waharoa
1. (noun) entrance to a pā, gateway, main entranceway.
Ka patua e ia tētehi wahine i te huarahi e ia e oma ana ki te waharoa, te kūwaha o te pā (JPS 1943:60). / A certain woman was slain by him on the pathway as he was running to the gateway or entrance of the pā.
Synonyms: kūaha matua
2. (noun) horse mussel, Atrina pectinata zelandica - a large bivalve common from low tide to 45 m with a thin, dark, wedge-shaped shell. The shell is thin, covered with hollow spines.
See also hururoa
2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to climb upon, mount, board, embark, get on, go on board.
Ka tae ki Awarua, ka whakaeke atu rātou ko tōna whānau ki runga ki tētahi poti hī ika i waenganui pō (TTR 1996:71). / When they reached Bluff, she and her family would board a fishing boat at midnight.
3. (verb) (-a,-ngia) go onto (e.g. a marae).
I reira tonu tōna tinana e tangihia ana e ngā ope whakaeke (HP 1991:19). / Her body was right there being wept over by the groups who came onto the marae.
4. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to levy, impose.
Kua kaha haere te whakaaro kia whakaekea he reti ki runga ki ngā whenua Māori (RT 2013:106). / The idea is strengthening that rents be levied on Māori land.
5. (noun) arrival of guests, entrance.
Nō te ata o te rā o te whakaeke ka tae mai ētahi o te marae ki te wāhi e noho ana mātou ki te kī noa mai kua kore i taea e rātou te hui te whakatū nā te mea kua hinga mai he tūpāpaku ki tō rātou marae (HM 4/1998:7). / On the morning of the welcome on to the marae some of the people of the marae arrived at the place we were staying at to say that they were no longer able to host the meeting because they had a death on their marae.
6. (noun) entrance (e.g. onto a stage), entrance song, entrance item - a term used for the item of a traditional performing arts competition during which the performing group takes the stage.
Ko te whakaeke he waiata, he haka, he mau rākau, he nekeneke ā-kapa kia puta ai te kapa ki runga i te atamira (RMR 2017). / The entrance is a song, a haka, weaponry and group movements so that the group can emerge onto the stage.
kūwaha
1. (noun) door, entrance, mouth - also as kūaha.
Ki te titiro atu i waho kāore i rerekē atu i te nuinga o ngā whare o Rānana, heoi ano i mōhiotia ai he whare kīngi nā ngā kūwaha rino me ngā hōia e tiaki ana i ngā kūwaha (TP 1/10/1902:3). / To look at from the outside it is no different from the majority of the buildings of London. The only way of knowing that it is the king's house is by the iron doors and the soldiers guarding the doors.
2. (noun) gateway.
He nui ngā wharepuni, wharau, me ngā whare, kāuta, pātaka, pūkiore; he whakairo ngā tumu o te pā, me ngā kūwaha me ētahi atu mahi (TP 11/1909:4). / There are many sleeping houses, shelters, houses, cooking sheds, store houses and houses with decorative panels; and the main palisade posts of the pā are carved, as well as the gateways and other constructions.
moni whakauru
1. (loan) (noun) entrance or enrolment fee, subscription.
Mā te hēkeretari o ia peka e tuhi atu ia tau ki te kaitiaki moni o te Kotahitanga kia kotahi hereni hei moni whakauru mō ia mema o tōna peka ki te Kotahitanga (TP 3/9/1909:7). / The secretary of each branch will record in writing to the treasurer of the Kotahitanga on the one shilling subscription fee for each member of his branch.
putanga
1. (noun) emergence, appearance, entrance, opening, escape.
Te putanga mai o tētahi poroka i roto i tōna whare raupō i waenga repo, ka pānuitia e ia ki ngā manu katoa ka taea e ia te whakaora ngā mate katoa (Popi 1887:53). / A frog emerged from inside of his raupō house in the middle of the swamp and announced to all the birds that he was able to cure all diseases.
Synonyms: wāhinga, tāwaha, tomokanga, whakapuare, whakatuwheratanga, whakapuaretanga, whakatuheratanga, puare, pūahaaha, pūwaha, angotanga, waha, wherahanga, whakatuwhera, wherawhera, whakatuhera, puta, tarawaha, tomotomokanga, pūaha, wāhi
2. (noun) exit, way out.
Ki te titiro iho koe ki te putanga o te rua nā, ka kite koe i ngā rapirapitanga o te manu kōkā (HW 1969:120). / If you look down at the exit of that hole you will see the scratchings of the mother bird.
