2. (noun) flattery, obsequiousness.
He ene te kōrero a te tangata nei. Mā wai e whakarongo? (W 1971:27). / What this person is saying is flattery. Who will listen?
3. (noun) anus.
Kia mutu te tiko, me whēru te ene kia mā tonu (PK 2008:58). / When finishing defecting, the anus should be wiped so that it's quite clean.
2. (adjective) be inflamed (of the eyes).
He toretore kei te pī o te karu (PK 2008:630). / There's inflammation at the corner of the eye.
3. (modifier) inflamed.
Paupau ana ēnei moni i te waipiro i ngā rā i a Wiapo i reira. Ngā whakautu mō ērā moni, he waha piro, he ānini, he tangi, he tūhauwiri, he ngau poho, he poho tīangoango, he kākahu tāreparepa, he karu toretore, he arero hōripi, he ihu parehe, he ngutu pupuhi, he haere wharara, he tupu heke, me te tini atu o tā te waipiro whakautu mō te moni a te tangata e rukea noatia ana mō tērā kaiwhakahātana (KO 15/12/1884:3). / While Wiapo was there, this money was wasted on liquor. The results of that money was bad breath, dizziness, despondency, shivering, chest pains, contraction of the chest, loose clothing, eye inflammation, lacerated tongues, flat noses, swollen lips, walking with a stoop, social decline and many other effects of alcohol from the money cast about for those temptations.
4. (noun) sleep - discharge from the eyes.
Āta karohia ake te toretore i ō karu, e hoa (HJ 2012:266). / Remove the sleep from your eyes properly, my friend.
5. (noun) anus.
6. (noun) carping, faultfinding, nitpicking.
Ko ngā uaua o te hunga ngoikore ko te amuamu, ko te toretore (Milroy 2016). / Grumbling and carping are the muscles of the weak (Milroy 2016).
8. (noun) horse mussel, Atrina pectinata zelandica - a large bivalve common from low tide to 45 m with a thin, dark, wedge-shaped shell. The shell is thin, covered with hollow spines.
See also hururoa
9. (noun) red sea anemone, Actinia tenebrosa - the most common species of sea anemone found in the waters of eastern Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand. Found relatively high on the seashore, in rock pools, and various cracks and shaded surfaces in the intertidal zone. Deep red or reddish-brown colour and when expanded has a circle of numerous pink tentacles.
See also kōtoretore
Synonyms: kōtoretore, kōtore moana, tou, kōtore
whero
1. (noun) anus, bum, backside, rump.
He whero pūmangu, he tiwha nui kai te rae, he mā kai te matamata o te ihu, e toru waewae mā, he raho-poka, he hōiho āhua nui, he parani rānei kai te papa katau, he mate rānei, kīhai i mārama (TW 14/12/1878:631). / It has a blackish rump, a large patch on the forehead, the tip of the nose is white, it has three white legs and is a gelding. It's quite a large horse and has a brand on the right flank but the problem is that it isn't clear.
Synonyms: tāreperepe, papaihore, miki, kumu, nono
2. (noun) toilet paper.
Tuhia atu he whēru ki tā tāua rārangi - kei wareware noa iho ina haere tāua ki ngā toa (PK 2008:1172). / Write our list on a piece of toilet paper - or we'll forget when we go to the shops.
2. (verb) (-a) to hold (the breath).
3. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to clench, close.
I te kumu ngā meke, ā, kōmā ana ngā monamona i mua i te tauronarona (Ng 1993:248). / Fists were clenched, and knuckles showed white before the tug of war.
4. (noun) anus, posterior, buttocks, bum, backside, tail (of a bird).
Ka karanga tētahi o rātou kia kaua e mataku. Kā kī atu taua Pākehā i mate e kore ia e pai kia tae atu te hāona o te kau ki tōna kumu (TWM 23/7/1864:2). / One of them called that he should not be afraid. That Pākehā who was in trouble replied that he did not want the cow's horn to contact his backside.
Synonyms: papaihore, miki, nono, whero, tāreperepe, tou, remu
tōu ene
1. your anus, not on your life, no way, never, get stuffed - a contemptuous rejection of an offer.
Synonyms: e, rawa, nōwhea, nōhea, hore kau, kāhore kau, hore rawa, e hawa (e hawa), i neki, auare ake, weta, he aha hoki
hēru
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to wipe (the anus).
See also whēru
2. (noun) toilet paper.
