kowhera
1. (verb) (-tia) to open (e.g. shellfish).
See also kohera
2. (verb) to burst forth, flash.
Ka kowhera te uira i roto i ngā kēkē o Tāwhaki (NM 1928:45). / The lightening burst forth from inside the armpits of Tāwhaki.
1. (verb) (-tia) to open (e.g. shellfish).
See also kohera
2. (verb) to burst forth, flash.
Ka kowhera te uira i roto i ngā kēkē o Tāwhaki (NM 1928:45). / The lightening burst forth from inside the armpits of Tāwhaki.
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