KUPU HOU 2 Flashcards by Caleb Campbell

(verb) (-a,-tia) to cause to be alike, imitate, put into perspective, compare

whakataurite

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(verb) to meander, wander, ramble

kōpikopiko

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(verb) (-hia,-tia) to ill-treat with violence, rape, torture, destroy, abuse, maltreat, violate, mistreat

tūkino

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(verb) (-na,-tia) to utter, disclose, express, reveal, declare, state

whakapuaki

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(verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to add on, supplement, append, join, add

tāpiri

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(verb) (whakarērea) to leave behind, forsake, desert, bequeath, reject, cast away, abandon, quit (computer).

whakarere

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(verb) (-ria,-hia) to know, acquainted with, understand - usually followed by ki preceding the noun showing the object.

mātau

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(noun) anything of little importance, trifle, knick-knack, triviality, pretext, excuse

takunga

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(noun) legend, story, fiction, folklore, narrative, yarn

pakiwaitara

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(verb) to resound, echo, resonate.

oro

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(verb) (-na) to set on fire, light, set alight, burn, ignite, combust

tahu

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(verb) (-tia) to whistle

whiowhio

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(verb) to spread out, spread flat.
(noun) page, sheet, leaf (of a book)

whārangi

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(verb) (-hia,-tia) to come upon accidentally, happen, happen by chance, come about, chance upon

tūpono

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(noun) guideline.

aratohu

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(modifier) sweet, melodious

waitī

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(verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to command, order, urge, exhort, direct.

(verb) (-a,-tia) to shelter, protect.

(noun) shelter, protection

whakahau

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(verb) (-na,-tia) to make the subject of talk, discuss

matapaki

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(verb) (-a,-hia,-na,-tia) to pick out, take one at a time, take a little here and there, highlight, cull, single out, select (computer).

tīpako

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(loan) (noun) contract, agreement

kirimana

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(verb) to be seeing clearly, understand, know.

pūrangiaho

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(verb) (-tia) to sequence, arrange in order, list

(verb) (-tia) to instil order, instil discipline

whakaraupapa

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(stative) be sharp, pointed.

koi

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(noun) pleasant person, mild mannered

ngākau māhaki

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Gentle, nice, pleasant

hūmārie

(verb) to be generous, hospitable

marae

(noun) hard worker, labourer - a kupu whakarite for someone who works hard.

ihu oneone

(verb) (-a,-tia) to care for, look after, treat kindly.

tūpore

Mean

matapiko

(noun) babbler, talkative person, chatterbox.

ngutu pī

(verb) to be playful, sportive

pukutākaro

(adjective) be impulsive, hasty, impetuous, headstrong.

manawa rere

(verb) to be industrious, busy, conscientious, assiduous, active, diligent, energetic.

ahuwhenua

(noun) someone who laughs a lot.

pukukata

Smart

koi

(verb) to be knowing, clever, intuitive.

ihumanea

(verb) to yearn, long for.

kuatau

noun) stepped pattern of tukutuku panels and woven mats - symbolising genealogies and also the various levels of learning and intellectual achievement.

poutama

Pathway, route

Ara

(verb) to be green (of foliage), grow vigorously, flourish, lush.

matomato

(stative) be abundant, numerous

huhua

(stative) be aromatic, fragrant, sweet-smelling, nice-smelling, scented.

kakara

(verb) to whirl, swirl, twirl.

koromiomio

(verb) to wander, gad about, rove about

tihoi

Shimmer, glisten

ārohirohi

(verb) to peer out (over or from behind something), crane forward, peep

whātaretare

(verb) to refrain from speaking, be silent, sulk

whakakeke

Forest

wao

Music, sing

puoro

(modifier) soft, delicate, dainty, fragile

marore

(noun) travelling party, company of travellers

tira

(modifier) broken.

pāwhati

Fold

whātui

(verb) (-a,-kia,-kina) to untie, unravel, release, set free.

wetewete

Loved by the people (verb) to be loving, affectionate, fond of.

