2. (noun) hair.
He tangata huru mangu, mau hurungutu mātotoru (TTR 1996:89). / He was a person with dark hair and a thick mostache.
3. (noun) feather.
I hūtia ake e te tangata mangumangu he huru manu i taku pare (TTR 1990:101). / A black man plucked a feather from my hair.
4. (noun) white dogskin cloak - made of whole skins sown together.
Ka rūpeke katoa a Waikato ki Hinga-kākā. Tae rawa mai aua iwi kua pākarukaru katoa ō rātou kākahu Māori; ngā kākahu papai, ngā kaitaka, ngā neko, ngā korowai, ngā tūtata, ngā tuputupu, ngā tōpuni, ngā huru, ngā kākahu onamata o ngā rangatira (White 5 1888:76). / Waikato all gathered at Hinga-kākā. When those tribes arrived their Māori garments were all falling apart; the good garments were kaitaka (flax fibre cloaks with tāniko ornamental borders), neko (flax fibre cloaks with tāniko ornamental borders along the bottom), korowai (cloaks ornamented with black twisted thrums), tūtata cloaks, tuputupu cloaks, tōpuni (dogskin cloaks of dark hair with white borders), huru (white dogskin cloaks), the traditional garments of chiefs.
See also huru kurī
hou
1. (noun) feather, tail feather.
Ka tukua ā rātou nei hinu kakara, me ngā remu huia, me ngā hou toroa, me ngā ipu taramea ki te tino rangatira o taua pā nei, o Maungawhau (TAH 44:24). / Their fragrant oils, huia tail-feathers, albatross feathers, and containers of taramea scent were given to the head chief of the pā of Mount Eden.
2. (noun) long white hairs - used for decorating clothing, weapons, etc.
Ka whitia e ia te rapa o tōna taiaha ki runga; ka ruia ngā awe, ka pūaha (JPS 1911:22). / He turned the blade of his taiaha upwards, and shook its tuft of white dog's hair so that it opened out.
3. (noun) strength, power, influence.
I muri tata iho i tōna hokinga mai i Pēwhairangi, ka hora tōna awe ki roto o Ngāti Porou (TTR 1990:164). / Soon after his return from the Bay of Islands his influence spread amongst Ngāti Porou.
Synonyms: kōmārohi, kaha, tino rangatiratanga, marohi, mārohirohi, mana, maru, hiko, ihi, awenga, pū, mana whakahaere
4. (noun) soot.
Kei tua i te awe kāpara, he tangata kē māna e noho te ao nei, he mā (JPS 1907:65). / Behind the tattooed face there is a different person who will inherit this world and he is not tattooed. (A prophecy possibly predicting the changes that have occurred in Māori culture and society. The 'awe kāpara' is the tattooing pigment made from soot.)
5. (noun) soul, an object used by a tohunga in which to place a person's wairua.
Ko te awe he rite anō ki te wairua, engari, koirā te tino o tō wairua. Nā reira, ka noho tonu te wairua e kōrero ake nei koe tō wairua i roto i a koe, engari, ka tīkina e koe tētahi mea pēnei i te matimati nei, i te makawe nei, i te kōhatu nei, i te rau rākau, i te peka rākau, he aha rānei, kātahi ka haria ki te tohunga kia karakiahia e te tohunga. I reira kua noho mai taua mea rā hei awe mō tō wairua, arā, ka hunaia e koe ki tētahi wāhi. Ka haere mai ngā karakia a te tohunga mākutu i a koe e hāngai ana ki a koe kei te huna kē te awe o tō wairua. Nā, e kore e taea te whakamate i tō tinana kia ngaro ai tō wairua (Wh4 2004:224). / The 'awe' is very similar to the 'wairua', but it's the essence of your spirit. And so the spirit that you are talking about dwells within you, but you should procure something such as a fingernail, a strand of hair, a stone, a leaf, a branch, or whatever, and take it to the tohunga for him to perform a ritual chant over. There that thing becomes the 'awe' for your spirit, and so you hide it somewhere. If a tohunga directs ritual chants to bewitch you, then the essence of your spirit is hidden away. So he will not be able to damage your body to destroy your spirit.
2. (modifier) red, scarlet, red feather.
He kahu kura te kākahu (NM 1928:87). / The garment was a red feather cloak.
Synonyms: pākurakura, ura, whero, nganangana, ngangana, tōwhero, waipū, kākaramea, pūwhero, hīwera
3. (noun) red feathers, feathers used as decoration, treasure, valued possession, heirloom, precious possession, sacred, divine law, philosophy, darling, chief.
Takoto mai, e koro, kia tangihia koe e ō iwi. Auē! Ka mau te punga here o te waka nei. Ka ngaro koe, te kaihautū, te kākākura o roto i te pōkai, te puhi o Aotearoa, te kura whakahirahira o Te Waipounamu, te mauri o te whenua, te mauri o te tangata, haere! Haere rā! (TP 7/1906:9). / Lie in state, sir, to be wept over by your people. Oh, dear! The anchor of this canoe is taken. You are gone, the fugleman, the leader of the flock, the adored one of the North Island, the important treasure of the South Island, the life force of the land and the people. Depart! Farewell!
