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pura

1. (verb) to twinkle, shine with an unsteady light, flash repeatedly.

I te kānga mai anō o te hiko, kua pura mai te karaka o te tō, te ngaruiti me ngā reo irirangi (PK 2008:718). / When the electricity went on again the stove's clock, the microwave and the radios flashed.

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2. (adjective) be blind, sightless.

I taotū te kanohi me te turi o Karetai; tino pura rawa tōna mata mauī, ka mutu kua hauā te waewae (TTR 1990:25). / Karetai was wounded in the face and knee; his left eye was totally blind and the leg was crippled.

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Synonyms: popohe, matapō, kēkerepō, kerepō, pohe


3. (noun) blindness.

Ka aroha kē te pura o te kuia rā. / The blindness of that elder lady is so sad.

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