ngeru
1. (noun) cat, Felis catus - introduced as a pet, feral cats are now also widespread.
Nāu, nā te Pākehā te kurī me te ngeru nāna i huna ngā kai o te motu nei, te weka, te kiwi, te kākāpō, te piopio, me te tini o ngā manu o te motu nei (TWMNT 23/4/1873:45). / It was you, the Pākehā that introduced the dog and the cat which destroyed the food of this country, the weka, kiwi, kākāpō, the piopio and the many endemic birds.
poti
1. (loan) (noun) cat, pussy, Felis catus - introduced as a pet, feral cats are now also widespread.
E rua ngā kīrehe kei a au, he poti (ngeru) tētahi, he kurī tētahi (TJ 3/11/1898:12). / I have two animals, a cat and a dog.
See also puihi
kaitangata
1. (noun) winkle, common cat's eye, cat's eye turban shell, Turbo smaragdus - a univalve mollusc common on rocks between tides, the shell is dark, heavy and smooth, and has an eye-like operculum. Lives on the tiny young seaweeds on the rocks. A favourite traditional food of Māori.
See also pūpū
kōrama
1. (noun) winkle, common cat's eye, cat's eye turban shell, Turbo smaragdus - a univalve mollusc common on rocks between tides, the shell is dark, heavy and smooth, and has an eye-like operculum. Lives on the tiny young seaweeds on the rocks. A favourite traditional food of Māori.
See also pūpū
Synonyms: karahiwa, karariwha, kararuri, kararuri, karekawa, kawari, koeo, koeo, koeti, koriakai, korona, kūpā, matamatangongo, mātangata, kōramu, tōrire, kurewha, tākupu, rehoreho, taiwhatiwhati, tanetane, tāwiri, torewai, tungangi, wahawaha, whētikotiko, tohemanga, pure, tairaki, ngūpara, pipi tairaki, kuharu, kūkukuroa, pūkanikani, hākari, poua, rerekākara, tio, toheroa, tuangi, kaitua, kākara, mitimiti, ngārahu tatawa, peke, kaitangata, pūpū atamarama, tihipu, tihi, tio para, tio repe, totoro, tuatua, tupa, toretore, ngākihi, ngaingai, taiawa, tūpere, ngaere, kukupara, ngākihi awaawa, kuku-mau-toka, ngākihi tea, matangongore, maurea, mimiti, tītiko, ngaeti, papatua, karoro, waharoa, wahanui, ngāeo, pipi, ngākihi hiwihiwi, ngākihi kopia, hahari, hohehohe, kōmore, pātitotito, peraro, pūkauri, pūpū harakeke, pūpū māeneene, pūpū tuatea, pūpū waitai, purewha, ruheruhe, takai, tūroro, piritoka, pōrohe, kahitua, angarite, awatai, harihari, hinangi, hopetea, kāeo, whāngai karoro, pūpū rore, pūpū taratara, pāua, tātara, whētiko, koio, korohiwa, kororiwha, marapeka, matatangata, matapura, hānea, pipi taiari, rereho, takarape, tāwiri, torewai, uere, wētiwha, karahū, pure, tairaki, ngūpara, pipi tairaki, kūkuku, kukupati, papahurihuri, poua, toitoi, tikoaka, tuangi haruru, miware, pūpū, ngārahu taua, ataata, pūpū kōrama, tihipu, tihi, tio para, tio repe, tipa, totorere, tupa, toretore, ngākihi, kākahi, rūharu, kuhakuha, ngākihi hahae, ngākihi awaawa, kuku-mau-toka, niania, matangārahu, karehu, ngāruru, papatua, karoro, ururoa, ngāeo, tūteure, papatai, hūai, pātiotio, pūpū karikawa, pūpū māeneene, pūpū waharoa, pūtātara, pūrimu, takarepo, tākai, piritoka, pōrohe, kahitua, angarite, hauwai, hihiwa, hoehoe, kāeo, pīpipi, pūpū taratara, poro, pūpū tarataratea
mātangata
1. (noun) winkle, common cat's eye, cat's eye turban shell, Turbo smaragdus - a univalve mollusc common on rocks between tides, the shell is dark, heavy and smooth, and has an eye-like operculum. Lives on the tiny young seaweeds on the rocks. A favourite traditional food of Māori.
