papanui
1. (verb) (-tia) to cover, block.
Ahakoa rā te pū repo i mauria mai hei whakaangiangi i Parihaka, meinga ana e te mana o Tohu rāua ko Te Whiti kia kore e pakū, ko tā rāua kupu tēnei, "E te mana o tōku atua, papanuitia te ngutu o te pū repo rā kei pakū." (TP 1/1908:5). / Although the cannon which was brought to fire on Parihaka, Tohu and Te Whiti's mana caused it to misfire and this is what they said, "O the power of my god, block the mouth of the cannon so that it will not fire."
2. (noun) cloud or mist uniformly covering the sky.
Ko ngā kapua (he kohu i ētahi wā) e rārangi mai ana i te rangi he papanui (Te Ara 2012). / Clouds (or mist sometimes) uniformly covering the sky was called 'papanui'.
3. (noun) platform in a tree - for a bird snarer.
4. (noun) palm of the hand - traditional measurement.
Ko te papanui tētahi waeine aro kē hei ine i te horahanga o te tēpu (TRP 2010:311). / The palm of the hand is a non-standard unit of measurement to measure the area of a table.
