Wiki 11 - Te Mahinga kai, arā te māra Flashcards
paoka
(verb) (-tia) to stab, pierce.
(noun) pointed stick, skewer (for picking up food), fork.
hetiheti
(verb) (-a,-ngia) to hoe.
(noun) hoe.
hauhake
(verb) (-a,-hia,-na,-tia) to harvest, take up a root crop, dig up (a root crop).
(modifier) harvesting, harvest.
(noun) harvest.
whakawātea
(verb) (-ngia,-tia) to clear, free, dislodge, purge, get rid of.
(verb) (-ngia,-tia) to excuse, make way for, exempt.
(noun) clearing, freeing, expunging, purging, removal.
(noun) exit, exit song, exit item - a term used for the final item of a traditional performing arts competition during which the performing group retreats from the stage.
kakau
(noun) stalk (of a plant), stem.
noun) handle (of a tool
kānga
(loan) (noun) corn, maize, sweetcorn.
(noun) burning.
whakahemohemo
(verb) (-a) to be on the point of death, close to death, dying.
hopu
(verb) (-a,-kia,-kina,-ngia) to seize, catch, snatch, detect, take in the act, capture, arrest.
(noun) seizing, catching, snatching, capturing, arresting.
takiwā
(noun) district, area, territory, vicinity, region.
(noun) time, period, season.
(noun) space.
(noun) setting.
pūtake
(verb) (-tia) to originate.
(noun) cause, reason, origin, source.
(noun) base, root.
(noun) ancestor, progenitor.
(noun) base, root (of a number), base of a number system, and of a geometrical figure
huhuti
(verb) (hūtia) to pull out, hoist, haul up, pluck (feathers and hair), fish - alternative form for huti.
maunu
(verb) (-hia) to draw out, pull out, withdraw, loosened.
(verb) (-hia) to withdraw, retreat.
(verb) to come out, emerge, emigrate, leave.
(verb) to be taken off (of clothes, etc.).
(verb) to loosen, come out, dislodge, come free.
(verb) to be drawn from a belt, etc.
kūmea
Passive of kume and kukume.
(verb) (kūmea) to pull, drag. Usually kūmea in the passive form.
(verb) (kūmea) to pull out, stretch, extend.
whakapakari
(verb) (-hia,-tia) to strengthen, mature (of people), develop.
(modifier) developing, strengthening, perfecting, refining.
(noun) refinement, strengthening, polishing, perfecting, refining, developing.
manawanui
(verb) to be steadfast, stout-hearted, tolerant, patient, unwavering, resolute, persistent, committed, dedicated, unswerving, staunch, dogged, tolerant.
(noun) perseverance, determination, persistence, dedication.
paopao
(verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to strike repeatedly, tenderise, hammer, type.
(noun) gossip, idle talk.
(noun) song of gossip, derisive song.
(verb) to hatch (of eggs).
takataka
(verb) to fall frequently or in numbers, drop, turn or roll from side to side.
(verb) to move, walk, range.
(noun) head.
(verb) to make ready, prepare.
one-takataka
(noun) friable soil.
paru
(stative) be dirty, muddy, soiled.
(noun) dirt, mud, earth.
(noun) sewage.
pakiaka
(noun) root (of a tree, etc.).
Panga
(verb) (-a,-ia,-ina) to throw, toss, lay, place.
whiti
(verb) (-kina,-ngia,-a,-kia) to shine (of sun).
(noun) shining.
otaota
(noun) vegetation, weeds, grass, herbs.
(noun) litter.
māringanui
(interjection) fortunately, happily, luckily - normally used at the start of the statement.
matomato
(verb) to be green (of foliage), grow vigorously, flourish, lush.
(verb) to be of pleasing appearance, aesthetically pleasing, appealing, attractive.
(modifier) lush, green, growing vigorously, verdant.
(noun) lushness, greenness.
tupu
(verb) (-ngia,-ria) to grow, increase, spring, issue, begin, develop, prosper, sprout, originate - western dialect variation of tipu.
(modifier) real, genuine, own, ancestral.
(noun) seedling, growth, development, shoot, bud.
hutihuti
(verb) (-a) to pull out, hoist, haul up, pull up, pluck (feathers and hair), fish.
(noun) a variety of kūmara.
taru
(noun) type, variety, thing.
(noun) plague, disease, something unpleasant from abroad.
hau
(noun) vital essence, vitality - of a person, place or object.
