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tohu

1. (verb) (-a,-ina,-ngia,-tia) to instruct, advise, save the life of, spare, guide, direct, instruct, appoint.

E tino maumahara ana au ki taua pō e inoi ana tō mātau koroua ki Te Atua kia tohungia mātau (HP 1991:14). / I well remember that night when our grandfather was praying to God that we be spared.

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2. (verb) (-a,-ina,-ngia,-tia) to point out, show, indicate, point at, gesticulate.

E tohu ana ia i mua o ngā matua rā, me te mea tonu ka whatiwhati te taiaha i roto i ngā ringa (JPS 1911:22). / He was gesticulating before the army divisions as if the taiaha would break in his hands.

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Synonyms: tūtohu, tuhi, tohutohu, whakaatu, tūtohi, whakahahaki, whakaatuatu, arataki


3. (verb) (-a,-ina,-ngia,-tia) to preserve, conserve.

I te tukunga o te patu i te tau 1865, ka kī taurangi a Kerei me Te Mākarini, ka tohua ngā whenua o Ngāti Porou ki a rātau anō (TTR 1990:40). / When weapons were laid down in 1865 Grey and McLean promised that Ngāti Porou land would be preserved for the tribe's own use.

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Synonyms: rarawe, tohutohu, whakapounamu, rokiroki, whakatote, whakauka, rongoā


4. (verb) (-a) to perform a ritual.

Tohua ana a Hēnare ki te tikanga pure o te karaka whati, he tikanga whakatakataka i te toa mō te pakanga (TTR 2000:70). / Hēnare underwent the ritual of karaka whati, a practice preparing a warrior for battle.

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5. (noun) sign, mark, symbol, emblem, token, qualification, cue, symptom, proof, directions, company, landmark, distinguishing feature, signature.

Kua tae mai ō tohu aroha ki a au, arā ngā aikiha me te neketai i tukuna mai nei e koe (TKO 15/1/1916:5). / Your tokens of affection have arrived, that is the handkerchiefs and tie which you sent.

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Synonyms: whakatūturutanga, hāponotanga, whakatūturu, waitohu, māka, kōiraira, nawe, matohu, mātānawe, tūtohu, whaitohu


6. (noun) advice, suggestion, guidance.

He tohu kūare tēnei, he hua nō te whakaaro horihori (TP 1/5/1901:1). / This is uninformed advice, a result of incorrect opinion.

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tohu tū

1. (noun) stop sign.

tohu huarere

1. (noun) weather forecast.

Ka tirohia te whanonga o te manu mō ngā tohu huarere me ngā tohu mō ngā rā kei te tū (Te Ara 2013). / Birds’ behaviour was observed to predict the weather, and for signs for the future.

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tohu kairangi

1. (noun) doctorate, Doctoral degree, PhD.

E whakaoti ana ia i tana tuhinga whakapae mō Tītokowaru e riro mai ai te tohu kairangi, ka pāngia a ia e te māuiui (TTR 2000:32). / He was completing his doctoral thesis on Tītokowaru when ill health overtook him.

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Tohu Kākahi

1. (personal name) (1828-1907) Taranaki, Te Āti Awa; leader and prophet who helped establish Parihaka and a passive resistance movement against Pākehā land confiscation.

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 89-99; Te Kōhure Video Tapes (Ed. 1): 3;)

I te 11 o ngā hāora o te pō o te Mane, 11 o Pepuere 1907 ka mate a Tohu Kākahi, ki Parihaka, Taranaki (TP 3/1907:6). / At 11 pm on Monday, 11 February 1907 Tohu Kākahi died at Parihaka, Taranaki.

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tohu karanga

1. (noun) exclamation mark.

tohu karere

1. (noun) postal code.

Synonyms: waehere poutāpeta

tohu mātauranga

1. (noun) university degree, academic qualification.

I te tau 1896, ka tutuki i a ia tana tohu paetahi ture (LLB). Ko ia te Māori tuatahi i oti i a ia he tohu mātauranga i tētahi whare wānanga i Aotearoa nei (TTR 1996:102). / He completed his LLB in 1896. He was the first Maori to complete a degree at a New Zealand university.

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tohu paerua

1. (noun) Master's degree.

Nō te tau 1893, ka riro mai i a ia te tohu paetahi (BA), ko te pūtaiao tōrangapū te tāhuhu o taua tohu (taihoa ake, ka riro mai tana tohu paerua MA) (TTR 1996:101). / In 1893 he completed a BA degree, majoring in political science (an MA was added later).

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tohu paetahi

1. (noun) undergraduate degree, Bachelor's degree.

I te tau 1896, ka tutuki i a ia tana tohu paetahi ture (LLB). Ko ia te Māori tuatahi i oti i a ia he tohu mātauranga i tētahi whare wānanga i Aotearoa nei (TTR 1996:102). / He completed his LLB in 1896. He was the first Maori to complete a degree at a New Zealand university.

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tohu hae

1. (noun) slash (punctuation).

Mēnā kāore i te āta mōhiotia te tau tūturu, ka whakarārangitia atu ētahi tau i te maharatia ai e hāngai ana, ā, he tohu hae kei te wehe i aua tau 1809/10?-1877 (TTR 1990:xi). / If the correct year is not really known, the years that are thought to be right are listed and a slash separates those years 1809/10?-1877.

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tohu hihi

1. (noun) radiometer.

tohu māuiui

1. (noun) symptom.

Kāore e kore ka pātaihia koe e te rata he aha ngā tohu māuiui o tō mate. / No doubt you will be questioned by the doctor as to what the symptoms of your illness are.

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tohu rītaha

1. (noun) slash (/).

Nā, arā anō ētahi tikanga kua whakamahia hei whakaatu i ngā mea ka taea, ko te tohu rītaha tēnā (arā, te / ), ko ngā taiapa tūtika anō tēnā (e pēnei ana [ ]) (HKK 1999:9). / Now, there are some other techniques used to show the items that are possible, there's the slash (i.e. /), and there's square brackets (like this [ ]).

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tohu whakapuaki

1. (noun) opening titles.


2. (noun) articulation symbol (music).

He tohu ngā tohu whakapuaki hei whakaatu kia pēhea te whakatangi i tētahi oro (RTP 2015:115). / Articulation symbols are symbols which convey how a note should be played (RTP 2015:115).

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tohu paerunga

1. (noun) postgraduate degree, postgraduate qualification.

tohu tere

1. (noun) tempo marking.

tohu whakakapi

1. (noun) closing titles.

tohu muna

1. (noun) code - a system of words, letters, figures, or symbols for secrecy.

tohu hōnore

1. (loan) (noun) honorary doctorate.

He tohu hōnore tēnei mō tōna tohungatanga ki te tuhi i ngā kōrero o nehe, i ngā waiata, i ngā pepeha (TTT 1/8/1930:2132). / This is an Honorary doctorate award for his expertise in writing the historical accounts, songs and tribal sayings.

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