kurī
1. (noun) dog, animal with four legs, quadruped.
Kotahi te kurī nui o reira he kangarū (MM.TKM 31/1/1856:9). / There is one large animal there, the kangaroo.
Synonyms: kararehe
2. (stative) be without purpose, with little cause - used following a verb to indicate that the speaker believes the action is unwarranted, pointless or just a pretence.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 241-242;)
2. (modifier) persistent, indefatigable, unflagging, determined, dogged, resolute.
He wahine pikoni ia ki te whawhai mō te reo Māori. / She is a resolute woman in fighting for the Māori language.
Synonyms: urupū, manawa rahi, pūnoke, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, manawanui, hihiri, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe, rae pakari, ngākau titikaha, niwha, kiriūka, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, whakakiriūka, ū, pukunanaiore, tōkeke
auau
1. (verb) (-tia) to bark.
Ko au ka haere ki te hopu i tōku hōiho hei whiu mai i ngā kau. He mahi ngāwari tēnei nō te mea ka haere au ki te hopu i tōku hōiho, ka tīmata taku kurī a Nehe ki te auau. Rongo ana ngā kau, ka tīmata tā rātou haere ki te kēti tatari ai (TWK 50:19). / I went to catch my horse to bring in the cows. This was an easy task because when I went to catch my horse my dog, Nehe, began to bark. When the cows heard that, they began to go to the gate to wait.
2. (noun) bark (of a dog).
Kāore i roa ka rongo māua i te auau o ngā kurī me te ngawī o te poaka (TWK 5:21). / It wasn't long before we heard the barking of the dogs and the squealing of the pig.
2. (verb) (-a) to gather up, tuck up (clothes).
Me hume tō panekoti i a koe e whakawhiti ana i te awa kia kore ai e mākū (PK 2008:152). / You should tuck up your dress while you cross the stream so that it doesn't get wet.
kuhakuha
1. (noun) large dog cockle, Tucetona laticostata - a circular-shaped, bivalve mollusc that lives partly buried in gravel or coarse sand along clean-swept channels at depths of 5-75 m. Shell thick and strong, yellowish to rusty-brown or pinkish with reddish-brown blotches and white inside with a grooved lip.
2. (noun) small dog cockle, Glycymeris medesta - a marine bivalve mollusc that lives in fine sand from shallow water to depths of 75 m. Solid shell, whitish to orange-brown, or reddish-brown or streaked with these colours. White and purple-brown inside.
waero
1. (noun) tail (of an animal).
Kei te pēhea te tangata hara ki ēnei kupu aroha? Kāore i te whakarongo, engari kei te whawharo haere te ihu pēnei i te hōiho matakana kei te tū te waero ki runga (TP 7/1909:7). / What does the sinful person think about these words of concern? He does not listen, but snorts like a distrustful horse with its tail raised.
2. (noun) hair of a dog's tail.
Ka whakakurītia a Irawaru e Māui, ka kūmea e ia ngā taringa, te waha, te waero, te hiawero, ngā ringaringa me ngā waewae (JPS 1923:29). / Irawaru was transformed into a dog by Māui, who extended his ears, mouth, hair of the tail, tail, arms and legs.
3. (noun) cape of dog tail skins.
Ka mau te taupaki wahine ki te wahine, te waero ki te tāne (JPS 1927:352). / The female donned a woman's apron and the man a dog-tail cloak.
2. (modifier) large, heavy, substantial.
Pāhoro ana te katoa o Takrouna, āpiti atu ki ngā mau herehere, 300 te nui, me ētehi pū kūpara rahi nei (TTR 2000:114). / The whole of Takrouna was captured, together with over 300 prisoners and some heavy artillery.
Synonyms: matarahi, rarahi, katete, korahi, tetere, matararahi, mātua, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kaitā, mātuatua, mokorarahi, rahi, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira
3. (noun) cape made of totally black dog skins.
4. (noun) size, extent, calibre.
He tō toru, kore, toru te kūpara o te pū (Ng 1993:46). / It was a .303 calibre rifle.
māwhiti
1. (noun) cape covered with long white hair of dogs' tails - a superior garment worn over cloaks.
Whakarākei ana a tuawahine i a ia; ka pai. Kātahi ka whakakākahutia ki te māwhiti (JPS 1901:204). / The heroine adorned herself; it was excellent. She put on a cape covered with long white hair of dogs' tails.
See also māhiti
mōtohe
1. (modifier) obstinate, stubborn, dogged, determined, persistent, pig-headed, obdurate.
Kātahi te iwi mōtohe ki te haere (W 1971:211). / How determined the people are to go.
Synonyms: taringa pākura, kakī mārō, whakaioio, houkeke, upoko mārō, hōkeke, taumārō, urupū, manawa rahi, pūnoke, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, manawanui, hihiri, pikoni, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe
2. (modifier) tied securely.
I herea ngā hū ki ngā ruru taparenga, koia nā i uaua ai te wetewete. / The shoes were tied with tight knots, which is why they were difficult to untie.
