pouaka
1. (noun) box.
Kei tētehi wāhi o tēnei marae tētehi rārangi pouaka tekau mā tahi, ā he mea poka te kōhao ki te taupoki o ia pouaka, o ia pouaka hei tukunga moni iho ki roto (KO 15/1/1884:15). / In one part of this courtyard is a line of eleven boxes and each one has a hole pocked into the lid as a place to donate money.
pouwaka
1. (noun) box.
See also pouaka
pāki
1. (loan) (noun) box.
Ko tētahi o ngā matā tika tonu ki runga i te manuao, whara ana tētahi o ngā pū nui, papā ana te pāki paura, tokowaru ngā hēramana i tū kaiākiri (TJ 14/6/1898:4). / One of the shells hit the warship directly, one of the large guns was disabled, the powder box exploded and eight sailors were wounded.
pāka
1. (loan) (noun) box.
Ā pau noa ngā rā tekau mā tahi me ngā pō hoki e tinei ana i te ahi, kore rawa e taea, i tēnei takiwā kua tata tonu te ahi ki te wāhi e takoto ana ngā pāka paura (HTK 8/7/1893:7). / And for eleven days and nights we were fighting to extinguish the fire without success and at this time the fire was quite close to the place where the boxes of gunpowder were lying.
2. (loan) (noun) dock (court).
...engari i tū anō a te Kahu ki roto i te pāka i te kōti, ka pangaia ana te kēhi ki waho... (TJ 12/10/1899:8). / ...but Te Kahu did stand in the dock in court and the case was thrown out...
3. (loan) (noun) pack, packet, container.
…e waru poro tupeka ki te mea kotahi me ētahi pāka hikareti me ētahi pukapuka hei kōrero (TP 9/1902:2-3). / …eight blocks of tobacco for each person, some packs of cigarettes, and some books to read.
Synonyms: kawenga, pīkau, pōrukuruku, pēke, whakawhāiti, tatai, mōkī, pākete, pūhera
waka huia
1. (noun) treasure box.
Ko te taonga mā Pirinihehe Ana he waka huia, pērā me te papahou, engari he paku iho (TWK 19:40). / The gift for Princess Ann was a waka huia (treasure box), which is like a papahou, but smaller.
See also waka
mekemeke
1. (verb) (-a) to punch, box, strike with the fist repeatedly, come to blows.
Nō te tau 1887 i mekemeke ai ngā taitama o Ngāti Maniapoto me ētehi kaikānataraka nā te mea he karo nō ērā ki te utu i te kōmihana a te komiti (TTR 1994:74). / In 1887 Ngāti Maniapoto youths came to blows with some contractors attempting to avoid royalty payments owed to the committee.
Synonyms: meke
2. (modifier) boxing.
I reira ka whakawhiwhia a ia ki te tohu mō te toa mekemeke, noho toa rā ia mō te toru tau (TTR 2000:167). / There he was awarded with the trophy for the boxing champion, which he retained for three years.
3. (noun) boxing.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 61;)
I a Malietoa i te kura ko ia te whakaihuwaka mō te whakataetae nei, mō te mekemeke (TTR 2000:90) / While Malietoa was at school he was the boxing champion.
2. (modifier) boxing.
I kakari momoto a Pire Rangi rāua ko Pire Koea i te pō o Ākuhata nei ki Pirihipeina mō te Taitara Toa o Ahitereiria (TPH 31/8/1911:5). / Bill Rangi and Bill Squires fought at night this August in Brisbane for the Championship Title of Australia.
moto
1. (verb) (-a,-kia) to strike with the fist, box.
Ki te moto mai tētahi Pākehā i a au, toto ana taku ihu, e kore au e tahuri atu ki te moto i a ia, erangi me pupuru e ahau, me tuku ki te whakawākanga (TKM.MM 1/9/1860:16). / If a Pākehā strikes me with his fist and my nose bleeds, I will not strike him in return, but will hold him, and give him up to be tried.
2. (noun) blow of the fist.
Ki te mea e āhua hiahia ana koe ki te moto i tō hoa, kia maha ō titiro ki tō hoa, nō te mea he kotahi anō āu moto e ū ki a ia, ka patua mai anō hoki koe e ia, ā kei kaihoro tōu riri, ko koe e raru (TW 20/7/1878:359). / If you have a slight desire to punch your friend, look at your companion many times because when just one of your punches lands, he will retaliate and your anger will take over and you'll be in trouble.
2. (modifier) boxing.
I ngā tau e waru i riro i a Tame Pāna i runga i āna mahi motomoto e £40,000 (TP 1/1909:9). / In eight years Tommy Burns earned £40,000 from his boxing activities.
