pounga
1. (noun) lunar eclipse.
Ka tae mai a Te Teira ki te whakaoho i ahau. Ka kī mai, "Me haere tāua kia kite i te pounga o te marama." (TWK 16:23). / The Rev. Richard Taylor arrived to wake me up. He said, You and I should go to see the eclipse of the moon."
Synonyms: āraitanga marama