1. (noun) lungs.
He nui atu te pakeke o te mate o tēnā tamaiti, mehemea ka kī te tākuta kua pau tōna atewharowharo, e kore taua tamaiti e ora (TP 9/11/1904:1). / That child's illness is far advanced and if the doctor says that his lungs are destroyed, that child will not survive.
Synonyms: pukapuka, pūkahukahu
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