mateoha

Past Present Future

onamata Inamata Anamata

1. (verb) to participate, take part, have a part - often followed by atu.

whai wāhi

1. (noun) trampoline

tūraparapa

1. (verb) (hīkina,-ngia,-tia) to lift up, raise, carry

hiki

1. (verb) to be pleasant, pleased, enjoyable, fun

pārekareka

1. (verb) (-a) to be putrid, septic

ero

1. (verb) (-ria) to try, test.

whakamātautau

2. (noun) seafood, shellfish - fish or other food obtained from the sea

mātaitai

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to inspect, examine, investigate, scan, observe, note. 2. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to gaze at intently, gaze longingly.

mātai

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to press on, attack, set upon, assault, assail.

whakatorotoro

1. (noun) distress, anguish, heartache, stress.

ahotea

1. (modifier) plaintive, mournful.

tīkapa

youth

taiohitanga

1. (verb) (-tia) to pine for, mope, fret, grieve for.

whakamomori

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia,-tia) to measure, arrange, set in order, plan, recite (genealogies). 2. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to calculate.

tātai

1. (verb) to be annoyed, irritated, vexed.

amowheke

1. (loan) (verb) (-hia) to treat someone, shout (drinks, etc.).

haute

(modifier) ragged, tattered, shabby, dilapidated. (noun) raggedness, shabbiness, scruffiness, dilapidated state, poor state

taretare

Really? / Is that so? / Wow / Well I never / No way!

I nē?

1. (noun) fiction, novel.

pakimaero

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to compete, vie with one another, rally (tennis, etc.), debate, argue, call into question, beat one another. 2. (modifier) disputed, debated, argued. 3. (noun) debate, argument, dispute.

taupatupatu

1. (noun) crayfish pot. 2. (loan) (noun) block (of land). 3. (loan) (noun) jersey, cardigan, pullover, sweater, sweatshirt, jumper.

poraka

1. (verb) (-a) to wipe, wipe on, wipe off, rub, rub off, smear, paint, pluck (feathers, etc.).

muru

1. (verb) to be hostile, antagonistic. 2. (modifier) hostile, antagonistic. 3. (noun) hostility, antagonism, animosity, enmity.

taraweti

1. (verb) to be indignant, be angry. 2. (adjective) be indignant, outraged, incensed, angry, irate, vexed. 3. (noun) anger, indignation, outrage.

takariri

1. (loan) (noun) flag, ensign.

haki

1. (verb) (-tia) to lie face upwards, lie on one's back, lying open, exposed. 2. (verb) (-tia) to make into a bundle, bundle up. 3. (verb) to be slow.

tīraha

1. (verb) (-na) to go in search of, search out. 2. (verb) (-na) to trace, recite.

whakataki

1. (noun) moko instrument (for puncturing the skin), moko chisel.

uhi

1. (noun) tattooing on the buttocks

rape

1. (verb) (-ina) to call into a place, call on, visit, stop off. 2. (noun) branch (of a tree, river, etc.). 3. (noun) branch (of an organisation, etc.).

peka

1. (noun) buttock.

reherehe

1. (verb) to go, proceed. 2. (verb) to be on the point of, nearly, impending, looming, almost.

whano

1. (verb) (-tia) to be middle-aged, mature (of people). 2. (noun) middle-aged person, mature person

taipakeke

1. almost, nearly.

whano tae

1. (noun) horizon (looking over the sea).

paewai o te rangi

1. (verb) to be dusk.

kākarauri

1. (verb) (-ria) to spread out flat. Ko te maro o te atua ka takapauria (The loincloth of the atua was spread out.)

takapau

1. (adjective) be weak, brittle (of harakeke fibre). 2. (noun) brittleness, weakness, fragility.

makuhane

1. (noun) layer, course, line. Horahia he papanga rarauhe ki raro i ngā kūmara (PK 2008:589). / Spread a layer of bracken fern under the kūmar

papanga

1. (verb) to be partly filled. Ringihia he wai ki roto, kia papanga (W 1971:260). / Pour water into it, so it's partly full.

