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ora

1. (verb) to be alive, well, safe, cured, recovered, healthy, fit, healed.

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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See also noho ora mai

Synonyms: punanga, whakaruruhau, marutau, haumaru


2. (verb) to survive, escape.

Kātahi ka patua - hinga iho e rua, ora ake kotahi (NM 1928:173). / Then they were defeated - two fell and one survived.

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3. (verb) to be satisfied with food, satiated, replete.

Ka puritia hoki e ngā iwi o Takakopiri ki reira, ka noho, ka kai, ka ora (NM 1928:122). / And they were detained there by Takakopiri's people, they remained, ate and were replete.

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Synonyms: ngāruru, mōtī, mākona, hawa, pūnaunau, pūpā, māti


4. (verb) to recover, revive.

Ka murua ngā rimurimu, me ngā kohukohu i tōna tinana, ka ora ia i reira (NM 1928:24). / The seaweed and moss were removed from his body and then he revived.

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Synonyms: tumahu, oraora, whakahaumanu, whakahauora, haumanu, whakaora


5. (modifier) healthy, fit, well, alive - in a state of wellbeing or just being alive.

Me takoto te tūroro ki raro. Mā ngā mea ora e āta tāhoro iho te paura maroke ki roto i te taringa (TTT 1/3/1928:743). / The patient should lie down. The healthy ones will carefully pour the dry powder down into the ear.
Nō te ata o te Rātapu ka tae ki Rangiaohia. Ko te kāinga tērā o ngā koroheke, o ngā tamariki, o ngā wāhine, kātahi ka pūhia ki te pū, ka tahuna oratia te tokomaha ki te ahi i roto i te whare kotahi (HKW 1/8/1898:6). / On the Sunday morning they reached Rangiaohia. That was a village of elderly men, children and women who were then shot and many were burnt alive in one building.

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6. (noun) life, health, vitality.

E rua ngā mea tino nui e matea ana e te tangata: Ko te ora roa, ko te hari (TP 4/1906:10). / The two main things needed by a person are: A long life and happiness.

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Synonyms: mataora, tauoranga, koiora, āhua noho

haumaru

1. (modifier) safe, risk-free.

He kāinga haumaru, he āhuru mōwai mōku (PK 2008:89). / A safe home, a sheltered haven for me.

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Synonyms: marutau, ora, whakaruruhau, punanga

wehikore

1. (stative) be fearless, in safety, unafraid, intrepid, safely.

Ka tae ahau ki te hunga e āta noho ana, e noho wehikore ana, e noho ana rātou katoa kāhore he taiepa, kāhore he tūtaki, kāhore he kēti (PT Ehekiera 38:11). / I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates.

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punanga

1. (verb) to take refuge.

Kātahi ka oma me tōna whānau, ka punanga ki Te Waipounamu ki a Rerewaka, te rangatira o Ngāti Tū-te-ahunga o Ngāi Tahu (TTR 1990:266). / Then he and his family took refuge in the South Island with Rerewaka of Ngāti Tū-te-ahunga, a section of Ngāi Tahu.

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2. (modifier) secluded, hidden, concealed, safe.

Ka rongona ana he raruraru wetiweti kai te whakatata mai, ka amohia ki tētahi wāhi punanga (TTR 1990:15). / When it was heard that danger threatened, she was carried to a safe place.

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Synonyms: haumaru, marutau, ora, whakaruruhau


3. (noun) place of refuge in troubled times.

I tino mōhio ia ki ō rātou punanga i Ruahine, i ngā hikuawa o Ngaruroro (TTR 1994:135). / He knew intimately their secluded places in the Ruahine Range and the upper reaches of the Ngaruroro river.

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Synonyms: ruruhau, tuohunga, whakamaurutanga, piringa

whakaruruhau

1. (verb) (-tia) to protect, shield, shelter.

He kai tere te kānga ki te tipu, ko ngā kānga hei whakaruruhau mō ngā paukena (TTT 1/10/1922:6). / Maize grows quickly, so it shelters the pumpkins.

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Synonyms: whakahau, whakangungu, whakamaru, pare, whakahaumaru, taumaru, whakaruru, , tiaki, manaaki, whakamarumaru, rauhī, parahau, araarai


2. (modifier) sheltered, protected, safe.

Oma tika tonu mai tana iwi ki a ia i tō rātau kitenga kua hinga a ia, ā, nā rātau i mau ki tētahi wāhi whakaruruhau (TTR 1990:393). / When they saw he had fallen, his people ran straight to him and carried him to a safe place.

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Synonyms: kokohu, haumaru, marutau, ora, punanga


3. (noun) protector, adviser, mentor.

Kai taku whakaruruhau i ngā hau kino o te wā, i ngā tao tāwai, i ngā tao rangirangi, i ngā tao whakarōriki, tīraha rā! (HM 4/2009:3) / My protector from the evil winds of the time, from the taunts, from the annoying criticisms, and the disparaging jibes, lie there in state!

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Synonyms: kaiārahi, parepare, ruruhau, whakaruru, kaiwhakamarumaru, whakamarumaru


4. (noun) governing body, authority.

Kua whakaritea mai anō hoki tētahi apārangi hei whakaruruhau mō te reo (HM 3/1993:6). / A group of experts has also been organised as a governing body for the language.

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pai

1. (verb) (-ngia) to like, approve, consent, appeal.

Koinei anake te whakangungu kaiako i pai ki a au (HM 4/2008:3). / This was the only teacher training that I liked.

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See also paingia

Synonyms: manako, me, ōrite, ānō, pīrangi, rata, rite, tairite, ānō nei, enanga, kei, matareka, riterite


2. (verb) to be good, efficient, simple, easy, excellent, suitable, agreeable, pleasant, handsome, good-looking.

He maha hoki ngā whare kua kitea e au he whare nunui, he pai a waho ki te titiro atu, ko roto ia he pai ke atu ngā wharepuni (TP 12/1906:3). / And there are many houses that I have seen that are large with nice exteriors to look at, but inside the sleeping houses are even better.

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See also ka pai

Synonyms: hūmārika, rēhia, kakato, rawe, rekareka, hāneanea, ngohengohe, manini, āhuareka, ātaahua, hūmārie, reka, āhumehume, pārekareka, hūmārire, harakoa, ngāwari, matareka, purotu


3. (modifier) well, safe and sound - to indicate that something happens without any problems or mishaps.

He wahine i akona paitia, ā, he reorua anō hoki (TTR 1994:25). / She was a woman who was well-educated and bilingual.
E kī nei a Ngāti Raukawa kāhore rātou i panaia mai e Waikato me ētahi atu iwi i Maungatautari, i haere pai mai rātou (TWMNT 24/12/1872:158). / Ngāti Raukawa say that they were not driven out by Waikato and other tribes from Maungatautari, they came away on their own free will.

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4. (noun) excellence, suitability, good looks, advantage, quality, standard, good.

He iwi hūmārire te Māori, he makoha, he aroha ki te pai (TTT 1/8/1930:2118). / The Māori are amiable people, placid and love that which is good.

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Synonyms: kounga, rawe

haere tū atu, hoki tū mai

1. go well and return in good health, have a safe trip - an idiom farewelling visitors and hoping that they will return in good health.

Mā te Atua koutou hei manaaki. Haere tū atu, hoki tū mai (HKKT 2011:10). / May God protect you all. Have a safe trip.

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marutau

1. (adjective) be safe.


2. (noun) safety.

kiato

1. (noun) (valuables) safe.

oraiti

1. (adjective) (softball) safe.

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