2. (noun) source, origin.
Ko ngā pī o te pounamu i te takiwā ki Arahura me Māwhera te kaupapa o te haere (TTR 1990:371). / The reason for the travel was to go to the sources of greenstone in the Arahura and Grey River regions.
Synonyms: kunenga, takenga, pūnga, toi, pū, ahunga, orokohanga, mātāwai, pūtake, ūkaipō, orokohanganga, take
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