pūtoi
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to tie in a bunch, adorn with a bunch (of anything).
Ko ngā huruhuru kura o aua manu ka āta whatua, ka pūtoitia. Ko aua pūtoitanga ka mahia kia mau rawa, kia pai (TP 3/1911:9). / The red feathers of those birds are carefully woven together and tied in a bunch. The bunches are made to be worn to look attractive.
2. (noun) bunch, cluster.
3. (noun) kinship group, tribe, family.
Mā wai e ranga tō mate? Mā te pūtoi i ora (W 1971:317). / Who will avenge your death? The relatives who survived will.
4. (noun) order (classification of organisms).
Ko ngā whānau e whanaunga tahi ana, ka kīia he pūtoi (RP 2009:290). / Families are classed together and called an order.