3. (noun) gate, outlet, vent.
Kia tūpato koutou ki ō koutou whare he mea whakakikī puru ki te tangata, hore he putanga mō te hau haunga, hore he tomonga mō te hau ora e noho tawhio ana i waho o ō koutou whare (KO 16/3/1888:7). / You should be careful with your houses when they are crammed full of people and there is no outlet for the stale air, no inlet for fresh air which is located around the outside of your houses.
Synonyms: pūahatanga, waha
4. (noun) edition, issue (publication).
I te putanga o te kape tuatahi me ngā whakaputanga o muri mai, ka whakamāramatia e Īhāia te tino whāinga a 'Huia Tangata Kotahi', arā, ki te whakakotahi i te iwi Māori mā te pānui i ngā āhuatanga e whakataumaha ana i a rātou i ngā moutere e rua (TTR 1994:30). / Īhaia explained in the first and subsequent editions of 'Huia Tangata Kotahi' that its aim was to create unity among Māori by carrying to both islands news of their common misfortunes.
5. (noun) symptom.
Ko te pūputa te putanga o te pāpaka, ki ngā ngutu o te tangata, ki ōna taihemahema rānei (RP 2009:311). / Blisters on a person's lips or genitals are the symptom of herpes.
6. (noun) outcome.
Ko te putanga te hua ka puta i tētahi pāpono tūponotanga. Hei tauira, ko te 1, te 2, te 3, te 4, te 5, te 6 rānei ngā putanga e taea ana ina pīrorihia he mataono tau (TRP 2010:214). / The outcome is the result of a probability event. For example, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 are the possible outcomes when a dice is rolled (TRP 2010:214).
Synonyms: tukunga iho, whakataunga, hua
tomokanga
1. (noun) entrance, opening, entry foyer, gateway, entry, portal.
Ko te hui i Ngāruawāhia i karangatia hei whakatūtataki i ngā whakaaro o ngā iwi o te motu, hei whakangāwari i ngā huarahi e kotahi ai, hei whakanui i te tomokanga o te whare i āta hangaia ki ngā whakairo, ki ngā tukutuku, ki ngā kōwhaiwhai (TTT 1/6/1929:1006). / The gathering at Ngāruawāhia was called to meet the wishes of tribes of the country, to pave the way to unite, and to celebrate the opening of the house which was carefully constructed with carvings, lattice-work panels and rafter paintings.
Synonyms: pūahaaha, tarawaha, tomotomokanga, pūaha, wāhi, wāhinga, tāwaha, whakapuare, whakatuwheratanga, whakapuaretanga, whakatuheratanga, puare, puta, pūwaha, angotanga, waha, wherahanga, whakatuwhera, wherawhera, putanga, whakatuhera
waha
1. (noun) mouth, entrance, gate, opening, inlet, outlet – anything that is like a mouth.
Ina pania te parāoa ki te tiamu kia tere tonu te whawhao i te parāoa ki roto o te waha; ki te kore ka kapi katoa te parāoa i te rango (TTT 1/9/1931:39). / When the bread is spread with jam quickly put it into your mouth; if you don't the bread will be covered with blowflies.
Me kāpui te waha o te pēke kia kore ai e maringi ō māpere (HJ 2017:17). / Pull the top of the bag closed so that your marbles won't spill out.
Synonyms: pūahatanga, māngai, tametame, kūwaha, tarawaha, tomotomokanga, pūaha, wāhi, wāhinga, tāwaha, tomokanga, whakapuare, whakatuwheratanga, whakapuaretanga, whakatuheratanga, puare, puta, pūwaha, angotanga, wherahanga, whakatuwhera, wherawhera, putanga, whakatuhera, pūahaaha
2. (noun) voice.
I rangona ake ki te waha e rarā iho ana i te tauwharenga kōwhatu o Moerangi, ānō he whēke rākau (NM 1928:134). / The voice was heard resounding down from the overhanging rock of Moerangi, as if it was a creaking tree.
3. (noun) loud-mouth, someone who’s got too much to say.
Ai, kua tae mai anō te waha rā. Ka ngenge ō tāua taringa i te rongo atu (HJ 2017:12). / Oh dear, that loud-mouth has arrived again. We’ll be sick of listening to her.
Synonyms: pākiwaha, waha papā, waha rera, waha pakaru, rangiwhata, waha huka
kūaha
1. (noun) door, entrance, gateway - also as kūwaha.