Synonyms: tapu, whakatapu, puaroa, rapunga whakaaro
4. (noun) glow.
Ko ngā ingoa o taua kura koia tēnei - he āniwaniwa, he koroirangi kei te rā, kei te marama, kei te whakaumu te marama, te rā rānei, koia nei ngā whakahua. Engari ko te tino ingoa ia he kurahaupō tō te marama, he kura-hau-awatea tō te rā (JPS 1927:357). / The names of that glow are these - āniwaniwa and koroirangi pertain to the sun or moon, when the moon or sun are encircled, those are the terms. But the genuine names are kurahaupō, that is of the moon, and kura-hau-awatea is that of the sun.
5. (noun) bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica - a brown-and-white migratory wading bird with a long, slightly upturned, black bill and a pink base which breeds in the northern hemisphere and summers in the southern. This term is applied to the red plumage of the bird immediately prior to the migration to the northern hemisphere.
Ka mārama pea te manu nei: he kuaka te ingoa iwi, he kura, he kakao, he karoro, ngā ingoa hapū (HKW 1/11/1901:1). / This bird probably needs explaining: the species name is 'kuaka' and 'kura', 'kakao' and 'karoro' are the varietal names.
See also kuaka
Synonyms: rakakao, kakao, hakakao, tarakakao, rīrīwaka, kuhikuhiwaka, karoro, kuaka
kererū
1. (noun) New Zealand pigeon, kererū, Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae - a large green, copper and white native bush pigeon which was eaten by Māori. Kererū were one of two foods harvested during the Māori new year.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 11; Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 1;)
2. (noun) New Zealand pigeon feather.
Ka pūhekitia ki te kererū (W 1971:319). / It was ornamented with New Zealand pigeon feathers.
amokura
1. (noun) red-tailed tropicbird, Phaethon rubricauda, red-tailed tropicbird feather - rare tropical bird with white feathers, a red bill, black feet and long thin red streamers. Breeds in the Kermadec Islands and sometimes seen at sea in northern Aotearoa/New Zealand. Red tail feathers were highly prized in traditional Māori society.
Ka titia te amokura o tana tāne ki ngā makawe o tōna mātenga (M 2004:160). / She then stuck her husband's red-tailed tropicbird feather plume on the hair of her head.
2. (noun) chief, leader - a figurative term.
I Hānuere o 1869, ka haere tahi ngā amokura tokotoru nei a Mete Kīngi, a Tāmihana Te Rauparaha, a Wī Tako Ngātata i te taha o Kāwana G. F. Bowen ki Ōtautahi (TTR 1990:264). / The three leaders, Mete Kīngi, Tāmihana Te Rauparaha and Wī Tako Ngātata accompanied Governor G. F. Bowen to Christchurch in January 1869.
Synonyms: manu taupua, kaitaki, kaitātaki, kaiārahi, kākākura, pouwhenua, kaiwhakataki, wheao, tumuaki, tumu whakarae, kaiarataki, kaikākāriki, ngārahu, tētēkura, uru, kaihautū, kaitakitaki, kaingārahu, manukura, kaiwhakanekeneke, tātāriki, amokapua, ariki, ihorei, kahika, tātarariki, poutoko, whakataka, amorangi, hautū
huia
1. (noun) feathers of the huia, huia, Heteralocha acutirostris - a glossy black bird, now extinct, which had prized white-tipped tail feathers and orange wattles. Male had a stout, straight bill while the female's was longer and curved.
He koroa te pare o te Airihi, he kōtimana anō tō te Kōtimana, he rōhi tō te Ingarihi, he huia tō te Māori (TP 4/1900:11). / The shamrock is the emblem of the Irish, the thistle for the Scots, the rose for the English and the huia feather for the Māori.
hikurangi
1. (noun) primary feather - feathers located towards the outer part of the wing and are especially important for flapping flight, as they are the principal source of thrust, moving the bird forward through the air. On the upstroke (when the bird often draws its wing in close to its body), the primaries are separated and rotated, reducing air resistance while still helping to provide some thrust.
tā
1. (noun) quill (of a feather), feather.
Kia ai he tā kōtuku ki roto o te nohoanga pahī, kia tau ai (W 1971:354). / Let there be a white heron feather in the assembly so that all may be well. (A whakataukī in which the white heron feather refers to a chief being present to maintain an orderly meeting in which useful discussions can take place.)
Synonyms: tuaka
2. (noun) stalk, stem (of a plant).
3. (noun) shin.
Me mau pare ngā tāngata e purei hōkī ana hei tiaki i ō rātou tā. / People playing hockey should wear protection for their shins.
rau
1. (noun) leaf, frond, plume, spray, feather.
Ko te mate anake o te tohetaka ka horoia te mamae he uaua ka mākerekere mai ngā rau tohetaka nō te mea he tino piri kē ki te mamae (HP 1991:24). / The only problem with the dandelion, which reduces the pain, is that it's difficult to remove the dandelion leaves because they really stick to the wound.
