2. (noun) rim, lip, edge, brim.
Kaua e whakakīia tō karaehe kia tae rawa te inu ki te niao, kei puhake (HJ 2015:48). / Don't fill your glass right to the brim, in case it overflows.
3. (noun) crown.
I hangā anō e ia he niao kōura mō taua mea a tawhio noa (PT Ekoruhe 37:26). / Also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.
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