See also pūpū
Synonyms: karahiwa, karariwha, kararuri, kawari, koeo, koeti, koio, kōrama, korohiwa, korona, kororiwha, kūpā, marapeka, matamatangongo, kōramu, matapura, tōrire, hānea, kurewha, tākupu, pipi taiari, rehoreho, rereho, taiwhatiwhati, takarape, tanetane, tāwiri, torewai, tungangi, uere, wētiwha, whētikotiko, karahū, pure, tairaki, pipi tairaki, kuharu, kūkuku, kukupati, pūkanikani, papahurihuri, poua, rerekākara, toitoi, tio, tikoaka, toheroa, tuangi, tuangi haruru, kaitua, kākara, miware, pūpū, karekawa, koeti, koriakai, kororiwha, matatangata, tōrire, tākupu, rehoreho, takarape, torewai, wahawaha, tohemanga, ngūpara, kūkukuroa, hākari, tio, tuangi haruru, mitimiti, kaitangata, tihi, totoro, toretore, taiawa, tūpere, ngaere, kukupara, ngākihi tea, matangārahu, mimiti, ngaeti, waharoa, pipi, papatai, kōmore, pūkauri, pūpū tuatea, purewha, takai, kahitua, hinangi, pīpipi, poro, ngārahu tatawa, ngārahu taua, peke, ataata, pūpū kōrama, pūpū atamarama, tihipu, tio para, tio repe, tipa, totoro, totorere, tuatua, tupa, ngākihi, ngaingai, kākahi, taiawa, rūharu, tūpere, kuhakuha, ngaere, ngākihi hahae, kukupara, ngākihi awaawa, kuku-mau-toka, niania, matangongore, matangārahu, maurea, karehu, tītiko, ngāruru, ngaeti, papatua, karoro, ururoa, wahanui, ngāeo, pipi, tūteure, ngākihi hiwihiwi, ngākihi kopia, hahari, hohehohe, hūai, kōmore, pātitotito, pātiotio, peraro, pūpū karikawa, pūpū harakeke, pūpū māeneene, pūpū waharoa, pūpū waitai, pūtātara, purewha, pūrimu, ruheruhe, takarepo, tākai, tūroro, piritoka, pōrohe, kahitua, angarite, awatai, hauwai, harihari, hihiwa, hinangi, hoehoe, hopetea, kāeo, whāngai karoro, pīpipi, pūpū rore, pūpū taratara, pāua, poro, tātara, pūpū tarataratea, whētiko
matatangata
1. (noun) winkle, common cat's eye, cat's eye turban shell, Turbo smaragdus - a univalve mollusc common on rocks between tides, the shell is dark, heavy and smooth, and has an eye-like operculum. Lives on the tiny young seaweeds on the rocks. A favourite traditional food of Māori.
