pākūhā
1. (verb) to hold a traditional wedding ceremony.
Ā, nō tēnā wā tonu ka pākūhā, ā ko te take tēnei i haere ai a Te Rehunga ki Tāmaki noho ai (JPS 1906:63). / And at that time the marriage feast was carried out, and this was the reason that Te Rehunga went to Tāmaki (south-west of Dannevirke) to live.
See also pākūwhā
2. (modifier) matrimonial, nuptial, wedding.
Ko ngā hui take kore me whakamutu, ko ngā tuku taonga ki ngā uhunga me te tikanga pākūhā me whakangāwari, ā, me whakatakiwā ngā hui nunui (HKW 1/9/1901:13). / The pointless meetings should cease, the sending of gifts to funerals and wedding ceremonies should be modest, and large gatherings should be separated into regions.
3. (noun) connection by marriage.
I tērā wā he pū tētahi mea e matea nuitia ana e te tangata, he pākūhā tonu hoki a Te Amohau ki a Ngāti Kawiti (M 2006:94). / At that time a gun was something highly desired by men, and Te Amohau was a recent bridegroom of Ngāti Kawiti.
4. (noun) present by the bridegroom and his relatives to the father of the bride.
Ka whakatara a Te Amohau ki tana pākūhā, mehemea kāore e hiahia ana ki te pū (M 2006:94). / Te Amohau consulted about his present to the bride's father and whether he would want a gun.
