paraka
1. (loan) (noun) block.
Otirā, kua whakamārōkia he taura e ngā Māori, whiti ana ki tētahi ki tētahi taha o te awa, he mea here ki te pou, he paraka ia, kei te taura rā, ko te rua o ngā taura i rā rototia i te paraka, ā ko te pito, e ia here ki te waka (MM.TKM 1/7/1862:3). / But the Māori have stretched a rope across the river, fastened to a post on each side, and on this rope is a block and there is a second rope that goes through the block, through which is another rope, and this is fastened to the canoe.
papanui
1. (verb) (-tia) to cover, block.
Ahakoa rā te pū repo i mauria mai hei whakaangiangi i Parihaka, meinga ana e te mana o Tohu rāua ko Te Whiti kia kore e pakū, ko tā rāua kupu tēnei, "E te mana o tōku atua, papanuitia te ngutu o te pū repo rā kei pakū." (TP 1/1908:5). / Although the cannon which was brought to fire on Parihaka, Tohu and Te Whiti's mana caused it to misfire and this is what they said, "O the power of my god, block the mouth of the cannon so that it will not fire."
2. (noun) cloud or mist uniformly covering the sky.
Ko ngā kapua (he kohu i ētahi wā) e rārangi mai ana i te rangi he papanui (Te Ara 2012). / Clouds (or mist sometimes) uniformly covering the sky was called 'papanui'.
3. (noun) platform in a tree - for a bird snarer.
4. (noun) palm of the hand - traditional measurement.
Ko te papanui tētahi waeine aro kē hei ine i te horahanga o te tēpu (TRP 2010:311). / The palm of the hand is a non-standard unit of measurement to measure the area of a table.
poro
1. (verb) (-a) to cut short, trim off, abbreviate, shorten.
Ki te titiro te tangata ki tētahi o aua kuīni i te wā kua mahue tōna kōpare, ka poroa tōna kakī (TWMNT 19/5/1874:123). / If a person saw one of those queens at a time when she was without her veil, he would be beheaded.
See also tīporo
2. (verb) (-a) to amputate, cut off.
I te roa e tioa ana e te mātaratara, ka poroa ngā matimati o tana waewae mauī (PK 2008:931). / Because he was so long exposed to the intense cold, the toes of his left foot were amputated.
3. (verb) to be finished.
4. (noun) block, log, butt-end, termination, piece of anything cut or broken off short.
E rere ana te poti i tētahi awa hōhonu, awa whānui, kātahi ka tūtuki te poti ki te poro rākau, ka tahuri (TTT 1/3/1924:14). / The boat was sailing along a deep, wide river when it struck a log and capsized.
Synonyms: rōku, poro rākau
5. (noun) prism.
He āhua ahu-3 te poro, he momo matarau. He ōrite te āhua o ngā pito e rua, he whakarara hoki. Katoa ērā atu o ngā mata, he tapawhā hāngai te āhua. Ka tapaina te poro ki te āhua o ōna pito (TRP 2010:205). / The prism is a 3-dimensional shape, a type of polyhedron. Two of the faces are identical and parallel - these are the two ends of the prism. All other faces are rectangular in shape. The prism is named after the shape of its ends (TRP 2010:205).
6. (noun) golden oyster, Anomia trigonopsis - a bivalve mollusc found on the underside of stones, other shells and wharf piles from low tide level to depths of 45 m. It has a thin wrinkled upper valve.
2. (noun) claves (musical instrument).
3. (noun) wooden blocks (toy).
2. (modifier) blocked, dammed, stopped up.
3. (noun) camping place, camp.
E hoki mai ana rātau ki te whakatā mō te kotahi wiki, ka hoki atu ai ki tō rātau puni i Takapuna, Tāmaki-makau-rau (HP 1971:33). / They were returning to rest up for the week before returning to their camp at Takapuna, Auckland.
4. (noun) company of people, contingent, detachment, group.
