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pukahu

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.

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2. (modifier) abundant, plentiful.

Ehara tēnei i te tau pukahu kia rere te kākāriki (JPS 1893:159). / This is not a year of plenty when the kākāriki will come.

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Synonyms: rahi, pōike, ngeangea, ngahiri, maruru, oha, makuru, ngāhorohoro, mahamaha, maha, ngahoro, ngerongero, hua, humi, hāwere, rarawe, rari, nui, hira, ranea, huhua

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.

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Synonyms: rangea, ngahue, maruru, hira, huhua, huhuatanga, humi, rahinga, ranea, tōnuitanga, harahara, mahi, makurutanga, nui, kaipukahu, makuru, maha

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