2. (noun) blade of a weapon.
Ko te rangatira kaitaotao i te taha mauī o te matua e whakakapakapa ana i te rau o tana mere (TWMNT 27/6/1876:149). / A chief on the left of the column was flourishing the blade of his greenstone mere.
3. (noun) beat, rhythm (of a poi).
I te rekanga pea o te poi ki ngā kanohi o te Tiuka, ka haere tonu tana waewae i runga i te rau o te poi (TP 1/8/1901:6). / Perhaps because of how melodious the the poi dance was in the eyes of the Duke, his foot went on the beat of the poi.
2. (noun) Prince of Wales Feathers, crape fern, Leptopteris superba - native tufted ground fern, often with a short woody trunk. Fronds tapered equally at both ends, very finely divided. Fluffy to touch. Grows best in cool, wet forest. Frond tapers at both ends.
Synonyms: maikukuroa, pūniu, tētē kura, tētēkura, ngutungutu kiwi, pūnui, tētē, ngutu kākāriki
huhuti
1. (verb) (hūtia) to pull out, hoist, haul up, pluck (feathers and hair), fish - alternative form for huti.
hūmaeko
1. (noun) tail of a bird, tail feather.
Ka hoki mai a Manu-korihi me tōna iwi ki tō rātou nei kāinga, ki Whiti-ānaunau, me ngā huruhuru o ngā manu nei, o te kakerangi, o te kohiwai, o te kohirangi, koia nei ngā huruhuru hūmaeko i riro mai i a rātau (JPS 31:121:20-21). / Manu-korihi and his people returned to their home at Whiti-ānaunau with the feathers of these birds, the kakerangi, the kohiwai and the kohirangi - these were the tail feathers that they obtained.
2. (noun) pappus of wind-blown seed heads (of raupō, etc.).
huti
1. (verb) (hūtia) to pull out, pull up, haul up - the u becomes a long vowel in the passive form, i.e. hūtia.
2. (verb) (hūtia) to raise (a flag, etc.), hoist.
Ka kumea iho e taua heramana te haki o Whītī, ka hūtia ake te haki o Ingarani (TWMNT 15/12/1874:310). / The sailor pulled down Fiji's flag and raised the flag of England.
3. (verb) (hūtia) to pluck (feathers and hair).
I hūtia ake e te tangata mangumangu he huru manu i taku pare (TTR 1990:101). / A black man plucked a feather from my hair.
4. (verb) (hūtia) to fish, reel in.
Kei te huti ika ōna tuākana (NM 1928:14). / His older brothers were fishing.
5. (noun) pulling, hoisting, fishing, raising, plucking, uplifting.
hutihuti
1. (verb) (-a) to pull out, hoist, haul up, pull up, pluck (feathers and hair), fish.
Tāpukea ngā take o ngā rākau ki te maniua, engari kia tūpato kei hutihutia ngā pakiaka (TP 6/1908:11). / Cover round the bases of the trees with manure but be careful not to pull up the roots.
Synonyms: huhuti, huti, koko, whakatū, kōwhiti, kume, whakatahi, maunu, unuunu, kohika, heu, kounu, auru, paunu, kōhiti, tākiri, unu
2. (noun) a variety of kūmara.
Ko te whakapae, e toru o ēnei momo kūmara, arā, te taputini, te rekamaroa, te hutihuti – nō mua i te taenga o te Pākehā ki Aotearoa (Te Ara 2013). / The suggestion is that three of these varieties of kūmara – taputini, rekamaroa and hutihuti – are from before European arrival in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
kahu kiwi
1. (noun) kiwi feather cloak.
Ko ngā kākahu ēnei o roto o te puku: he kaitaka, he pukupuku-pātea, he pukupuku, he kahu waero, he kahu toroa, he pūahi, he kākahu kura, he kahu kiwi, he kahu kekeno, he maiaorere, he kahakaha, he korirangi, he tātata, he mangaeka tātara, he pūreke, me ērā atu (NM 1928:129). / These were the garments that were in the stomach: a flax fibre cloak with tāniko border, a cloak with an ornamental border, a cape of dog tail skins, a cape covered with albatross down, a cloak of strips of dogskin, a cape of red feathers, a kiwi feather cloak, a sealskin cape, a maiaorere fine cloak, an undergarment, a cloak ornamented with black and white thrums of unscraped flax, a flax garment worn from the waist, a cape of undressed and undyed flax, a garment of undressed flax leaves, and other garments.
2. (noun) a bird with white feathers.
Te ritenga o te tapukōrako, he kāhu. E rua hoki ngā kāhu, kotahi mea whero, kotahi kāhu mā. Anā, ko te kāhu mā te kōrako. Koia i whakataukītia ai te kiri mā, 'me tapukōrako te kiri o mea' (Biggs 1997:119). / A tapukōrako is a hawk. There are two hawks, one is reddish and the other is white. The white hawk is the kōrako. Thus it is said of a white skin, 'So-and-so's skin is like that of the sacred white hawk.'
