Hinetakurua
1. (personal noun) Sirius - this star is seen on the eastern horizon in the month of Pipiri before the sun rises. It is considered to be one of the two wives of the sun, with whom the sun spent the winter months.
He whetū a Hinetakurua e kitea nei i te pae o te rāwhiti i te marama o Pipiri, i mua i te aranga o te rā, hei tohu i te kaupeka o te hotoke (Matariki 2017:41). / Hinetakurua (Sirius) is seen on the eastern horizon in the month of Pipiri (June) before the sun rises, and is a sign of winter.