Nōhea hoki te heru e whakamahia hei hēru (HM 4/1995:7). / There's no way that a 'heru' (comb) can be used as 'hēru' (toilet paper).
kōtore
1. (noun) lower end, bottom.
I mua i te hūnga i tū tō mātou wharenui i te kōtore tonu o te maunga (PK 2008:341). / Before the eruption our meeting house stood right at the bottom of the mountain.
Synonyms: remu
2. (noun) tail (of a bird), tail feather.
He kōtore huia kei te māhunga, he kuru kahurangi kei te taringa (KO 15/2/1883:3). / Huia tail feathers on the head and a precious greenstone ornament at the ear.
3. (noun) buttocks, anus.
I werohia tōna kōtore i a ia e noho ana i te paepae hamuti (Te Ara 2015). / He was speared in the anus while he was sitting on the latrine.
4. (noun) red sea anemone, Actinia tenebrosa - the most common species of sea anemone found in the waters of eastern Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand. Found relatively high on the seashore, in rock pools, and various cracks and shaded surfaces in the intertidal zone. Deep red or reddish-brown colour and when expanded has a circle of numerous pink tentacles.
See also kōtoretore
Synonyms: kōtoretore, kōtore moana, tou, toretore
tero
1. (noun) rectum, anus.
Mā te tero e puta ai te tūtae ki waho o te tinana. / Faeces is excreted from the body via the anus.
See also [tō] tero!
Synonyms: tōngātiko
tou
1. (noun) anus, posterior, tail (of a bird).
Āta horoia tō tou, kia kore ai e paruparu tō tarau iti (PK 2008:979). / Wash your anus properly so that your underpants don't get dirty.
Synonyms: papaihore, tāreperepe, miki, kumu, remu
2. (noun) red sea anemone, Actinia tenebrosa - the most common species of sea anemone found in the waters of eastern Australia and Aotearoa/New Zealand. Found relatively high on the seashore, in rock pools, and various cracks and shaded surfaces in the intertidal zone. Deep red or reddish-brown colour and when expanded has a circle of numerous pink tentacles.
See also kōtoretore
Synonyms: kōtoretore, kōtore moana, toretore, kōtore
huinga
1. (noun) gathering, meeting, confluence, junction.
Ka hoe ngā waka, ā, ka tae ki Puke-āhua i runga tata mai o te huinga o Waipā ki te awa o Waikato (NIT 1995:243). / The canoes paddled along and reached Puke-āhua, just above the confluence of the Waipā and Waikato rivers.
Synonyms: muriwai, komititanga, tūtakitanga, pūtahitanga, tūtaki, whakamenenga, hui, huihuinga
2. (noun) perineum - the part of the body between the anus and the scrotum or vulva.
3. (noun) set (maths).
Ko te huinga tētahi rōpū tau, rōpū āhua, rōpū taonga, rōpū tangata, rōpū aha rānei. Ka whakamahia ngā tohu { } hei whakaatu i tēnei mea te huinga, ā, ka tuhia ngā huānga o te huinga ki waenganui. Anei te huinga taurua: {0, 2, 4, 6 ...}. Anei te huinga taukehe kei waenganui i te 4 me te 10: {5, 7, 9} (TRP 2010:127). / A set is a collection of numbers, of shapes, of objects, of people, or of anything. The symbols { } are used to show a set. The members of the set are recorded between the brackets. For example, {0, 2, 4, 6 ...} is the set of even numbers. {5, 7, 9} is the set of odd numbers between 4 and 10 (TRP 2010:127).
2. (noun) threadworm - infect the gut and lay eggs around the anus which cause itching.
Mō ngā iroiro i rō puku: Ko te rongoā pai kia rite tonu te nui o ngā pūtake o te toetoe, tātarāmoa, me te pirita ka konatu rawa ki roto i te wai wera ka inu itiiti i ngā ata (TTT 1/12/1929:1957) / For threadworms in the gut: The best treatment is equal quantities of toetoe, bush lawyer and supplejack mixed well in hot water and drunk in small amounts on mornings.
3. (noun) vermin, pest.
Ka tukuna he rehu ki roto i te whare hei patu i ngā iroiro - puruhi mai, weri mai, aha mai (PK 2008:175). / The inside of the house was sprayed to kill the pests - fleas, centipedes, and other vermin.
Synonyms: riha, kīrearea, nanakia, whakapōrearea