See also pūpū
Synonyms: whētikotiko, waharoa, toheroa, pūkauri, ngākihi tea, ngaingai, kūkukuroa, tūteure, pūpū waharoa, taiawa, miware, mimiti, papatai, tuatua, rerekākara, tihi, ngaere, kōmore, ataata, pūrimu, tūroro, angarite, harihari, hopetea, pūpū rore, poro, pūpū waharoa, ruheruhe, piritoka, angarite, hauwai, hoehoe, whāngai karoro, pāua, whētiko, karahiwa, karariwha, karekawa, kawari, koeo, koeti, koio, kōrama, koriakai, korohiwa, korona, kororiwha, kūpā, matamatangongo, mātangata, kōramu, matapura, tōrire, hānea, kurewha, tākupu, pipi taiari, rereho, taiwhatiwhati, takarape, tanetane, tāwiri, torewai, tungangi, wahawaha, wētiwha, karahū, tohemanga, pure, tairaki, ngūpara, pipi tairaki, kuharu, kūkuku, kukupati, pūkanikani, papahurihuri, hākari, poua, rerekākara, toitoi, tio, tikoaka, toheroa, tuangi, tuangi haruru, kaitua, kākara, miware, mitimiti, pūpū, ngārahu tatawa, ngārahu taua, peke, ataata, kaitangata, pūpū kōrama, pūpū atamarama, tihipu, tihi, tio para, tio repe, tipa, totoro, totorere, tuatua, tupa, toretore, ngākihi, ngaingai, kākahi, rūharu, tūpere, kuhakuha, ngākihi hahae, kukupara, ngākihi awaawa, kuku-mau-toka, niania, matangongore, matangārahu, maurea, karehu, tītiko, ngāruru, ngaeti, karoro, waharoa, ururoa, wahanui, ngāeo, pipi, ngākihi hiwihiwi, ngākihi kopia, papatai, hahari, hohehohe, hūai, kōmore, pātitotito, pātiotio, peraro, pūkauri, pūpū karikawa, pūpū harakeke, pūpū māeneene, pūpū tuatea, pūpū waitai, pūtātara, purewha, pūrimu, ruheruhe, takarepo, takai, tākai, tūroro, piritoka, kararuri, kahitua, angarite, awatai, hauwai, hihiwa, hinangi, hoehoe, hopetea, kāeo, whāngai karoro, pīpipi, pūpū rore, pūpū taratara, pāua, poro, tātara, pūpū tarataratea, whētiko, pōrohe, koio, korona, marapeka, tōrire, rehoreho, tāwiri, uere, pure, kuharu, hākari, tikoaka, kākara, peke, tihipu, totorere, ngākihi, taiawa, ngaere, ngākihi tea, mimiti, papatua, pipi, ngākihi kopia, hūai, pūkauri
kōramu
1. (noun) winkle, common cat's eye, cat's eye turban shell, Turbo smaragdus - a univalve mollusc common on rocks between tides, the shell is dark, heavy and smooth, and has an eye-like operculum. Lives on the tiny young seaweeds on the rocks. A favourite traditional food of Māori.
See also pūpū
Synonyms: takarape, torewai, wahawaha, karahū, tairaki, kūkuku, pūkanikani, poua, toitoi, tikoaka, toheroa, kaitua, mitimiti, ngārahu taua, kaitangata, tihi, tipa, tuatua, ngākihi, kākahi, tūpere, kukupara, ngākihi tea, matangārahu, karehu, ngāruru, papatua, ururoa, tūteure, ngākihi kopia, hohehohe, pātitotito, pūkauri, pūpū harakeke, pūpū tuatea, pūpū waitai, pūrimu, takarepo, piritoka, pōrohe, kahitua, angarite, hauwai, harihari, hihiwa, hinangi, hopetea, pīpipi, pāua, pūpū tarataratea, kararuri, koeti, koriakai, kororiwha, matatangata, hānea, rehoreho, toheroa, tuangi haruru, miware, pūpū, ngārahu tatawa, peke, ataata, pūpū atamarama, tihipu, tio repe, totorere, tuatua, toretore, ngākihi, kākahi, taiawa, rūharu, kuhakuha, ngākihi hahae, kukupara, kuku-mau-toka, niania, matangongore, maurea, karehu, tītiko, ngaeti, papatua, waharoa, wahanui, pipi, ngākihi hiwihiwi, ngākihi kopia, hahari, hohehohe, toitoi, tikoaka, tuangi, kākara, pūpū, peke, pūpū kōrama, tio para, totoro, tupa, ngaingai, taiawa, ngaere, ngākihi awaawa, matangongore, mimiti, tītiko, ngaeti, karoro, ngāeo, ngākihi