2. (noun) muffin.
Synonyms: mawhene
kōnēnē
1. (noun) berries of the māwhai or dodder, Cassytha paniculata - a vine with pale yellow stems and tiny scale-like leaves. The stems twine around the host and form short sucker-like branches that penetrate the host stem and obtain nutrients. Found in the upper half of the North Island.
Kāhore i roa kua oti te tinana, kua honoa atu ngā waewae me ngā ringa, me te mātenga. I konei, kua oma ki waho ki te tiki pana kahikātoa hei kanohi, he karamu hei ihu, he kōnēnē hei pito mō tana tekoteko (TWK 23:3). / It wasn't long before the body had been completed, the legs and arms had been joined on, and the head. At this point, she ran outside to get tea tree berries for the eyes, karamu berries for the nose and a māwhai berry as the tummy button for the human figure.
kākano
1. (noun) seed, kernel, pip, berry, grain.
Ki te mea ka taka te kākano ki te wāhi e tika ana ka tinaku, ā, ka pihi ake he tipu hou. / If a seed falls in the right place it will germinate and a new seedling will sprout.
See also kano
2. (noun) ova, ovum, egg cell.
Ko te pūkākano ngā pū e rua e kawea ai ngā kākano mai i te wharekano ki te kōpū o te wahine i te wā o te tuku kākano (RP 2009:383). / The fallopian tubes are the tubes whereby the ova are conveyed from the ovary to the woman's uterus at the time of ovulation.
3. (noun) descent, stock, ancestry, lineage, pedigree.
E kore e hekeheke, he kākano rangatira (W 1971:94). / A chiefly lineage will not disappear. (A whakataukī referring to the mana of a chief's ancestors being passed down through the generations, usually producing effective leadership.)
Koia a Ouenuku i mea atu ai ki a ia, "E tama, e kore e tika kia haere koe ki te whare o tō tuakana, ehara hoki koe i te tino tangata." I puta ai taua kupu nei, 'tino tangata', arā i te kākano ariki, he mea ki te whaea o Ruatapu, i mau herehere a ia i roto i te pakanga (WIII 1889:14). / That's why Ouenuku said to him, "Son, it will not be right for you to go to your older brother's house because you are not a person of status." That statement 'a person of status' was expressed and that is the chiefly lineage and refers to Ruatapu's mother who was taken captive in battle.
2. (noun) tree fuchsia (Fuchsia excorticata) - a tree with light brown, flaky bark and leaves which drop off in winter. Dark purplish red flowers occur over spring and are followed by dark purple berries popular with birds. Found throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand. Leaves drop off in winter.
Ko ā te Pākehā rākau anake e ngahoro ana ngā rau, heoi anō tā te Māori rākau i rite ki ā te Pākehā ko te kōtukutuku, arā ko te kōnini (TP 9/1903:1). / Only exotic trees are deciduous, however the only native tree that is like exotic trees is the kōtukutuku (tree fuchsia), also called the kōnini.
manatawa
1. (noun) a black kernel of a tawa berry said to be found in the crops of kākā which have flown here from Hawaiki.
Kai hea taku manatawa, taku manapou? He kupu whakahau ēnei mō te hunga kua taka ki roto i te waimeha o te whakaaro, ki te anuhea o te ngākau, ki te ngoikore o te tinana (Tikanga 1997:49). / Where is my manatawa and my manapou? These are words of encouragement for people who have become lackadaisical, unenthusiastic and listless.
hua
1. (verb) to bear fruit, originate, be abundant, accrue.
Ehara i te mea ko te takaro te hē, engari ko te whakaputa kē i te takaro hei huarahi e peau kē ai te tangata ki te mahi hē, ina hoki he maha ngā hē e hua ana i te kanikani (TP 2/1907:2). / It's not as if the recreational activity is the problem, but the emergence from the activity of an avenue whereby a person can be diverted into wicked deeds because there are many transgressions resulting from dancing.
Synonyms: putu, whakapūranga, tipu, pūtake, take, tupu, pū, mahamaha, maha, ngahoro, makuru, ngerongero, humi, hāwere, rarawe, rari, pukahu, nui, hira, ranea, huhua, ngāhorohoro
2. (verb) to flower, bloom, blossom.
Ka hua te rātā, ka tītaha a Matariki ki te uru, ka tae ki te ngahuru, kua poki te rua kūmara, arā, kua tae katoa te kūmara ki te rua (White 4 1889:115). / When the rātā flowers and the Pleiades set in the west, autumn has arrived and the kūmara storage pit is covered over, that is the kūmara crop is all in the storage pit.
3. (verb) to be full (of the moon).
Ā te 4 o ngā rā kōwhiti ai te marama. Ā te 19 o ngā rā hua ai te marama (TMT 1/10/1861:16). / On the 4th day the new moon appears. On the 19th day is the full moon.
