2. (verb) to appear (of stars and the moon), rise.
I te takurua, ka kōhiti a Matariki ki te rangi i te ata hāpara (Te Ara 2015). / In winter, Matariki (the Pleiades) rises in the sky at dawn.
3. (noun) new moon.
Whiro: He rā kino, ka ea te kōhiti, arā, te marama hōu (Te Ara 2015). / Whiro: An unpleasant day, when the new moon appears.
kōwhiri
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to select, pick, choose, elect.
2. (noun) choice, selection.
Ko tētahi tēnei o ngā mahi tohunga o te mahi whakatupu hipi, ko te kōwhiringa i ngā io hei mārena, ko te kōwhiri hoki i ngā rame e rite ana mā rātou (TP 7/1911:6). / This is one of the skilled tasks of farming sheep, the selection of the ewes for breeding and the choice of the appropriate rams for them.
whakaingoa
1. (verb) (-tia) to name, choose, nominate.
E whakaatu ana tēnei hui o Te Arawa, ahakoa ko wai te tangata e whakaingoatia e rātou, ka piripono a Te Arawa ki tā rātou tangata e whakarite ai (TTT 1/6/1928:792). / This gathering of Te Arawa will show that no matter who the person is that they name, Te Arawa will be loyal to the person they choose.
2. (noun) naming, choosing.
Ko tētahi mana i tukua mai ki ngā Hīnota takiwā ko te whakaingoa i tētahi tangata hei pīhopa mō taua takiwā (TP 3/1910:8). / An authority that was given to the regional synod was the naming of a person as bishop for that region.
whiriwhiri
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to select, choose, pick.
Kua roa kē māua e whakatakoto mahere ana, e whiriwhiri ana mō āhea rā māua toro atu ai i a koe (HM 4/2009:4). / He and I had been planning and deciding for a long time when we would visit you.
Synonyms: katokato, pika, kato, kōwhiti, whawhati, kōwhiri, kōhiti, kōwaewae, kōwae, kaiwhiri, māhiti, kōhari
2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to discuss, decide, consider, negotiate.
Ko ia tonu i te whiriwhiri i ngā whakahaere i te hokonga o Whanganui (TTR 1990:380). / He himself negotiated the Whanganui purchase.
Synonyms: whakawhiti, whakawhitiwhiti
4. (modifier) negotiating.
He maha ngā hui whiriwhiri whenua auau kē nei a ngā Māori rāua ko te kāwanatanga (TTR 2000:109). / There were many land negotiation meetings between Māori and the government.
Synonyms: whakawhitiwhiti, whakariterite
5. (noun) negotiation, discussion.
I tīmata nei ngā whiriwhiri a Tainui me te kāwanatanga i ngā tau whakamutunga o te tekau tau atu i 1920 (TTR 1998:68). / Tainui began negotiations with the government in the late 1920s.
Synonyms: whakaritenga
kōwhiringa
1. (noun) selection, choosing, menu.
Ko tētahi tēnei o ngā mahi tohunga o te mahi whakatupu hipi, ko te kōwhiringa i ngā io hei mārena, ko te kōwhiri hoki i ngā rame e rite ana mā rātou (TP 7/1911:6). / This is one of the skilled tasks of farming sheep, the selection of the ewes for breeding and the choice of the appropriate rams for them.
Synonyms: taotaka, rārangi kai, kōwhitinga, tīpakonga, tīpako, kōwae, whiringa
2. (noun) option, opportunity.
Ka taea e rātau te kōrero ki a koe mō tō kōwhiringa (RT 2013:32). / They are able to talk to you about your option.
kōwhiti
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to select, pick, choose.
Ko ngā kōrero me ngā kupu ka tuhituhia ki raro iho nei he mea whiriwhiri, he mea kōwhiti mai nō roto i ngā reta i tuhituhia e ngā minita (THNT 13/2/1863:2). / The accounts and words written below were chosen and selected from the letters written by the ministers.
Synonyms: kōhiti, pika, kato, whawhati, katokato, kōwhiri, whiriwhiri, kōwaewae, kōwae, kaiwhiri, māhiti, kōhari
2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to pull out, pull off, pull up.
Ko te ngote o te pātara me kōwhiti, ka horoi ki te wai tote: hei muri iho ka pāera mō te rima meneti. Ka mutu tēnā ka waiho i rō wai tote (TTT 1/10/1927:699). / The teat of the bottle should be pulled off, washed in salty water, and after that boil it for five minutes. When that's done leave it in salty water.
Synonyms: kohika, unu, whakatū, koko, tākiri, kume, whakatahi, maunu, huhuti, huti, hutihuti, heu, kounu, auru, paunu, kōhiti, unuunu
3. (verb) to appear (of stars and the moon), rise, appear as the new 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.
See also kōhiti
4. (noun) ulna, forearm bone.
Ko te kōwhiti te kōiwi o muri o te kikowhiti (RP 2009:348). / The ulna is the bone at the back of the forearm.
5. (noun) cross stitch.
2. (adjective) be selective in reciting genealogy - by not following a single line of descent.
He āhua hikohiko te whakapapa nei (W 1971:50). / This genealogy is somewhat selective and does not follow a single line of descent.
See also kōhikohiko, whakapapa
3. (modifier) random, moving from one thing to another, picking and choosing.
Ko te tātai hikohiko, te āhua hikohiko rānei he whakapapa poto e whakatakoto ana i ētahi tīpuna rongonui (Te Ara 2015). / 'Tātai hikohiko' or 'āhua hikohiko' are short genealogies setting out some famous ancestors.
Synonyms: tupurangi
4. (noun) movement, reflex.
Synonyms: kahuki, whakanekeneke, korikori, whakaoreore, whakatakataka, nukunuku, nekehanga, kori
kaiwhiri
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to select, choose.
Nā te mea ka nui haere rātou, kātahi ka toa, ka kōkiri rawa mai ki te taha o ngā tāngata, muri iho ka whati atu anō, me te mea e kaiwhiri mārire ana i te tangata mā rātou (TWMNT 29/12/1874:323). / Because they were increasing in numbers they became bolder and darted near the people and then retreated as though making a deliberate selection of the person for them to eat.
Synonyms: kōwaewae, kōwae, māhiti, kōwhiti, kōhari, kōwhiri, whiriwhiri, kōhiti
kōhari
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to select, pick out, choose.
Ka kōharia e te poropiti me ana apataki ngā rākau tōtara nui whakaharahara, 12 te maha, kātahi ka miratia ki Mangatawhiti (TTR 1996:193). / The prophet, with his followers, selected 12 huge tōtara trees, then milled them at Mangatawhiti.
Synonyms: tīpako, karokaro, hīkaro, tīkarokaro, kōwaewae, kōwae, kaiwhiri, māhiti, kōwhiti, kōwhiri, whiriwhiri, kōhiti
2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to mash, crush.
Kōharitia ngā rīwai ka kīnakihia ki te pata me te miraka. / Mash the potatoes and add butter and milk.
Synonyms: paruparu, whakapē, kōharihari, kōparu, mōhungahunga, kotē, kōparuparu, penupenu, pehu
Pūhipi
1. (loan) (personal name) Busby, James Busby (1802-1871) viticulturist, British resident, farmer, politician and newspaper editor who helped choose the first national flag and oversaw the signing of the declaration of Independence in 1835.
Nā Pūhipi Pākehā i mau mai, ā noho tonu iho ia i Kororāreka hei kaiwhakahaere i te ture mō ngā Pākehā (TJ 11/1/1898:6). / The European, Busby, brought it and he was living at Kororāreka in charge of the law for the Europeans.
