ihu
1. (noun) nose, snout.
Kātahi ka huia ngā nahonaho katoa, ā ka kōrero atu ki a rātou mō te wēra, ā tau ana rātou ki runga i te wēra kātahi ka ngau i te ihu me ngā karu (TAH 9:48). / Then all the midges were gathered together and discussed amongst themselves what to do about the whale and they landed on the whale and bit its snout and eyes.
Synonyms: kanekane
2. (noun) prow, bow (of a boat/canoe).
Ka tuaina ētehi tōtara mō te ihu me te kei, hei hanga anō hoki i te waka nei (TTR 1998:143). / Some tōtara trees were felled for the prow and stern to rebuild this canoe.
Synonyms: tauihu
Ihu
1. (loan) (personal name) Jesus.
Kua taka aua tau 490, rere iho ana tētahi anahera ki te whare o tētahi wāhina mea mai ai ko ia hei whaea mō Ihu, Kaiwhakaora o te ao (TH 1/1/1862). / When 490 years had passed, an angel flew down to the house of a virgin to tell her that she would be the mother of Jesus, Saviour of the world.
ihu kurī
1. acute sense of smell, strong sense of smell.
He ihu kurī tō te tangata rā, ā, kei tawhiti noa atu kua mōhio kē ia mehemea he tangata kei ngā wharau e noho ana (TTR 1998:48). / That man had an acute sense of smell and from a long way away he could tell if there was someone living in the huts.
2. (noun) nosy parker, busybody.
ihu hūpē
1. (modifier) inexperienced.
He pai pea hei whakaoho i te hinengaro o te tangata ihu hūpē ki ngā take reo Māori, engari taro kau iho, kua nenewha anō ngā kamo, kua muhukai anō ngā taringa o te nuinga (HM 4/1993). / It's probably good to stimulate the mind of the novice to Māori language matters, but after a while, for the majority, the eyelids begin to close again and the ears become inattentive.
See also tangata ihu hūpē
2. (noun) inexperienced person, novice, greenhorn, apprentice.
Me kimi he waewae kai pakiaka, kia kore ai e pau ō tātou hau ki te whakangungu i te ihu hūpē (HJ 2012:18). / We must look for an experienced person, so we don't use get tired with training the greenhorn.
Synonyms: ika tauhou, tangata ihu hūpē, tauhou, pia
Ihu Karaiti
1. (loan) (personal name) Jesus Christ - the central figure of the Christian religion.
Ko te pukapuka o te whakapapa o Ihu Karaiti, tama a Rāwiri, tama a Aperahama (PT Matiu 1:1). / The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
See also Ihu
2. (noun) broad flat nose.
Atu i tana ihu pongare, e kore koe e mōhio he toto Māori ōna (PK 2008:662). / Apart from her flat nose, you would never know that she had Māori blood.
pari te ihu
1. (verb) to be overpowered, overwhelmed, defeated, vanquished, beaten.
Kāore i roa e whawhai ana ka pari te ihu o Tiamani i ngā Anzacs (TKO 15/5/1916:9). / It wasn't long before Germany was overpowered by the Anzacs.
Synonyms: poko
