gas - Te Aka Māori Dictionary

haurehu

1. (noun) gas.

Ko ētahi haurehu e mōhiotia whānuitia ana ko te hāora me te hauhā (RP 2009:192). / Some gases that are well known are oxygen and carbon dioxide.

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kāhi

1. (loan) (noun) gas.

I whakakīia te pēke hiraka ki te kāhi haitorotini, mā taua kāhi e hiki te pēke (TP 2/1900:4). / The silk bag was filled with hydrogen gas and that gas lifts the bag.

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kēhi

1. (loan) (noun) gas.

Ko tēnei tā e mahia nei kei ngā whare tahu kēhi i ngā tāone (TJ 30/8/1898:5). / This tar is made in the gas works in the towns.

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umu kapuni

1. (noun) gas cooker.

hau manawa

1. (noun) natural gas.

paihana kāhe

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to gas.

Tino pāngia ana a Tūheka e te mate pāhoahoa, e te haumaruru hoki. Ki te whakapono o te whānau, he paihana kāhetia nōna i te pakanga te take i pāngia a ia e te mate (TTR 2000:73). / Tūheka suffered severe headaches and mood swings, which the family believed were the effects of gas poisoning during the war (DNZB 2000:218).

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mura kapuni

1. (noun) gas burner.

whare tahu kēhi

1. (loan) (noun) gas works.

Ko tēnei tā e mahia nei kei ngā whare tahu kēhi i ngā tāone (TJ 30/8/1898:5). / This tar is made in the gas works in the towns.

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pū haurehu

1. (noun) delivery tube, gas tube.

hauota rehu

1. (noun) nitrogen gas.

Ka hurihia te pākawa ota o roto i te oneone hei hauota rehu ki te kōhauhau. Ka kīia tēnei tukanga ko te 'tuku hauota', ā, mā te huakita tuku hauota tēnei tukanga e whakatutuki (RP 2009:209). / Nitrate in the soil is converted to nitrogen gas into the atmosphere. This process is called 'denitrification', and this process is completed by the denitrifying bacteria.

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pūtororē

1. (noun) jet of gas (from burning wood).

2. (noun) exhaust (from an engine, etc.).

puoto kapuni

1. (noun) gas cylinder.

hau

1. (noun) wind, breeze, breath.

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 227;)

Tōna taenga ki taua wāhi kua kaha te hau, ka tukua tōna haika (TP 3/1912). / When he reached that place the wind had strengthened and he dropped his anchor.

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2. (noun) air, gas.

Ko te mahi a ngā tāngata i runga, i te mea kāore e taea atu te āwhina ngā mea kua mau atu rā ki raro, he mapu hau atu mō rātou (TP 10/1912:11). / Because they weren't able to help the ones caught underground, the task of the people above was to pump air to them.

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mitimiti hinu

1. (noun) gas guzzler.

Me hoko pea he waka iti ake mōu. He mitimiti hinu ngā waka nui pēnā i tēnā nā (HJ 2012:33). / Perhaps you should buy a smaller vehicle. Big vehicles like that are gas guzzlers.

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hauwai rehu

1. (noun) hydrogen gas.

haumura

1. (noun) flammable gas.

ine haurehu

1. (noun) gas jar.

kati haurehu

1. (noun) gas tap.

ngongo haurehu

1. (noun) gas tube.

hauī

1. (noun) liquid petroleum gas, LPG.

Ko te kōhinu te kora matua e whakamahia ana i ō tātou motukā, ko te hauī e whakamahia ana i ētahi motukā ruarua noa iho (RP 2009:266). / Petrol is the main fuel used in our cars, LPG is used in just a few cars.

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haurehu

kāhi

kēhi

umu kapuni

hau manawa

paihana kāhe

mura kapuni

whare tahu kēhi

pū haurehu

hauota rehu

pūtororē

puoto kapuni

hau

mitimiti hinu

hauwai rehu

haumura

ine haurehu

kati haurehu

ngongo haurehu

hauī

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