Tautahi
1. (personal noun) Sirius, Dog Star - one of the brightest stars in the sky and found in Kāhui Takurua (Canis Major).
See also Takurua
2. (modifier) unflinching, unwavering, resolute, staunch, dogged.
He tangata kiriuka. Te kore kē nei e whakamā i te hē o tana mahi (HJ 2015:207). / A dogged person who will never be embarrassed when he makes a mistake.
Synonyms: pūtohe, niwha, manawanui, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, whakakiriūka, pikoni, ū, pūkeke, aumangea, pukunanaiore, tōkeke, manawa rahi, ngākau titikaha, rae pakari
3. (noun) fortitude, resolution, pluck.
manawaroa
1. (adjective) be dogged, resilient.
Ērā ētahi tāngata, he toa, he manawaroa, he māia ki te ruku (WT 2013:60). / There were some people who were brave, dogged and confident at diving.
Synonyms: whakamārohirohi, aumangea
2. (noun) stamina, doggedness, grit, staying power, endurance, resilience, fortitude.
Nā te tangata hīkaka, nā te ngākau tangatanga, nā te manawaroa, ka eke a Pātiti ki ngā taumata o te kaiārahi i te puku o Te Ika-a-Māui (TTR 1996:203). / Rash, venturesome, energetic and possessed of great stamina, Pātiti reached the pinnacle of tourist guiding in the central North Island.
pūkeke
1. (verb) to be determined, resolute, unwavering, dogged, indomitable, strong-minded, tenacious, unyielding.
Nā taua ture anō i whakangāwari ngā mahi a ērā e pūkeke ana ki te pāmu i waimarie rā he whenua tonu ō rātou (TTR 1994:14). / That law also facilitated the work of those who were determined to farm and were fortunate enough to still have their land.
Synonyms: whakakiriūka, rae pakari, ngākau titikaha, manawa rahi, pūtohe, niwha, kiriūka, manawanui, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, pikoni, ū, aumangea, pukunanaiore, tōkeke
2. (adjective) be determined, obstinate, dogged, persistent, steadfast, strong-minded, tenacious, unyielding.
He wahine pukumahi a Te Paea, he niwha, he pūkeke (TTR 1996:22). / Te Paea was a hardworking woman, resolute and determined.
Synonyms: urupū, pakepake, niwaniwa, aumangea, pikoni, hihiri, manawanui, pūtohe, taikaha, pūnoke, manawa rahi, kōioio, makiki, ngana, turi, taringa pākura, tohetohe, whakaturi, kakī mārō, pukutohetohe, taumārō, pake, mōtohe, whakatuturi, hōkeke, papamārō, upoko mārō, houkeke, pukutohe, kōroiroi, hoi, whātuturi, whakatohe, whakatete
3. (modifier) determined, obstinate, dogged, persistent, steadfast, strong-minded, tenacious, unyielding.
He ākonga pūkeke a Wī Repa, ā, āta pū noa tōna mātauranga, ehara i te mea whakakitekite (TTR 1996:277). / Wī Repa was a determined student, and his academic progress was solid rather than spectacular.
4. (noun) determination, resolve, grit, fortitude, persistence, tenacity, tenaciousness.
Nō tana pūkeke kia whakapaitia ake ai te oranga me te hauora o te Māori, nāna anō i tīmata anō te komiti Māori o Whakatū (TTR 2000:80). / Because of his determination to improve the well-being and the health of Māori, he reactivated the Nelson Māori committee.
Synonyms: niwha, tau, whakapau kaha, pūtohe, tohetohe, whakapūmau, pukutohe, ngana, totohe, tohe, pāuaua, mau tūmārō, urupū, pūnoke
rae pakari
1. (adjective) be dogged, determined, strongminded, resolute, tenacious.
He rite rāua ko Wī Pere, he mātauranga Māori, he rae pakari, he pukutohetohe (HKW 1/2/1901:11). / He and Wī Pere are similar, having Māori knowledge, they are resolute and persistent.
Synonyms: ngākau titikaha, manawa rahi, pūtohe, niwha, kiriūka, manawanui, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, whakakiriūka, pikoni, ū, pūkeke, aumangea, pukunanaiore, tōkeke
manawa rahi
1. (modifier) steadfast, stout-hearted, tolerant, patient, unwavering, resolute, persistent, committed, dedicated, unswerving, staunch, dogged, tolerant.
He ika manawa rahi te tuna. Ka rere tawhiti pāmamao ki te whakaputa uri māna. Ka mahue te noho mai ki te wai tata o Aotearoa nei (HJ 2017:69). / The eel is a stout-hearted fish. It travels to far off places to spawn. It does not remain in the coastal waters of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Synonyms: manawanui, mānawanawa, tūroro, hāura, urupū, pūnoke, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, hihiri, pikoni, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe, rae pakari, ngākau titikaha, niwha, kiriūka, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, whakakiriūka, ū, pukunanaiore, tōkeke
