orua
1. (verb) to coincide, coincide with, happen at the same time.
Orua tonu taku kitenga i a Paratene me tō pukapuka ki a au (W 1971:242). / My seeing Paratene coincided with your letter to me.
Orua tonu tana whānautanga mai me te matenga atu o te whaene kēkē o tana māmā (TTR 2000:188). / Her birth coincided with the death of her mother’s aunt.
2. (verb) to clash with (two events).
I te nekehanga kētanga o tā tātou hui ki te 15, kua orua ki te hui a Pani mā (HJ 2015:23). / When we moved our hui to the 15th, it clashed with Pani and the others' hui.
āhukahuka
1. (verb) (-ngia,-ria,-tia) to recognise.
I āhukahuka atu ahau i taku tirohanga atu ki te tangata rā (W 1971:4). / When I looked at that man I recognised him.
Synonyms: mōhiohio, mōhio, āhukahuka, kite
2. (verb) (-ngia,-ria,-tia) to become acquainted with.
Ki taku whakaaro hoki ka whakapākehā katoa te tangata Māori o te motu nei ngā tāngata anō ia kua āhukahuka ki ngā mahi a te Pākehā ko rātou anō e mātau (TWMNT 3/7/1872:89). / And in my opinion Māori people of this land who are able to translate into English are the people who have become acquainted with the activities of the Pākehā are the ones who will understand.
3. (verb) (-ngia,-ria,-tia) to resemble, similar to, nearly coincide, look like.
Ko te reo e āhukahuka ana ki tō konei (MM.TKM 1/1856:11). / The language resembles that of here.
Ko te mea i neke ake, ko Rarotonga. Ko te iwi tēnei i āhukahuka mai te reo ki tō konei reo (MM.TKM 1/1856:11) / The one we moved to next was Rarotonga. This is the people whose language is similar to the language here.
Synonyms: me kore ake, mei kore ake, mai kore ake, kauāwhīwhiwhi, rite, āhukahuka, āhuahua, ariariā, kāhukahuka, āwhiwhiwhi
4. (verb) to get near, approach.
Kīhai i āhukahuka te kaiwhai, kīhai i aha (W 1971:4). / The pursuer could not get close, or do anything.
tautokorua
1. (modifier) simultaneous, both together, coinciding.
Kua tutuki nei hoki te waewae o te mārohirohi ki te mārohirohi, kua hinga ngātahi tautokorua (PT Hereaia 46:12). / For the mighty man hath stumbled against the mighty, and they are fallen both together.
Synonyms: tukutahi
āhukahuka
1. (verb) to resemble, nearly coincide, look like.
Ko te mea i neke ake, ko Rarotonga. Ko te iwi tēnei i āhukahuka mai te reo ki tō konei reo (MM.TKM 1/1856:11). / The one we moved to next was Rarotonga. This is the people whose language is similar to the language here.
Synonyms: āhukahuka, kauāwhīwhiwhi, rite, āwhiwhiwhi, āhuahua, ariariā, kāhukahuka
2. (verb) to become acquainted with.
Ki taku whakaaro hoki ka whakapākehā katoa te tangata māori o te motu nei - ngā tāngata anō ia kua āhukahuka ki ngā mahi a te Pākehā ko rātou anō e mātau (TWMNT 3/7/1872:89). / And in my opinion the native people of this country should become Europeanised - but the people who have become acquainted with the ways of the Pākehā are the knowledgeable ones.
3. (verb) to recognise.
I āhukahuka atu ahau i taku tirohanga atu ki te tangata rā (W 1971:4). / When I looked at that man I recognised him.
4. (verb) to get near, approach.
Kīhai i āhukahuka te kaiwhai, kīhai i aha (W 1971:4). / The pursuer could not get close, or do anything.