papanga

1. (noun) tailor, sewer, seamstress, binder, coordinator.

kaituitui

1. (noun) bank of a river, lake or pool.

pareparenga

1. (noun) beating, striking.

tāinga

1. (verb) to spring up as fresh growth.

rearea

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to nurse (an infant), caress, handle.

morimori

1. (verb) to be hindered, impeded, deterred, thwarted.

taitu

1. (noun) administrator, boss, director, organiser, manager.

kaiwhakahaere

1. (verb) to swallow whole.

horopū

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to long for, desire. 2. (noun) desire, longing, hope, wish, yearning.

tōmina

1. (noun) focus.

ngahunga Nā reira, i runga i tērā āhua kua puta anō he whakataukī hei ngahunga atu mā tātau katoa. E pēnei ana taua whakataukī: Ki te kore ināianei, e tātau mā, kātahi ka tino kore rawa atu! (HM 2/1996:1). / And so with regard to that matter another saying has emerged as a focus for us all. That saying says: If we don't do it now, everybody, then it'll never be done!

1. (verb) to listen to. E kore taua whakaputa mōhio e whakaoko ki a tāua. / That know-all will never listen to you and me.

whakaoko

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to mention repeatedly, say constantly, say continually, say again and again. 2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to flap (the wings, etc.). 3. (noun) hopelessness, despair, loss of heart, despondency. 4. (noun) reiteration, repetition, repeating (of talk). 5. (noun) flippers.

takarure

1. (verb) to be spread out, separated. 2. (verb) to keep away, keep clear, keep off. 3. (verb) to be open, wide, not confined.

tūraha

1. (verb) to yearn, long for, pine for. 2. (noun) yearning, longing.

pūkōnohinohi

1. (verb) (-hia,-ria) to know, know well, be proficient, expert at, competent, fluent. 2. (modifier) learned, experienced, well-informed, knowledgeable, competent, fluent, skilled. 3. (noun) proficiency, competence, facility, mastery.

matatau

1. (modifier) drunken, boozy. 2. (noun) drunk, drunkard, wino, alcoholic.

porohaurangi

1. (verb) to influence, have an effect on, have an impact on, affect. 2. (noun) influence.

whakaaweawe

1. (verb) (-a,-na) to reveal, disclose, confess, dob in, tell on, inform on, admit.

whāki

1. (verb) (-tia) to separate, set aside, position independently, be stand-alone. 2. (modifier) separated, special, distinct, independent, unattached.

motuhake

1. (verb) (-kia,-ngia) to touch, strike, hit (as by a stone), tag, affect. 2. (verb) (-kia,-ngia) to be connected with, relate to, pertaining to, regarding.

pā

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to paralyse, numb

pararūtiki

1. (modifier) asthmatic 2. (noun) asthma, breathing difficulty, asthmatic.

huangō

1. (verb) to arrive in groups. 2. (noun) arrival.

taetae

1. (loan) (noun) officer, official.

āpiha

1. (verb) (-tia) to attack, assault, try to take by storm.

taiapu

1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to belittle, despise, show contempt, degrade, undermine, discriminate.

whakahāwea

1. on this account, therefore, as a result, consequently, accordingly, for this reason, hence, thus.

nā konei

1. (verb) (-tia) to banish, expel, exile.

whakapako

1. (noun) remnant, balance, remainder, leftovers of food, scraps, surplus.

toenga

1. (verb) (-ina) to spread around, spread out, spread abroad, distribute, share, deal (cards). 2. (verb) to disperse, scatter, spread. 3. (noun) distribution

tohatoha

1. (verb) (-hia,-a,-tia) to steer, navigate (a canoe), buoy up, float, accelerate, speed up, hasten, quicken. 2. (modifier) steering, manoeuvring. 3. (noun) steering, navigation (a canoe).

whakatere

1. (noun) reef (of rocks).

pūkawa

1. (noun) branch (of a river or tree), bough, creek, watercourse, ditch, drain. 2. (noun) greens, leafy vegetables.

