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pūkeru

1. (noun) organ (musical instrument).

He taonga puoro te pūkeru, he papa patooro tōna. E toru ngā momo pūkeru matua, ko te pūkeru paipa – ka puta tōna reo i te pupuhi o te hau ki roto paipa; ko te pūkeru tohetohe – ka puta tōna reo i te tōiriiri o te tohetohe; ko te pūkeru tāhiko – ka puta tōna reo i te ara iahiko me te tukuoro (RTP 2015:82). / An organ is a musical instrument with a keyboard. There are three main types of organ – the pipe organ, whose sound is produced by air moving through pipes; the reed organ, whose sound is produced by vibrating reeds; and the electronic organ, whose sound is produced by an electronic circuit and a loudspeaker (RTP 2015:82).

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