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‖ pounamu N.Z.|pɔʊˈnamʊ|
Also 9 punamu.
[Maori.]
Nephrite.
[1773J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. II. ii. vi. 400 This land..consisted of two Whennuas or islands..which he [sc. Cook] called Tovy Poenammoo; the literal translation of this word is, ‘the water of green talc’. ]1835W. Yate Acct. N.Z. (ed. 2) v. 271, I have put on board the Buffalo a mere pounamu and two garments. 1867E. Sauter tr. F. von Hochstetter's New Zealand xvii. 362 A magnificent Mere punamu, a battle axe..cut out of the most beautiful, transparent nephrite. 1905W. B. Where White Man Treads 39 ‘Pounamu’ (greenstone) was only to be found in the creeks of the inland ranges of the Middle Island. 1965G. J. Williams Econ. Geol. N.Z. v. 45/2 Pounamu Ultramafics occur within the rocks of this area. 1973Times Lit. Suppl. 9 Feb. 141/3 The repeated word of the title, pounamu, however translucent to New Zealanders, will be opaque to the English reader. It means ‘greenstone’, a New Zealand form of jade, evocative of a past when it was the prized material of axe and ornament. |