pōkaku
1. (verb) to be in doubt, mistaken, confused.
Nei te pōwhiri atu ki a koutou, kei pōkaku noa mai koutou e aukatihia noahia mai ana ki ēnei kura e toru nā rātou nei i te para te huarahi (HM 2/1999:5). / Here is the invitation to you all in case you are mistaken into thinking that you are being excluded from these three schools which paved the way.
2. (modifier) confusing, vacillating, indecisive, hesitant, uncertain, irresolute.
Muri iho ko tōna āhua pōkaku, ngākau wehi, hei take whakakaha i a rātou (TWMNT 20/9/1879:535). / After that his vacillating nature and timidity emboldens them.
3. (noun) mistake, misunderstanding, blunder, misconception, error, confusion.