manga

1. (loan) (modifier) wild, uncultivated. 2. (loan) (noun) bush, forest.

puihi

1. (noun) beach, sand, mud, earth, soil.

one

1. (verb) (-a) to plant, till (the soil), cultivate. 2. (verb) to apportion, share out, allocate, allot, distribute.

tiritiri

1. (verb) to be early, quickly, too soon, prematurely, immediately. 2. (modifier) soon, quickly, rapidly, early, prematurely, promptly - used as an adverb to indicate something happening earlier than expected.

wawe

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia,-ria) to decide, settle, prepare, determine, arbitrate, adjudicate. 2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to go to meet, visit. 3. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to welcome officially, welcome formally

whakatau

1. (verb) (-a,-na) to clear (weeds), weed, cultivate, plant. 2. (verb) (-a,-na) to avenge, take revenge, take vengeance. 3. (verb) (-a,-tia) to apply oneself to, occupy oneself intently with, strive for, make every effort, endeavour, take advantage of enthusiastically.

ngaki

1. (noun) goods, property, wealth, chattels, resource, asset.

rawa

1. (verb) to be eloquent, articulate, well-expressed. 2. (noun) eloquence, articulateness. 3. (noun) mouth (of a bay or river), estuary, harbour.

wahapū

1. (noun) level or undulating open country.

pārae

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to imprison, arrest. 2. (modifier) imprisoned, captive. 3. (noun) prisoner, captive.

mauhere

1. (stative) be dried up, reduced, diminished.

mimiti

1. (modifier) complex, having many parts, complicated, composite. 2. (noun) complex, composite.

matatini

1. (verb) to be weak, limp, lacklustre. 2. (verb) to dissolve, wane, dissipate. 3. (noun) dissolving.

memeha

1. (verb) to be clever, knowing, cunning, crafty, astute, interfering, intruding, hack (computers). 2. (modifier) clever, knowing, cunning, crafty, astute, interfering, intruding. 3. (noun) hacker (computers).

mūrere

1. (noun) likeness, custom, customary practice, habit, practice, resemblance, implication - the normal way of doing things. 2. (noun) ritual. 3. (noun) version.

ritenga

1. (verb) (-tia) to play, get into mischief, deceive, play around, seduce. 2. (modifier) wayward, mischievous, naughty. 3. (noun) prank, prankster, misbehaviour, mischief.

hīanga

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to incite, provoke, annoy.

pītaritari

1. (verb) (-tia) to shout, bawl, yell, bellow - as with other words for shouting, it is the mouth, rather than the person that does the action. 2. (noun) shout, yell, bellow, shouting, yelling, bellowing.

hāparangi

1. (stative) be empty, vacant, with a gap. 2. (noun) interval, gap, open space, space in a line.

āputa

1. (noun) ridge (of a hill).

hiwi

1. (verb) (-tia) to protect, shield, shelter. 2. (modifier) sheltered, protected, safe. 3. (noun) protector, adviser, mentor. 4. (noun) governing body, authority.

whakaruruhau

1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to explain, elucidate, enlighten. 2. (noun) explanation, clarification, elucidation.

whakamahuki

1. (verb) to be accustomed to, familiar with, used to, practised.

waia

1. (noun) website.

pae tukutuku

1. (verb) to wrestle, quarrel, battle (between two people). 2. (modifier) quarrelling, bickering, squabbling.

kākari

1. (verb) (-a) to catch in a net, fish (with a net), enclose, encircle, gather together, envelope. 2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to capture (a pā).

hao

1. (noun) trampling on, abuse, transgression, wrongdoing, offence, contravention, breach, infringement - derived noun form from takahi.

takahanga

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to fashion, shape, sculpt - especially of working timber with an adze.

tārai

1. (modifier) annoying, troublesome, irritating, difficult. 2. (noun) annoyance, problem, trouble, irritation, difficulty, complication.

kūrakuraku

1. (noun) footprint, tread. 2. (noun) charm to insure speed, ritual chant for speed.

