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pākau

1. (noun) wing (of a bird, army, building, etc.).

Ko te Ingarihi te iwi mōhio, te iwi tika ki te whakahaere i ngā iwi Māori ki raro i ōna pākau? (TTT 1/8/1925:277). / Are the English the most knowledgeable and appropriate nation to manage the Māori tribes under its wings?

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2. (noun) scapula, shoulder blade.

He tapatoru te āhua o te kōiwi nei, o te pākau, kei muri o te pokohiwi (RP 2009:348). / This bone, the scapula, at the back of the shoulder, is triangular shaped.

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Synonyms: koko o te pokohiwi, hakikoko, pākoukou


3. (noun) gully fern, Pneumatopteris pennigera - tufted native ground fern, sometimes forming a short thin trunk. Its brown-stalked, pale, dark-veined fronds have 15-30 pairs of long, round-notched leaflets. Common in damp forest gullies.

See also pākauroharoha

Synonyms: pākauroharoha, piupiu


4. (noun) kite.

E tama, e pupuhi ana te hau, nō reira me haere tātou ki waho me tō pākau. / Son, the wind is blowing so we should all go outside with your kite.

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Synonyms: manu tū, manu, manu aute, manu tukutuku, horewai

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