2. (noun) pipe, tube, flute - used as a prefix for some wind instruments, e.g. pūkaea, pūtātara, pūtōrino.
Wiria he puare ki te pū hei wenewene (RTP 2015:76). / Bore holes in the flute as finger holes.
Synonyms: kōrere wai, paipa, kōrere, momi
3. (noun) gun, musket, firearm.
I te pakanga o Te Kakara, i kō tata mai i te roto o Taharoa, ko Te Pēhi tētahi o ngā rangatira tokowhā o Ngāti Toa, he pū tāna (TTR 1990:246). / At the battle of Te Kakara, near Lake Taharoa, Te Pehi was one of four Ngāti Toa chiefs armed with a musket.
He manuao ririki rawa iho ēnei, he torutoru ōna pū, he tere, ko tana tino rākau patu he tōpiro (TP 11/1899:3). / These are much smaller warships, with few guns, are faster and their main weapons are torpedoes.
Synonyms: ngutu pārera, purukumu, pū okaoka, pū hoata, pū ngutu pārera
4. (noun) duct.
He pū kei roto i te tinana hei kawe i ngā momo wē, pērā i te roimata, te waiate me te toto (RP 2009:329). / In the body, ducts carry different types of liquid, such as tears, bile and blood (RP 2009:329).
