clock - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

karaka

1. (loan) (modifier) o’clock.

He tautohe tēnā i roa rawa, ā tae ana ki te rua karaka i te ata, taku hokinga atu ki te moenga (TW 19/10/1878:520). / It was an argument that went on too long and when it got to two o’clock in the morning, I went back to bed.

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2. (loan) (noun) clock.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 28-29;)

Ka nui ngā karaka, tīni wati, pine, rīngi me ērā atu taonga koura, hiriwa (TW 31/3/1877:128). / There are a great number of clocks, watch chains, broaches, rings and other gold and silver jewellery.

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matawā

1. (modifier) live, of the moment.

Synonyms: noho, whakanoho, nonoho

2. (noun) watch, clock, timepiece.

He moni, he kāmera, he matawā me ētahi atu mea i whānakohia e ngā hōia. / Money, cameras, watches and other things were stolen by the soldiers.

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karaka mati

1. (loan) (noun) digital clock.

karaka one

1. (loan) (noun) sand clock.

karaka ringa

1. (loan) (noun) analogue clock.

matawā whakaara

1. (noun) alarm clock.

ao te pō, pō te ao

1. all the time, day and night, around the clock.

Ao te pō, pō te ao, heoi anō tāu he amuamu. / Day and night, all you do is moan.

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pō noa, ao noa

1. all the time, day and night, around the clock.

He pukumahi a Pānia, ka mahi ia pō noa, ao noa. / Pānia’s a hard worker, she works around the clock.

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pō noa te ao

1. all the time, day and night, around the clock.

Kei te mahi koe, pō noa te ao. / You’re working all the time.

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karaka pūoho

1. (noun) alarm clock.

E hoki ana ōku mahara ki ngā rā i te pāmu, ki ngā rā o te eke whā wīra, o te miraka i ngā kau, o te tame heihei hei karaka pūoho. I remember my days on the farm, with the riding of the quad bike, with the milking of the cows, with the rooster as an alarm clock. /

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karaka

matawā

karaka mati

karaka one

karaka ringa

matawā whakaara

ao te pō, pō te ao

pō noa, ao noa

pō noa te ao

karaka pūoho

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