Hare Pota Me te Whatu Manapou Flashcards
To be lean, emaciated, thin, skinny, slim
Whīroki
To snuffle
Noun - moko marks on the upper lip
Whenguwhengu
To raise up, raise the pitch in a song, to be proud, Sneer
Whakahī
Extraordinary, strange, unorthodox, eccentric, perverse
Korokē
Dusk, haziness, to be misty, dimmed
Porehu
To be foolish, silly, idiotic, stupid, crazy, scatty, irrational
Heahea
Business, trading, commercial
Pakihi
Stone
Hōrete
To be light haired, blond, fair haired, red haired, ginger haired, sandy haired
Urukehu
To have value, have benefits
Whaihua
To peer out ( over or from behind something), crane forward, peep
Whātaretare
to discover, disclose, bring to light, unearth, open up, investigate, explore
Tūhura ( ina, hia, tia)
To be opposite, facing towards one another, straight, direct
Tauaro
To fob off, disbelieve, disregard.
To push ones luck, try it on
Whakateka
To shake, shudder, tremble- in fear
Winiwini
To be soft (voices and sound)
Ririki
To hum, mumur, buzz
Tamumu
Necktie, tie (clothing)
Neketai
To shade, cloud, overshadow
Tāmaru
To dillute, to be weak dull of colour, insipid- lacking taste
Waimeha
Cloudy
Kāpuapua
Be tawny, rusty- coloured, brownish- orange
Peapeau
To throb, palpitate, flutter, quiver
Kakapa
To grasp, lay hold of, handle, grab.
To settle down, remain, take root
In captivity
I te nōnoketanga i ngā kare o te moana, ka rarautia atu a Te Rauparaha e tētahi o rātou (TTR 1990:368). / In the struggle in the surf, Te Rauparaha was grabbed by one of them.
Rarau
To wrestle, tussle
Whātōtō
To be beatiful, fine, calm (of weather)
To be perfect, unbroken, complete
Noun - darling
Paruhi
To double
Huarua
To keep watch, spy, scout out, keep under surveillance, watch
Tūtei
To talk privately
Muna
Unravel, loosen, undo, untie, unfasten, unbind, release
Whakamatara( hia, tia, ngia)
To slander, defame, discredit, blacken, malign, disparage
Tūtara
Briefcase
Kopamārō
To peck
Timo
To pass by, turn aside, pass on one side, miss (a target)
Tohipa
To dislike, detest
Kiripiro
He aha koe i kiripiro ai ki a ia?
To throw, pitch (a ball), dispose of, trash (computer)
Porowhiu
Cereal
Huapata
Small boy, youngster
Karekata
To nudge- elbow. To bend
Tuke
To turn over, roll over, lever over
Tūwhiti
Ko te rākau he mea tūwhiti ki tahaki
The tree was rolled to one side
To tremble, be afraid
Tūwiri
Tūwiri ana au i a au ka rongo i te ororua (PK 2008:1024). / I trembled when I heard the imaginary voices.
To pick out, take one at a time, take a little here and there, highlight, cull, single out, select(computer)
Tīpako