2. (verb) to be mistaken, confused.
3. (modifier) imaginary, fanciful, illusory, mythical.
E ai ki a Hāre, kāore i tika kia karangahia a Kupe he kaiwhakatere waka; he atua pohewa kē a Kupe, he atua puia rānei (TTR 1996:188). / According to Hāre, it was incorrect to call Kupe a navigator, Kupe was a mythical deity, or a volcanic atua.
4. (noun) vision, apparition.
Nā tērā ka tangi tana waea ki a Matiu, te tungāne o tana kōkā, me tana kōrero atu mō tana pohewa (TWK 52:24). / With that he phoned Matiu, his mother's brother, and spoke about his vision.
5. (noun) receptacle for cooked food, food basket.
E pūranga kau ana ngā pārō, ngā poti tara, ngā pohewa (W 1971:287). / The small food baskets, the larger food baskets and the food receptacles just lay in a heap.
