kōpū
1. (noun) belly, abdomen.
Heoi, ka noho nei te taniwha, ko tana mahi, he patu i ngā tira haere; arā, he kai i ngā tāngata, horopuku tonu, ahakoa he kawenga tā te tangata, ka horomia pukutia e taua taniwha — ahakoa he tamaiti i runga i te hākui e waha ana, ka heke tahi rāua ki roto i te kōpū o te taniwha nei — ahakoa ngā tokotoko me ngā taiaha, ka pau katoa te horo (JPS 1905:200). / And so the taniwha remained there. His occupation was killing the travelling parties - that is, he used to swallow them whole, even if they had loads on their backs they were swallowed up by that taniwha - mothers carrying children on their backs, they went down together into the belly of this taniwha - even walking sticks and taiaha, they were completely swallowed up.
2. (noun) womb, uterus.
Ko te kupu ‘whenua’ mō Papatūānuku. Heoi, arā anō tērā mahinga o te kupu ‘whenua’ mō te ewe, te kaiwhāngai, te kaitauawhi i te tamaiti e tipu ana i te kōpū o tōna whāea (Te Ara 2015). / 'Whenua' is the word for land. However, there is another use of the word 'whenua' for the placenta, the organ that nourishes and supports the child growing in the womb of its mother.
3. (noun) midst, bosom - often used in the phrase kōpū o te whenua or kōpū o Papatūānuku in reference to burial of the dead.
Haere rā, whakangaro atu i a koe ki te kōpū o te whenua, ki ngā rua kōiwi o ngā mātua, tīpuna ē, haere rā, haere atu rā! (EM 2002:190). / Farewell, disappear to the bosom of the earth, to the burial place of the bones of the parents and ancestors, farewell, depart!
Synonyms: waenganui, waenga, waengarahi
4. (noun) belly skin with down (of a bird) - used as an ornament.
Kua herua ake taua tangata rā i te pō, kua tiatiaina ki te raukura, e rua kōpū toroa ki ngā taringa (NM 1928:84). / That man had combed up his hair that night, stuck a feather plume in his hair and had two belly skins of albatross down in his ears.
5. (noun) inner garment.
Ko te pūeru i waho, ko te kahakaha i roto, ko te kōpū i roto rawa (NM 1926:116). / The course cape on the outside, the kahakaha underneath and the kōpū right inside that.
2. (verb) to be clenched (of the fist).
Ki te puku te ringa e kore e taea te rūrū (Milroy 2016). / A clenched fist prevents the shaking of hands (Milroy 2016).
3. (noun) swelling, tumour, lump, bubble, stomach, abdomen, centre, belly, tummy.
Kotahi wiki i muri mai ka mau tētahi arikeita, nō te tuakanga i te puku ka kitea ngā kahu o taua Pākehā i roto (TP 4/1904:8). / One week later an alligator was captured, and on opening up its stomach, the clothes of that Pākehā were found inside.
Synonyms: tia, kōpū, riu, takapū, poikurukuru, pōkurukuru, tipu, repe, koropuku, pungapunga, punga, huahua, pukupuku
takapū
1. (verb) to be corpulent, plump, stout, portly, rotund, burly, tubby.
Ka kōkau te tipu, ka rahirahi, ka ngāwari te waitohu o tēnā wahine hapū. Ka takapū te tipu o te wahine, ka whakahara, ka uaua anō tēnā āhua wahine ki te waitohu (JPS 1929:262). / If of slim, lean build then the signs of such a pregnant woman are easily noted. If the woman's build is stout and corpulent then again it is difficult to judge.
Synonyms: whakahara, wheti, pukunati, kunekune, kune, māretireti
2. (noun) abdomen, belly.
Ka matika a Tia, ka tohu ki te takiwā o Rangiuru, ka tapa ki te takapū o tana tama a Tapuika (Te Ara 2013). / Tia rose up and pointed to the area of Rangiuru naming it the abdomen of his son Tapuika.
3. (noun) calf (of the leg), calf muscle.
Kei muri te takapū i te waewae i waenganui i te turi me te rekereke. / The calf is at the back of the leg between the knee and the heel.
See also tupehau
toupiore
1. (verb) to be listless, languid, lazy.
Nā te werawera au i toupiore ai, tē tae atu ki a koe (W 1971:442). / Because of the heat I was listless and did not reach you.
Synonyms: iwingohe, whakaparure, parure, pāroherohe, haumaruru, ngehe, ruhi, whakaroau, anuhea, hangenge, iwikore, taharangi, ārangirangi, kahakore, hauhauaitu, ānewa, whakapahoho, pōngenge, whakatairuhi, tūpaku, tārure, maero, tūrūruhi, wairuhi, maninohea, ngoringori, korou kore, ngoikore, tūkeke, waimori, mākoko, hakurara, makihoi, māngere, māikoiko, hakirara, pirorehe, hākiki, pakihore, tō kumu, makuku
2. (noun) coward, scaredy-cat, yellow-belly.
Kaua e whirinaki ki te toupiore rā - ka eke ana ki te mura o te ahi, kua kore i kitea (PK 2008:980). / Don't rely on that coward - when you're in the thick of battle, he's nowhere to be seen.
Synonyms: tautauā
2. (noun) amusing impromptu dance performed by women in which the belly is thrust forward.
Nō te pō ko ngā haka, ko ngā poi, ko ngā kopikopi, kātahi ka tino mate rawa te tangata whenua (TTT 1/9/1917:655). / At night there were haka, poi and kopikopi performances and then the local people were really defeated.
pukutihe
1. (verb) to be pot-bellied.
Nā te mate i te kai ka pukutihe ngā tamariki (Ng 1993:349). / The children have pot-bellies from malnutrition (Ng 1993:349).