hiwihiwi, papatai, hūai, pātiotio, pūkauri, pūpū harakeke, pūpū māeneene, pūpū waharoa, pūtātara, ruheruhe, takai, tākai, pōrohe, kahitua, awatai, harihari, hihiwa, hinangi, hopetea, whāngai karoro, pūpū taratara, tātara, kōmore, peraro, pūpū karikawa, pūpū harakeke, pūpū tuatea, pūpū waitai, purewha, ruheruhe, takarepo, tūroro, pōrohe, kahitua, angarite, hauwai, harihari, hihiwa, hinangi, hoehoe, kāeo, pūpū rore, poro, kawari, whētiko, kōrama, korona, matamatangongo, tōrire, tākupu, taiwhatiwhati, tāwiri, uere, wētiwha, pure, pipi tairaki, kūkukuroa, papahurihuri, karahiwa, karariwha, karekawa, kawari, koeo, koio, kōrama, koriakai, korohiwa, korona, kororiwha, kūpā, marapeka, mātangata, matapura, hānea, kurewha, tākupu, pipi taiari, rehoreho, rereho, taiwhatiwhati, takarape, tanetane, tāwiri, tungangi, uere, wahawaha, wētiwha, whētikotiko, tohemanga, pure, tairaki, ngūpara, kuharu, kūkuku, kūkukuroa, kukupati, hākari, poua, rerekākara, tio, tikoaka
pūpū atamarama
1. (noun) winkle, common cat's eye, cat's eye turban shell, Turbo smaragdus - a univalve mollusc common on rocks between tides, the shell is dark, heavy and smooth, and has an eye-like operculum. Lives on the tiny young seaweeds on the rocks. A favourite traditional food of Māori.
See also pūpū
ataata
1. (noun) shadow, reflection.
I te taenga o te ope taua ki tētehi kāinga ka whiua e te tangata whenua he kai mā te ope, ā, e tata ana te ope te matika atu ki te kai, ka tau te ataata o Hae ki runga i ngā kai. Tapu tonu atu ngā kai rā, ā, kua kore e pai hei kai (NIT 1995:239). / When the war party arrived at a village the local people placed food out for the visitors, and just as they were about to eat, Hae's shadow fell on the food. The food immediately became tapu and was no longer fit to eat.
Synonyms: whakaatanga, whakaahuatanga, whakaata, ata, kōruru, taumaru, taumarumaru, atarau, whakamomoka, whakamokamoka, maru, ātārangi
2. (noun) video.
Ko te wairuatoa tērā engari ko te waimarie i mau i a rātou ō rātou tīpuna e kōrero ana, e waiata ana ki te rīpene me te ataata, ā, mā te āta tātari pea i ērā ka paku pahawa tētahi punua ora nei (HM 3/1998). / That's unlucky but the fortunate thing is that they captured their ancestors talking on tape and video and by carefully sifting through those perhaps some benefit will be gained.
3. (noun) winkle, common cat's eye, cat's eye turban shell, Turbo smaragdus - a univalve mollusc common on rocks between tides, the shell is dark, heavy and smooth, and has an eye-like operculum. Lives on the tiny young seaweeds on the rocks. A favourite traditional food of Māori.
2. (noun) bundle, bunch.
Kātahi te tangata rā ka hoatu i te pūpū aruhe (JPS 1893:45). / Then that man gave him the bundle of fern-root.
3. (noun) winkle, common cat's eye, cat's eye turban shell, Turbo smaragdus - a univalve mollusc common on rocks between tides, the shell is dark, heavy and smooth, and has an eye-like operculum. Lives on the tiny young seaweeds on the rocks. A favourite traditional food of Māori.
He kai ngāwari hoki tērā, te pūpū, ki te mahi (TTT 1/2/1929:933). / Cats eyes are an easy food to produce.
4. (noun) large trumpet shell, Charonia lampas rubicunda - shell from deep water which is almost white and was used as a trumpet.
Ka pūhia te pūpū e ngā kaipupuhi i te pūpū (Kāretu 2015). / The conch shell was blown by the conch shell blowers.
