā pukapuka ki a koe. / I will pay the postage to send the books to you.

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Synonyms: utu karere, pōhi, pane kīngi

pane kīngi

1. (loan) (noun) postage stamp.

Paipera, 2/6, 3/6, 4/6, me te pane kīngi 1/- (TP 11/1901:12). / Bibles, 2/6, 3/6, 4/6 plus a one shilling stamp.

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Synonyms: pane kuīni

pane uruwhenua

1. (noun) visa.

Ki te haere koe ki whenua kē, me tono atu he pane uruwhenua ki te haere ki aua whenua. / If you go to other countries you must request visas to go to those countries.

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pane kākā

1. (noun) kākā head, talkative person.

Tarahae te tangi o te kākā ki te taringa, nō konā te kupu whakarite a te Māori mō te pākiwaha, kīia ai he kākā waha nui, he pane kākā rānei (Te Ara 2016). / The kākā has a loud, harsh call, so Māori liken talkative people as big-mouthed kākā or kākā heads.

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utu pane kuīni

1. (loan) (noun) stamp duty.

Me titiro tātou ki ngā whenua Pākehā, e utu ana koia rātou kia pērā rawa te nui o te utu pane kuīni? (RT 2013:99). / We should look at Pākehā lands. Are they paying as much as the amount of stamp duty?

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