Takurua
1. (personal noun) Sirius, the Dog Star - one of the brightest stars in the sky and found in Kāhui Takurua (Canis Major).
Ko te tahi o Pipiri kua pipiri tonu ngā turi i taua tāima. He tohu nui nā ō tātou tūpuna. Kei tēnei marama ko ngā whetū, ko Puanga, ko Matariki, ko Tautoru, ko Takurua, e mana ana te whakataukī, "Takurua hūpē nui." (TP 1/4/1899:3) / In the first month of Pipiri (June) the knees are close together. That was an important symbol of our ancestors. In this month it is the stars Rigel, the Pleiades, Orion's Belt and Sirius which is reflected in the saying, "Sirius of much nasal discharge."
See also Kāhui Takurua
2. (personal noun) second month of the Māori lunar calendar, approximately equivalent to July.
Ko te putanga mai o Matariki te tohu mō te marama tuatahi, ko ngā ingoa hoki ēnei o ngā marama katoa: Te Tahi o Pipiri, Te Rua o Takurua,Te Toru Here o Pipiri, Te Whā o Mahuru, Te Rima o Kōpū, Te Ono o Whitiānaunau, Te Whitu o Hakihea, Te Waru o Rehua, Te Iwa o Rūhi-te-rangi, Te Ngahuru o Poutū-te-rangi, Te Ngahuru mā tahi, Te Ngahuru mā rua (TP 1/3/1901:6). / The appearance of Pleiades is the sign for the first month and these are the names of all the months: The first is Pipiri, the second is Takurua, the third is Here o Pipiri, the fourth is Mahuru, the fifth is Kōpū, the sixth is Whiti-ānaunau, the seventh is Hakihea, the eighth is Rehua, the ninth is Rūhi-te-rangi, the tenth is Poutūterangi, the eleventh and twelth months.
Synonyms: Maramawhitu, Rua o Takurua, Te, Hūrae, Hōngongoi
Maramawhitu
1. (personal noun) July.
Nō te rua tekau mā waru o Maramawhitu, 1941, ka tae mātau ki te puni o Māti (HP 1991:124). / On 28 July, 1941, we arrived at Maadi camp.
Synonyms: Rua o Takurua, Te, Hūrae, Hōngongoi, Takurua
Hūrae
1. (loan) (personal noun) July.
Kua tūturu te rā e tū ai te hui a te iwi Māori ki Pōneke, ā te 14 o ngā rā o Hūrae (TP 6/1908:10). / The day when the meeting of the Māori people will be held has been fixed for 14 July.
Synonyms: Maramawhitu, Rua o Takurua, Te, Hōngongoi, Takurua
Hōngongoi
1. (personal noun) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July.
I te marama o Hōngongoi, kua tino mātao te tangata, me te tahutahu ahi, ka pāinaina (HM 2/1990:3) / In the month of July a person is very cold and must light a fire and warm oneself.
See also Takurua
Synonyms: Hongonui, Maruaroa, Maramawhitu, Rua o Takurua, Te, Hūrae, Takurua
2. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
3. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
4. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
5. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
6. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
7. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
8. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
9. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
10. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
11. (personal noun) (July) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Awa.
Maruaroa
1. (personal noun) second lunar month of the Māori year, midwinter - approximately equivalent to July.
Nā, hei te Ngahuru pōtiki, hei te Matahi, hei te Maruaroa hoki, ka whanatu ai au (TWK 34:24). / Now, in the late autumn, in the eleventh month of the Māori year, or midwinter is when I will arrive.
See also Hōngongoi
Synonyms: whaturua, Hongonui, Hōngongoi, Rua o Takurua, Te
Hongonui
1. (personal noun) second lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to July.
Hongonui: Kua tino mātao te tangata, me te tahutahi ahi, ka pāinaina (Best 1922:15). / Hongonui: Man is now extremely cold, and so kindles fires before which he basks (Best 1922:15).
See also Hōngongoi
Synonyms: Maruaroa, Hōngongoi, Rua o Takurua, Te
Ipukarea, Te
1. (location) National Māori Language Institute - an institute which was launched on 18 July 2008 to promote excellence in scholarship, teaching and research in the Māori language and culture, with a focus on using modern technologies. The Auckland University of Technology hosts the Institute.
perei
1. (noun) black orchid, Gastrodia cunninghamii - an endemic plant of North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands. Uncommon north of the Waikato. Usually montane and mostly in beech dominated forests or montane pine forest plantations. Sometimes found at lower altitudes in dark hollows within forest, especially in naturally cold sites. Brown or white flowers October-March, fruiting in December-May.
2. (noun) horned orchid, Orthoceras novae-zeelandiae - endemic orchid with a tuberous edible root found in the North and South Islands in coastal to lower montane areas. In the South Island mainly westerly and recorded as far south as Hokitika. Usually in very sunny sites on open, free draining soils or clay banks with little associated taller vegetation. Often found in urban areas on mostly bare roadside cuttings. Flowers green, red or pink in July-March, fruiting in November-May.
He rahi ngā kai ka kohia i te ngahere, ngā hua o te hīnau, te tawa me te miro; te pūhā, te uho o te nīkau; te aka perei me te tāwhara (Te Ara 2011). / Numerous foods were gathered from the forest, including fruits and berries from hīnau, tawa and miro; sowthistle; the hearts of nīkau palms; the roots of perei (potato orchids), and the bracts of kiekie.
See also hūperei
Aho-turuturu, Te
1. (personal noun) second month of the Māori year, approximately equivalent to July and traditionally used by Ngāti Kahungunu.
See also Hōngongoi
