pana
1. (verb) (-a,-ia,-ina) to drive away, drive back, expel, dismiss, banish, eject, evict, push, send off, sack.
Ka haere au ki te hopu i te hōiho, he rata, ka pārete mai ki te piringi kāta, ka whakamaumau i ngā kākahu, ka ārahi ki ngā ringaringa o te piringi kāta, ka pana whakamuri haere atu ki waenganui (HP 1991:25). / I went to catch the horse, a placid one, and dragged it to the spring cart, put on the garments, and led it to the arms of the spring cart, backing it in between them.
See also panapana
Synonyms: panapana, tūwhiti, pei, whakapako, tūhiti, pēke, urupatu, taeatanga, tute, uaki, kōpana, peipei, torohaki, tōpana ue, ue
2. (noun) dismissal, thrust.
Nā te kaha o tōna pana pōrewarewa ana a Te Purewa, hinga ana ki raro (TTR 1990:258). / Because of the force of his thrust Te Purewa was dazed and fell down.
3. (noun) electric switch.
Ko tā te pana he aukati i te rere o te iahiko, ānō nei kua motu tētahi o ngā waea (RP 2009:308). / The purpose of the switch is to stop the electrical current, as though one of the wires has been cut.
