2. (noun) cause, reason, origin, source.
Synonyms: mea, tikanga, takunetanga, pūnga, toi, pū, ahunga, orokohanga, mātāwai, ūkaipō, pī, orokohanganga, take, kunenga, takenga
4. (noun) ancestor, progenitor.
Synonyms: uretū
5. (noun) base, root (of a number).
6. (noun) base (of a number system).
7. (noun) base (of a geometrical figure).