tapuwae

1. (verb) to be shiny, bright, polished, glowing. 2. (modifier) shiny, bright, polished, glowing. 3. (noun) brightness.

pīataata

1. (verb) to be pleasant to the sight, fancy, aesthetically pleasing, appealing. 2. (modifier) pleasant to the sight, fancy, aesthetically pleasing, appealing.

rerehua

1. (verb) (-a,-ia) to wait, await - whanga is usually followed by ki.

whanga

1. (noun) messenger, courier, envoy, message.

karere

1. (verb) (-tia) to whisper, gossip, backbite, defame, denigrate.

kōhimuhimu

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to trick, deceive, beguile, play tricks. 2. (modifier) crafty, devious, tricky, scheming, conniving, underhanded, cunning, fraudulent.

māminga

1. (verb) to be overcome, be occupied with, be bothered with, be overtaken by, be preoccupied - used only in this passive form.

warea

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to eat greedily. 2. (noun) glutton.

kaihoro

1. (noun) daughter. 2. (noun) girl.

tamāhine

1. (verb) to be thorough, unsparing, undiminished, of good size, sturdy, robust.

tōtōpū

1. (verb) to be thin, lean, skinny. 2. (adjective) be thin, lean, skinny. 3. (modifier) thin, lean, skinny.

tūpuhi

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to take out a mortgage. 2. (loan) (noun) mortgage.

mōkete

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to receive a pension. 2. (loan) (noun) pension, benefit.

penihana

1. (verb) to be sunken, wasted away. 2. (verb) to roll the eyes.

tīkoro

1. (verb) (-ria,-tia) to tie, bind, hold, retain, put on a belt. 2. (noun) belt.

whītiki

1. (noun) light of day, world, Earth, nature, enduring world, natural world.

ao tūroa

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to slander, defame, discredit, blacken, malign, disparage.

tūtara

1. (verb) to wrestle, tussle.

whātōtō

1. (stative) be tawny, rusty-coloured, brownish-orange.

peapeau

1. (verb) to quiver, flutter, throb, pulsate, beat.

kapakapa

1. (verb) (-a,-ia) to wait, await - whanga is usually followed by ki. I te taha au o te huarahi e whanga ana ki te rore nei (HP 1991:22). / I was beside the road waiting for this lorry.

whanga

1. (verb) (-a) to separate, remove, divide.

tauwehe

1. (verb) be separated, disengaged, removed, stripped off - only used in this passive form. Heoi, ka hoki te wahine pononga. Ka noho te tuahine o Tiki. Kīhai anō i ngaro atu i tua i te more, ehara kua heuea atu e te wahine ngā kākahu o Oneone (JPS 1952:190). / And so the female servant went back. Tiki's sister remained. The servant had not disappeared round the headland before she had stripped off Oneone's garments.

heuea

1. (noun) to lean, slant, slope, depend on, rely on. Torutoru noa ngā kuia, koroua hei whirinaki atu mā matou (HM 4/2008:3). / There were only a few elders for us to lean on.

whirinaki

1. (noun) post to lean on, dependable person, pillar of support, reliable person.

pou whirinaki

1. (noun) post to lean on, dependable person, pillar of support, reliable person.

pou whirinaki

1. (noun) spiritual guardians - mythical male beings, guardians of the Universe appointed by Io-matua, the Supreme Being. 2. (noun) bodyguard, escort.

poutiriao

1. (noun) human genes, human element, mortals.

ira tangata

1. (noun) supernatural life, atua genes.

ira atua

1. (stative) be dark red, crimson, ruby, red-brown, auburn.

kōkōwai

1. (noun) dark blue, cobalt blue, navy, dark-blue earth - used as a pigment.

pukepoto

1. (stative) be green, freshly-grown, raw.

māota

1. (adjective) be light green, pale green.

karera

1. (noun) celestial bodies - stars, planets, meteors, constellations, comets, the sun, the moon.

whānau ariki

1. (location) The Milky Way - a band of light crossing the sky, made up of vast numbers of faint stars.

