pūnaha tekau
1. (noun) decimal system, base ten system.
Koia nei ngā tohutau o tā tātou pūnaha tau. Tekau ngā tohutau, nā te mea he pūnaha tekau: {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} (TRP 2010:211). / These are the numerals of our number system. There are ten numerals because it is a decimal system: {0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9} (TRP 2010:211).