2. (adjective) be brave, bold, victorious, experienced, accomplished, adept, competent, skilful, capable.
He toa kē ake au i a rātau ki te hī ika (HP 1991:16). / I was more skilful than them at line fishing.
Synonyms: waewae kai pakiaka, tareka, kei a [koe] mō te ..., ringa rehe, Kei a ... mō te ..., riwha, taea
3. (noun) courage, bravery, champion, winner, expert.
See also tiamupiana
4. (noun) warrior, brave man.
Nā reira ka āta whakatahi te iwi me i kore te hoariri e whai atu ki te ururua o te ngahere i tua atu o te pā, kia haupapatia ai e Heke me ana toa (TTR 1990:7). / And so the people deliberately withdrew in the hope that the enemy might follow into the undergrowth of the bush on the other side of the pā, so that they could be ambushed by Heke and his warriors.
5. (noun) male (of animals, birds, insects and plants).
He manu te kōmako; ka tangi ana i te awatea, ka tangi tētahi i konei, ka tangi tētahi i korā; nā, i te pō ka tangi ko tētahi anake, ka kīia ko tērā te toa (JPS 1956:201). / The bellbird is a bird which, when it sings in the daytime one will sing here another from somewhere else; and, when one sings alone in the night, that is said to be the male bird.
toa
1. (loan) (noun) shop, store.
He kore utu mai nā te Pākehā, me te Māori, i āku mea i namā e rātou, i mea ai ahau me hoko taku toa me aku taonga (TW 3/6/1876:223) / Due to non-payment by Pākehā and Māori for my things which are owed by them, I have decided that I must sell my shop and goods.
Synonyms: whare pūkainga taonga, whare hokohoko
2. (noun) play off.
whiringa toa
1. (noun) final (competitions).
I te Ipu o te Ao mō te hunga wāhine ka hinga a Ahitereiria ki te kapa wāhine Māori. Nā konā ka uru ngā tīma o Aotearoa ki te whiringa toa, arā, ka tākaro te tīma Māori ki ngā Rarauhe Kiwi (Te Ara 2017). / In the Women’s World Cup the New Zealand Māori women’s team beat Australia. As a result the New Zealand teams were in the final, that is the Māori team played the Kiwi Ferns.
hipi toa
1. (loan) (noun) ram.
Nā ka mea ia ki a ia, Tīkina tētahi kau māku, hei te tau toru, me tētahi koati uha, hei te tau toru, me tētahi hipi toa, hei te tau toru, me tētahi kūkupa, me tētahi pī kūkupa (PT Kenehi 15:9) / So he said to him, “Bring Me a three year old heifer, a three year old female goat, a three year old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.”