Synonyms: pukuwheti
pukuwheti
1. (adjective) be pot-bellied.
Synonyms: pukutihe
hōpara
1. (noun) thorax, belly.
Ka moimoi a Tama rāua ko Whakatūria, ka au mai anō te kurī rā, "Au!" Kokopi rawa iho a Toi i tōna māngai, e tau tonu ake ana i roto. Nō konā hoki te whakataukītanga iho a Toi, "Ai taukiri, e! I huna iho hoki koe ki roto ki te hōpara nui o Toi, e tau ake ana anō koe." (NM 1928:54). / Tama and Whakatūria called for the dog and it barked, "Au!" Toi shut his mouth tightly, but it continued to bark inside. And as a result we have Toi's saying, "Oh dear! And you were hidden in the great belly of Toi and then you barked again."
2. (noun) coward, scaredy-cat, yellow-belly.
Ko ngā tautauā, arā ngā pirorehe, i mate, ko ngā toa i oma (W 1971:284). / The cowards died but the warriors escaped.
Synonyms: toupiore
2. (noun) valley, basin, dale.
Ko Taui tētahi reo i roto i te matua, nō te mea ko ia tētahi tangata whānui te mōhio ki tērā takiwā tae atu ki te riu o Waikato (M 2006:124). / Taui was one of the commanders in the force because he was a person with broad knowledge of that district including the Waikato basin.
3. (noun) belly, chest, abdomen, stomach.
Kātahi ka haehaea taua ika nei he kai mā rātou, pāwharatia tonutia ai te riu, takoto kē atu, takoto kē mai (KO 15/10/1887:6). / Then that fish was cut up as food for them, the belly was ripped apart and lay open.
4. (noun) core (of the body).
Ko te riu te wāhanga waenga o te tinana, ko mua, ko muri, ko ngā taha hoki. Ko ngā uaua o te riu hei whakamārō i te katoa o te tinana, tae atu ki te tū me te neke a te tangata (RMR 2017). / The riu is the mid-section of the body, including front, back and sides. The core muscles stabilise the whole body, and allow it to both stand and move (RMR 2017).
whatuaro
1. (noun) belly fat (of fish).
Ka mataku te wahine rā i te upoko rā, ka rere ki te whatuaro. Ka kī ano te tangata rā. "Māku tonu te whatuaro, te wāhi i takoto ai taku mōunu." (M 2005:316). / The wife was afraid to eat the head and reached for the belly fat. The man again said, "The belly fat is for me too, as that is the place where my bait lay."
kōnae
1. (noun) small basket woven from flax.
Ko Kahu-koka te tangata o ēnei i mahara ki te mau mai i te kōnae purapura kūmara, he koka ngā takai o tōna kōnae kūmara, koia ka tapaia e ngā hoa, ko Kahu-koka. / Kahu-koka was the person who had the forethought to bring with him a basket of kūmara tubers, which was wrapped up in koka, hence his companions gave him that name Kahu-koka.
2. (noun) belly of a fishing net.
Kāore anō te kōnae o te kupenga i ū mai ki uta, kua rere a Kahu-hunu ki te whawhao ika māna, arā, ki te muru (JPS 1905:67). / The belly of the net had not yet been hauled in, when Kahu-hunu (Kahungunu) rushed in and seized a fish for himself, that is, he grabbed it (without waiting for the proper distribution).
3. (noun) file.
Me whakahoki mai tētahi tauira o te kōnae rorohiko ki a au (HM 2/1994). / A copy of the electronic file should be returned to me.
haku
1. (noun) kingfish, Seriola lalandi - large sporting fish, dark blue-green on the back and silvery white on the belly with a broad longitudinal yellow stripe on the sides. Body elongated, cylindrical, with a large mouth reaching back to the small eye.
Kua mau tāu ika, he haku, nō te moana uri (TPH 24/5/1898:5). / Your fish has been caught, a kingfish from the deep green ocean.
kohikohi
1. (noun) trumpeter, Latris lineata - a fish, yellow-brown on the back and sides with three bands of olive to yellow-green along the side. Belly silvery yellow, body elongated and compressed. Head with distinct concave profile.
Ko ētahi o āna mahi i te moutere he hopu haere, he kohi haere rānei i ētahi atu momo kai, arā, i te kekeno, i te kina, i te pāua, i te pākirikiri, i te mararī, i te kohikohi me te weka (TTR 1996:72). / Some of her tasks on the island was hunting and gathering various types of food, such as seals, sea-urchins, pāua, blue cod, butterfish, trumpeter and weka.
Synonyms: pōrae
2. (noun) opalfish, Hemerocoetes spp. - a slender-bodied fish with a flattened shovel-like head and a knob at the tip of the jaw.
2. (noun) mottled petrel, Pterodroma inexpectata - a common endemic seabird with a white face, heavily mottled grey. Upperparts are dark frosty grey, with a darker M across the wings. Dark eye patch. Underparts are white except for a grey patch on the lower breast and belly. Bill small and black. Legs and feet fleshy pink.
aihe
1. (noun) common dolphin, Delphinus delphis - dark grey to black with a purplish sheen on the back. The belly is white. It has a well-marked beak and 45-50 pairs of small pointed teeth. Usually moves about in schools.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 2-4;)
Ka hia rau ngā momo ika kei ngā wai tai o Aotearoa. Kitea anōtia ai he kekeno, he kakerangi, he aihe, he tohorā (Te Ara 2016). / There are many hundreds of fish species in Aotearoa/New Zealand’s coastal waters. New Zealand fur seals, New Zealand sea lions, common dolphins and whales are also seen.
