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Uira

Scope Note:

Traditional usage: the god of lightning. Contemporary usage: flash of bright light produced by an electric discharge between clouds or cloud and ground.

Tukutuku/Used For:

Hiko (Āhua-o-te-rangi)

English Used For:

Lightning

Tahūhū/Broader Terms:

Āhua-o-te-rangi
Atua

Heke/Narrower Terms:

Mataaho

Kaho/Related Terms:

Hine-te-Uira
Tama-te-Uira