Kupu Hou - Pepa Tuatoru Flashcards
Māturu
-hia
To trickle, drip
Hinu
Fat, grease, dripping, oil, petrol
Ūkui
-a
To wipe, erase, sweep away
Rangahau
-a, tia
To seek, search out, pursue, research, investigate
Āta
Gently, slowly, carefully, clearly, deliberately, openly, thoroughly, intently, cautiously
Ketuketu
-a, ngia, tia
To scratch around, delve into
Tohunga
Be expert, proficient, priest, healer
Rā
Sail (of a canoe)
Ama
Outrigger (of a canoe)
Tārai
-a, tia
To sculpt, carve
Reo irirangi
Radio
Karapoti
Surroundings
Whāki
-a, na
To reveal, disclose, confess, dob in, nark, admit
Taumāhekeheke o te Ao
Olympics
Pūkenga
Skilled, skill, expertise, expert, specialist
Pūrotu
Pleasant, beautiful, handsome
Whakatatū
-ria, tia
To decide, settle, agree, agreement
Haunga
Be stinky, smelly, putrid, reeking, stale
Angiangi
Be thin (not of people’s physique)
Kikī
Be tight, crowded, full
Koi
Sharp, pointed
Koropuku
Convex, rounded (like upside down bowl)
Māheniheni
Smooth
Mārō
Hard, stiff, solid
Maroke
Dry
Mātotoru
Thick
Pāhekeheke
Slippery, unstable
Papatahi
Flat
Pārū
Be dull
Pīata
Shiny, bright, glossy
Pikopiko
Windy, curvy, bent
Poto
Short
Pukupuku
Lumpy
Tangatanga
Loose
Tapawhā
Square
Taratara
Rough, prickly, coarse
Tāroaroa
Tall
Tōtika
Straight, correct, right
Waipawa
Be brittle
Wete
Untie, unravel, release, set free, detach, disconnect
Whāiti
Narrow
Whānui
Wide, broad
Whāruarua
Concave (like a bowl)
Whīwhiwhi
Tangled, entwined
Porowhita
Circle, round
Rino
Steel, iron, metal
Parahitiki / kirihou
Plastic
Āneanewa
Wobbling about
Reti
-a, hia, tia
Slide down, to slide
Ārai
-a, hia, tia
To obstruct, shield, prevent, screen, hinder, block out, barrier, screen
Tauaro
Opposite, facing towards one another, antonym
Kē
Instead, already, actually
Parata
Taniwha living in the ocean and swallows vessels
Kaumingomingo
Mixed up
Whana
-ia
Kick (backwards)
Whanaunga
Relative, cousin