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puraku

1. (noun) coffin, casket, wrap for a body, body bag, shroud.

Ko Tuere i mate ki Waitōtara, kei roto i te puraku e tanu ana, ko te ingoa o te puraku ko Kaniawha (W 1971:312). / Tuere died at Waitōtara and is buried in a coffin with the name of Kaniawha.

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Synonyms: purutapu, whakaheke

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