tau
1. (noun) string (of a garment, etc.), loop or thong (of a patu).
2. (noun) tie, fastening, string, cord (of a bag, etc.).
I whaohia ā rāua kupu ki roto i taua pūtea, nō te paunga ki roto kātahi ka kumea te tau, kātahi ka rōpine mai ā rāua kupu ki te tangere o te pūtea, ka takoto i konā mō āke tonu atu (TPH 30/3/1901:3). / Their words were placed in that bag and once inside the tie was pulled and then their words were close together in the bottom of the bag where they lie forever.
Raukatauri
1. (personal name) atua of music, especially flute music, who is personified in the bag moth.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 167-169;)
Ka rawe anō ki te titiro atu i ngā mahi a Raukatauri; ko ngā kākahu o te hunga poi he mā katoa, rawe ana tērā te porotiti a te poi (TPH 30/11/1900:4). / It was great to watch the activities of Raukatauri; the garments of the poi performers were all white and the twirling of the poi was excellent.
2. (personal name) one of the women sent by Tinirau to capture Kae.
Te Kāhui Tau, Rau-kata-uri, Rau-kata-mea: Ki ētahi kōrero ko te pūtake mai rāua o ngā mahi ngahau, o ngā mahi o te rēhia, o te harakoa. Ki ētahi kōrero he tuāhine nō Tinirau. Ko rāua ētahi o ngā wahine nāna i whakangahau i kitea ai te niho o Kae (Ngae, Kaunihoniho ki ētahi). Koia Te Kāhui Tau, mō te waiata, mō te whakatangi, mō te haka (M 2006:232). / Te Kāhui Tau, Rau-kata-uri, Rau-kata-mea: According to some accounts the latter two were the origin of the arts of amusement, entertainment, and pleasure. According to some they were sisters of Tini-rau. They were among the women who entertained and caused Kae to show his teeth (Ngae, Kau-nihoniho according to some). The term Kāhui (a tribal designation) Tau pertains to these two, and those who sing, play on instruments, or do posture dances (M 2006:233).
3. (noun) bag of common bag moth, Liothula spp. - the caterpillar inside its bag eats the leaves of native plants such as mānuka, kānuka, tauhinu, neinei and introduced trees. The male moth is rarely seen.
Synonyms: pū a Raukatauri, pūtōrino a Raukatauri
pēke parapara
1. (noun) rubbish bag, trash bag.
Synonyms: pēke rāpihi
pēke rāpihi
1. (noun) rubbish bag, trash bag.
Synonyms: pēke parapara
2. (noun) tutu juice extractor bag - a pointed bag.
Kia mutu te whakawiri mai i te wai o te tutu ki te kōheke, kua tātarihia ki te pututu (PK 2008:277). / When we've finished wringing out the juice of the tutu with the kōheke bag, it's strained with the pututu bag.
pū a Raukatauri
1. (noun) common bag moth, Liothula spp. - the caterpillar inside its bag eats the leaves of native plants such as mānuka, kānuka, tauhinu, neinei and introduced trees. The male moth is rarely seen.
(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 77;)
See also pūtōrino a Raukatauri
Synonyms: Raukatauri, pūtōrino a Raukatauri
kōwheke
1. (verb) (-tia) to extract juice from tutu berries using a pointed bag.
See also kōheke
2. (noun) tutu juice extractor bag - a pointed bag.
See also kōheke
pūtōrino a Raukatauri
1. (noun) common bag moth, Liothula spp. - the caterpillar inside its bag eats the leaves of native plants such asmānuka, kānuka, tauhinu, neinei and introduced trees. The male moth is rarely seen.
Ko te pūtōrino a Raukatauri he momo pepe (TWK 41:28). / The pūtōrino a Raukatauri is a species of moth.
Synonyms: Raukatauri, pū a Raukatauri
pōhā
1. (noun) kelp bag - a receptacle made of kelp and tōtara bark to hold preserved birds.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 14-16;)
Ko tā Hīria he kohi rimurapa hei hanga pōhā tītī, he raranga kete pupuri pōhā hei kawe mai i ngā tītī i te motu (TTR 1996:71). / Hiria's task was gathering kelp to make bags for preserving, and weaving baskets for transporting the mutton-birds off the island.
pūrangi
1. (noun) bag, net attached to a hīnaki to guide the eels to the mouth.
Ki te wāhi e tuwhera ana, ka whakamautia he pūrangi me te hīnaki, ānō nei hai kati i te huarahi wai ka haere ngā tuna mā reira ki te rere ana (HP 1991:15). / At the place that was open a net and the eel trap were attached as if to block the channel that the eels travelled up if they were running.
pūtea
1. (noun) finely woven bag.
Ka kohia atu hoki e mātou, e ngā wāhine me ngā tamariki, ngā kōhatu noa, ngā tarutaru noa, ka hoatu ki aua tupua, he kōhatu i paingia, ā, ka kohia ki ā rātou pūtea, he mea i makaa ko ngā tarutaru me ngā peka rākau i hoatu (Wh4 2004:135). / We, the women and children, collected stones and vegetation randomly and gave them to those strange beings. They liked the stones and put them in their finely woven bags, but the grasses and branches of trees that we gave them were thrown away.
2. (noun) fund, finance, bank account, sum of money.
Hei penapena i te pūtea, i kī atu ia he pai kē ake tana haere mā runga waka ā-mahi i te haere mā runga tekehī (TTR 1998:102). / In order to save money, she said that it would be better if she travelled by service car rather than by taxi.
Synonyms: pūtea pēke
whao
1. (verb) (-hia,-na,-ngia,-ria,-whia,-whina) to put into (a bag, receptacle, etc.).
Ka mau te makimaki ki te pāuna, ka wāhia e ia te taro kia rua ngā poro, kātahi ka whaoria e ia ki te pauna (TP 5/1904:11). / The monkey took some scales, broke the bread into two bits and put them into the scales.
2. (verb) (-hia,-na,-ngia,-ria,-whia,-whina) to fill.
Nā ka whaona te whare e ngā tāngata, ka mano tini ki roto (NM 1928:52). / Now, the house was filled with people, there was a huge crowd inside.
3. (verb) (-hia,-na,-ngia,-ria,-whia,-whina) to go into, enter.
I te mutunga, ka whaoria ia ki roto i te kōti, ka mauria ki te kaipuke hei mau i a ia ki te Motu Rēwera, he motu iti e tata ana ki Amerika ki te Tonga (HKW 1/10/1899:4). / In the end he was put into the coach and taken to the ship to transport him to Devil's Island, a small island in South America.
whawhao
1. (verb) (whaona, whaongia, whaoria, whaowhia, whaowhina) to put into, fill (e.g. a bag).
Ina pania te parāoa ki te tiamu kia tere tonu te whawhao i te parāoa ki roto o te waha; ki te kore ka kapi katoa te parāoa i te rango (TTT 1/9/1931:39). / When the bread is spread with jam quickly put it into your mouth; if you don't the bread will be covered with blowflies.
Synonyms: rau
2. (verb) (whaona,whaongia,whaoria,whaowhia,whaowhina) to go into, enter.
Kātahi ka whawhao ki roto ki tōna whare, ā ka kī te whare, he mano tini ki roto (NM 1928:39). / Then they entered his house and it was full, there was a multitude inside.
