pukahu Play
1. (verb) to be abundant, plentiful.
Ka whakapaungia te kaha kia pukahu te tupu o te rīwai hei hokohoko ki ngā kaipuke kia riro mai anō ai he pū, he paura (TTR 1990:19). / The expended energy in growing abundant crops of potatoes to trade for muskets and powder with the ships.
3. (noun) abundance, profusion, plenty.
Ka haere a Te Purewa me tana kotahi, ahakoa te pukahu o te hoariri (TTR 1990:259). / Te Purewa went alone, even when the enemy was abundant.
Synonyms:
kaipukahu, harahara, maruru, ngahue, maha, makuru, nui, makurutanga, mahi, hira, huhua, huhuatanga, humi, rahinga, ranea, tōnuitanga
