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1. (noun) sun.

Ka haupū te kupenga tawhito ki uta, ki ngā parenga o ngā wai tauraki ai ki te , ka maroke, ka pakapaka (TP 1/1/1901:6). / The old net lies in a heap on the shore and on the banks of streams to dry in the sun. It dries out and is baked.

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2. (noun) day.

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 219;)

I te i iriiritia ai rātou, kotahi tonu te hūtu i waenganui i a rātou katoa (TTT 1/11/1921:10). / On the day that they were baptised they only had one suit between them all.

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3. (noun) sail (of a canoe).

Ka mea atu a Tama ki ngā kaimahi o runga o tōna waka, "Hūtia te punga, tākiritia hoki ngā ." (NM 1928:60). / Tama said to the crew on his canoe, "Raise the anchor and unfurl the sails."

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Synonyms: kōmaru, tere, hēra, rere, rāwhara

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