I te tau 1824 ka takina atu e Te Hanataua te puni a Ngāti Ruanui hei whakahirihiri i a Te Rauparaha e taiapuhia ana i Kapiti (TTR 1990:305). / In 1824 Te Hanataua led the Ngāti Ruanui contingent to assist Te Rauparaha who was being attacked on Kapiti Island.
puru
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to put in, thrust in, plug up, block, thrust in, cram in, load (a gun).
Ki te purua atu he poaka ora i tētahi pito o taua mīhini, ka puta mai he tōtiti katoa i tētahi pito (TP 10/1899:12). / If a live pig is thrust in one end of the machine, sausages all emerge at the other end.
I warea anō te tangata nei ki te puru i tana pū (TTT 1/4/1924:25). / This man was occupied loading his gun.
Synonyms: whakapuru, kawenga, wahanga, pīkaunga, whakauru, komo, maka, kokomo
2. (noun) bung, plug, cork, filler, finger hole.
Kātahi rātou ka tahuri ki te tapatapahi i ngā kaha o ngā waka, ki te unuunu hoki i ngā puru (NM 1928:143). / Then they set about cutting the lashings of the canoes and removing the bungs.
purutiti
1. (verb) to be closed up, clogged (of a passageway, etc.), blocked up.
E rite ana ngā uaua toto o te tinana ki te kōrere wai. Ka mahea ana te kōrere, pai ana te rere o te wai. Ka putu ana he para ki roto i te kōrere, kua iti haere te rere o te wai. Mehemea ka purutiti i te para, kati tonu atu. Pērā tonu te āhua o te rere o te toto i ngā uaua ki te manawa (Wh3 2003:121). / The arteries of the body are like water pipes. When the pipe is clear, the water flows well. When sediment collects in the pipe, the flow of water diminishes. If it is clogged up with sediment, it is blocked. The flow of blood in the arteries to the heart are exactly the same.
tūtaki
1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to meet, encounter, make meet - usually followed by ki.
I te kēti o te kura ka tūtaki te Kāwana ki te pīhopa me ngā minita me ngā kaitieki hoki o te kura (TP 10/1911:2). / At the school's gate the Governor met the bishop, the ministers and the school trustees.
Synonyms: tūtakitaki, karahui, whakatūtataki, hui, huihui, pūtahi, tūtataki, whakatūtaki, porotūtaki, porotūtataki
2. (verb) (-na,-tia) to shut, close.
Ka rūpeke te kai ki roto o te whare, ka tūtakina te matapihi, te whatitoka hoki, ka hereherea te whatitoka, te matapihi hoki (JPS 1922:27). / When the food was placed in the house, then the window and door were closed, and both were tied.
Synonyms: kopiti, kati, kopi, tūtakitaki, kokopi, uaki, katikati, tūtataki, whakakopiti, kore
3. (verb) (-na,-tia) to close up, block.
Kotahi tētahi awa nui kei Marika, ko Korotono Awa te ingoa, he mea whakapuni, arā he mea tūtaki kia rere ai mā roto i tētahi awa anō e hāngai ana te rere ki te tāone o Nui Oka, tāone o Marika, hei wai whakarite i ngā hiahia wai o ngā tāngata o taua tāone. Ko te roa o taua tūtaki, arā whakapuni kotahi koata māero (TJ 30/8/1898:4). / There is a river in America, called the Croton River, which is dammed, that is it is blocked so that it flows into another river which flows directly to the city of New York in America for water to meet the water needs of the residents of that city. The length of that dam is a quarter of a mile.
4. (noun) meeting.
Otirā, i peka atu a Riripeti (ko ia te Kuīni hou i taua wā) rāua ko te Tiuka o Ētinapara mō tētehi wā poto i tā rāua toronga mai i te tau 1953, me te tūtaki anō hoki ki te Kīngi Māori (TTR 1998:22-23). / But Elizabeth (the new Queen at that time) and the Duke of Edinburgh did briefly call in on their visit in 1953 and met the Māori King.
Synonyms: tūtakitanga, whakamenenga, hui, huihuinga, huinga
5. (noun) bar, bolt, latch.
E rua ngā tatau o te whare hoko, he mea kī, he mea tūtaki ki te tūtaki (MM.TKM 30/4/1856:6). / There are two doors to the store, one secured by a lock, one by a bolt.
