2. (modifier) gathered together, composite.
Nō Oketopa, i whakatūria a ia hei kāpara iti mō te rōpū kōpapa tohu hiato (TTR 2000:160). / In October he was promoted to lance corporal for the Composite Signal Depot.
matatini
1. (modifier) complex, having many parts, complicated, composite.
Me mōhio anō ki te whakatakoto mahere rautaki, me te whakahaere i tētahi tari pakupaku he nui ōna āhuatanga matatini (HM 1/1999). / They must also know how to set out a strategic plan and administer a small department with its complex functions.
2. (noun) complex, composite.
whakatakoto
1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to set down, lay down, place, submit.
Me kōrorirori ēnei katoa, me whakatakoto ki te kāpata kia kotahi hāora; hei reira ka riringi ki roto kia kotahi panikena wai āhua werawera (KA 1/1/1862:30). / These should all be stirred and then placed in a cupboard for one hour; then pour in one pannikin of quite hot water.
Synonyms: makamaka, maka, moka, panga, whakatū, wāhanga, whakanoho, whakanohonoho, whiu, taiwhanga, wāhi, kopou, whiuwhiu
2. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to lay out, determine, set in place.
Ka wehe a Tau-wheoro ki te pito whakawaho, ka whakatakotoria te rohe ki Makauri; ko Tau-wheoro ki te pito whakawaho, ko ngā tungāne ki te taha whakauta (M 2006:398). / Tau-wheoro separated off to the outer end and a boundary was determined at Makauri; and her brothers occupied the inland part.
3. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-ria,-tia) to organise, plan.
Kua whakatakototia e kā rakatira a Kāi Tahu kā matua; he matua kē ki tātahi, he matua kē ki roto ki te awa, he matua kē ki te wāhi e heke mai ana te matua a Te Kaurepa (MT 2011:77). / The Ngāi Tahu chiefs had organised the divisions; a division on the beach, another in the river and another to the place where Te Kaurapa's army was coming from.
Synonyms: tītakataka, whakarite, whakahaere, mahere, whakamahere, hoahoa, pēwheatanga, take, whakakaupapa, whakatakotoranga, whakaaro, kaupapa, tikanga, tātai, whakangārahu
4. (modifier) presented, laid down.
Ahakoa i utua ētehi o āna haere e te Poari Kaitiaki, ko ngā koha whakatakoto ki ngā marae nō tōna pūkoro tonu (TTR 1998:200). / Although some of his travel expenses were paid for by the Trust Board, the gifts presented to the marae were from his own pocket.
5. (noun) plan, proposal, strategy.
He whakatakoto tikanga, ā, whakaaro anō hoki, ki mua i te Kāwanatanga e puta ai hei painga mō te iwi Māori (TTT 1/10/1931:61). / A strategy and ideas are before the Government that will bring benefits for the Māori people.
Synonyms: kaupapa, marohi, whakakaupapa
6. (noun) laying out, arrangement, configuration, composition, structure, pattern, format.
Ehara tēnei i te waiata tohunga rawa te whakatakoto o ōna kupu (M 2006:380). / This song is not of a priestly character in its composition (M 2006:381).
Synonyms: tauira
2. (noun) enactment.
I ātetehia e ia te whakaurunga atu o te hanganga ture e riro ai ngā whenua i te Māori (TTR 1994:129). / He opposed the enactment of legislation that would alienate Māori land.
2. (verb) to pour down, dripping wet.
I te mahi taua tangata ki te whakawātea i ētahi o aua paipa, ka pātere mai te ua, ka waipuketia taua ana, ka ngaro taua tangata. / That man was working to clear some of those pipes when the rain poured down, the cave was flooded and the man disappeared.
Synonyms: maringi
3. (verb) to flow readily, be effusive.
Pātere ana ngā kupu a Tohitapu (W 1971:271). / Tohitapu's words flowed readily.
