2. (noun) sport, game.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 50-73;)
He wahine i ngākautia e ia te hākinakina, tū ana ia mō te tīma hōkī o Rotorua (TTR 1998:62). / A woman who loved sport, she represented Rotorua at hockey.
2. (verb) to be lush, hearty, brisk.
He tātāhou tēnā wāhi, nā reira i ngahau ai te tupu o te kai (W 1971:393). / That place is virgin soil, so the growth of the crop was lush.
3. (modifier) enjoyable, entertaining, interesting.
Ko ngā kōrero ngahau kua tāia nei nā te Māori katoa, nā Ngāti Porou (RK 1994:7). / The interesting stories published here are all by Māori, by Ngāti Porou.
4. (noun) entertainment, dance, amusement, enjoyment, concert.
I tō māua ngahau atu ki a rātau e kaukau ana, ka tīmata māua ki te tarapekepeke me te hāparangi o ō māua waha ki te karanga atu ki ētahi o rātau kia kaha, kia tere (HP 1991:21). / Because we were enjoying them swimming, we began to jump up and down and yell out to call to some of them to go hard, and fast.
pārekareka
1. (verb) to be pleasant, pleased, enjoyable, fun.
Pārekareka ana ēnei kupu ki aku taringa (KO 17/5/1886:5). / How pleasant these words were to my ears.
Synonyms: harakoakoa, matakuikui, waingōhia, manawa reka, uruhau, harikoa, manini, āhuareka, ātaahua, hūmārie, purotu, āhumehume, hūmārire, harakoa, ngāwari, reka, matareka, hūmārika, rēhia, kakato, rawe, rekareka, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai
2. (modifier) entertaining, enjoyable, engaging, compelling.
I muri i tēnā ka tū mai ko Te Ruhi, he tangata pārekareka tēnā ki te kōrero (TTT 1/3/1930:2001). / After that Te Ruhi stood. He was an entertaining speaker.
3. (noun) enjoyment, pleasure, delight.
Anō ka tata pū ki te ngahuru ana ika, ka kawea rā pea e te pārekareka (JPS 1901:188). / He had caught at least ten fish and was quite excited.
Synonyms: rēhia, rekareka, harakoakoa, harakoa
rēhia
1. (modifier) pleasurable, enjoyable, pleasant.
Ka waiatatia ā rātou waiata – ngā waiata aroha, ngā hahani, ngā waiata mō te rongo, mō te pakanga, ngā mahi rēhia me ngā waiata kaioraora – hei whakaatu i te āhua o tō rātou ao (TTR 1994:93). / Their songs were sung - love songs, songs of hate, songs about peace, war and the pleasurable activities and songs of derision - to reflect the nature of their world.
Synonyms: whakarekareka, harakoakoa, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai, manini, āhuareka, ātaahua, purotu, reka, āhumehume, pārekareka, hūmārire, harakoa, ngāwari, hūmārie, matareka, hūmārika, kakato, rawe, rekareka
2. (noun) pleasure, amusement, enjoyment.
Te Kāhui Tau, Rau-kata-uri, Rau-kata-mea: Ki ētahi kōrero ko te pūtake mai rāua o ngā mahi ngahau, o ngā mahi o te rēhia, o te harakoa (M 2006:232). / Te Kāhui Tau, Rau-kata-uri, Rau-kata-mea: According to some accounts the latter two were the origin of the arts of amusement, entertainment, and pleasure (M 2006:233).
See also Ruhanui
Synonyms: rekareka, harakoakoa, pārekareka, harakoa
2. (noun) sweetness, attractiveness, pleasure, enjoyment.
Ka kata mātau, ka ūmere mātau i te kaha o tō mātau rekareka (HP 1991:34). / We laughed and applauded from sheer enjoyment.
Synonyms: rēhia, harakoakoa, pārekareka, harakoa
3. (noun) orgasm.
I te nuinga o ngā rekareka wahine, ko te whakaongaonga i te tonetone kia tino kukuti ai ngā uaua o te tara (RP 2009:369). / In most females orgasms, the stimulation of the clitoris results in intense muscle contraction in the vagina.