Synonyms: whakarawa
6. (noun) dam, blockage.
Ko te roa o taua tūtaki, arā whakapuni kotahi koata māero (TJ 30/8/1898:4). / The length of that dam is a quarter of a mile.
ārai
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to obstruct, hinder, screen, block out, shield, prevent, forbid, prohibit, insulate.
He tēpara mō ngā whanaunga, mō ngā huānga e āraia nei e te Karaipiture, e te ture hoki a te Hāhi kei mārena ki a rāua (Ma 1885:15). / A table for the relations, and the progeny forbidden to marry each other by the Scripture and by the law of the Church.
Synonyms: whakamanakore, whakakati, puapua, kahupeka, whakaruruhau, whakangungu rākau, whakapuru tao, maru, pākai, whakangungu, hīra, pukupuku, pākati, tāiha, taipuru, ārei, kati, kōpekapeka, kōpeka, taupā, taupare, pā, whakakōroiroi, whakapā, whakahōtaetae, ngihangiha, aukati, hōtaetae
2. (noun) veil, curtain, blind, apron, barricade, obstacle, screen, insulator.
'E Hēmi, hiwitia ake te ārai hiraka o taku konohi. Kei te hēmanawa au.' (HP 1991:256) / 'James, lift up the silk veil of my face. I am too hot.'
Synonyms: ārei, tauārai, takitaki, komutu, taunahua, whakakōroiroi, rīanga, pākai, pākai riri, araarai, pātū, pekerangi, tītopa, pāhoka, pāhokahoka, pātakitaki, tūrutu, pātūtū, whakaruru, rī, mata, pā
3. (noun) barrier.
Me wai, me whenua mōmona, me rangi aupaki, ā, me heke anō tōna paku tōtā ki te ngaki i te whenua, ki te whakatū pātū hei ārai atu i te kīrearea, i te hauhunga, i te aha noa iho (HM 1/1994:5). / There must be water, productive land, fine weather and the shedding of a little perspiration to cultivate the land and to erect barriers to protect against pests, the frost and anything else.
Synonyms: tauārai
whakapā
1. (verb) (-kia,-ngia) to touch, contact, tell privately.
Mēnā he huatau ōu, he pakirehua kē rānei āu e pā ana ki tēnei tātai whakatairanga reo Māori a te Taura Whiri, kia hohoro te whakapā mai, kia hau ai te rongo ki ngā tōpito o te motu (HM 4/1993:2). / If you have ideas or enquiries concerning this Māori language promotional plan of the Māori Language Commission, contact us urgently so that the information can be spread to all parts of the country.
2. (verb) (-kia,-ngia,-tia) to block, obstruct.
Synonyms: kōpeka, kōpekapeka, kati, taupā, taupare, pā, whakakōroiroi, whakahōtaetae, ngihangiha, ārai, aukati, hōtaetae, pākati, tāiha, taipuru, ārei
3. (modifier) confirmation.
Ka whakatata ki te 10 o ngā hāora kātahi anō ka kitea te nui o te tāngata, ka tīmata hoki te karakia whakapā (TKO 10/1913:4). / When it was approaching 10 o'clock, the large number of people was finally seen, and the confirmation service began.
4. (noun) confirmation - the rite in the Christian Church at which a baptised person is admitted as a full member of the Church.
Nā te Ātirīkona ngā tāngata mō te whakapā i kawe ki te aroaro o te Pīhopa (TKO 10/1913:5). / The Archdeacon took the people for confirmation before the Bishop.
whakatūtaki
1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to meet, block.
Nō tēnei wā ka tahuri ia ki te whakatūtaki i ō te Pākehā waka e rere ana i Te Aumiti (M 2007:200). / At this time he began to meet the vessels of the Pākehā sailing to Te Aumiti.
Synonyms: tūtaki, tūtakitaki, karahui, whakatūtataki, hui, huihui, pūtahi, tūtataki, porotūtaki, porotūtataki
taupare
1. (verb) (-a) to obstruct, thwart, bar, block, impede.