(noun) ceremonial offering of food to an atua - a rite of presenting the hau to the atua with an offering or incantation.
(verb) to exceed, be in excess.
(noun) excess - over a complete measurement.
(noun) external angle, corner, obtuse angle.
(verb) to be heard, resound, spread (news), famous.
(noun) fame, reputation, name, prestige, eminence, renown, esteem, prominence, report.
(noun) wind, breeze, breath.
(noun) air, gas.
(noun) present in return for one received.
(verb) (hāua,-a,-tia) to strike, hit, serve (with a bat, stick, racket, etc.), chop.
inā
(interjection) here! see here! how …! - used to point out something or the reason for something and is often followed by hoki or rā.
(particle) so, really, how - used to emphasise a quality of something.
(particle) When inā is used to emphasise statements about quality, the addition of nā, rā, ia and koa strengthens the meaning. These are usually written as one word.
(particle) When inā is used to emphasise statements about quality, the addition of nā, rā, ia and koa strengthens the meaning. These are usually written as one word.
(particle) when - of future time, followed immediately by the verb.
(particle) then - shortened form of the intensive iana.
(verb) to bask, warm oneself, dry.
maroke
(stative) be dry, arid.
(modifier) dried, arid.
kotikoti
(verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to cut to pieces, dice.
(verb) (-a) to divide, lay out boundaries.
(verb) to be striped.
(modifier) separated.
(noun) cutter.
(noun) slice tool (digital image editing).
pirau
(verb) to be put out, extinguished, rotten, beaten, defeated.
(verb) to be festering, infected.
(modifier) rotten, decaying, decayed.
(noun) decay, rot, rotting, decaying.
noun) pus.
whakamōmona
(verb) (-tia) to make fat, fatten, enrich, make fertile.
(noun) nourishment, manure, fertilizer.
oneone
(noun) earth, soil, dirt, ground, land.
whakatō
(verb) (-hia,-kia,-ngia) to plant, introduce, insert.
(verb) (-kia,-ngia) to cause to conceive, fertilise.
(modifier) planting.
(noun) planting.
okioki
(verb) to rest, pause.
(noun) rest.
haumako
(verb) to be rich, fertile.
(modifier) fertile, rich, productive.
(noun) fertility, richness.
mōmona
(verb) to be fat, fatty, obese, in good condition, rich, fertile (of the land).
(modifier) fat, fatty, obese, in good condition, rich, fertile (of the land).
(noun) fat, obesity, in good condition, richness, fertility (of the land), corpulence, fatness.
oranga
(noun) survivor, food, livelihood, welfare, health, living.
kaingākau
(verb) (-tia) to prize greatly, value, treasure, fond of, take pleasure in.
huti
(verb) (hūtia) to pull out, pull up, haul up - the u becomes a long vowel in the passive form, i.e. hūtia.
(verb) (hūtia) to raise (a flag, etc.), hoist.
(verb) (hūtia) to pluck (feathers and hair).
(verb) (hūtia) to fish, reel in.
(noun) pulling, hoisting, fishing, raising, plucking, uplifting.
pahupahu
(verb) (-tia) to bark (of a dog).
(verb) (-tia) to prattle on, rabbit on, gossip, raving on.
whakapau
(verb) (-a,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to deplete, consume, use up, spend, finish up, exhaust, squander.
(modifier) expending, spending, utilising, consuming, exhaustive.
(noun) expenditure, spending, consumption, depletion, utilisation.
māhunga
(noun) head.
(noun) hair of the head.
hihi
(noun) front gable (of a house).
(noun) ray of sun.
(noun) feeler (of crayfish), antenna, sucker, thin shoot, tendril (of plants), tentacle (of Portuguese man-of-war), sliver, baleen - any long slender appendage.
(noun) straight line (maths).
(noun) stitchbird,
ngaua
(determiner) those (mentioned before) - plural of taua. Must be followed by a noun. Tainui variation of aua.
(verb) (-a,-ngia) to bite, gnaw, chew, hurt, itch.
(verb) (-a,-ngia) to act upon, affect, afflict.
(noun) bite, affect, itch, pain.
(noun) striking, biting.
ngoikore
(verb) to be weak, listless, feeble, powerless, faint.
(modifier) weak, listless, feeble, powerless.
(noun) weakness, listlessness, feebleness, powerlessness, impotence.
wharau
(noun) temporary shelter, booth, shed.
tonotono
(verb) to request, demand (frequently).
