2. (adjective) be light-haired, blond, fair-haired, red-haired, ginger-haired, sandy-haired, auburn.
Ko Te Kani-a-Takirau he tangata tū rangatira, he roa, he kiritea, he ātaahua. He urukehu ōna makawe, he mingimingi (TTT 1/6/1926:413). / Te Kani-a-Takirau was a noble man, tall, fair and handsome. His hair was auburn and curly.
See also kehu
3. (modifier) light-haired, blond, fair-haired, red-haired, ginger-haired, sandy-haired, auburn.
E ai ki te Māori, he uri ngā tāngata urukehu me ngā kōrako nō te patupaiarehe me ngā wahine nā rātou i ai (Te Ara 2017). / According to the Māori, red-haired people and albinos were the descendants of patupaiarehe and the women who conceived them.
Synonyms: mākekehu
4. (noun) red-haired person, ginger-haired person, sandy-haired person, auburn-haired person.
Ko ētahi Māori he kiritea, he tūrehu, he kōrako, he urukehu (TKO 30/10/1920:4). / Some Māori are fair-skinned, pale, albino or red-headed people.
2. (stative) be slippery.
E hoa mā, kia tūpato, kua mania te auheke nei i te ua. / My friends, be careful, this slope is slippery from the rain.
3. (stative) be soft, smooth, silky - of hair.
4. (noun) Pacific gecko, brown gecko, Dactylocnemis pacificus - previously called Hoplodactylus pacificus. The markings on this species may often be brighter and with greater contrast compared to the common gecko. Widespread throughout the North Island and offshore islands in the north. Nocturnal, hiding during the day, and rarely seen basking. Lives on the ground, but will climb trees. Found in a variety of habitats.
See also teretere
Synonyms: pāpā, ngārara pāpā, teretere
mākekehu
1. (modifier) light-haired, fair-haired, blond.
taio makawe
1. (noun) lock of hair, sample of hair.
Ka tahuna te ahi whakaene, ka karakia te tohunga, ka hoatu te taio makawe (W 1971:27). / The mākutu fire was lit, the tohunga performed ritual chants, and a lock of hair was thrown in.
Synonyms: kaio
māhunga
1. (noun) head.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 87-88;)
Ko te mea mīharo o roto i tēnei karaunatanga a te tangata Māori i tō tāua nei kīngi, kāore i whakawahia ki te hinu, engari he mea hoatu he Paipera ki runga i tōna māhunga (TP 11/1912:6). / The amazing thing of this coronation of a Māori of our king was that he wasn't anointed with oil but a Bible was placed on his head.
See also māhuna
2. (noun) hair of the head.
Me whakaako i te wā e iti ana kia heru, kia paraihe i ō rātou māhunga (TTT 1/4/1923:2). / They should be taught to comb and brush their hair when they are small.
Mehemea he paru te paraihe, ka hē te māhunga mā (TTT 1/4/1923:2). / If the brush is dirty the clean hair will be contaminated.
2. (modifier) white (of hair, feathers, etc.).
Ko te 'kura' e whakataukītia nei ko ngā kura o ngā manu kura: o te kākā tuauru, o te kākā kura, o te kākā reko, o te kākāriki, o te tīeke, o te moho kura, me ērā atu manu kura, me te kererū (TP 3/1911:9). / The 'kura' spoken about are the rare feathers of the treasured birds: of the rare, red and white kākā, of the saddleback, red takahē and those other red birds, along with the New Zealand pigeon.
2. (verb) (-a) to adorn with a comb, place a comb in the hair.
Kātahi te tamāhine ka tahuri ki te tātai i a ia, nā ka heru i a ia, nā ka rākei i a ia ki ōna kaitaka, ka tia hoki i tōna māhunga ki te raukura - ko ngā raukura he huia, he kōtuku, he toroa, ka oti (NM 1928:198). / Then the daughter set about adorning herself, placing a comb in her hair, dressing herself in fine kaitaka cloaks, and placing feather plumes in her hair - feather plumes of huia, white heron and albatross feathers, and then she was finished.
3. (noun) comb (for hair).
He mea pai kia whai heru, paraihe a ia tamaiti mōna anake (TTT 1/4/1923:2). / It's a good thing for each child to her own comb and brush.
hina
1. (stative) be grey-haired, grey, pale in colour.
Ka puta mai he tangata kaumātua he hina te māhunga (THNT 21/5/1863:4). / An elderly man with grey hair appeared.
See also hinahina
2. (modifier) greying (of hair).
E whakaatu mai ana i tētehi whakaahua o Taingākawa mā i tangohia i taua wā nei, te amaru o tōna āhua rangatira, ōna makawe hina me tōna pāhaungutu mangu (TTR 1996:242). / A photograph of Taingakawa taken on this time shows him looking very distinguished, with his grey hair and dark moustache.
3. (noun) grey hair, greyness.
E whai atu nei ko te waiata a tētahi kaumātua, mō ētahi tamariki i kata ki a ia mō tōna hina (Te Ara 2015). / The following is a song of an elder, about children laughing at him and his grey hair.
2. (noun) māhoe, whiteywood, Melicytus ramiflorus - a common small tree in regrowth and coastal bush. Has alternating, pointed, oval leaves with teeth. Tiny flowers are abundant in spring and are followed by numerous purple-black berries.
He nui anō ngā rākau nunui i taua wā, he tōtara, he rimu, he kahika, he mataī, he miro, he kauri me ngā rākau pakupaku, he patatē, he hinahina he kaikōmako te paunga o te ngahere i te ahi (HTK 20/1/1894:5). / There were many giant trees at that time, tōtara, rimu, kahikatea, mataī, miro and kauri, with the small trees, patatē, whiteywood and kaikōmako, which were all destroyed in the fire.
