pūahaaha - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

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1. (modifier) standing on end (of hair of the head).

I tana kitenga i te kēhua, ka pūahaaha ōna makawe. / When she saw the ghost her hair stood on end.

2. (noun) opening, aperture.

I te ahiahi ka katia ngā pūahaaha o te whare, ka purupurua (W 1971:318). / In the evening the openings of the house were closed and stuffed up.

Synonyms: tarawaha, tomotomokanga, pūaha, wāhi, wāhinga, tāwaha, tomokanga, whakapuare, whakatuwheratanga, whakapuaretanga, whakatuheratanga, puare, puta, pūwaha, angotanga, waha, wherahanga, whakatuwhera, wherawhera, putanga, whakatuhera

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