(modifier) bossy, demanding.
(noun) dogsbody, gofer, lackey, flunky.
noun) demand, appeal, request.
whakataha
(verb) (-ia,-ngia) to put to one side, pass by, turn aside.
(verb) to glance.
kāheru
(noun) shovel, spade - traditionally a wooden spade-like implement.
koko
(verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to scoop up, shovel.
(verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to pull up.
(noun) shovel, scoop, spoon.
tīrou
(verb) (-a) to take up with a stick or fork, reach with a stick.
(verb) (-a) to move a canoe sideways - by plunging the paddle into the water and drawing it towards one.
(noun) pole, stick (used to reach something), pointed stick (used as a fork), fork.
hetiheti
(verb) (-a,-ngia) to hoe.
(noun) hoe.
(noun) hedgehog.
huripara
(loan) (noun) wheelbarrow.
whakataha
(verb) (-ia,-ngia) to put to one side, pass by, turn aside.
(verb) to glance.
hiko
(verb) (-ia) to flash (of lightning, etc.).
(verb) to stimulate.
(verb) (-ia) to snatch, grab, grasp.
(modifier) electrical, power, electronic, electric.
(noun) lightning.
(noun) electricity, power.
wiri
(noun) flock (of birds).
(noun) shoal (of eels, etc.).
(verb) (-a,-hia) to bore, twist, drill.
(verb) to tremble, shiver, shudder, shake, quiver.
(noun) gimlet, auger, drill, screwdriver, anything for boring holes.
kanioro
(verb) (-a,-hia) to grind by rubbing to and fro.
kani
(verb) (-a) to saw, rub backwards and forwards.
noun) saw (tool
mauria mai
(verb) (-ria) to take up, carry, take, bring (when followed by mai).
whao
(verb) (-hia,-na,-ngia,-ria,-whia,-whina) to put into (a bag, receptacle, etc.).
(verb) (-hia,-na,-ngia,-ria,-whia,-whina) to fill.
(verb) (-hia,-na,-ngia,-ria,-whia,-whina) to go into, enter.
(verb) (-a,-whia) to chisel out.
(noun) iron tool, chisel.
(noun) nail.
whakaraupapa
(verb) (-tia) to sequence, arrange in order, list.
(verb) (-tia) to instil order, instil discipline.
(modifier) instilling order, instilling discipline.
(noun) arranging in order, listing, layering.
(noun) order, discipline.
pakitara
(noun) wall, side wall (of a house).
(noun) gossip, scandal.
māmā
(adjective) be light (not heavy), easy, less restricted, simple.
(noun) lightness.
(loan) (noun) mother, mum.
Whakairi
(verb) (-a,-hia) to hang up, suspend, elevate
hiahia
(experience verb) (-tia) to desire, wish for, want, crave, need.
(noun) desire, wish, need, want, aspiration, hope.
Kamakama
(stative) be quick, eager, keen, nimble.
paki
(verb) to be fine, without rain, dry, fair (of the weather).
(modifier) fine, without rain, dry, fair (of the weather).
(noun) fine weather.
roanga
(noun) continuation, extent, rest of.
wawe
(verb) to be early, quickly, too soon, prematurely, immediately.
(modifier) soon, quickly, rapidly, early, prematurely, promptly - used as an adverb to indicate something happening earlier than expected.
(modifier) before, first.
taea
(verb) to be able, accomplished, possible - although this word derives from tae and its passive ending -a, it has developed a feature distinct from the normal passive construction, in that the action of which someone is said to be capable is preceded by te and no preposition. Unlike other verbs in the passive which do not take a passive ending when following me, taea may occur after me. If taea is modified by a base and/or a particle, which would normally take a passive ending after a verb in the passive, then that base or particle also has a passive ending (usually -tia).
(loan) (noun) tyre.
hē
(verb) (-ngia) to be wrong, mistaken, incorrect.
(verb) to be contaminated.
(verb) to be going downhill, in difficulty, in trouble, going awry.
(modifier) incorrectly, wrongly, in bad condition, in the wrong way - to indicate something done or handled incorrectly.
(noun) error, fault, mistake, difficulty, harm, fallacy, blunder.
kōmaru
(stative) be cloudy.
(noun) sun.
(noun) sail.
mātanga
(modifier) sophisticated, experienced, skilled.
(noun) experienced person, expert, specialist, consultant, professional, practitioner, old hand, analyst.
