2. (noun) fire.
Ko te ngeru hopu kiore nei, ki te wera ōna pāhau i te pāhunu e kore anō e heke mai ki te taha o te ahi (TP 2/1912:10). / The cat that catches mice, if it's whiskers are burnt by the fire it will never move to the fireside again.
3. (noun) anxiety, apprehension, discouragement, disappointment, despondency, despair.
He pāhunu nui nōna, ka whakaaro a ia kua kore he painga o te noho tonu ki reira mahi ai (TTR 1996:40). / Because she was deeply discouraged, she thought it pointless to continue working there.
