Wiki 9 - E takatū ana ki te moe

Question 1

pēniho

Answer 1

(noun) toothpaste.

Question 2

ahakoa

Answer 2

(particle) although, notwithstanding, despite, even though, whatever, no matter, in spite of, nevertheless.
(particle) whether … or - when repeated.

Question 3

taitai

Answer 3

(verb) (-a) to brush, scrub.
verb) (-a) to wrestle, dash, strike, knock.
(verb) (-a) to perform a tapu removal ceremony.
(noun) wrestling.
(noun) brush.

Question 4

miro

Answer 4

(noun) miro, brown pine,
(verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to spin, twirl, twist, twine.
(verb) (-a,-hia,-ia,-tia) to whirl, swirl.
(noun) thread, strand, twisted cord, fibre.
(noun) cotton.

Question 5

miro niho

Answer 5

(noun) dental floss.

Question 6

pūniho

Answer 6

(noun) gums (of the mouth).

Question 7

parakai

Answer 7

(noun) scraps of food, leftovers.

Question 8

akiaki

Answer 8

(verb) (-hia,-na,-ngia,-tia) to urge, encourage, incite, urge on, exhort.

Question 9

hoko

Answer 9

(verb) (-a,-na) to buy, sell, barter, trade, exchange, purchase - originally used for trade between hapū and iwi.

Question 10

matū

Answer 10

(noun) fat, gist (of a matter), richness, sense, point, spirit, quintessence.
(noun) material, matter (science), substance, chemical.

Question 11

mōu

Answer 11

for you (one person) - used when the possessor will not have control of the relationship or will be subordinate, passive or inferior to what will be possessed.

Question 12

paitini

Answer 12

(loan) (verb) (-hia,-tia) to poison, contaminate, pollute.
(loan) (modifier) toxic, poisonous, venomous.
(loan) (noun) poison, toxin, venom, contamination, contagion.

Question 13

momo

Answer 13

(noun) type, variety, type of, kind, race, breed, species, genus, offspring, descendant, sort of, manner, genre.

Question 14

take

Answer 14

(verb) (-a) to originate, derive.
(noun) reason, purpose, cause, origin, root, stump, source, beginning.
(noun) topic, subject, matter, issue, concern.
(noun) base, foot (of a hill, etc.).
(noun) plan.

Question 15

maitai

Answer 15

(noun) iron, steel, cutlery, metal.
(stative) be foreign.
modifier) good, beautiful, agreeable.

Question 16

paraihe

Answer 16

(loan) (verb) (-tia) to brush.
(loan) (noun) brush.
(loan) (noun) brass.
(loan) (noun) prize, award, trophy, honour.

Question 17

pōhēhē

Answer 17

(verb) (-tia) to misunderstand, think mistakenly.
(verb) to be at one’s wit’s end, bewildered, perplexed.
(modifier) mistaken, in error, confused, deluded, perplexed, misguided.
(noun) mistake, error, misunderstanding, blunder.

Question 18

ākuanei

Answer 18

(location) presently, today, soon, before long, shortly, in short time.
(interjection) perhaps.
you’ll get it soon, you’re in for it, you’re in for the high jump - sometimes used as an idiom at the start of the sentence to indicate that the speaker is becoming tired of, or angry about, what someone or others have said or done and is warning them they will be in trouble if they don’t stop.

Question 19

pīata

Answer 19

(verb) to be shiny, bright, polished, glossy.
(modifier) shiny, bright, polished, glossy, transparent.
(noun) brightness, shine, gloss finish.

Question 20

hīrere

Answer 20

(verb) to gush forth, spurt.
(verb) to rush, dash, hurry.
(noun) waterfall, torrent, shower (bathroom).

Question 21

hamahama

Answer 21

(loan) (verb) (-tia) to hammer, pound, defeat.

Question 22

amuamu

Answer 22

(verb) (-hia,-tia) to grumble, complain, begrudge.

(noun) complaint.

Question 23

kiritata

Answer 23

(noun) neighbour.

Question 24

maringanui

Answer 24

(interjection) fortunately, happily, luckily - normally used at the start of the statement.