Te Ikaroa

1. (verb) to hurtle along, at top speed, flat out, flat stick, fast.

parahutihuti

1. (verb) to be weary, tired, exhausted, worn out - usually of people.

wherū

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to wipe (the anus). 2. (noun) toilet paper.

whēru

1. (noun) quality, excellence, standard, aesthetically pleasing. Synonyms: rawe, pai

kounga

1. (verb) (-tia) to respect, think highly of, admire, esteem, revere, venerate. Synonyms: whakakoha, whakarangatira, whakamiha, kōtua, rāhiri, maruwehi, ngākau whakaute, whakaute

kauanuanu

1. (verb) to be many. Synonyms: te hanga a te, mahamaha, pio, tokomaha, maha, tuauriuri, wene, mahi, hia, takitini, nui, tini, tuarea, te mahi a te ... 2. (noun) multitude. Synonyms: mano, tini, hākerekere, nuipuku, mātinitini, tinitini, takitini, huhua, ngerongero, hira, ngero

marea

1. (verb) to yawn. Synonyms: kōwaha, tūwaharoa, hāmamamama

hītako

1. (verb) to be scattered, dishevelled, ruffled, tousled, disarranged. Synonyms: reoreoā, katea, tīrangorango, kūwawa, maheu, korara, pirara, mahora, marara, kaupararī, tīrara, tīrararara, papata, wawā, wāwā, whakawawā, makatea, mātiritiri, kaupāpari, kātohatoha, pahara, paihore, whakapirara, pīwawa, tīrangaranga

mirara

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to flatter, cajole, coax, bribe, beg, cadge, titillate. Synonyms: kaimātai, whakapatipati, pati, patipati, pīnono, pīnene

whakapati

1. (stative) be calm, at peace. 2. (modifier) calm, peaceful, tranquil. 3. (noun) calm conditions (weather), peace. Synonyms: rangimārie, ukiuki, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire, ngehe, houkura, hūmārie, aumārire, tō, mārie, mārire, hūmārire, whakaaio

āio

1. (verb) to be small, insignificant, little, minute, trivial. 2. (modifier) small, insignificant, little, minute, trivial.

tātakimōri

1. (verb) (-a,-hia) to seek, look for, hunt, search for, inquire, investigate. Synonyms: pōrangi, kimikimi, hāhau, takitaki, kimi, whai, puretumu, rangahau, hīnana, ārohi, whakarapu, rapa, rapurapu, raparapa, haha

rapu

1. (noun) to be joyful, happy. Synonyms: koakoa, manahau, matakuikui, whakakoakoa, tūrangahakoa, harikoa, harakoa, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, koa

hurō

1. (verb) (houhia,-tia) to bind together, lash together. 2. (verb) (houhia,-tia) to make peace (e.g. hohou te rongo).

hohou

1. (noun) dying speech, parting wish, last words, deathbed speech - final instructions before death.

ōhākī

1. (verb) to be disseminated, circulated, dispersed, spread, promulgated, extended

hōrapa

1. (noun) mushroom, fungus - a general term,

harore

1. (location) the very ancient times, antiquity, distant past, olden days, olden times, traditional. Show example Synonyms: wā o mua, inamata, whakapata

tua whakarere

1. (stative) be reluctant, disinclined, unenthusiastic, unwilling. Synonyms: korongatā, parahako, whakatohetohe, manawa pā, korou kore, whakatenetene, whakauaua, manauhea, whakatōngā, whakawhēuaua, whakakumu, kōroiroi

horokukū

1. (verb) (-tia) to be hostile, antagonistic, belligerent, racist, contrary, quarrelsome, opposed.

kaikiri

1. (verb) (-tia) to sneer, speak contemptuously, deride, mock, ridicule. 2. (verb) to be proud. 3. (verb) to be vain, conceited, arrogant, smug.

whakahīhī

1. (loan) (verb) to lock. Synonyms: raka 2. (loan) (stative) be locked. 3. (loan) (noun) key.

