2. (noun) content.
Ko ngā ihirangi te rārangi o ngā upoko, o ngā wāhanga kōrero rānei o tētahi pukapuka. / The contents are the list of chapters or sections of a book.
tohe
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to argue, persist, insist, contend with, press for, persevere, refuse, object, protest, try, dispute.
Otirā i turi te nuinga ki tana kupu, nō reira ka tīkina e ia tana pū hurihuri, ka mea, mehemea ka tohe rātou ka pūhia e ia, turi tonu tētahi o ngā tāngata, pūhia ana e ia ka tū ki te hūwhā (TWMNT 14/5/1873:53). / But the majority were deaf to his statement, and so he went and got his revolver and said that if they persisted he would shoot them and one of the men still would not listen, so he shot him, wounding him in the thigh.
Synonyms: hohota, kupu whakahē, porotēhi, mautohe, porotēhe, takakawe, hotahota, tautotohe, tautohe, tautohetohe, whaiwhairoroa, whakapekapeka, kapurangi, kape, para, whakahoe, whakapeka, whakanau, hawa, huru, ota, takunetanga, whakatoitoi, whakakāhore, taonga, rawa, tohetohe, tarawene, mea, ahanoa
2. (noun) persistence, obstinacy, stubbornness, obduracy.
Kua pukuriri a Te Rangihaeata i te pūtohe o te iwi nei, ka kī ia, he taringa kurī kē pea ō Te Kāeaea i kaha ai te tohe mai (TTR 1990:266). / Te Rangihaeata became angry at the persistence of that tribe and he said that Te Kāeaea must have dog's ears, since he was so obdurate.
3. (noun) perseverance, insistence, argument, persistence, contention, objection.
Ka tuaruatia anō e ia tana tohe kia maha atu ngā mema Māori i te Pāremata (TTR 1994:122). / He also repeated his argument that the number of Māori members in Parliament should be increased.
Synonyms: kupu whakahē, tarawene, nawe, mautohe, whakatoitoi, whakaepaepa, hiringa, tohetohe, mau tūmārō, pūnoke, urupū, pāuaua, ngana, manawanui, whakapau kaha, pūtohe, totohe, pukutohe, pūkeke, whakapūmau
4. (noun) 'tonsils' in the mouth of a pūkāea.
tohetohe
1. (verb) (-a) to argue, persist, contend with, press for, persevere, refuse, object, protest.
Ka ikapahi mai ngā kaiako ki tō mātou marae whakawhiti whakaaro ai, tohetohe ai, whiriwhiri tahi ai, whakatau anō ai hoki i ngā take e pā ana ki tō tātau reo. / The teachers came together at our marae to exchange ideas, to argue, to discuss together and to make decisions about matters concerning our language.
Synonyms: whaiwhairoroa, hohota, whakakāhore, mea, tarawene, tohe, rawa, taonga, whakatoitoi, ahanoa, takunetanga, porotēhe, mautohe, porotēhi, kupu whakahē, tautohetohe, tautotohe, takakawe, hotahota, tautohe, kapurangi, kape, para, whakahoe, whakapeka, whakanau, hawa, huru, ota, whakapekapeka
2. (modifier) persistent, obstinate, stubborn.
Nō te hanepītanga o tēnei mahi tohetohe ka whakamātauria mā te ture Pākehā me ana tikanga tōrangapū e whakatikatika (TTR 1990:113). / When this protest activity failed there was an attempt to achieve justice within the Pākehā judicial and political framework.
Synonyms: papamārō, pukutohetohe, taumārō, pake, mōtohe, whakatuturi, hōkeke, whakaturi, taringa pākura, kakī mārō, turi, ngana, makiki, kōioio, whakatete, whakatohe, whātuturi, hoi, kōroiroi, pukutohe, pūkeke, houkeke, upoko mārō, pūtohe, taikaha, manawanui, hihiri, pikoni, aumangea, niwaniwa, pakepake, urupū, manawa rahi, pūnoke
3. (noun) perseverance, insistence, argument, persistence, contention.
Nā tāna tohetohe mā te pakanga rā anō e parekura te riri, ka riro i a ia te tūranga kaiārahi i ngā kūpapa o reira (TTR 1990:17). / His argument was that there should be a military resolution and he gained the leadership of the pro-government Māori there.
Synonyms: whakapau kaha, urupū, pūnoke, mau tūmārō, pāuaua, tohe, ngana, manawanui, hiringa, whakapūmau, pūkeke, pukutohe, totohe, pūtohe
4. (noun) uvula.
