momo
1. (noun) type, variety, type of, kind, race, breed, species, genus, offspring, descendant, sort of, manner, genre.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 7;)
He momo tangata kē anō a Kaute, kāore ia i rite ki te nuinga atu o ana hoa tōrangapū nā te mea kore rawa ia i akona ki te kōrero parau, ki te kōhetehete, papare kē rānei i te take (TTR 2000:47). / Couch was a different sort of person, unlike many of his political colleagues, because he never learned to lie, to quibble, or to evade an issue.
See also tūmomo
Synonyms: āti, tātea, paratau, uri, keakea, tū, tikanga, kano, ohaoha, tūpore, ngāwari, kātū, tūmomo, whakataetae, matawaka, iwi, whakaoma, tauomaoma, reihi, tauwhawhai, mātāwaka, tuoma, rēhi, rere, rērehi, peo, karapetapeta
2. (stative) be lethargic, lackadaisical, sleepy.
He tangata momoe, he tangata māngere, e kore e whiwhi ki te taonga (TTT 1/10/1922:11). / A lackadaisical and lazy person will never obtain riches.
Synonyms: anuhea, inukorokoro, turikore, takurutu, tūrūruhi, ruhi, kiriahi, korou kore, ngehe, pāroherohe, hinamoe, pōuruuru, ārangirangi, pōngenge, tārure, iwingohe
momo reo
1. (noun) type of language, register.
Ka ahu katoa mai ngā reo o Poronīhia i te momo reo o Austronesian (Te Ara 2011). / All Polynesian languages originate from the Austronesian language family.
Synonyms: rēhita, pukapuka rēhita, mita, whakatapoko
momo taketake
1. (noun) endemic species.
Ko ētahi rauropi pērā i te tūī, nō Aotearoa anake, kāore e kitea i whenua kē, ā, ka kīia he momo taketake ēnei (RP 2009:291). / Some organisms, like the tūī, are only from New Zealand and aren't found in other countries, and these are said to be endemic species.
mātauranga momo tangata
1. (noun) ethnology, ethnography.
I hoki atu anō hoki ia i te tau 1955 ki te whai anō i te kaupapa rapunga whakaaro, ā, ka hia kē nei hoki te nui o ngā kōrero tuku iho me te mātauranga momo tangata o te Māori i oti i a ia te rangahau (TTR 2000:10). / He also returned in 1955 to pursue philosophy and did much research into Māori history and ethnography.
he momo (tonu)
1. true to form, it's a family trait, inherited quality, hereditary trait - this idiom highlights a person's character and inherited qualities or those of his/her ancestors. It can be applied to both good and bad traits.
Ka rawe kē te reo o Kiri! He momo tonu tērā nō tana whānau. / Kiri's voice is wonderful! That's a family trait.
