Kupu Hou - Pepa Tuarima Flashcards
Mōrearea
To be dangerous, apprehensive
Amuamu
To grumble, complain
E.g. He rite tonu tana amuamu ki ahau mō te kore noa iho
Takawaenga
Intermediate
Wani
To comb
Kēkē
Armpit
Kekē
To creak
E.g. He mea whakatika te kuaha kekē e te kāmura
Here
-a, ngia
to tie, tie up, fasten with cords, bind
Tau
be neat, smart, attractive, handsome, suitable, beautiful, cute
E.g. Kua tau te hanga! (What a body!)
Whakaaetia
Authorised, approved
E.g. He aha koe i whakaaetia ai kia…?
Kōtihitihi
Summit
Whakapuke
To rise, begin to rise (of feelings)
Tapa
-ina, ngia, a, ia
To call, name, recite
E.g. I tapaina rā ko…
Tā
-ngia, ia
Dump, beat, throw down, strike, printed
E.g. Ngā kupu e tāngia ana ki ōna whārangi
Ākengokengo
Āpōpō
Tira
Rōpū
Pōhēhē
Kaumingomingo
Taurekareka
To be enslaved, slave, pononga
Pononga
Servant, slave, captive
Opu
To set
E.g. Ka opu te komaru
Ōhāki
Will, dying speech, parting wish, last words, deathbed speech - final instructions before death
Tūāhu
Sacred place, alter
Tahuri
Set to work
Tohutohu
To instruct
Mataku
be afraid, frightened, intimidated, fearful, alarmed
Mea
meinga, meingatia
to say, speak, do, deal with, think, intend, make, use
Tanuku
-Tia
To crumble down, collapse
Mānia
Flat plain, land
Āhei
To be able to, (rite tonu ki te ‘taea’)
E.g. Ka taea e koe te kite tērā wakarererangi? = Ka āhei koe ki te kite i tērā wakarererangi?
Kōhao
Hole (of a needle)
Kāhui
swarm, flock, cluster, herd, company, iwi
Orotā
Be exterminated, extinct
Whānako
-Tia, hia
To cheat, steal, rob
warowaihā
Carbohydrate
Manahau
be cheerful, elated, exultant, triumphant, delighted, ecstatic, euphoric, excited, exhilarated, gleeful, joyful, jubilant, overjoyed, happy, stoked
Kupenga kaharoa
Drag net fishing
maru
be covered, shaded, sheltered
e.g. Ko te tūmanako kei te noho mai koutou i te maru manaaki o tō tātou kaihanga i ngā wā katoa.
āwangawanga
be uneasy in mind, disturbed, worried, anxious, distressed, concerned
kaharoa
drift net
haohao
-a
to catch in a net, grasp greedily
oratā
extinct
rūnanga
council, tribal council, assembly, board, boardroom, iwi authority
tauranga
resting place, anchorage, fishing ground, place to land, mooring, landing pad, terminal
Whakawai
-a, tia
to divert, amuse, tempt, beguile, persuade, seduce
Tūtei
-a, hia, tia
to keep watch, spy, scout out, keep under surveillance, watch.
E.g. Hei tūtei kōhatu (as a stone statue)
Tekoteko
Craved figure
Tīkaro
-hia, ngia, tia
to pick out (of a hole), scoop out, tear out, pick holes (in anything), gouge
Pura
Be blind, sightless
Umere
-tia
to shout, applaud, cheer, make raucous applause
Tīwaha
-hia, tia
to shout out, call, yell, bawl, bellow at
Kānapanapa
To be glistening, to glisten
Hikohiko
To glisten, flash
Uira
Lightning
Kukume
-kūmea
To drag, haul, pull
Aro
-hia, ngia, tia
to face, turn towards, take heed, take notice of, pay attention to, consider
E.g. Kaua e aro atu
Ārai
-a, hia, tia
to obstruct, hinder, screen, block out, shield, prevent, forbid, prohibit, insulate
Whai wāhi
To participate, take part, have a part
E.g. Kia kore ai ia e whai wāhi ki a tātou
Ueue
-a
To shake
E.g. Ueuetanga = earthquake
Rū
-hia, ia
to shake, quiver, scatter, sow
E.g. Rū whenua = earthquake
Pūtaiao
Science
Eke
-a, ngia, tia
To achieve, manage to reach, attain
Taha
To pass by
E.g. Koia nei te tino rū whenua i pā mai ki te ao i te whā tekau tau kua taha atu
Āiotanga
Peacefulness, calm
Timu
To ebb, low tide
E.g. Ka tino timu te tai
Horomi
-a
To swallow, devour, gulp
Papaki
-tia
to slap, spank, pat, clap, strike together, make a clapping noise, blow gently upon
E.g. Nāwai rā, ka papaki ngā wai ki tātahi.
Karo
-a, hia
to parry, avoid, dodge, duck, evade, elude, save.
