pakū
1. (verb) to make a sudden sound, explode.
I taua wā tonu, pakū ana te pū (TTR 1996:180). / At the very moment, a gun went off.
Synonyms: pākōkō
2. (verb) to resound.
Ka mea mai anō taua wahine, "Arā kia kite i te tangata e haere mai nei tōna rongo, ka pakū nei i ngā whenua." (NM 1928:160). / The woman then said, "When you see the man his reputation comes with him, it resounds through the land."
Synonyms: māorooro, tōiriiri, oro, paoro, haruru, hau, hū, tōiri, papahū, ngātoro, tūpapahū, pohū, pakō, papā, pāorooro
3. (noun) explosion, report.
Ahakoa te hāngai tonu atu nei ki te pakū mai o te pohū me ngā pū itiiti, riro ana nā Manahi tonu i hautū te kōkiri atu o āna tāngata i te hoariri (TTR 2000:112). / Despite the explosion of grenades and small-arms, Manahi personally led his men in the charge against the enemy.
Synonyms: rongo, rongorongo, hau, pūrongo, pūrongorongo, rīpoata, kupu whakatau