Synonyms: tokomauri
whakangahau
1. (verb) (-tia,-ngia) to entertain, amuse.
Ko te nuinga o ngā kōrero paki a te Māori, tuatahi, ko tōna āhuatanga he kōrero ngahau. Hei whakangahau i te tangata, hei whakakatakata i te tangata, hei whakakotahi i te tangata, hei whakatau i te tangata, ā, ka mutu, hei whakaataata i te whakawhanaungatanga kei waenganui i a rātau (HM 3/1997:3). / The majority of Māori yarns are, firstly, for enjoyment; to entertain, to amuse, to unite and to put people at ease and to reflect the relationship amongst them.
2. (modifier) enjoyable, entertaining.
Ko ia tēnā e whakakatakata nā i te whakaminenga Mihinare ki ngā kōrero whakangahau o te hui hīnota (TTR 1996:117). / He would make the Anglican congregation laugh with entertaining accounts of the synod proceedings.
3. (noun) entertainment, concert.
Ko tā ētahi kē atu he whakangahau, he whakangāoko noa iho (HM 1/1993). / Others are for entertainment or just to amuse.
Rehua
1. (personal noun) Antares - the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius and the one associated with summer.
E kī ana te kōrero, ‘Te tātarakihi, te pihareinga; ko ngā manu ēnā o Rehua.' Ka tangi ana ēnei ngāngara kua tīmata te raumati (Te Ara 2011). / The saying says, ‘The cicada and the cricket are the flying creatures of Rehua.' These creatures sing when summer has begun.
2. (personal noun) eighth month of the Māori lunar calendar, approximately equivalent to January.
Ko te putanga mai o Matariki te tohu mō te marama tuatahi, ko ngā ingoa hoki ēnei o ngā marama katoa: Te Tahi o Pipiri, Te Rua o Takurua,Te Toru Here o Pipiri, Te Whā o Mahuru, Te Rima o Kōpū, Te Ono o Whitiānaunau, Te Whitu o Hakihea, Te Waru o Rehua, Te Iwa o Rūhi-te-rangi, Te Ngahuru o Poutū-te-rangi, Te Ngahuru mā tahi, Te Ngahuru mā rua (TP 1/3/1901:6). / The appearance of Pleiades is the sign for the first month and these are the names of all the months: The first is Pipiri, the second is Takurua, the third is Here o Pipiri, the fourth is Mahuru, the fifth is Kōpū, the sixth is Whiti-ānaunau, the seventh is Hakihea, the eighth is Rehua, the ninth is Rūhi-te-rangi, the tenth is Poutūterangi, the eleventh and twelth months.
3. (personal name) an important male atua associated with kindness, enjoyment and entertainment – said by some to be the eldest child of Rangi and Papa.
I ngā kōrero o te whānau a Rangi rāua ko Papa-tū-a-nuku ko Rehua te mātāmua, i whānau ā-uira mai i tōna whaea; noho tonu atu i te rangi, kāore i heke iho ki te ao nei. He atua ingoa nui tēnei i roto i ngā waiata tohunga o Te Tai Hauāuru (M 2006:598). / In the narrative of Rangi and Papa-tū-a-nuku's family Rehua is the eldest and was born in the form of lightning from his mother, and he remained in the heavens and did not descend to this earth. This is a renowned atua in the priestly songs of the West Coast.
harakoakoa
1. (verb) to be happy, pleased, delighted, thrilled, glad.
Nā te mea ko te nuinga o ngā tāngata i whakanōhia ki runga i aua whenua, me ētehi anō o ngā mēnetia, he hōia mai nō te pakanga, i tino harakoakoa ai a Te Reiwhati (TTR 1996:271). / Te Reiwhati was particularly pleased that the majority of the settlers and some of the managers were returned soldiers.
Synonyms: matakuikui, manawa reka, uruhau, āhuareka, harikoa, waingōhia, pārekareka
2. (modifier) enjoyable, pleasurable, delightful.
