pona

1. (verb) (-ia) to knot, tie in a knot, tie up.

I runga i te tūpāpaku he manga nīkau e takoto ana e rima ngā pona i ponaia ki ngā rau (TTT 1/9/1926:465). / Lying on the corpse were nīkau branches with five knots tied in the leaves.

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Synonyms: ruru, tapona, noti, tīpona, pūtiki, pūtikitiki, kono

2. (noun) knot.

I runga i te tūpāpaku he manga nīkau e takoto ana e rima ngā pona i ponaia ki ngā rau (TTT 1/9/1926:465). / Lying on the corpse were nīkau branches with five knots tied in the leaves.

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3. (noun) knuckle, joint (e.g. ankle, elbow), knee.

Ahakoa te tū o tōna pona i te matā, tae pai ana rātau ko tōna tira tokoiti ki Ruatāhuna (TTR 1994:169). / Although he was wounded in the knee, he and his small band reached Ruatāhuna safely.

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Synonyms: turi, monamona

pona kakā

1. (noun) arthritis.

He mate te pona kakā ka pā ki ngā pona o te tinana, arā, ka pupuhi, ka kakā, ka tino mamae (RP 2009:327). / Arthritis is a disease of the joints of the body, where they swell, become inflamed and are very painful.

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Ngā Pona-o-Tamatekapua

1. (location) Moehau Range (north of Coromandel).

Ngā Pona-toru-a-Peretu

1. (location) Rangitoto Island (Auckland) - another name for Rangitoto's peaks.

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