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
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
hangareka
1. (verb) (-tia) to jest, make fun, joke about, kid, deceive.
I whakatūria he whakakitenga mō te haka me te poi: tērā tētehi haka hangareka, ko te 'Kiki te Poa' te ingoa, he haka i paingia e te wairua whakahuka, kaitaua hoki o taua wā (TTR 1996:126). / Exhibitions of haka and poi were held: one comic dance was 'Kiki te Poa' (Kick the Boer), appealed to the jingoistic spirit of the times (DNZB 1996:380).
Synonyms: kārikarika, whakanene, whakatara, hangarau, whakatara
2. (modifier) jesting, funny, joking about, kidding, satirical, mocking.
Pukukata ana te hunga mātakitaki i te āhua o tā rātou waiata hangareka (RMR 2017). / The audience laughed uproariously at the nature of their satirical song.
Synonyms: whakanene, nēnene, whakahangareka, kārikarika, whakarōriki, whakatakē, pūhohe, tāwai, whakaparahako
tākarokaro
1. (verb) to play, gambol, frolic, have fun.
Haere ai te mano ki Takapuna āhuareka ai, tākarokaro ai, i ngā wa e wātea ana i te mahi. Whiti ai ki ngā tima i ngā hāora katoa, i te ata, ahiahi noa, kākarauri noa, pōuri noa (KO 14/6/1884:3). / Thousands go to Takapuna for entertainment and recreation when they are free from work. The ferries cross all the time, in the morning, afternoon, at dusk and when it's dark.
2. (noun) game, sport.
Ko ngā takarokaro tamariki e puta ana i muri iho i te 4 o ngā hāora ko te kaukau, ko te patu poi me ērā atu mea (TPM 9/3/1863:16). / The children's games that emerged after 4 o'clock were swimming, hitting balls and other types of games.
pāengaenga
1. (verb) to tease, annoy, mock, make fun of, pester.
Kaua mā te tokoiti te tokomaha e whakapōrearea, e pāengaenga engari ia me kimi he ara e kore ai te kōioio e kōioio! (HM 2/1999). / It's not for the minority to pester and tease the majority but a way should be sought whereby the obstinate will cease to be obstinate.
Synonyms: whakapōrearea, whakakūrakuraku, tītoi, whakahīhī, tāwai, taunu, whakatoi
2. (noun) sandal.
Synonyms: pāraerae, kopa, pārahirahi, korehe, pārekereke