He pōrearea nō te autaia nei i ngā mahi harakoakoa a Wī Whitu, i kangaia e Wī Whitu te tangata nei (TTR 2000:247). / This person was abused by Wī Whitu because this fellow disturbed Wi Whitu's festivities.
Synonyms: rēhia, whakarekareka
3. (noun) joy, pleasure, happiness, enjoyment, festivity.
Ahakoa pā iho te aha ki a Rēweti, pā iho anō hoki ki a Keita, arā, te pāpouri, te harakoakoa, tae atu ki ngā piki me ngā heke o ōna rā (TTR 1996:69). / No matter what affected Rēweti, it also affected Keita, that is the sorrows and joys, and the triumphs and setbacks.
Synonyms: harakoa, pārekareka, rekareka, rēhia, tūrangahakoa, koanga, manamanahau, manahau, koa, whāwhāpū, hari, harikoa, hurō, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, koakoa
harakoa
1. (verb) to be in high spirits, merry, joyful, happy, entertaining, interesting, pleasant.
Nā ka kī mai taua tangata tauhou ki a ia, ko ia te rangatira o te whare karakia, ā, he mea tika kia harakoa te āhua o ngā karakia hei kukume mai i te tokomaha o te tāngata ki ngā karakia (TKO 4/1914:7). / Now a stranger told him that he was the leader of the church and it was appropriate that the nature of the church services should be entertaining to entice lots of people to the services.
Synonyms: kakato, rawe, rekareka, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai, manini, āhuareka, ātaahua, hūmārie, reka, āhumehume, pārekareka, hūmārire, ngāwari, rēhia, hūmārika, matareka, purotu
2. (modifier) in high spirits, merry, joyful, happy.
Kāhore hoki he waiata i ngā māra wāina, kāhore he iere harakoa (PT Ihaia 16:10). / And in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be joyful voices.
Synonyms: tūrangahakoa, harikoa, hurō, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, koa, koakoa, manahau, matakuikui, whakakoakoa
3. (noun) dancing, entertainment, enjoyment, pleasure, amusement, happiness.
E kīia ana ngā mahi tākaro, waiata, aha, ko ngā mahi a te rēhia, a te harakoa (M 2006:284). / It is said that games, songs, etc. are the arts of joy and happiness.
Synonyms: pārekareka, harakoakoa, rekareka, rēhia
2. (verb) (-tia) to be pleasant, affable.
Ehara i te mea he kino ngā mea o te ao kua homai nei e te Atua hei taonga mō te tangata, hei mea hoki e matareka ai tōna noho ki te ao (TKO 15/7/1916:3). / It's not as if everything that God has given people is evil; they are things to make his/her stay on Earth pleasant.
Synonyms: hūmārika, rēhia, kakato, rawe, rekareka, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai, manini, āhuareka, ātaahua, hūmārie, reka, āhumehume, pārekareka, hūmārire, harakoa, ngāwari, purotu
3. (adjective) pleasant, affable, satisfying, enjoyable.
Āe, he matarehu, he matarua tēnei mea te kīwaha, engari he matareka tonu (HJ 2012:24). / Yes, idioms are obscure and double-edged, but they're quite enjoyable.
Synonyms: nanea
4. (noun) liking, fondness, taste for, penchant.
Kitea ana te matareka o Īnia ki te mahi kaiwhakatū, ā, nō te tau 1950 i pū ai tana whakamātautau mō te whare roera mō te ōpera i Covent Garden, kātahi anō nei ia ka waiata i te taha o te tira whakatangitangi (TTR 2000:227). / Īnia's liking for acting was discovered and in 1950 he auditioned successfully at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, where he was to sing with an orchestra for the first time.
tou repa
1. (noun) one who concentrates on socialising and enjoying themselves, restless person.
He tou repa - kia mimiti ngā manaakitanga o tētahi kāinga taupua, kua haere kē he kāinga kē (HJ 2017:88). / A restless person - when the hospitality of one temporary home dries up, she moves to another home.
Synonyms: tou tīrairaka
