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eke

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to get on, embark, board (a vessel), mount (a horse, vehicle, etc.), ride, accede - generally to place on something else.

I eke ia ki runga i te iata o tōna hoa, ka haere ki te whakarērere i te moana; ko te putanga o te pūrekereke hau, whati tonu atu te maihe o te kaipuke, ka hinga ki te moana (TP 1/6/1901:7). / He embarked on his friend's yacht and went to sail about on the ocean; a gust of wind blew and the mast of the ship snapped and fell into the sea.

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See also eke hōiho

Synonyms: whakaae


2. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to come in to land, reach, beach, land and settle.

Ka eke a Whata ki runga ki tēnei whenua noho ai (JPS 1906:61). / Whata landed on this land to live.

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Synonyms: aweawe, tae


3. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to climb, ascend.

Ko tētahi maunga tino tiketike rawa ko Irihia; e rua rā tūturu e piki ana ka eketia ai te tihi (JPS 1927:350). / There was a very high mountain called Irihia, and ascending to the summit took two full days of climbing.

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4. (verb) to rise (as a star, etc.).

Ka eke te whetū o te ata (W 1971:27). / The morning star rose.

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5. (verb) to rise in swellings.

He mate pukupuku, ka papauku katoa te kiri, he eke nō te kiri (W 1971:261). / A cutaneous disease, covering all the skin, and having swellings of the skin.

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6. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to achieve, manage to reach, attain.

Ka mea anō a Tāwhaki ki a rātau, “Ee, kei te wene koutou kei eke te toru rau i a au! Kāti noa te harawene, e hoa mā!” (TAH 35:20) / Tāwhaki said to them, “Hey, you are all jealous that I might manage three hundred! Stop being jealous, my friends!”

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Synonyms: tutuki


7. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to exercise over, control, subject to, liable to.

I nāianei ki te whakaritea ngā kawenga a te ture i whakaae ai ki runga ki ō tātau whenua, kāore rawa e tata atu ki te taimaha o ngā kawenga kei runga i ngā whenua Pākehā. Ko ngā whenua papatipu kāore e eketia e te reiti (TTT 1/7/1922:8). / Currently, if the legal liabilities that are authorised on our lands are compared, the burden is nowhere near as heavy as it is on Pākehā properties. Māori land held under customary title is not subject to rates.

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8. (noun) riding, embarking, boarding (a vessel), mounting (a horse, vehicle, etc.).

E hia kē nei ngā mētara me ngā paraihe i riro mai i a ia mō te whutupaoro, mō te eke paihikara, mō te mekemeke me ērā atu whakataetae (TTR 1996:202). / He won many medals and trophies in football, cycling, boxing and other sports.

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tāngata eke

1. (noun) passengers.

I pākarua whakareretia te kaipuke ki te kōhatu huna, ā ngaro tonu iho atu te tima me te nuinga o ngā tāngata eke (THM 1/7/1890:1). / The ship suddenly smashed into a hidden rock and the ship perished along with the majority of the passengers.

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eke hōiho

1. (loan) horse riding, horsemanship.

He māia taua tangata ki te eke hōiho, he tohunga hoki ki te whiu i te reti (MM 25/8/1853:4). / That man was a brave horseman and an expert at throwing a lasso.

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eke kohuka

1. (noun) whitewater rafting.

eke ngaru

1. (verb) to surf.


2. (noun) surfing, boogie-boarding.

eke paihikara

1. (loan) (verb) to cycle.


2. (loan) (noun) cycling.

eke panuku

1. (verb) to hit home, win, gain victory, successfully overcome.

Ao ake i te ata, e hoe mai ana ngā waka o Ngāti Toa, ka maranga te taua o Ngāi Tahu. Ko Ngāi Tahu i eke panuku, heoi, ka puta te ihu o Te Rauparaha (Te Ara 2016). / Next morning, as Ngāti Toa were paddling in, the Ngāi Tahu war party rose up. The victory went to Ngāi Tahu, although Te Rauparaha managed to escape.

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eke tangaroa

1. (verb) to strike home, triumph.

hōia eke hōiho

1. (loan) (noun) horseman, cavalry, soldier on horseback.

Ko ia te āpiha o ngā hōia eke hōiho (HKW 1/10/1900:6). / He was the officer in charge of the cavalry.

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papa eke ngaru

1. (noun) surfboard.