Ko te matapihi ki te taha mauī o te kūaha (HP 1991:12). / The window was on the left side of the door.
See also kūwaha
kūaha matua
1. (noun) main entrance.
Synonyms: waharoa
2. (noun) opening, entrance (of a river, etc.).
Ka kitea te tāwaha o te ana i te pari. / The entrance to the cave was seen on the cliff.
Synonyms: tomotomokanga, pūaha, wāhi, wāhinga, tomokanga, whakapuare, whakatuwheratanga, whakapuaretanga, whakatuheratanga, pūahaaha, puta, pūwaha, angotanga, waha, wherahanga, whakatuwhera, wherawhera, putanga, whakatuhera, puare, tarawaha
3. (noun) opening, entrance, portal.
Ka tuhera te tāwaha o te riri, kāore e titiro ki te ao mārama (JPS 1902:133). / War is declared and we will not look upon the world of life.
Synonyms: tomotomokanga, tomokanga
2. (noun) low fence in a cultivation or pā entrance - to exclude pigs, etc.
Te maioro, he mea mahi a roto ki te rarauhe me te horokio, me ngā mea kōtau hei whakakaha mō tā rātou ahuriri (W 1971:4). / The earthworks were made with bracken fern and kiokio inside and supplejack to strengthen their fence.
tomotomokanga
1. (noun) entrance, opening, entry foyer, gateway, entry, portal.
Ka kite mai ngā tāngata whenua, ka riri mai ki a Hakawau kia haere i raro, i ngā huarahi noa, kaua e haere i runga i ngā tomotomokanga o Puarata rāua ko Tautōhito (NM 1928:149). / When the local people saw that, they shouted angrily to Hakawau to go underneath, on the normal path, not over the entranceway of Puarata and Tautōhito.
Synonyms: pūahaaha, tarawaha, pūaha, wāhi, wāhinga, tāwaha, tomokanga, whakapuare, whakatuwheratanga, whakapuaretanga, whakatuheratanga, puare, puta, pūwaha, angotanga, waha, wherahanga, whakatuwhera, wherawhera, putanga, whakatuhera
2. (noun) entrance, invasion, influx.
Ko te urutomo mai o tauiwi, kāore i taea te ārai atu (TTR 1990:106). / The influx of Europeans could not be stemmed.
kuhunga
1. (noun) insertion.
He kēhua nōna te kuhu i ngā ringa ki te pākete, te noho, te haere tuohu rānei, te hūrorirori rānei o te haere. Kotahi tana haunga i taku tuarā ki tana hamarara i runga tima he kuhunga nāku i aku ringaringa ki ngā pākete o taku tarau (TP 4/1907:2). / Putting hands into pockets was anathema to him, as was sitting, slouching, or staggering about. On the ship he hit me once on the back with his umbrella because I put my hands in my trouser pockets.
2. (noun) joining up, entering, enlisting.
Nāwai rā, ka puta a Te Rangitāhau hei hoariri ki te kāwanatanga i te marama o Oketopa 1866 i tana kuhunga atu ki roto i te hokowhitu o Ngāti Hineuru (TTR 1994:154). / After a time Te Rangitahau emerged as an adversary of the government when, in October 1866, he joined about the Ngāti Hineuru force.
3. (noun) entrance, gateway.
Tapaina ai ngā moutere o Te Moananui-a-Kiwa kei te kuhunga ki tētahi whanga, ko Motutapu (TeAra 2017). / The islands at the entrance of Pacific Islands harbours were named Motutapu.
4. (noun) place of refuge, lair, hide-out, retreat, hideaway.
Kāore i roa ka horo a Winipāka, ka rere anō a Teini rātou ko ōna tāngata ki te rapu i tētahi atu wāhi hei kuhunga mō rātou, noho rawa atu i Kurunutāta (HKW 1/5/1900:6). / It wasn't long before Winburg fell and Steyn and his men fled to seek somewhere as a place of refuge, eventually settling at Kroonstad.
tomonga
1. (noun) entrance, inlet, entry, way in, access.
Kia tūpato koutou ki ō koutou whare he mea whakakikī puru ki te tangata, hore he putanga mō te hau haunga, hore he tomonga mō te hau ora e noho tawhio ana i waho o ō koutou whare (KO 16/3/1888:7). / You should be careful with your houses when they are crammed full of people and there is no outlet for the stale air, no inlet for fresh air which is located around the outside of your houses.
Synonyms: whakatapoko, āhei