E.g. Kua tōmuri kē te karo i tōna riri
kāhaki
-na, tia
to carry off by force, hijack, remove, abduct, kidnap
E.g. Ngā taonga i kahakina rawatia e te wai
Taipū
To be heaped up
Tiketike
be high, lofty, important, enhanced
Waipuke
-Tia, hia
To flood
Pōhutuhutu
-tia
To splash about
E.g. Kitea ai te mahi a te tangata e pōhutuhutu haere ana i te wai
Kato
-hia
to pluck, break off, pick
E.g. Ko rātou te hunga i katohia ake e te ringa kaha o Aitūa
Aituā
to have a mishap, have a disaster, have an accident
trouble, tragedy, calamity, disaster, catastrophe, accident, fatality, misfortune, injustice, death
Whakaora
-tia, hia, ngia
to save, rescue, resuscitate, revive, restore to health, cure, heal, remedy
Aha noa, aha noa
All types, whatever else, etc
E.g. Ngā waka, ngā taonga aha noa, aha noa
Parekura
Battle, slaughter, massacre
Parapara
remains, scraps, leftovers
Tahi
-a
To clear away, set aside
Tūpono
-hia, tia
to come upon accidentally, happen, come about, chance upon
Potapota
Tino pakaru rawa atu
E.g. Te mate i te whenua e taipū ana, arā, ngā whare potapota
Hiwi
Ridge of hill
Keri
-a
To dig up
Turaki
-a
to throw down, pull down, tear down, collapse, push down, overthrow, subdue, demolish, oppose
Mānu
Be floating, afloat
Rure
-a
To toss about, scatter, shake
Ia
Current, flow
Memeha
Be weak, dissipate, dissolve, limp
E.g. Memeha haere ana te wai
Toromi
To drown
Whakahau
-a, hia, ngia, ria, tia
To command, order, urge, direct
To shelter, protect
Ngahoa
To shout, haruru, haparangi
Kāpō
Be blind
Hakune
Tūpato, be careful, deliberate, methodical
Rī
-ia
To screen, protect, ārai
E.g. Ki konā noa rī ai i ō rātou kamo
Kamo
Eye, to wink
Hāparangi
Hāmama, to shout, open the mouth
Māngai
Waha, mouth
Whaitiri
Whatitiri, thunder
Pupuhi
To blow
Āwhā
Storm, torrential rain
E.g. Ka ua te āwhā
Tīhae
-a, tia
To tear off, rip
Tumeke
Be surprised, frightened, shocked, startled
Matikuku
Claw, talon, nail
Mataika
First victim of battle
E.g. Kua whiwhi ia i tētehi mataika māna
Whakatoi
-a, hia, ngia, tia
Tease, mock, give cheek
Anō
Titiro mai ki aku kamo anō ko te moana
Pērā, as if, like, as though
Whakataruna
-tia
To pretend, mime, act, copy
Whakamihi
Whakamoemiti, give thanks
Ngingio
To laugh, katakata
Uruhau
Be happy, contented, pleased, glad
Kotikara
Finger nail, toe nail, finger, toe
Kāwekawka
Roroa, long
E.g. I ōna matikuku kāwekaweka
Whakamātau
-hia, ria, tia
attempt, try, experiment, cause to know, teach, tempt
To test
aitu
taniwha, tipua, tupua
uruhau
harikoa, be happy, contented, pleased, glad
hāparangi
-tia
hāmama, to shout, bawl, yell, bellow
whakamihi
whakamoemiti
whakawehi
whakamataku
kīrehe
kararehe, animal
tūtohu
-a, ngia, tia
to point out, indicate, recommend, prescribe, confirm, acknowledge, suggest
kaiponu
-hia, tia
selfish, to keep to oneself, withhold (especially of things which should be shared, including knowledge), refuse to let go
hāunga
besides, except, not including, apart from
e. g. hāunga rā (apart form that)
e. g. hāunga a Hone (apart from John)
tatau
to count, calculate, add up, enumerate
figure, number, count, tally, total
urutā / mate urutā
epidemic, plague, pandemic, deadly disease
e.g. he mate urutā e karangatia ana ko te SARS
ahu
to heap up
to tend, foster, nurture, fashion
to move in a certain direction, point in a certain direction, face towards, extend, stretch from
originate
hora
-hia, ia, ina
to spread out, display, make public, scatter, lie scattered about, go, flee, escape
tōpito
end, extremity
pānga
affected, associated with, related to
e.g. ko ngā tūmomo āhua o te mate nei i te pānga mai ki te tangata
pūkahukahu
lungs
maremare
-tia
to cough
cough, phlegm
wharo
to clear the throat
phlegm
tūroro
be sick, ill, unwell
sick person, patient
e.g. anini ai te mahunga o te tūroro
putanga
emergence, appearance, entrance, opening, escape
symptom
rewharewha
flu
kirikā
fever
matihe
to sneeze
aukati
-ngia, hia, a
blocked, prevented from passing, discriminate against, to damn a stream
e.g. ka aukatingia tana whakawhiti waka rererangi
wai marino
still/calm waters
aronui
to be agreeable, take notice of, to focus on
atarau
moonlit
moonlight, moon
pare
-a
to turn aside, ward off, divert, fend, go to one side, avoid, protect
ruku
-a, hia
to dive, diving, dive for
whakatotohu
cause to sink, submerge
ripi
-a, tia
to cut, gash, skim along the surface
e.g. ka ripia te kupenga ki ōna niho kia kore ai te tangata e toromi
pāhukahuka
be frothy
mākutu
curse, to inflict physical and psychological harm and even death through spiritual powers, bewitch, cast spells
e.g. patu hoki i te tangata mā te mātaku
mataku
be afraid, frightened, intimidated, fearful, alarmed
pūtake
to originate, cause, reason, source
whakarere
-whakarērea
to leave behind, forsake, desert, bequeath, reject, cast away, abandon, quit
e.g. kua whakarērea ia e ōna hoa
whakangā
to take breath, inhale, catch breath, rest, refresh, relax