Tētahi tohu o te tīmatanga kohi, ko te mā o te pito whakamuri o runga o te waha, o te tohetohe (TTT 1/8/1929:1053). / One of the symptoms of the onset of tuberculosis is white on the back part of the top of the mouth, of the uvula.
5. (noun) 'tonsils' in the mouth of a pūkāea.
6. (noun) reed.
Ka puta ōna oro i te pupuhi hau ki te tapa o tētahi puare, hei whakatōiri rānei i tētahi tohetohe (RTP 2015:77). / Its sound comes from blowing air on the edge of a hole, or by causing a reed to vibrate.
māoriori
1. (verb) to be free from anxiety, contented, at ease, serene, unruffled, untroubled.
Nā te tautoko mai a ōku kuia me ōku koroua, ka māoriori tōku ngākau. / Because of the support of my elders I was at ease.
Synonyms: mauri tau
2. (noun) body, substance.
Kāti te kumekume i ngā whakaaro me te iwi ki ngā whakaaro kūare, huhuakore, kāore nei he kiko o roto (TPH 15/6/1900:1). / Stop drawing the opinions and the people into ignorant ideas of no value and no substance.
3. (noun) content, subject matter.
uruhau
1. (verb) to be happy, contented, pleased, glad.
I te mea kua kitea mai tētahi wahine tino ātaahua nei te reo, koi nei te hinengaro, me ōna āhuatanga katoa e tutuki ai i a ia ngā mahi, ā, koinā māua ko taku wairua e uruhau nei, e ora nei (HM 1/1995:4). / Because a woman with beautiful language has been found, who has a sharp mind and all the qualities to fulfil the tasks, and that's why I'm pleased and contented.
Synonyms: matakuikui, manawa reka, āhuareka, harikoa, harakoakoa, waingōhia, pārekareka
2. (modifier) uncertain, doubtful, disputed.
I te tekau tau atu i 1860 e mahi hoko whenua taupetupetu tonu ana a Te Mānihera (TTR 1990:286). / In the 1860s Te Mānihera was still involved in disputed land deals.
3. (noun) argument, contention, disputation, disagreement, debate.
Ahakoa i eke tōna mōhiotanga ki te Kawenata Tawhito ki te taumata e tareka ai e ia te taupetupetu, ko te āhua nei kāre ia i huri ki te whakapono Karaitiana (TTR 1994:39). / Although he knew enough of the Old Testament to be able to debate, it appears he was not converted to Christianity.
tautohetanga
1. (noun) place of contention, contending, disputing, dispute, debating, debate, disagreeing, disagreement, arguing, argument.
Nā te mea he whenua pai mō te whakatupu harakeke, ka waiho tonu a Maketū hei tautohetanga mā ngā iwi (TTR 1990:10). / Because it was good land for flax-growing, Maketū remained a place in contention for the tribes.
2. (noun) satisfaction, contentment.
E ngā tohunga o te manaaki, i ranea ai a kai, i puta ai a wanea, i tau ai a mauri, tēnā rawa atu rā koutou (HM 4/1997:8). / The experts in hospitality, food was abundant resulting in satisfaction and contentment, so thank you all very much.
tāpaetanga kōrero
1. (noun) assertion, contention.
Ko te tāpaetanga kōrero te whakatakoto i tētahi whakaaro mō tētahi kaupapa, engari karekau he taunakitanga hei tautoko i taua whakaaro. Mā te whakahaere i tētahi tūhuratanga tauanga e kitea ai te tika, te hē rānei o te tāpaetanga kōrero (TRP 2010:252). / Assertion is making a statement about a particular topic without the support of evidence. A statistical investigation can be carried out to show whether an assertion is true or false (TRP 2010:252).
2. (modifier) disputed, subject to contention, contested.
I te tau 1862, ka tino tutū rawa atu te puehu i waenga i a Tirarau rāua ko tōna whanaunga, ko Matiu Te Aranui. He hoko whenua kūraruraru te kaupapa (TTR 1994:165). / In 1862 there was a major conflict between Tirarau and his relative, Matiu Te Aranui. The issue was the sale of contested land.
3. (noun) dispute, struggle, conflict, controversy, contention.
Nā ngā raruraru e pā ana ki a ia i roto i te Kōti Whenua Māori, ka nui kē atu te uru haere ōna ki ngā kūraruraru tōrangapū, whenua hoki o te wā (TTR 1994:138). / As a result of the difficulties he experienced in the Māori Land Court, he became increasingly involved in the political and land disputes of the time.
2. (verb) to be depressed, resigned.
Nō te korenga i kitea tana tamaiti ka māha te ngākau (W 1971:162). / When his child couldn't be found he was depressed.
2. (verb) (-ia,-tia) to make fast, secure.
