pōkurukuru
1. (modifier) lumpy, crushable, friable.
Ko te pai o te whenua pōkurukuru, kāore e whati te tuarā ki te kari (PK 2008:659). / The nice thing about friable soil is that one won't break one's back in digging it.
Synonyms: pōrukuruku, pokuru, hīngarungaru, hōpūpū, pukupuku
2. (noun) lump, clod, corpuscle.
Kua pirau te purapura i raro i ngā pōkurukuru; kua takoto kau ngā whare kai, kua pākarukaru ngā whare witi; nō te mea kua ngingio te witi (PT Hoera 1:17). / The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.
Synonyms: punga, huahua, poikurukuru, puku, pukupuku, tipu, repe, koropuku, pungapunga
