pukenga
1. (noun) rising, swelling, welling up.
Kāhore i roa te putanga ki te moana ka whakawhiti i te ākau ko te pukenga o te ngaru, kātahi ka porowhiua te poti tahuri tonu atu, pūtere ana te tokorima nei i te wai (HKW 1/9/1902:10). / It wasn't long after they had put to sea and were crossing the reef that a wave rose up and the boat was thrown about, capsizing and the five people were tossed into the water.
Synonyms: panuku, hurunga, whakapupuketanga, huamo, huru
2. (noun) pools, flood waters.