pahū
1. (verb) to burst, explode, pop.
Muri iho ka pahū katoa ake te kaipuke, pakaru rawa ana, totohu tonu iho (TWMNT 9/2/1875:35). / After that the ship exploded, broke up and sank.
Synonyms: pāhūhū, whakapāhūhū, pākōkō, pakō
2. (noun) bang, boom, loud noise, pop, booming.
Nā te āhua tonu o tana tinana, me te āhua anō o te pārua, ka paoro te 'pahū' ki ngā hau e whā (HM 4/1998:5). / Because of the nature of its body and the shape of the hollow, the booming resounds to the four winds.
3. (noun) gong - usually made of wood. Some were semi-hollowed logs suspended between trestles, some were made from semi-hollowed trees, while slabs of pounamu were suspended from trees and beaten.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 167;)
Ko ngā pahū hākaro ka whakairihia (Wh3 2003:167). / The hollow gongs are suspended.
4. (noun) drum.
