Mai I te kākano Flashcards
To misunderstand, think mistakenly
Pōhēhē
To spur on, encourage, inspire, give someone the hurry-up
Whakakipakipa
Sand
Onepū
To curl (as a wave)
Kapukapu
- Wall, sidewall (of a house)
- Gossip scandal
Pakitara
- To carry in numbers
- To waste
Maumau
Roof of the mouth
Pikiarero
Dark in colour, dark green
Uriuri
To be fixed, constant, permanent, true to, steadfast, faithful staunch
Pūmau
To go on, lets go, usually a command to head off together
Hoake
To be shut, closed, doubled together
Kopi
Tool, property, equipment
Utauta
One who is experienced with dealing with difficult tasks, accomplished, able
Waewae kai pakiaka
Inexperienced
Ihu hūpē
To train, to defend, to protect
Whakangungu
One who habitually sleeps in, late riser, sleepy head
Tohetaka
To dawn
Opening of a river to the sea, river mouth
Pūao
First light, early dawn
Ata pūao
Nomad, itinerant, traveller, drifter, wanderer
Tangata takapau pōkai
whakarongo pīkari
(verb) to listen attentively
kanohi hōmiromiro
(noun) someone with an eye for detail, someone with keen eyesight, sharp sighted, sharp-eye, eagle-eye - a saying based on the observation that the hōmiromiro (tomtit) has keen eyesight and watches for its food on the ground and on trunks of trees, etc.
he ngutu kau
it’s just paying lip service, hypocrite - an idiom for someone who doesn’t fulfil a promise.
taringa pākura
(modifier) stubborn, obstinate, inflexible, hard-nosed, intractable, obdurate
hinengaro makere
(verb) to be forgetful, absent-minded
ringa mākohakoha
A man with smooth hands. (A saying for a lazy person, hence the smooth hands from lack of work.)
ringa tōhau nui
(noun) industrious person, hard-working, active, tireless, conscientious, zealous - sometimes as ringa tōhaunui
tahuti
(verb) to run away, hasten
pahure
(verb) to be accomplished, achieved
He kai, ko tāu e pahure; ko te mahi, e kore e pahure (W 1971:249). / Eating is your accomplishment, work is not.
tohetaka
(noun) one who habitually sleeps in, late riser, sleepyhead
ata pūao
(noun) early dawn, first light
tangata takapau pōkai
(noun) nomad, itinerant, traveller, drifter, wanderer
kirimana
(loan)(noun) contract, agreement
karaka maoa
(noun) person who can't swim - figurative term likening a non-swimmer to a mature karaka berry that sinks in water
toitoi okewa
(noun) inviting a lack of success in hunting, fishing, etc., counting one's chickens before they hatch
pao
(verb) hatch (an egg)
pūhore
(modifier) unsuccessful, fruitless, unproductive, unfortunate
kei hea mai
it was outstanding, terrific, that's wonderful, choice - an eastern dialect idiom exclaiming about the outstanding quality of something or someone, or his/her work. Sometimes it is used to compliment the thought, rather than the actual contribution. In this idiom, atu can replace mai
mei kore ake
in case…may, were fortunate, to see whether, if it were not for, thanks to, it’s just as well - an idiom praising the importance of someone’s or something’s contribution.
hemonga
(noun) object of desire, obsession, passion, enthusiasm
tupurangi
(modifier) random, disconnected
komo
(verb)(-hia,-tia) to thrust in, put in, insert, put on (clothes, shoes, etc.)
putuputu
(adjective) be frequent, at short intervals, in stages, frequently, often
tuawhiti
(verb) to be thick, fleshy, succulent, fat, of good quality, of substance
Purapura tuawhiti
I tā mātou hui ētahi purapura tuawhiti me ngā tāngata rongonui o te ao Māori. / There were some great leaders and famous people of the Māori world at our gathering.
iho
: (noun) heart, essence, inside, inner core, kernel, pith of a tree, essential quality, nature
pokapoka
(adjective) be irregular, imperfect
tiriwā
(verb)(-tia) to fill (a gap), stop (a gap)
nanakia
(noun) demon, pest, villain, scoundrel, tricky character, interesting character
tūāporoporo
(verb) to be fragmentary, piecemeal
autaia
(adjective) be pretty good, not too bad - a colloquialism used to say that a person, or something a person has done, is good or quite good and perhaps better than expected
turukitanga
(noun) additional part, follow-up, supplement, encore, epilogue
paihere
(verb)(-a,-ngia,-tia) to unite, bind, unify
Kei te hiko atu ōku whakaaro kia whānui, kia hōhonu, kia tino kaha rawa ngā mimire o te taura e paihere nei i a tātau
My thoughts are stimulated into ways to broaden, deepen and strengthen the strands of the rope that unites us all.
waingōhia
(verb) to be talented