Question 25

waimarie

Answer 25

(verb) to be lucky, fortunate.
(adjective) be lucky, fortunate, fortuitous, fortunately, providential.
(modifier) lucky, fortunate, fortuitous, fortunately, providential.
(noun) good fortune, luck.

Question 26

hoake

Answer 26

(verb) (-tia) to go on, let’s go - usually a command to head off together.
(verb) (-ngia) to give, bring - to some place connected with the speaker but in which he is not at the time of speaking.

Question 27

tao

Answer 27

(verb) to weigh down.
(noun) spear, javelin, lance.
(verb) (-na,-ngia) to cook.
(noun) cooking.

Question 28

kānga

Answer 28

(loan) (noun) corn, maize, sweetcorn.

(noun) burning.

Question 29

whawhaki

Answer 29

(verb) (whakia,-na) to gather, pick, pluck (fruit, etc.).
(modifier) picking, plucking, gathering, harvesting (by picking).
(noun) picking, plucking, gathering, harvesting (by picking).

Question 30

timotimo

Answer 30

(verb) (-a,-hia,-ria,-tia) to peck (as a bird), prick, strike with a pointed instrument, nip.
(modifier) nibbled, pecked.

Question 31

tawhiti

Answer 31

(verb) to be distant, far away, widely separated in space or time, remote.
(location) the distance, a long way away.
modifier) from abroad, foreign, exotic, introduced.
(noun) distance, distant locality.
(noun) fellow, person.

Question 32

waia

Answer 32

(verb) to be accustomed to, familiar with, used to, practised.

Question 33

pao

Answer 33

(verb) (-a,-ngia) to strike (with an implement), pound, hit, smash.
(verb) hatch (an egg).
(verb) (-a) to sing.
(noun) popular song, ditty, short impromptu topical song to entertain.
(verb) to stare vacantly, have a far-off look.
(modifier) glazed (of the eyes).

Question 34

raho

Answer 34

(verb) (-a) to cover with a floor of wood.
(noun) platform, floor, deck.
(noun) testicle, testis, testes.
(noun) labia majora.

Question 35

kumu

Answer 35

(verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to carry in the closed hand.
(verb) (-a) to hold (the breath).
(verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to clench, close.
(noun) anus, posterior, buttocks, bum, backside, tail (of a bird).

Question 36

kakī

Answer 36

(noun) neck.

(noun) throat.

Question 37

poho

Answer 37

(noun) chest, bosom, seat of affections, stomach.

Question 38

pītaritari

Answer 38

(verb) (-a,-tia) to incite, provoke, annoy.

Question 39

ruku

Answer 39

(verb) (-a,-hia) to dive, diving, dive for.

(noun) diving.

Question 40

toka

Answer 40

(verb) to be firm, solid, satisfied.

(noun) rock, large stone, boulder.

Question 41

whakakatakata

Answer 41

(verb) to amuse, make laugh.
(modifier) funny, humorous.
(noun) humour, wit.

Question 42

hopihopi

Answer 42

(loan) (verb) (-hia) to soap up, lather up.

Question 43

totoka

Answer 43

(verb) to congeal, become solid, set, solidify, harden.

(noun) solid.

Question 44

ngutu

Answer 44

(noun) lip.
(noun) beak, bill - usually in the plural.
(noun) entrance (of a cave, river, etc.), river mouth.
(noun) muzzle (of a gun).
(noun) rim (of a container), mouthpiece (of a calabash or musical instrument).

Question 45

ritenga

Answer 45

(noun) likeness, custom, customary practice, habit, practice, resemblance, implication - the normal way of doing things.
(noun) ritual.
(noun) place corresponding, thing corresponding, vicinity.
(noun) version.

Question 46

mau

Answer 46

(verb) (-ria) to take up, carry, take, bring (when followed by mai).
(verb) to lay hold of, grasp (followed by ki), wield (as in mau rākau).
(verb) to put on, wear.
(stative) be caught, confirmed, made fast, held, seized, established, captured, taken, overtaken, comprehended, understood, caught out.
(stative) be fixed, firm, secure, hold firm, continuing, lasting, retained.