Heoti, nā te mau tonu o te whakaaro kino o te Pākehā me āna mautohenga i taupare ngā tino tūmanakotanga o Timi Kara (TTR 1994:13). / However, James Carroll's greatest hopes were thwarted by continued Pākehā distrust and opposition.
Synonyms: whakahōtaetae, hōtaetae, kōpeka, kōpekapeka, kati, taupā, pā, whakakōroiroi, whakapā, ngihangiha, ārai, aukati, pākati, tāiha, taipuru, ārei
2. (noun) obstructing, thwarting, barring, blocking, impeding.
He whakahinapōuri, he taupare i a Kaihau te tū here kore a te kāwanatanga ki ngā take Māori (TTR 1994:36). / Kaihau was disillusioned and frustrated by the government's lack of commitment to Māori issues.
whakahōtaetae
1. (verb) (-tia) to prevent, obstruct, bar, block, impede, stop, thwart.
Ko au kei te kī kia kaua e waiho mā ō tātou iwitanga hei whakahōtaetae mai, hei take rānei i īheuheu ai tātou i a tātou (TTTT 2006:15). / I am saying not to let our tribalism obstruct us, or use as a reason to divide us form each other.
Synonyms: taupare, hōtaetae, whakakati, kōpekapeka, kati, taupā, pā, whakakōroiroi, whakapā, ngihangiha, ārai, aukati, pākati, tāiha, taipuru, ārei, kōpeka
pāpuni
1. (verb) (-tia) to dam, stop (a stream of water, etc.), staunch, check the flow of blood.
Ko te mea nāna i pāpuni ai te nekehanga whakamua ko te take me Māori, me Pākehā kē rānei hei pīhopa (TTR 1996:6). / The matter that blocked progress was the issue of whether the bishop should be Māori or Pākehā.
2. (verb) to be blocked, dried up.
Ka tae mātau ki reira kua pāpuni kē te ngutuawa i te kirikiri (HP 1991:16). / When we reached the river mouth it had been blocked by the sand.
3. (noun) dam.
Kua tīmata kē te kāwanatanga ki te titiro, ki te hoko i ētahi o ngā pāpuni hiko. / The government has already begun to look at selling some of the electricity dams.
puninga
1. (noun) camping place, camping ground, campsite.
He whakaaro nui nō Te Hāpuku kia riro māna te whenua o Tāwhara e hoko, kātahi ka whakatūria he puninga ki Whakawhiti i Ākuhata 1857 (TTR 1990:180). / Te Hapuku, determined to assert his right to sell Tawhara's block, erected a camp at Whakawhiti in August 1857.
2. (noun) tribe, family - especially in relation to descent.
Rāua tahi he puninga nā Taranaki me Te Āti Awa (TTR 1994:181). / Both of them were of Taranaki and Te Āti Awa descent.
3. (noun) genus (classification of organisms).
E ai ki tā ngā mātanga pūtaiao whakarōpū rauropi, ko te momo te rōpū rauropi iti rawa atu. Ko ngā momo e whanaunga tahi ana, ka kīia he puninga (RP 2009:290). / According to the authorities on the classification of organisms, a species is a very small grouping of organisms. Species that are closely related are called a genus.
4. (noun) blocking up, blockage.
whakapuni
1. (verb) (-tia) to block, dam.
Kotahi tētahi awa nui kei Marika, ko Korotono Awa te ingoa, he mea whakapuni, arā he mea tūtaki kia rere ai mā roto i tētahi awa anō e hāngai ana te rere ki te tāone o Nui Oka, tāone o Marika, hei wai whakarite i ngā hiahia wai o ngā tāngata o taua tāone. Ko te roa o taua tūtaki, arā whakapuni kotahi koata māero (TJ 30/8/1898:4). / There is a river in America, called the Croton River, which is dammed, that is it is blocked so that it flows into another river which flows directly to the city of New York in America for water to meet the water needs of the residents of that city. The length of that dam is a quarter of a mile.
2. (noun) dam, weir, blockage.
Ko te roa o taua tūtaki, arā whakapuni kotahi koata māero (TJ 30/8/1898:4). / The length of that dam is a quarter of a mile.
