pura

1. (verb) to twinkle, shine with an unsteady light, flash repeatedly.

I te kānga mai anō o te hiko, kua pura mai te karaka o te tō, te ngaruiti me ngā reo irirangi (PK 2008:718). / When the electricity went on again the stove's clock, the microwave and the radios flashed.

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2. (adjective) be blind, sightless.

I taotū te kanohi me te turi o Karetai; tino pura rawa tōna mata mauī, ka mutu kua hauā te waewae (TTR 1990:25). / Karetai was wounded in the face and knee; his left eye was totally blind and the leg was crippled.

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Synonyms: popohe, matapō, kēkerepō, kerepō, pohe

3. (noun) blindness.

Ka aroha kē te pura o te kuia rā. / The blindness of that elder lady is so sad.

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Pura

1. (loan) (personal name) Buller.

E mea ana te taha ki ngā Māori he whenua tō rātou kua riro i a Te Pura i te wā e tū rōia ana mō rātou i mua e tōtō ana rātou kia whakahokia mai (HTK 11/3/1893:3) / The side supporting the Māori had land that had been acquired by Mr Buller at the time he was formerly a practising lawyer for them and they are attempting to have it returned.

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Mānawatia e koe te pura pae a Māhina

1. Cherish the cast away treasure of Māhina. 'Finders keepers losers weepers'.

Cherish the cast away treasure of Māhina. /

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