Kupu hōu 6 Flashcards
to spread out, spread flat, (noun) page, sheet
Whārangi – (verb)
Cough
Maremare
Throat
Korokoro
instead of, instead.
Mahue kē
large traditional flute
pūtōrino –
to command, order, urge, exhort, direct.
whakahau - (-a,-hia,-ngia,-ria,-tia)
moonlit
atarau –
be calm, at peace.
āio - (stative)
to touch, strike, hit (as by a stone), tag, affect.
pā - (verb) (-kia,-ngia)
knee
turi –
waist
hope –
strong blowing wind
Pūkeri –
to sink
totohu –
to be lucky, fortunate
waimarie –
sand
kirikiri –
unsteady, stumbling, wobbling
tatutatu –
to approach, go close to. (modifier) nearly, almost.
whakatata - (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia)
wing
Parirau –
to cover, spread over.
uhi - (verb) (ūhia,-a,-ngia)
warmth, comfort
āhurutanga –
forever and ever
āke tonu atu –
to stick, adhere, cling, keep close
piri - (verb) (-ngia) .
to login, log in
takiuru –
to break, break open, split, divide, cut (the card pack).
wāwāhi - (verb) (wāhia,-a,-ngia,-tia)
to be affable, easygoing, permissive, simple, soft, easy, tolerant, pliable, kind, obedient, easy, flexible, supple
Ngāwari -
sink (noun)
Puoto – (noun)
to utter, disclose, express, reveal, declare, state.
Whakapuaki - (verb) (-na,-tia)
shelf, place where anything is laid down on
Paenga –
remorse
Kaniawhea –
unethusiastic, disinterested
Ngākau kore –
to plan, chart
Whakamahere –
just like
Rite tonu –
opposite
Tauaro –
young person, adolescent
Taiohi –
thanksgiving, praise
Whakamoemiti –
crowd, gathering, assembly
Huihuinga –
gentle, easy
Mārū –
fund, finance, bank account
Pūtea –
porch, verandah
Mahau –
mourner, close relative of deceased
Kirimate –
to take leave of, farewell, traditional call given by women as they approach the marae. (noun) eulogy, panegyric, leave taking - eulogies, or farewell speeches to the dead
Poroporoaki - (verb) (-tia)
lullaby
Oriori –
to carry on the back, get on the back of someone else, piggyback, carry, take care of, convey. (noun) bag
Pīkau - (verb) (-ngia,-ria,-tia)
within one’s power, be allowed, permitted, opportunity
āhei – (tia)
to count, calculate, add up, enumerate, tally.
tatau – (verb) (tauria,-hia,-ngia,-ria)
mischevious
Haututū –
district, area, territory
Takiwā –
to peel
tīhore –
to grate
waruwaru –
to mash
penupenu (a, hia, ngia) –
dentist
rata niho –
shell
kota –
sickness, disease
Tahumaero –
to point out, indicate, recommend, prescribe, confirm, acknowledge. sign, symbol, mark, indication, tag, indicator.
Tutohu – (-a,-ngia,-tia)
dizzy
ānini –
depressed
Ngākau pōuri –
Generation, multiplication
Whakareanga –
(verb) to have, acquire, possess, win (a prize, etc.), obtain, get, receive - used as an ordinary verb but not passively.
Whiwhi -
to look about, gaze, peep, investigate, inspect, examine.
tirotiro - (verb) (-hia)
sunset
tōnga o te rā –
sunrise
whitinga o te rā –
to imprison, arrest.
mauhere - (verb) (-hia,-tia)
to flee, run escape, (stative), be quick, fast, (noun) swift, swiftness
horo –
to face, turn towards, take heed, take notice of, pay attention to, consider. (noun) interest, focus.
aro - (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia)
(modifier) very, utterly, seriously, really, totally - acts as an intensifier, particularly when following adverbs or experience verbs.
Katoa -
(stative) be quick, speedy, fast, swift
Hohoro –
(interjection) do not, don’t, should not - variation of kaua.
