1. (loan) (noun) post, pole.
Ko te kara o te iwi, i tau tonu i ngā rā katoa i runga i te pōhi kara i mua o te whare o Taipari (TW 12/8/1876:3). / The people’s flag has flown every day on the flagpole in front of Taipari’s residence.
Synonyms: pōhi, pouihi, toko, tiripou, turupou, tumutumu, tumu, koteo, poupou, pou, tīrou, tōpito o te ao, turuturu, pōra, tokotoko
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