Ko te papa eke ngaru te tino taonga a Rāniera. Rāniera's surfboard is his favourite possession. /

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He waka eke noa

1. A waka was used by the community so this whakataukī can mean 'what's yours is mine, and what's mine is yours'.

A canoe free for all to embark. /

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kua eke te waka ki te au moana

1. the canoe has reached the open sea, take the bull by the horns.

tārua

1. (noun) (computer) backup.


2. (noun) (horse-riding) saddle.

pāekeeke

1. (noun) variation of pāeke.

panuku

1. (verb) to move, move on.

Ko ētahi tāngata e kore rawa e panuku atu i ō rātou kāinga ki te rapu mahi (TP 1/3/1902:1). / Some people will not move from their homes to seek work.

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Synonyms: hūnuku, tīkape, onioni, oreore, kareu, whakangāueue, rangaranga, takataka, neneke, kaneke, ngeungeu, oraora, pakuku, pīoraora, heke, nuku, ki hori, hiki, ngatē, ngatete, kori, tākiri, koni, korikori, neke, paheke, whakakorikori, , konikoni


2. (verb) to scroll (computers).

Panuku ki runga (LP 2017). / Scroll up.

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3. (modifier) moving, rising.

He ātete i te tai panuku o te kaupapa Rātana tētahi wāhi o taua hanganga (TTR 1996:107). / One part of that of that enactment was to combat the rising tide of the Rātana movement.

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Synonyms: pukenga, hurunga, whakapupuketanga, huamo, huru, whakaaroharoha, nekehanga, whakanekeneke, wana, whakaaroha, whakaneke


4. (modifier) successfully - follows eke as an intensifier.

Ahakoa he rahi kē ake ngā toa o te hoariri, i eke panuku te taua o Tūpāhau (Te Ara 2017). / Although they were heavily outnumbered by the warriors of the enemy, Tūpāhau’s force successfully defeated them.

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5. (noun) sledge, sled.

Kotahi pea te mahi kāhore i pai ki a au, ā, ko tērā ko te tiki wahie mā runga i te panuku (PK 2008:582). / There was probably one task that I didn't like and that was fetching firewood on the sledge.

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penu

1. (modifier) successfully - follows eke as an intensifier and translated by a variety of words depending on the context.

Engari anō te marama eke penu tonu ki runga (M 2005:442). / But the moon rises right up above.

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tū atu, tū mai

1. alternating speakers between tangata whenua and manuhiri at a pōhiri as in the system used on marae in Te Arawa and Waikato. In most other tribal areas the system called pāeke is used where all the local speakers speak first.

Ko te kawa o Tainui he tau whakautuutu, tū atu tū mai (TWK 46:8). / Tainui's protocol is for alternating speakers.

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tau whakautuutu

1. (noun) alternating speakers between tangata whenua and mahuhiri at a pōhiri as in the system used on marae in Te Arawa and Waikato. In most other tribal areas the system called pāeke is used where all the local speakers speak first.

Ko te kawa o Tainui he tau whakautuutu, tū atu tū mai (TWK 46:8). / The speaking procedure in the Tainui territory is to alternate speakers between the tangata whenua and the manuwhiri.

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tauhokohoko

1. (verb) to barter, bargain, trade.

Tauhokohoko ai ngā iwi noho ki tai i te ika, te mātaitai, te karengo, te karaka, te aha atu, mō ngā kai a ngā iwi ki uta, pērā i te huahua manu, te huahua kiore, te whatutūrei a Rua (te hua o te hīnau) me ngā hua o te wao tapu nui (Te Ara 2013). / Coastal iwi exchanged goods with inland iwi, including fish, shellfish, karengo (seaweed), karaka berries, and other produce. Inland tribes in turn had birds and preserved rats in calabashes, hīnau cakes and the produce of the forest.

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Synonyms: hokonga, hokohoko, hoko


2. (modifier) trading, commercial.

Hei pou i ngā mahi tauhokohoko ka haere a Porake ki Tangiterōria i te tau 1832 (TTR 1994:164). / Joel Polack went to Tangiteroria in 1832 seeking to establish trading enterprises.

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3. (noun) commerce, trade.

I whiwhi ia i te tohu paetahi mō te tauhokohoko i te whare wānanga o Utā (TTR 2000:153). / She gained a Bachelor degree in commerce from the University of Utah.

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4. (noun) alternating speakers between tangata whenua and mahuhiri at a pōhiri as in the system used on marae in Te Arawa and Waikato. In most other tribal areas the system called pāeke is used where all the local speakers speak first.

See also tauutuutu

Puhiwahine Te Rangihirawea, Rihi

1. (personal name) (?-1906) Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Maniapoto; famous composer, including 'Ka eke ki Wairaka'.

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