4. (modifier) flowing readily, freely, without restraint.
Kua kōrero haere te Kāwanatanga o Kerei i ngā kōrero pātere noa, tino whakakake rawa; he mea kia kī ai ngā tāngata o te motu he kaiwhakaora rātou nō te rangi i tukua mai hei hutihuti i ngā taru hē katoa, hei kaitiaki hoki i ngā tika mō ngā tāngata katoa, te iti me te rahi (TWMNT 7/12/1878:167). / The Grey Government have gone about freely uttering the most exalted statements, leading people of the country to believe that they were the heaven-sent up-rooters of all abuses, and the guardians of the rights of the humble and the great.
5. (modifier) very, extremely - an intensive used with tini.
He tini pātere ngā reta kua tae mai. Ka pau pea he rā ki te huahuaki noa (HJ 2015:130). / Untold letters have arrived. It'll probably take a day to just open them.
6. (noun) song of derision in response to slander - most are compositions inspired by some derogatory reference, abuse or slander, sneering remark, or belittling statement. They are chanted at a fast tempo accompanied by defiant gestures.
Ko te whakataki o te pātere he rōnaki tonu; ko te nuinga kāore i motumotuhia ki te whiti (M 2005:128). / The tempo of the pātere is an even one; the majority without breaking off into verses.
7. (noun) flowing readily, effusiveness.
I mahara rātou ki te pātere o ngā kupu a taua Minita, i a ia e tāpoi ana i te motu nei, tērā e nui tāna manaaki i a rātou (TWMNT 7/12/1878:167). / From the Minister's flowing promises, when he was travelling around the country, they expected to be received with open arms.
karera
1. (verb) to be light green, pale green.
I te taha runga o Rotokānapanapa e tū ana tētahi hōpua wai mātao, karera tonu te āhua, me te kakano pounamu. I hua mātou i karera te wai i te wāhi kore hei terenga ki waho (MM.TKM 24/4/1851:2). / Located on the southern side of Rotokānapanapa there is a cold pool that is quite green in appearance, like the colour of greenstone. We thought the water was green because there was no place for the water to flow out.
2. (adjective) be light green, pale green.
He karera ngā waewae me ngā ngutu o te pārera. / The legs and beak of a grey duck are light green.
3. (noun) light green, pale green.
I te raumati pea, ko te karera o te rau piki, me te wāina, hei whakaahua kē i ngā rau mangu o te ōriwa (MM.TKM 1/9/1855:26). / Probably in summer the light green of the fig tree and the vine relieves the dark foliage of the olive trees.
Synonyms: kārikitea, kārerarera
4. (noun) wooden handle of a greenstone chisel.
5. (noun) forestock, forearm (of a gun) - section of the weapon between the receiver and the muzzle used to hold the firearm steady and is usually made out of wood or composite material.
Puritia te karera ki tō ringa mauī. / Hold the forestock with your left hand.
2. (noun) line of sticks - to guide kūmara planters.
3. (noun) mountain holly, New Zealand holly, Olearia macrodonta - a small sub-alpine evergreen endemic tree. Has undulating and serrated grey-green leaves. Found in lowland to sub-alpine forests from the East Coast south to Stewart Island, at 450–1,200 metres (1,480–3,940 ft) in altitude. Grows 6 metres tall. Its daisy-like composite flowers are white with yellow centres and grow in large, rounded bunches.
Synonyms: kōtaratara, wharangi kura, hakeka, hakeke, haki
wharangi kura
1. (noun) mountain holly, New Zealand holly, Olearia macrodonta - a small sub-alpine evergreen endemic tree. Has undulating and serrated grey-green leaves. Found in lowland to sub-alpine forests from the East Coast south to Stewart Island, at 450–1,200 metres (1,480–3,940 ft) in altitude. Grows 6 metres tall. Its daisy-like composite flowers are white with yellow centres and grow in large, rounded bunches.
