māhaki
1. (verb) to be inoffensive, mild, meek, calm, quiet, placid, humble, tolerant.
He kaiako a Te Mānihera mō te Hāhi Mihinare, ā, māhaki kē atu ia i ngā tāngata o tōna pāriha (TTR 1990:124). / Te Mānihera was a teacher for the Anglican Church and was more tolerant than the people of his parish.
Synonyms: māhuruhuru, mākoha, nguengue, kōratarata, aungāwari, rarata, nohopuku, tōngā, wahangū, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire, hū, rata, hūnguengue, hāngū, mārire, maho, rangimārie, māika
2. (verb) to be reduced, lessened.
Ko te ahi me tupopoto anake, he mea takai ki te aka, ā kia takoto te papakiri mata o te kahikatea hei taupoki mō te ahi tupopoto ina hiahiatia kia māhaki te mahana o roto o taua whare kōwhanga (JPS 1929:258). / Only the 'tupopoto' form of fire was used, being bound with vines, and a piece of green white pine bark lay handy to be used as a cover for the 'tupopoto' fire when it was desired that the warmth within that birthing house be lessened.
Synonyms: taiharahara, mimiti, kohakoha, raungaiti
3. (modifier) inoffensive, mild, meek, calm, quiet, placid, humble, tolerant.
Nā, kua arahina taua herehere māhaki ki te whare whakawā (KO 15/3/1884:14). / So that placid prisoner was led off to the court house.
See also ngākau māhaki
4. (noun) humility, humbleness, modesty, unassuming nature, meekness, tolerance.
Nō te kitenga o ngā Māori i te taumaha o taua ture, ka whakamutua ngā mahi whakararuraru i runga i tō rātou māhaki, whakakorea ana te mana mō ngā rīhi motuhake (TP 3/1910:5). / When the Māori saw the heavy impact of that law, because of their unassuming nature they removed the control of the special leases.
Synonyms: whakapāpaku
mahaki
1. (noun) skin disease, rash, blight.
Kua tukua te pānui a te Kāwanatanga ki ngā iwi Māori kia whakatōngia ētahi atu kai, kia kaua e whakamanawa atu ki te taewa anake, arā te kūmara, te paukena, te kōrau, te kāreti, te pānipi, me ērā atu kai kāhore nei e mate i te mahaki (TP 11/1905:8). / A government announcement has been issued to Māori tribes to plant other crops and not rely solely on potatoes, such as kūmara, pumpkins, turnips, carrots, parsnips and other crops which won’t be affected by blight.
Synonyms: kauhikahika, remurere, waihakihaki, kōpukupuku, hakihaki, hīkaka, pokerenoa
ngākau māhaki
1. (noun) pleasant person, mild mannered.
Kua tae mai te rongo i te 2 o ngā rā o Hune nei, kua mau te rongo i waenganui i te Ingarihi me te Iwi Poa, arā, kua tino mutu te whawhai ki te pito whakatetonga o Awherika, he mea āta tuku i runga i te rangimārie me te ngākau māhaki (TPH 31/5/1902:6). / News arrived on 2 June that peace had been made between the English and the Afrikaners, in other words fighting has ceased in southern Africa and it has been settled amicably.
