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.