Takurua
1. (personal noun) Sirius, the Dog Star - one of the brightest stars in the sky and found in Kāhui Takurua (Canis Major).
Ko te tahi o Pipiri kua pipiri tonu ngā turi i taua tāima. He tohu nui nā ō tātou tūpuna. Kei tēnei marama ko ngā whetū, ko Puanga, ko Matariki, ko Tautoru, ko Takurua, e mana ana te whakataukī, "Takurua hūpē nui." (TP 1/4/1899:3) / In the first month of Pipiri (June) the knees are close together. That was an important symbol of our ancestors. In this month it is the stars Rigel, the Pleiades, Orion's Belt and Sirius which is reflected in the saying, "Sirius of much nasal discharge."
See also Kāhui Takurua
2. (personal noun) second month of the Māori lunar calendar, approximately equivalent to July.
Ko te putanga mai o Matariki te tohu mō te marama tuatahi, ko ngā ingoa hoki ēnei o ngā marama katoa: Te Tahi o Pipiri, Te Rua o Takurua,Te Toru Here o Pipiri, Te Whā o Mahuru, Te Rima o Kōpū, Te Ono o Whitiānaunau, Te Whitu o Hakihea, Te Waru o Rehua, Te Iwa o Rūhi-te-rangi, Te Ngahuru o Poutū-te-rangi, Te Ngahuru mā tahi, Te Ngahuru mā rua (TP 1/3/1901:6). / The appearance of Pleiades is the sign for the first month and these are the names of all the months: The first is Pipiri, the second is Takurua, the third is Here o Pipiri, the fourth is Mahuru, the fifth is Kōpū, the sixth is Whiti-ānaunau, the seventh is Hakihea, the eighth is Rehua, the ninth is Rūhi-te-rangi, the tenth is Poutūterangi, the eleventh and twelth months.
Synonyms: Maramawhitu, Rua o Takurua, Te, Hūrae, Hōngongoi
takurua
1. (verb) to be winter.
E whawhai huakore noa iho ana ki te ope a Te Kooti, kātahi ka hoki whakamuri mai he kore nō Te Arawa i hiahia ki te whawhai i te wā e takurua ana (TTR 1990:283). / After inconclusive fighting with Te Kooti's forces the column withdrew, as Te Arawa troops did not wish to fight in winter.
2. (noun) winter.
I hangā e te kiore tana kōhanga kia āhuru ai ia i te takurua (TTT 1/10/1924:118). / The rat built its nest so that it would be warm in the winter.
2. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
3. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
4. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
5. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
6. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
7. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
8. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
9. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
10. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
11. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
Pūtahi-nui-o-Rehua
1. (personal noun) Canis Major - line of stars leading southward from Rehua (Antares) and culminating in the great star triangle. A small constellation, the brightest star of which is Takurua (Sirius). Also said to be the highest of the heavens and the home of Rehua.
See also Kāhui Takurua, Rehua
Paepaetoto
1. (personal noun) Canopus - the second brightest star in the sky, also called Aotahi and Autahi. According to some, Atutahi was the child of the stars Puanga (Rigel) and Takurua (Sirius).
See also Autahi
Tautahi
1. (personal noun) Sirius, Dog Star - one of the brightest stars in the sky and found in Kāhui Takurua (Canis Major).
See also Takurua
Atutahi
1. (personal noun) Canopus - the second brightest star in the sky, also called Aotahi and Autahi. According to some, Atutahi was the child of the stars Puanga (Rigel) and Takurua (Sirius).
Tākina mai rā ngā huihui o Matariki, Puanga, Tautoru, ka ngaro a Atutahi māna e whakarewa te tini whetū riki ka rewa kei runga (TJ 11/5/1899:4). / The constellations of the Pleiades, Rigel, Orion rise and Canopus disappears and elevates the many small stars suspended above.
See also Autahi
