reta
1. (loan) (noun) letter, correspondence.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 83-86;)
Kua tae mai ki a mātou te reta a Tamihana Te Waitatakina, o te 27 o Hānuere, e whakaatu mai ana, ka nui te wēra o tēnei tau (TW 12/2/1875:9). / We have received the letter of Thompson Waitatakina, of 27th January, informing us of the abundance of whales this season.
Synonyms: pukapuka
2. (loan) (noun) letter (of the alphabet).
I kīia ai te reo Ingarihi e te Māori he reo kihi. I kihi ai nā ngā reta s, c, g, p, t (RK 1994:47). / Māori say that the English language is an indistinct language, because of the letters s, c, g, p and t.
pū
1. (particle) exactly, precisely - an intensifier which follows the word it modifies.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 181;)
Ahakoa kāore i matatau rawa ia ki te kōrero Māori ā-kīwaha, i tua atu i te reo ā-tuhi, i kaha pū tonu a Pat ki te whakaū i te reo ā-waha, me ngā tikanga Māori anō hoki (TTR 2000:81). / Although she was not very fluent in colloquial Māori, Pat placed strong emphasis on the spoken as well as the written language and on cultural practices.
Synonyms: koia pū
2. (particle) precise, very, exact - when following a noun.
3. (particle) completely, absolutely, very.
He hoa taupiri, he hoa pono pū a Toka nōku (HJ 2015:96). / Toka is an intimate and very close friend of mine.
Synonyms: tahi, mōrukaruka, mārire, pohapoha, puru, piropiro, hāwerewere, rukaruka, mārie, ehara ehara, anō, moruka, te mutunga (kē) mai (nei) o te ..., mārika
5. (noun) origin, source, cause, root, base, foundation, letter (alphabet), centre, core, hub.
ōmeka
1. (loan) (noun) omega - the name of the last letter of the Greek alphabet.
Ko ahau te Ārepa, te Ōmeka, te tīmatanga, te whakamutunga (PT Whakakitenga 21:6). / I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.
Synonyms: omeka
omeka
1. (loan) (noun) omega - the last letter of the Greek alphabet.
Ko ahau te Arepa, te Omeka, te tīmatanga, te whakamutunga (PT Whakakitenga 21:6). / I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.
Synonyms: ōmeka