See also pūpū tara
pūpū kōrama
1. (noun) winkle, common cat's eye, cat's eye turban shell, Turbo smaragdus - a univalve mollusc common on rocks between tides, the shell is dark, heavy and smooth, and has an eye-like operculum. Lives on the tiny young seaweeds on the rocks. A favourite traditional food of Māori.
See also pūpū
toupiore
1. (verb) to be listless, languid, lazy.
Nā te werawera au i toupiore ai, tē tae atu ki a koe (W 1971:442). / Because of the heat I was listless and did not reach you.
Synonyms: iwingohe, whakaparure, parure, pāroherohe, haumaruru, ngehe, ruhi, whakaroau, anuhea, hangenge, iwikore, taharangi, ārangirangi, kahakore, hauhauaitu, ānewa, whakapahoho, pōngenge, whakatairuhi, tūpaku, tārure, maero, tūrūruhi, wairuhi, maninohea, ngoringori, korou kore, ngoikore, tūkeke, waimori, mākoko, hakurara, makihoi, māngere, māikoiko, hakirara, pirorehe, hākiki, pakihore, tō kumu, makuku
2. (noun) coward, scaredy-cat, yellow-belly.
Kaua e whirinaki ki te toupiore rā - ka eke ana ki te mura o te ahi, kua kore i kitea (PK 2008:980). / Don't rely on that coward - when you're in the thick of battle, he's nowhere to be seen.
Synonyms: tautauā
2. (noun) cat's cradle, string game - a game in which a loop of string is placed around and between the fingers and complex patterns are formed.
Ka rere a Whānui ka tīmata te hauhake i ngā kai; te potonga o ngā kai ka mahia ngā mahi a Ruhanui, koia ēnei: ko te tūperepere, ko te tōreherehe, ko te kai whakatāpaepae, ko te kokomo, ko te tūmahana, ko te kaihaukai, ko te haka, ko te poi, ko te whakahoro taratahi, ko te tā pōtaka, ko te pōtēteke, ko te taupiripiri, ko te mū tōrere, a te whai, a te pānokonoko, o te tararī, a te kīkīporo, a te pākuru, a te tārere, a te kūī, a te kūrapakara, a te rere moari, me ērā atu mea katoa (TWMNT 11/9/1872:110). / When Vega rose the harvesting of the food began; and when that was done the activities of Ruhanui were carried out, which were these: the ceremony and feast to celebrate the storing of the kūmara crop, tobogganing, the displaying of food, the exchanging of gifts between hosts and visitors, feasting and presenting food, performing haka and poi, flying kites, whipping spinning tops, doing somersaults, racing arm in arm, playing draughts, performing string games, playing the pānokonoko string game, playing the jewsharp, beating the time to songs with pieces of wood held against the cheek, playing the mouth resonator, swinging, calling kūī, playing kūrapakara, swinging on the moari, and all those other games.
2. (noun) coward, scaredy-cat, yellow-belly.
Ko ngā tautauā, arā ngā pirorehe, i mate, ko ngā toa i oma (W 1971:284). / The cowards died but the warriors escaped.
Synonyms: toupiore
puihi
1. (loan) (noun) cat, pussy, Felis catus.
He pai ake te kurī i te puihi, he moe noa iho te mahi a te puihi (PK 2008:698). / A dog is preferable to a cat as all a cat does is sleep.
See also tori
2. (noun) cat's cradle - a game in which a loop of string is placed around and between the fingers and complex patterns are formed.
2. (location) the left hand, left.
Ka wehe te moana i taua wā tonu, ngā wai ki mauī, ki katau (HP 1991:122). / At that very moment the sea separated, the water went to the left and to the right.
3. (noun) left hand, left side.
Ka maunu te toki a Kahukura, ka whiua nā te mauī, nā te katau, ko te tukunga atu i reira, kua rewa a Kahukura i roto i te toto (JPS 1895:94). / Kahukura drew his axe, and struck left and right, so that when he left that place he was covered with blood.
Synonyms: mahue, ringa whāngai, ringa mauī, hema
4. (noun) cat's cradle, string game - a game in which a loop of string is placed around and between the fingers and complex patterns are formed.
