2. (verb) (-a) to move a canoe sideways - by plunging the paddle into the water and drawing it towards one.
Tīroua mai te ihu o te waka (W 1971:424). / Move the prow of the canoe this way.
3. (noun) pole, stick (used to reach something), pointed stick (used as a fork), fork.
Ko ngā wheua o te hunga maitai i patua nei he mea mahi hei tīrou kai, ā, ko ngā wheua o ngā hūhā he mea mahi hei tōrino, arā, hei rehu (TAH 51:17). / The bones of the foreigners who had been killed were made into forks for picking up food, and the thigh bones were made into flutes.
Synonyms: paoka, pūrou, pūrau, toko, tiripou, turupou, tumutumu, tumu, pōra, poupou, pou, tōpito o te ao, pōhi, turuturu, koteo, tokotoko
2. (noun) pointed stick, skewer (for picking up food), fork.
Ko ngā pereti kai he rourou; kāore he paoka, kāore he naihi, arā i tino whakaritea katoatia ki tā te Māori tikanga (TP 1/12/1900:14). / The eating plates were flax food baskets; there were no knives and forks, that is everything was organised according to Māori custom.
See also whāka
2. (noun) forked spear (for catching fish).
I mau e ngā tauhou nei te maha o ngā kaimoana mā te kupenga, te matarau, te matau (Te Ara 2011). / These strangers caught much sea food with nets, spears and hooks.
3. (noun) polyhedron.
He āhua ahu-3 te matarau, ko ōna mata katoa he taparau. E whā, nui ake rānei ngā mata. He maha ngā momo matarau, ka tapaina ki te maha o ngā mata, arā, he matawhā, he matarima, he mataono, mata hia kē atu rānei. Mēnā he matarau rite, he ōrite te āhua me te rahi o ngā mata katoa, he taparau rite hoki ngā mata (TRP 2010:165). / A polyhedron is a 3-dimensional shape whose faces are all polygons. It has four or more faces. There are many types of polyhedra which are named after the number of faces they have. In regular polyhedra all faces are the same shape and size, and the faces are regular polygons. (TRP 2010:165).
iwituna
1. (noun) hanging clubmoss, tassel fern, Phlegmariurus varius - common throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand in lowland and montane forest or subalpine scrub. Either epiphytic, pendulous up to 200cm long, or terrestrial, erect with ends curled downwards up to 50 cm tall. Dull green leaves spirally arranged. Stems fork many times.
Synonyms: whiri-o-Raukatauri
makamaka
1. (verb) (-ia) to throw (repeatedly), put, place.
E hī ana ka epaina rātou ki te kōwhatu, ka mahara rātou ko wai rānei e makamaka iho ana i te kōwhatu i runga i te pari (TWM 2/7/1868:4). / They were fishing when they were pelted with stones and they wondered who was throwing stones from up on the cliff.
Synonyms: waiho, hoatu, whoatu, uaki, moka, panga, whakatū, wāhanga, whakanoho, whakanohonoho, whakatakoto, whiu, taiwhanga, wāhi, kopou, whiuwhiu, maka
2. (noun) makamaka, Ackama rosifolia - small spreading tree of lowland forest between Kataia and Whangārei. The pinnate leaves have sharp teeth on the margins and a reddish tinge on the undersurfaces. The tiny cream flowers are profuse in spring.
3. (noun) bushman's mattress, Lygodium articulatum - loosely climbing native fern with long, wiry, twisting stalks reaching into the tops of trees. Side stalks fork 2-3 times, ending in long, strap-like leaflets. Common in lowland forest of the northern half of the North Island.
See also mangemange
Synonyms: mounga, mākaka, mangemange
2. (noun) fork, pronged stick (for catching eels), fleshhook, dredge (for shellfish).
Nā ka werohia e ia ki te peihana, ki te pāta rānei, ki te hōpane rānei, ki te kōhua rānei; ko ngā mea katoa i riro ake i te mārau, i tangohia e te tohunga ki taua mea (PT Hamuera 2:14). / And he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself.
mākaka
1. (noun) saltmarsh ribbonwood, Plagianthus divaricatus - a native shrub with few, small, narrow leaves in tufts or alternating. petals white tinged pink, fruits fawn in colour splitting to release the single seed. A dense bush with tough, wiry, dark and intertwining stems. Found at the heads of estuaries throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Synonyms: runa
2. (noun) bushman's mattress, Lygodium articulatum - loosely climbing native fern with long, wiry, twisting stalks reaching into the tops of trees. Side stalks fork 2-3 times, ending in long, strap-like leaflets. Common in lowland forest of the northern half of the North Island.
See also mangemange
Synonyms: mangemange, mounga, makamaka
3. (noun) native broom, Carmichaelia australis - a native shrub found in the northern half of the North Island. It has leaves 5-6 mm long, usually 5-7 in a group, but is often leafless. Branchlets are green and strap-like and the tiny flowers are white with purple veins. Seeds are orange-red, hanging in the frame-like remains of pods.
See also tainoka
Synonyms: tarangahape, maukoro, taunoka, tainoka
4. (noun) native brooms of various species, Carmichaelia spp.
Synonyms: tarangahape
mohi
1. (noun) pilchard, Sardinops sagax - a cigar-shaped silvery fish with a short dorsal fin and forked tail. Blue to blue-green on back, green on the sides and silver below. 8-14 black spots along the side of the body. Found in dense schools at the surface and down to 60 m, usually in the open sea. Maximum size 225 mm.
Synonyms: mohimohi
2. (noun) bushman's mattress, Lygodium articulatum - loosely climbing native fern with long, wiry, twisting stalks reaching into the tops of trees. Side stalks fork 2-3 times, ending in long, strap-like leaflets. Common in lowland forest of the northern half of the North Island.
See also mangemange
Synonyms: makamaka, mangemange
tarakupenga
1. (noun) sand coprosma, Coprosma acerosa - sprawling shrub with an intertwined mass of branches and branchlets forming a cushion-like mound up to 2 m across. Branchlets golden brown and small leaves are olive green. Found on coastal sand dunes throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Synonyms: tātaraheke
2. (noun) clubmosses, Lycopodium spp - scrambling or epiphytic plants of various species. Main stems are usually long-creeping, branched and underground. Aerial stems fork repeatedly and are narrow. Small leaves spirally arranged around stem or flattened into one plane.
See also mātukutuku
whiri-o-Raukatauri
1. (noun) hanging clubmoss, tassel fern, Phlegmariurus varius - common throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand in lowland and montane forest or subalpine scrub. Either epiphytic, pendulous up to 200cm long, or terrestrial, erect with ends curled downwards up to 50 cm tall. Dull green leaves spirally arranged. Stems fork many times.
