Ko te pūtake hiko kotahi he pūtake hiko putanga kotahi, arā, he pūtake hiko e whakarato ana i te ngaohiko putanga kotahi, i te iahiko rānei pumau ki te kawenga. He mea whakamahi noa tēnei momo pūtake hiko i roto i ngā taputapu hiko maha, tae atu ki ngā whakaaturanga, ngā pouaka whakaata, me ngā taputapu ahumahi.
Kua hangaia ngā pūhiko hiko putanga-kotahi hei huri i te ngaohiko tāuru mai i tētahi pūtake hiko, pērā i te putanga pakitara, i te pākahiko rānei, hei putanga pumau, pono hoki e tutuki ai ngā whakaritenga o te pūrere hono.