puna - pool, spring
Ka kimihia he puna wai, nō whea e kitea.They looked for a spring, but had no luck whatsoever finding one.A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea
E kore taua puna e mimiti i te raki of te raumati.That spring would never dry up in the drought of summer.That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Ko te wai o taua pā he puna kei te taha ki te hauraro.The pā's water source was a spring on the north side.That aforementioned thing - taua, aua
Ko te wai o taua pā he puna kei te taha ki te hauaro.The water source for that pā was a spring on the north side.
Kīhai a ia i āta mōhio ki te ara ki te puna wai.He didn't really know the path to the spring.