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puaki

1. (verb) (-na) to come forth, show itself, open out, emerge.

E kitea ana i runga i ngā kupu i puakina ki te aroaro o te Komiti e āhua hapa ana te ture o te Porowini mō te pauna i runga i ētahi tikanga (TWMNT 6/2/1877:58). / It can be seen from statements that emerged before the Committee that the Provincial Impounding Act is somewhat defective.

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Synonyms: whera, manahua, wherawhera, tāwaewae, tūhāngai


2. (verb) (-na) to disclose, divulge, reveal, declare.

Ehara te rā o te kai hākari i te rā e puakina ai ngā tino whakaaro mō ngā mahi mā te iwi (TW 27/11/1875:385). / The day of the banquet was not the day for revealing the key ideas for constitutional change.

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Synonyms: tuwhiri, whakaatu, whakakite, whakapuaki, whāki, whāwhāki, whakakakau


3. (verb) (-na) to utter, express, say, deliver.

Ka nui taku koa mō ngā kupu kua puakina i tēnei rangi (TWMNT 19/6/1872:84). / I am very happy about the words that have been expressed today.

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Synonyms: mea, pepeha, hamumu, wani, whakahua, kīkī, , kōrero

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