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hōu

1. (modifier) new, recent, fresh, modern.

He nui ngā kaumātua he nui ā rātou tikanga nō te ao hōu, he nui hoki ngā taitamariki kei te ao parauri tonu atu ngā whakaaro (TTT 1/9/1926). / There a a lot of elders who have adopted many practices of the modern world, and there are many youths whose thinking is still in the dark ages.

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Synonyms: moroki, hou, mohou, tauhou, pūhouhou

hou

1. (modifier) new, recent, modern.

Nō te taenga mai o ētahi Pākehā hou, ka hoatu kia rua pū mō te tana whītau, kotahi rānei pū, me te waipāta paura me ngā matā (TP 7/1900:11). / When some new Pākehā arrived, they gave two guns for a ton of flax fibre, or one gun together with a powder flask and bullets.

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Synonyms: hōu, moroki, mohou, tauhou, pūhouhou


2. (modifier) fresh.

He mea hohore rawa ētahi o ngā manu, he mea tahu, he manu hou ētahi (JPS 59:283). / Some of the birds were plucked, some were preserved in fat and some eaten fresh.

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hou

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to enter.

I ngā wā e ora ana ia, hereheretia ai ōna waewae ki te rino, nāwai rā ka hou te rino ki roto i te kikokiko (TP 10/1899:5). / While he was healthy, his legs were shackled in irons, and presently the shackle worked its way into his flesh.

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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.

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hou

1. (verb) (houhia) to bind, lash together, make peace (e.g. hohou rongo).

I te tau 1833, ka haere a Te Wiremu ki Matamata, kia kite i a Te Waharoa, kia houhia te rongo ki a Ngāti Maru (TPH 27/3/1905:2). / In 1833 Williams went to Matamata to see Te Waharoa and to establish peace with Ngāti Maru.

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Synonyms: hohou, whawhau, tahua, hohou rongo, hohou te rongo, hohou i te rongo, houhou

hou

1. (noun) sound.

Ko te hou o te waiata a tuawahine, mataaho mai ana ki ngā taringa (TP 4/1909:11). / The sound of the principal female character was heard clearly.

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papa hou

1. (noun) treasure box, carved box for holding feathers.

Kawenata Hou

1. (loan) (noun) New Testament.

Ngā-toki-mātā-hou-rua

1. (personal noun) refashioned Mātā-hou-rua canoe that returned to Hokianga from Hawaiki. Also known as Ngā-toki-mata-whao-rua.

Ko Te Pātara te tohunga tapu o runga i te waka nei, i a Ngā-toki-mātā-hou-rua (JPS 1957:230). / Te Pātara was the sacred priest of the canoe, Ngā-toki-mātā-hou-rua.

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ngā mihi o te tau hou

1. happy new year, greetings for the new year.

Ngā-toki-mata-whao-rua

1. (personal noun) refashioned Mātā-hou-rua canoe that returned to Hokianga from Hawaiki.

(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 30; Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 210-219;)

I ngā hui o te tau 1907 me te tau 1924 ka tatū te kōrero e waru ngā waka i whai wāhi nui ai a Ngā Puhi, a Ngāti Kahu me ērā atu anō o ngā iwi e whai pānga ana: ko ngā ingoa o aua waka ko Ngā-toki-mata-whao-rua, ko Māmari, ko Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi, ko Tinana, ko Mātaatua, ko Mamaru, ko Ruakaramea me Kurahaupō (TTR 1998:75). / At meetings in 1907 and 1924 the number of canoes important to Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Kahu and associated peoples it was agreed that there were eight canoes of relevance to them: Ngā-toki-mata-whao-rua, Māmari, Māhuhu-ki-te-rangi, Tinana, Mātaatua, Mamaru, Ruakaramea and Kurahaupō.

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