kī

1. (modifier) meddling, interfering, meddlesome, prying. 2. (noun) busybody, meddler, interferer.

whawhewhawhe

1. (loan) (noun) council.

kaunihera

1. (loan) (noun) style, method, technique, fashion, way. Synonyms: tikanga, tukanga, pēwheatanga, huarahi

tāera

1. (loan) (noun) club (cards and association). 1. (loan) (noun) glove.

karapu

1. (loan) (verb) (-a) to whip, flog. 2. (loan) (noun) whip, whipping.

wepu

1. (verb) (-tia) to fight a battle. 2. (noun) battle, slaughter, massacre, calamity, battlefield.

parekura

1. (verb) (-kia) to enter, go in. 2. (verb) (-kia) to attack, assault, storm (a pā, etc.). 3. (verb) to arrange a marriage, engage in marriage negotiations, betroth - a cultural practice where a marriage is formally arranged by the grandfathers of the two communities to which the prospective bride and groom belong.

tomo

2. (noun) gymnastics, floor exercises, roly-poly. 1. (verb) to roll over and over, keep on turning round, spin, revolve, rotate, turn round and round - sometimes written as two words, i.e. taka porepore.

takaporepore

1. (verb) (-tia) to empty out. Ka tonoa ia e te pirihimana kia whakapiakotia tana pēke. / She was asked by the policeman to empty her bag.

whakapiako

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to dam a stream, prevent one from passing, block, obstruct, discriminate against - sometimes involves placing a notional boundary across which unauthorised movement is prohibited.

aukati

1. (verb) to move, move on.

panuku

1. (verb) (-a) to move forward. 2. (verb) to pass by, pass through.

paneke

1. (noun) nail (of a finger or toe), hoof.

matikuku

1. (verb) to be little, small.

pinepine

1. (verb) to spread open, spread out, branch off. 2. (noun) lunar month. 4. (noun) section, division, part. 5. (noun) season. 6. (noun) semester, term.

kaupeka

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to set to work, cause to work, operate, put to work, employ, use.

whakamahi

1. (verb) (-a) to nurture, care for, look after, toss, swing, wave about.

poipoi

1. (noun) competence, ability, opportunity, entitlement, function. Synonyms: kōwhiringa, angitu, kaha, āheitanga, āhei

āheinga

1. (verb) to be long-established, original, ancient, own, lasting, aboriginal, native, indigenous, through-and-through, dyed-in-the-wool. 2. (modifier) long-established, original, ancient, own, lasting, aboriginal, native, indigenous

taketake

1. (verb) to hit home, win, gain victory, successfully overcome.

eke panuku

1. (verb) (-a,-ria) to cause to grow, rear, cherish, bring up, raise.

whakatipu

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to shake, agitate.

whakaoioi

1. (verb) to be overtaken, be found, come upon (only used in the passive forms). Ka tomokia te whare o te kaumātua rā, rokohanga atu e noho ana i te taha o te ahi, e tū ana hoki te kōhua kai (KO 15/9/1883:7). / When they entered that elder's house, they came upon him sitting beside the fire and a pot of food.

rokohanga

1. (noun) mythical sea creature.

marakihau

1. (noun) nightmare, bad dream.

moepapa

1. (noun) ship.

kaipuke

1. (noun) small flax plaited food basket.

rourou

1. (verb) to protrude (especially of the tongue), poke out the tongue.

whētero

1. (noun) thigh.

kūhā

1. (verb) (-tia) to twist, screw, wring .

takawiri

1. (verb) to be unsteady, totter, stumble. 2. (adjective) be unsteady, tottering, stumbling. 3. (modifier) tottering, unsteady, stumbling, wobbly.

tatutatu

1. (verb) to be destitute, not a thing, nothing at all, absolutely nothing, zilch, not a sausage, nobody.

pākorehā

1. (verb) to be confused, at a loss, indecisive, uncertain, unsure, dithering.

pōhauhau

1. (modifier) enduring, lengthy.

tāroa