Frequent Māori Kupu 2 Flashcards
To fight / Battle / War
pakanga
Strong
Mature
pakari
Broken / Shattered
Broken down
pakaru
Grown up / Adult
Hard / Stiff
pakeke
Packet
Bucket
pākete
Wall - of a house
Gossip
pakitara
Story
pakiwaitara
Small
paku
iti
To push away
Expel / Dismiss
pana
To throw
panga
Maths
pāngarau
To read
Publish / Advertise
pānui
Breakfast
parakuihi
Cliff
pari
Dirt / Mud / Dirty
paru
paruparu
Close (of distance)
pātata
Button
pātene
Grass
pātītī
karaihe
To strike / Beat
To kill
patu
To be consumed / used up / all gone
pau
Branch
peka
Bacon
pēkana
To jump
peke
Bag
pēke
Bee
pī
To climb
To increase
piki
To want / Desire
pīrangi
To stick to / cling
piri
To think mistakenly/ Be mistaken
pōhēhē
Hole / To make a hole
poka
True / Faithful
pono
Jersey
poraka
Circle / Round
porowhita
Short
poto
Sad / Dark
pōuri
Gun
To blow gently
pū
Dust
puehu
To blow (wind)
puhi
Hill
puke
Skilled / Expert
pūkenga
Fixed / Permanent
pūmau
Pool / Spring
puna
To blow (wind)
To shoot
pūpuhi
To hold onto
pupuri
Appliance/ Machine (electrical)
pūrere
Butterfly
pūrerehua
To block up / Plug
To put / Place somewhere (load gun)
puru
To appear / To come out
puta
Reason / Cause
Root / Base
pūtake
Budget / Resources
pūtea
To heap up / Heap / Pile
putu
Large / Greatness / Size
Important person, people
rahi
Light / Torch
rama
To look for
rapa
rapu
Line / Row
rārangi
Under
raro
Trouble / To be in difficulty
raru
raruraru
Friendly / At ease / Calm
rata
Sweet
reka
To fly
To flow
To sail
To escape
rere
Different / Changed
rerekē
Voyage
rerenga
Letter
reta
Pleasure / Amusement
rēhia
Angry
riri
Long
roa
Tears
roimata
Famous
rongonui
In
roto
Hole
rua
To dive
ruku
On
runga
As said by
To draw / Paint
To publish / Print
tā
To reach / Arrive
tae
Side / Edge
To pass by
taha
To turn around
To turn over
tāhuri
The sea, as opposed to land
Tide
tai
Fence
tāepa
Wait
taihoa
To fall / To drop
To come around in a circle
taka
To play
tākaro
Reason / Cause
Subject of discussion
take
To recite / To recount
To lead / To bring along
taki
District / Region
takiwā
To lie down
takoto
Doctor
tākuta
Make animal
tame
To take hold of
To remove
tango
To cut up
tapahi
To join something on
To add
tāpiri
Footprint
tapuwae