Kauaka -
Kauaka taua tamaiti e whakaaetia kia tauera i tōna kanohi ki te tauera o te katoa
That child should not be allowed to dry his face with the towel used by everybody.
- (particle) for, since, inasmuch as, when, if and when.
2. (particle) when - of future time, followed immediately by the verb.
Ina -
Tuhi mai, ina tae koe ki tāwāhi. / Please write when you arrive overseas.
Ka kitea atu tō tātou tima, ina tae atu tātou ki te kūrae. / Our ship will be seen when we reach the headland.
head (variation of māhunga)
mātenga –
vegetation, weeds, grass, herbs. Litter.
otaota –
(stative) to be distant, far away
Mamao –
anyhow, no matter what
Ahakoa he aha –
to cry, howl, groan, wail, bawl. (interjection) heck! oh dear! - expression of astonishment or distress.
auē - (verb) (-tia)
laugh uproariously, (noun) laughter, hilirity
pukukata –
to play, get into mischief, deceive, play around, seduce.
hīanga - (verb) (-tia)
to nod head, in agreement
tungou – (verb)
to shake, shake hands, wave about.
Rūrū - (verb) (-ngia,-tia)
(-a,-hia,-tia) to select, choose, pick.
(verb) (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to discuss, decide,
(verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to weave, plait.
consider, negotiate.
whiriwhiri -
to participate, take part, have a part - often followed by atu.
Whai wāhi - (verb)
graph
Kauwhata –
E whakaatu ana tēnei kauwhata i te whai wāhi o te Māori ki ngā momo hākinakina
This graph shows the participation of Māori in various sports
to hop about, jump up and down.
Tarapekepeke - (verb) (-tia)
(determiner) that, the - referring to something mentioned previously.
taua -
Nā Mātaatua i hari mai a Rongomai, ko ia te kaitiaki o taua waka. / Mātaatua brought Rongomai here and he is the guardian of that canoe.
playing cards
kāri =
(stative) be struck, hit accidentally, injured, hurt, wounded. (stative) be defeated, beaten, overcome, conquered, vanquished. (noun) injury
whara =
news
Kawepūrongo =
to swallow, devour, gulp, gobble.
Horomi - (verb) (-a)
to argue, quarrel, squabble, contend, contest.
totohe - (verb) (tohea)
namely, in other words, that is - a conjunction used to introduce an amplification or explanation.
Arā -
e.g Pai katoa ki a ia te āwhina i tōna Māmā - arā, te heri i ngā rāpihi ki waho, te tiki wahie mō te ahi.
as if, as though, like
Ānō nei –
Kei te whakamanamana a Rewi, ānō nei ko ia te rangatira
Dave is strutting as if he is the chief.
to be cold, winter
Hōtoke =
only, just, merely, quite, that and no more, that and nothing better, completely, totally - often has the sense of treating the things or activities it modifies as being of little importance. The iho following noa can also intensify the free from limitations meanings of noa.
noa iho -
I titiro noa iho mai ia ki a au. / She just looked at me.
Pūrikiriki noa iho te maihi o taua whare
The bargeboard of that house was completely shattered.
to refrain from speaking, sulking, silent. Rebellious, defiant.
whakakeke –
(modifier) somewhat, a little, quite, fairly, a bit, sort of - stands before the word it qualifies and has the effect of lessening the force of the meaning of the base it modifies.
(modifier) about, approximately - when used before numerals.
āhua -
Kua āhua pukuriri ia.
He is somewhat angry.
Ko te nui o ngā akonga kei te āhua tekau mano nei The number of students is about ten thousand.
perhaps, maybe, probably.
ākene pea -
Ākene pea tokotoru kē nei āna wāhine
He probably had three wives.
to touch, contact, tell privately.
Whakapā - (verb) (-kia,-ngia)
ship
kaipuke –
to spray, sprinkle, to shower, to cover
uwhiuwhi (a)
to lie flat, lay flat. to place in layers, lay one upon another, stack flat.
whakapapa - (verb) (-hia,-tia)
community, society
Hapori –
to make peace
Hohou – (verb) (houhia,-tia) (e.g. hohou rongo).
