2. (noun) knot.
I runga i te tūpāpaku he manga nīkau e takoto ana e rima ngā pona i ponaia ki ngā rau (TTT 1/9/1926:465). / Lying on the corpse were nīkau branches with five knots tied in the leaves.
3. (noun) knuckle, joint (e.g. ankle, elbow), knee.
Ahakoa te tū o tōna pona i te matā, tae pai ana rātau ko tōna tira tokoiti ki Ruatāhuna (TTR 1994:169). / Although he was wounded in the knee, he and his small band reached Ruatāhuna safely.