4. (noun) product, fruit, berry, roe, egg, progeny, value, finding, result, outcome, asset.
I ētahi tau he tino kaha kē te hua o ngā piki nei, ā, he tino reka hoki mō te kai. I ētahi rā, i te haere kē mātau, hoki rawa mai kua pau ngā hua te kai i te mahi a te tamariki (HP 1991:13). / In some years these fig trees fruited prolifically and they were very tasty to eat. Some days, when we went elsewhere, when we returned the fruit had all been eaten by the many children.
Synonyms: otinga, anaterope, whakataunga, putanga, tukunga iho, keakea, tātea, uri, aitanga
5. (noun) benefit, gain, asset.
Ahakoa te whakahāweatanga o te tangata ki te haere a Hirini Taiwhanga ki Ingarangi, he hua nunui kua puta mai i tana haere (KO 15/1/1883:6). / Despite people's intolerance towards Hirini Taiwhanga's journey to England, many benefits resulted from his trip.
2. (modifier) without cause, unintentionally, by mistake, accidentally, inadvertently, unintended, by accident, accidentally, inadvertently.
I patua pokerehūtia noatia iho e au taku tamaiti (W 1971:290) / I hit my child by accident.
3. (noun) tawa fruit, tawa berries.
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.
2. (noun) long bag for squeezing tītoki seeds - to extract the oil.
3. (noun) oil from the tītoki berries.
4. (noun) device of platted kareao used for crushing hīnau berries.
Kia āta whakawiri i te ngehingehi (W 1971:232). / Twist the hīnau crusher carefully. (A saying for someone whose voice has given out a harsh sound and referring to the harsh noise of the hīnau crusher.)
5. (noun) net for catching eels.
patatini
1. (noun) berry, fleshy fruit with several pips.
Ko Tupuārangi te whetū e hono ana i te kāhui ki te hopukanga o ngā manu me ngā hua rāngaingai, pēnei i ngā hua me ngā patatini o ngā rākau (Matariki 2017:29). / Tupuārangi is the star connecting the constellation to the capturing of birds and elevated fruit, such as fruit and berries of trees.
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
miro
1. (noun) miro, brown pine, Prumnopitys ferruginea - a coniferous tree of lowland forest, with curved leaves arranged in two rows. Pinkish-purple berries are eaten by kererū.
He nui anō ngā rākau nunui i taua wā, he tōtara, he rimu, he kahika, he mataī, he miro, he kauri me ngā rākau pakupaku, he patatē, he hinahina he kaikōmako te paunga o te ngahere i te ahi (HTK 20/1/1894:5). / There were many giant trees at that time, tōtara, rimu, kahikatea, mataī, miro and kauri, with the small trees, patatē, whiteywood and kaikōmako, which were all destroyed in the fire.
Synonyms: toromiro
raurēkau
1. (noun) manono, kanono, large-leaved coprosma, Coprosma grandifolia - a small native shrub to 6 m tall of lowland forests with pale bark and leathery-large leaves which are olive-green and wavy-edged. Flowers are greenish-white, spindly, in loose clusters. Its reddish orange berries are attractive to birds. The bark is used for producing the yellow colouring when dyeing muka.
2. (noun) rangiora, Brachyglottis repanda - a small tree to 6 m tall with very large, dull green, soft leaves which are white and felted underneath and have wavy edges. Tiny fragrant flowers cover the tree during spring and early summer. Found in both the North and South Islands.
whīnau
1. (noun) hīnau, Elaeocarpus dentatus - variation of hīnau. Tall forest tree with long leaves, whitish underneath and producing masses of white flowers and edible berries, the pounded kernels of which form a meal from which hīnau bread is baked, while the bark is used for dye.
See also hīnau
toroheke
1. (noun) native sand daphne, Pimelea arenaria - a shrub growing up to 1 m. Berries are red or white. Found on coastal sands.
Synonyms: autetauranga, autetaranga
raurākau
1. (noun) manono, kanono, large-leaved coprosma, Coprosma grandifolia - a small native shrub to 6 m tall of lowland forests with pale bark and leathery-large leaves which are olive-green and wavy-edged. Flowers are greenish-white, spindly, in loose clusters. Its reddish orange berries are attractive to birds. The bark is used for producing the yellow colouring when dyeing muka.
2. (noun) rangiora, Brachyglottis repanda - a small tree to 6 m tall with very large, dull green, soft leaves which are white and felted underneath and have wavy edges. Tiny fragrant flowers cover the tree during spring and early summer. Found in both the North and South Islands.
2. (noun) karapapa, Alseuosmia macrophylla - a shrub found in forest undergrowth from North Cape to the upper South Island that grows to about 2 m, with red-brown branches and dark green foliage. It has alternating glossy leaves with widely spaced teeth. The tubular flowers are 2.4-4 cm long and highly scented. They vary in colour from dark red to cream. Fruit is crimson.
