kūao kau uha
1. (loan) (noun) heifer - female calf or young cow.
Ko te tikanga tēnei o te ture i whakahaua e Ihowa; i mea ia, Kōrero ki ngā tama a Iharaira kia tīkina he kūao kau uha, he mea whero māu, hei te mea kāhore he nawe, kāhore he koha, ā kāhore anō hoki i utaina ki te ioka (PT Tauanga 19:2). / This is the statute of the law which the Lord has commanded, saying, ‘Speak to the sons of Israel that they bring you an unblemished red heifer in which is no defect and on which a yoke has never been placed.'
kātua
1. (verb) (-tia) to be full-grown.
Tērā tētahi manu kei te awa nui o Amerika ki te tonga, kei te Amahona, e kīia ana e whā waewae o taua manu i te mea e kūao ana. He matimati anō kei ngā parirau, hai ngōki haere māna. Ā, ka kātuatia ka makere ngā matimati, toe iho ko ngā parirau anake (KO 10/9/1890:3). / There is a bird in the large river of South America, the Amazon, which is said to have four legs when it's young. It has claws on the wings so that it can crawl about, and when it matures the fingers drop off leaving just the wings.
2. (noun) adult (of birds and animals) - especially for the female parent, e.g. ewe, mare, cow, hen.
Ki te ora te kātua ka ora hoki tana kūao reme (TP 7/1910:3). / If the ewe is healthy its lamb will also be in good condition.
Synonyms: hōiho uwha
3. (noun) main part (of anything).
Ka whakamahia te kātua o te kaponga me te nīkau hei pou mō ngā whare (Te Ara 2015). / The trunks of tree ferns and nīkau palms were used as posts for houses.
4. (noun) main fence of a pā.
whakaekeeke
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to invade, attack, raid.
Ko te ritenga tēnei o ngā hapū Māori ina tautohetohe ki te whenua - he whakaekeeke ki te whawhai, ā riro ana te papa i te hunga uekaha ki te pana atu i te hoariri (TKM.MM 12/2/1863:2). / This was the custom of the Māori tribes in disputes over land - they would engage in warfare, with the stronger party achieving the victory and driving out the enemy.
Synonyms: kanohi kitea, marau, pāhua, pāhuahua, tukinga, huaki
2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to go onto a marae.
I te rua tekau o ngā rā o te marama nei o Hune, ka whakaekeeke ngā iwi ki Pāpāwai (TJ 21/6/1900:15). / On the 20th of June the tribes went onto the marae at Pāpāwai.
3. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to service, copulate with (of a male animal with a female animal, e.g. a mare or cow).
E tika ana ia kia āta titiro ki ngā tohu o te kau pai hei whakaekeeke i ana kau papai ki ngā pūru tōtika (TTT 1/7/1930:2101). / But it's appropriate to observe the signs of a good cow so that his quality cows can be serviced with the appropriate bulls.
4. (modifier) following in quick succession.
He ua whakaekeeke; taro kau iho kua ua anō (W 1971:27). / Frequent showers; it's not long before it rains again.
