Āperira
1. (loan) (personal noun) April.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 47;)
I Āperira ka whakatō i ngā kai pai mō te hōtoke, arā he kāpiti, kareparāoa, kāreti, rētihi, tōnapi, rātihi, he aniana (TP 4/1908:11). / In April plant the appropriate crops for winter, namely cabbages, cauliflower, carrots, lettuce, turnips, radish and onions.
I muri tata tonu iho, i a Āperira, ka nuku a Te Kooti me ana tāngata mai i Te Kūiti ki Ōtewā (TTR 1990:222). / Immediately after, in April, Te Kooti and his people moved from Te Kūiti to Ōtewā.
See also Āpereira
Āpereira
1. (loan) (personal noun) April - obsolete form.
Kīhai i whanga kia tae rawa ake ēnei ka puta te hiahia o ngā hōia kia reia ngā parepare, he kawenga nō te whakatakariri mō ētahi o rātou i mate i tērā parekura i Pukehinahina i te 29 o ngā rā o Āpereira (TWM 9/7/1864:2). / They didn't wait until these arrived before the soldiers' desire to rush onto the fortification walls emerged because of the anger they carried for some of their own who died in that battle at Pukehinahina on 29 April.
Paengawhāwhā
1. (personal noun) eleventh lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to April. Also the name of Pegasus whose appearance heralds the start of the month. Some say Kaipō or Whetūkaupō is the star heralding the start of this month.
Mō te marama o Āperira, arā o Paenga-whāwhā ki te Māori o te tau 1922, ko Kaipō te whetū kei te ārahi i tēnei marama, nā reira kia tūpato he ua, he mātao kei te haere! (TTT 1/4/1922:13) / For the calendar month of April, that is the lunar month of Paenga-whāwhā of 1922, Kaipō heralds this month, so be careful because rain and cold is going to occur!
Kaipō
1. (personal name) probably the star Deneb. The appearance of this star heralded the arrival of the lunar month of Paenga-whāwhā (April).
Mō te marama o Āperira, arā o Paenga-whāwhā ki te Māori o te tau 1922, ko Kaipō te whetū kei te ārahi i tēnei marama, nā reira kia tūpato he ua, he mātao kei te haere! (TTT 1/4/1922:13) / For the calendar month of April, that is the lunar month of Paenga-whāwhā of 1922, Kaipō heralds this month, so be careful because rain and cold is going to occur!
Rā o Ngā Hōia
1. Anzac Day - a day (25 April) to commemorate those who have served in the New Zealand and Australian armed forces.
I whakatatūria me haere mātau, i tēnei tau 1969 i ngā haratei o te Rā o ngā Hōia, te rua tekau mā rima o Āperira (HP 1991:62). / It was decided that we should go on the holidays of Anzac Day 1969, on the 25th of April.
namunamu
1. (modifier) small, diminutive, narrow.
Ko te ara namunamu he ara whāiti (M 2006:12). / The passage-way is a narrow one (M 2006:15).
Synonyms: kāwitiwiti, whāiti, kūiti, pīrahirahi
2. (noun) dove's-foot crane's-bill, dovesfoot geranium, Geranium molle - a small plant reaching 5–30 centimetres in height. It is a very branched plant, quite hairy, with several ascending stems. The leaves are palmate, cut 5 to 9 times. The basal leaves are arranged in a rosette, the upper ones are sessile, rounded and hairy, with a long petiole of about 5–12 millimetres. The flowers are pinkish-purple, 8-12 mm in diameter, with very jagged petals. It blooms from April to September.
Tīkākā-muturangi
1. (personal noun) eleventh lunar month of the Māori year, approximately equivalent to April and traditionally used by Ngāti Kahungunu.
See also Paengawhāwhā
mārū
1. (noun) kānuka, white tea-tree, Kunzea ericoides - leaves similar to mānuka but soft to touch. Taller than mānuka. Has small white flowers. Leaves are soft, unlike mānuka leaves which are prickly.
See also kānuka
Synonyms: kōpuka, mānuka rauriki, kānuka
2. (noun) burr-reed, Sparganium subglobosum - native plant from North and South Islands, though often scarce over large parts of this range. Perennial herb of aquatic or fertile swamps, usually in shallow water, often on the margins of ponds, lakes and slow flowing streams. Stems usually partially submerged in water, silt, mud or peat. Plants at flowering up to 1 m tall. White flowers September - April.
Mātahi o te tau
1. (personal noun) first month of the Māori year. Its beginning was indicated by the first appearance of Matariki (Pleiades) on the eastern horizon before sunrise, about the 15 June. Sometimes shortened to Mātahi.
Ko te mātahi o te tau Māori (hei te takiwā o Hune) te wā e rere ai te piharau (Te Ara 2011). / The first month of the Māori year (around June) is the time when the lamprey are running.
2. (personal noun) eleventh lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to April.
He paku rerekē te Mātahi, i te mea e whakamahia ana mō te marama ngahuru mā tahi me te marama tuatahi, arā, mō Paengawhāwhā me Pipiri anō hoki (HJ 2012:142). / Mātahi is a little different because it is used for the eleventh and first months, that is for Paengawhāwhā and Pipiri.
ngahuru mā tahi
1. (numeral) be eleven, eleventh (when following te).
(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 12;)
See also tekau mā tahi
2. (noun) eleventh lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to April.
