mate rere
1. (noun) contagious disease - a disease transmitted by contact.
He mate rere te rewharewha. E rere ana te rewharewha o te tāne ki tana wahine; o te tamaiti ki tōna hoa; o tētahi o te whānau ki ētahi (TTT 73:649). / Influenza is a contagious disease. It moves from a man to his wife; from a child to her friend; from a family member to others.
hopuhopu
1. (verb) (-a,-kia,-kina,-ngia) to seize, catch frequently, catch one after the other.
Ka hopuhopu pātiki te wahine nei māna (JPS 1911:87). / This woman caught flounder for herself to eat.
Synonyms: hopu, rawhirawhi, rawhi, romi, kōhaki, herepū, kōwhakiwhaki, rarahu, rarawhi, aurara
2. (modifier) catching, infectious, contagious.
He mea āta whakawhere e Te Rangi Hīroa ngā kaiārahi Māori kia mahi tahi rātou ko ngā nēhi me ngā āpiha hauora, ki te ārai i te hora o ngā mate hopuhopu (TTR 1996:14). / Buck patiently persuaded Māori leaders to co-operate with nurses and medical officers to prevent the spread of infectious diseases.
3. (noun) catch, catching.
Ka toa au i ngā whakataetae e rua - ko te hopuhopu, ko te mamau o te wāhanga tamariki (HP 1991:27). / I won two competitions - catching and wrestling for the juniors.
hakihaki
1. (noun) skin disease, rash, itch, scabies - a contagious skin disease causing severe itching.
Ehara i te Māori anake te iwi kainga te kiri e te mate nei, e te hakihaki (TTT 1/8/1927:640). / It's not as if only Māori are affected by this skin disease, scabies.
See also waihakihaki
Synonyms: kauhikahika, remurere, waihakihaki, mahaki, kōpukupuku, hīkaka, pokerenoa
2. (noun) worn out mat.
Me raranga he whāriki hou mō te wharenui, ka whiu atu ai i ngā hakihaki. / New mats should be woven for the meeting house, and then throw away the worn out ones.
pūponiki
1. (loan) (noun) bubonic plague - a contagious bacterial disease, spread by rats, characterised by fever, delirium and swollen inflamed lymph nodes in the armpits or groin.
Kei tētahi ake wāhi o tēnei putanga o tā tātau pepa ngā whakamārama mō te mate hou e patu nei i te tangata o tāwāhi, e kīia nei ko te ‘pūponiki’ (TP 4/1900:10). / In another part of this issue of our paper there are the explanations about this new disease killing people overseas, which is called ‘bubonic plague’.
rewharewha
1. (noun) influenza - a highly contagious virus infection causing fever, severe aching and catarrh. The 1918 influenza epidemic killed 40 million people worldwide, with between 6,700 and 8,500 deaths in Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Kua kitea e ngau ana anō hoki tētahi rewharewha i tēnei wā a e rite ana ngā āhuatanga ki taua "Rewharewha Uruta", engari kāore i pērā te tino kaha o te ngau me te horapa haere (TTT 1/9/1928:844). / A strain of influenza has been discovered at this time. Its symptoms are like the Influenza Epidemic, but it is not as severe and hasn't spread as vigorously.
See also whurū
