Clear Search
Found 1 match
  • filters Arrow
    • Include Idioms
      Exclude Idioms
      Only Idioms
    • Include Phrases
      Exclude Phrases
      Only Phrases
    • Include Proverbs
      Exclude Proverbs
      Only Proverbs
    • Include Loan Words
      Exclude Loan Words
      Only Loan Words
      Include Historical Loan Words
    • Close
Found 1 match

kōtiro Play

1. (verb) to be a girl.

Koirā hoki tana mahi i a Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd., i Ākarana, i te wā i a ia e kōtiro ana (HP 1991:150). / That was her job at Arthur Yates & Co. Ltd. in Auckland when she was a girl.

Found 1 match

2. (modifier) as a girl.

I haere kōtiro atu ki te tahatū o te rangi, nāwai nāwai ā, ka hoki rūruhi mai ki te wā kāinga (HJ 2015:117). / She went off to the horizon as a girl, and after a long time she returned home as an elderly woman.

Found 1 match

3. (noun) girl.

Nō te whānautanga o Te Ataihaea, he kōtiro, kua hiahia tō mātau māmā kia riro mai i a ia hai whāngai māna (HP 1991:19). / When Te Ataihaea, a girl, was born our mother wanted to adopt her as a foster child.

Found 1 match

4. (noun) daughter.

Kātahi ka titiro atu te rangatira o te pā nei ki tana kōtiro ka hoi noa atu ki tawhiti o te pā (NM 1928:143). / Then the chief of this pā noticed that his daughter was a long way away from the pā.

Books + Apps

Download

The App

This Māori dictionary is now available as an app. With the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, and Android app you can use the dictionary anywhere without the need to be online.

iPhone / iPad / Android

Buy

The Book

Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield. This dictionary comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.

More info
More Resources