tunga
1. (modifier) decaying, aching (of a tooth).
Ko mātau ko tēnei iwi kai te titiro anō ki ngā tikanga o roto i te pire nei, kitea iho e mātau kore rawa he niho tunga i roto he niho koi anake (TJ 30/8/1898:8). / This tribe and I are looking again at the processes in this bill and we can see that there are no decaying teeth in it, there are only sharp teeth.
Synonyms: māioio
2. (noun) huhu grub, Prionoplus reticularis.
I whānau mai tēnei ngārara, te tūngoungou, i roto i te pōpopo rākau. Te putanga mai he tunga, ka noho tonu anō ia i roto i te pōpopo rākau, ka roa ia e noho ana, kua puta he parirau mōna, ka kīia tōna ingoa i tēnā wā he pepe. Ka roa ia e noho ana kua puta ki waho o te pōpopo. Tōna putanga ki waho kua rere he pango te āhua, i mua i tēnei he mā kē tōna āhua, ka kīia i tēnā wā he pokaka. I muri i tēnā kua rerekē tōna āhua kua kīia he pūrerehua kai hue. I muri i tēnā kua hoki ia ki roto i te oneone, tōna putanga ake he tūngoungou (TP 11/1909:4). / This creature, the pupa, is born in rotten wood. It appears as a grub which continues to live in rotten wood. After a long time living there, wings appear for it and at this stage its called a moth. After a long time it emerges out of the rotten wood. When it emerges it flies off and has a dark appearance, whereas before this it is white and at that stage it is called a pokaka. After that its appearance changes and its called a gourd eating moth. After that it returns to the ground and reappears as a pupa.
See also tunga rākau, tunga rere
Synonyms: tunga rākau, tunga rere, pepe te muimui, tunga haere
tūnga
1. (noun) wounding, wound.
Ko Tīpene tētahi i tū, he kino rawa te tūnga: e kore pea ia e ora ake. Ko māua anō hoki ko Hoani i tū i te pere, he tūnga iti nei (TTT 1/9/1926:466). / Stephen was one who was wounded badly: he probably would not survive. And John and I were wounded from arrows, but they were minor wounds.
2. (noun) session.
Ahakoa he poto noa te tūnga o te pāremata he nui ngā mahi i oti e pā ana ki te Māori (TP 11/1906:3). / Although the session of parliament was short there were many things completed concerning Māori.
tunga rere
1. (noun) huhu beetle, Prionoplus reticularis - Aotearoa/New Zealand's largest beetle. Found in forests.
(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 27;)
See also pepe te muimui
Synonyms: tunga, tunga rākau, pepe te muimui, tunga haere
niho tunga
1. (noun) toothache, decayed tooth.
Ko ia anō hoki ki te toha rongoā atu mō ngā mate itiiti noa nei, pērā i tētahi rongoā pani i mahia mai e ia i te pūngāwhā me te hinu, hei pani i ngā mate pēnei i te ipuipu nei, me ngā rongoā i mahia mai e ia i ngā otaota māori mō ngā mate kōea, mate kōroke me te niho tunga (TTR 2000:95). / She also provided remedies for minor illness, such as an ointment she made from sulphur and oils for open sores, and medicines from native plants for dysentery, constipation and toothache.
tunga rākau
1. (noun) huhu grub, Prionoplus reticularis.
Synonyms: tunga, tunga rere, pepe te muimui, tunga haere
tunga haere
1. (noun) huhu grub, Prionoplus reticularis - a grub found in decaying wood.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 27;)
See also tunga, tunga rākau
Synonyms: tunga, tunga rākau, tunga rere, pepe te muimui
ine tūnga waka
1. (noun) parking meter.
Ka kotahi hāora tāua i konei, nō reira me hoatu he uka ki te ine tūnga waka (PK 2008:1030). / We will be here for one hour, so we should put some coins in the the parking meter.
Synonyms: ine tūwaka
