tioro
1. (verb) to scream, screech, make a discordant noise.
Ka tangi ana te kārearea i te rangi paki, he ua āpōpō. Ki te tioro te manu rā i te rangi pōuri, he rā paki ka whai āpōpō (Te Ara 2013). / If the kārearea (falcon) screams on a fine day, it will rain the next day. If it screams on a dull day, it will be a fine day tomorrow.
Synonyms: tīwē, tekekō, ngāngā, ngē, kīrea, kā, ngoengoe, ngoe, kē, pioro
2. (verb) to be shrill.
He āhua roroa rawa nei āna kōrero ki te Pāremata, tioro nei hoki tōna reo (TTR 1994:111). / In Parliament he was inclined to speak at some length, with a strident voice.
Synonyms: tīkākā
4. (noun) shriek, squawk.
Mō tō kī mō te pīpīwharauroa e tīmata ana te tioro i te haerenga ake o te raumati (HKW 1/7/1902:7). / It concerns what you stated about the squawking of the shining cuckoo at the onset of summer.
5. (noun) stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta - a rare endemic forest bird, the male has a black head, upper breast and back, bordered by golden yellow across the breast. White tufts behind the eyes and yellow shoulder patch. Female grayish brown with white wingbar.
See also hihi
Synonyms: kōtihetihe, matakiore, mōtihetihe, tiora, tihe, hihi, kōhihi, kōtihe, kōtihe wera
2. (noun) feedback (audio).
Me pēhea te whakakore i te maiorooro? (RMR 2017). / How can we stop the audio feedback?
whakatete
1. (verb) (-a) to annoy, quarrel, pick a quarrel, oppose.
Te taenga atu o ngā iwi ki Te Aroha kāhore he tāngata hei whakatete ki a rātou mō taua whenua (TWM 21/6/1871:6). / When the tribes reached Te Aroha there was nobody to oppose them for the land.
Synonyms: tautētete, tū, tāwari, ātete, tātā, tarahae, riri, tauwhāinga, tautohe, taututetute, totohe, kowhete, kairiri, kekeri, whakanihoniho, tautotohe, taukaikai, ngangare, paka, tatau, tatauranga, kākari, taute, whawhai, wāwau, whakanehenehe, korokīkī, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, rīriri, whāinga, whewhei, taungaungau, kekeritanga, tītaitai kōwhatu, tautohetohe, kohete, ngangau, pākani
2. (verb) to prop up, bolster, shore up, brace.
Ko ngā whare katoa i Te Wairoa ngakongako katoa i te ākinga a te kōhatu e ngiha tonu nei, e rua rawa anō ngā mea i tū. He mea whakatete a roto o aua whare ki te rākau, ka whai whakamaurutanga ngā mōrehu o Tūhourangi i ora (KO 24/8/1886:7). / All the houses at Te Wairoa were smashed to pieces from the pounding of the rocks that were still burning, and only two were left standing. Timber was used inside those houses to prop them up so that the Tūhourangi survivors would have somewhere to shelter and be saved.
3. (modifier) perverse, obstinate, rebellious, opposing.
He mema aua tāngata nō te Pāramete o Ingarani. Heoi, he hoa whakatete ki te Kāwanatanga o te Ingirihi (KO 12/2/1890:2). / Those people are members of England's Parliament. However, they are opponents of the English Government.
Synonyms: tīhoihoi, tutū, whakakeke, korokē, kōrori, parori, mautohe, whakakāhore, ātete, tāwari, tauwhāinga, tautētete, taumārō, pukutohetohe, whakatuturi, taringa pākura, kakī mārō, tohetohe, turi, ngana, makiki, kōioio, whakatohe, whātuturi, hoi, kōroiroi, pukutohe, pūkeke, houkeke, upoko mārō, papamārō, hōkeke, whakaturi, mōtohe, pake
4. (noun) disagreement, quarrel, tension, conflict, argument, discord, dissent.
Ka kaha te tomo mai a te Pākehā ki roto o Te Wairarapa, ka tīmata te whakatete a ngā taitama ki ngā kaumātua (TTR 1990:224). / As Pākehā moved into Wairarapa in increasing numbers, disagreement grew between the young men and the elders.
ahitere
1. (modifier) causing discord.
See also ahi tere
2. (noun) struggling, arguing, conflict, dispute, disagreement, discord, dissention.
Ka kitea te ririhau i taua hanga, te taukumekume, te takaokeoke, te whakatioro i ngā taringa i te pararētanga (KO 16/5/1882:1). / The belligerence from that group was seen, the conflict, the scuffling, and the noise from their yelling.
whakatioro
1. (noun) screaming, discordant noise, racket, commotion.
Ka kitea te ririhau i taua hanga, te taukumekume, te takaokeoke, te whakatioro i ngā taringa i te pararētanga (KO 16/5/1882:1). / The belligerence from that group was seen, the arguing, the scuffling, and the noise from their yelling.
2. (adjective) be prickly, irritating, having sharp projections, unpalatable.
Kāore ahau e kaha ki te kai i ō kai, he tiotio ki tōku korokoro (TPH 15/10/1901:7). / I'm not able to eat your food because it irritates my throat.
Synonyms: kōtaratara, matara, taratara, tuatete, mākinakina, korotiotio, pūtiotio
3. (modifier) unpalatable, sticking in the gullet.
Kāore au e pai ki ēnei manga. He kai tiotio ki taku korokoro (HJ 2012:206). / I don't like these greens. They stick in my gullet.
4. (noun) jarring, discordant, harshness, irritation, annoyance.
Nui atu te tiotio o ēnā kupu whakahāwea ki aku taringa (HJ 2012:206). / Those contemptuous words really jar on my ears.
He waia ōku taringa ki te reo tika - reo Ingarihi, reo Māori. Nui atu te tiotio o ōku taringa ki te rongo ki te reo hē (TTT 1/7/1929:1018). / My ears are accustomed to correct language - both English and Māori. But it grates on my ears to hear incorrect language.
5. (noun) barnacle.
Ka pirau noa iho tētahi taha o te wahine rā, ka tupuria e te tiotio (TP 6/1909:3). / One side of that women was decaying and was grown over with barnacles.
Synonyms: koromāungaunga, werewere
