hōnore
1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to honour.
...koia ngā waea tuku whakaatu whakamoemiti, hōnore, i tukua e te kāwana i runga i te mana o ngā iwi e rua, o Niu Tīreni, Pākehā, Māori hoki... (TJ 4/1/1898:4). / ...these were the telegrams praising and honouring sent by the governor under the authority of the two races of New Zealand, the Pākehā and the Māori...
2. (loan) (modifier) honourable, honoured.
Kia ora koutou, mō koutou i whakaaro nui ki te whakatū i te ingoa rangatira hōnore o tō tātau wahine Ariki Kuīni o Ingarangi, hei reo mō te ao, hei reo mō tātau (TJ 11/1/1898:6). / Greetings to you for the wonderful idea to establish the honoured chiefly name of our noble woman Queen of England as the voice for the world and for us.
3. (loan) (modifier) honorary.
I te tau 1974 harikoa katoa ana ia i te whakatūnga i a ia e te rōpū o ngā hōia mōrehu o Tūranga hai mema hōnore mō tō rātau rōpū (TTR 2000:191). / In 1974 she was delighted to be granted honorary membership of the Gisborne RSA (DNZB 2000:456).
4. (loan) (noun) honour, prestige, majesty.
Nā te kaha o tēnei kamupene ki te hāpai i te kaupapa tā pukapuka i roto i te reo Māori, kua riro tētahi o ngā hōnore nui o te ao ki runga i a rātou. / Because of the strength of this company in promoting publishing in the Māori language, they have been awarded one of the prestigious international honours.
Synonyms: kīngitanga, korōria, mana, hau, whakahirahiratanga
2. (loan) (modifier) honourable.
Ko ngā tāngata mohoao o Nui Tīreni he iwi mahara, he iwi whakahōnore, he iwi whakaaro rangatira anō, nō konei hoki e tino āwangawanga ana ngā tāngata o Ingarangi kia whakaarahia koutou me he teina, kia kaua e whainga i a koutou me he hoariri (TKM 15/2/1849:1). / The uncivilized people of New Zealand are an intelligent, honourable, and noble-minded people; and the people of England are far more anxious to reclaim you as brothers, than to oppose you as enemies.
3. (loan) (noun) honour, honouring.
He whakahōnore nā te Kuīni mō te toa o ngā hōia Airihi i whakawhiti ai ia ki tō rātou motu (TP 4/1900:11). / It was as a way of honouring the bravery of the Irish soldiers that the Queen visited their island.
whakakorōria
1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to glorify, honour, praise, venerate, exalt.
Ko Ihowa tōku kaha, taku waiata, ko ia anō hoki hei whakaora mōku: ko tōku Atua tēnei, ā māku ia e whakakorōria (PT Ekoruhe 15:2). / The Lord is my strength and song, and he has become my salvation; He is my God, and I will praise Him.
Synonyms: whakamanahau, moemiti, whakamoemiti, whakamihi, whakapai
2. (loan) (modifier) glorious.
Ka kite au i ngā mea whakakorōria i konei, i ngā whare karakia tiketike (TKP 18/10/1858:3). / I saw glorious things here, the towering churches.
3. (loan) (noun) glorification, glory.
Nā ahakoa kai koutou, ahakoa inu, aha rānei, meinga katoatia hei whakakorōria mō te Atua (TJ 26/10/1899:15). / So, whatever you eat or drink, it is all done as glory to God.
whakamānawa
1. (verb) (-tia) to bless, honour, venerate.
I whakaae anō hoki ia ki te takawai wai moana hei whakamānawa māna i te tūroro, hei hiki rānei i te tapu, mahue ana te wai māori ki rahaki (TTR 1998:50). / He accepted a flask of sea water, which he used in place of fresh water, to bless the patient and remove tapu.
2. (noun) tribute, honour, award, prize.
Nei a mahara ka hoki ki te marae o Kirikiriroa, ki te pō i whakawhiwhia atu ai e Te Taura Whiri tōna anō whakamānawa i te hunga pēnā i a koe nā kua eke nei ki ngā kōtihitihi o tō tāua reo me ōna āhuatanga (HM 1/1994:1). / My thoughts return to Kirikiriroa marae, to the night when the Māori Language Commission awarded its tribute to the people like you who have reached the pinnacle of fluency in our language.
Synonyms: matapopore, puiaki, paraihe
2. (modifier) honouring, revering, esteeming, respecting, venerating.
I te wā i tū ai te koroua nei ki te whaikōrero i unuhia e ia tana koti ahakoa e ua tonu ana. Ko tāku nei whakamāoritanga o tērā mahi āna he tohu whakarangatira i te tūpāpaku, ka tahi (Rewi 2005:92). / At the time when this elderly man stood to make his speech he took off his coat although it was still raining. My explanation for that action is that, firstly, it was a symbol of reverence for the deceased.
3. (noun) veneration, honouring, respect, regard.
He wahine hūmārire, aroha ki te tangata, kāore tōna whakarangatira i a ia ahakoa kua taka iho te mana o tōna matua o Rangitūkehu ki a ia (EM 2002:7). / She was a lovely woman who cared for people and was unpretentious despite the mana of Rangitūkehu falling on her.
Synonyms: kōtua, whakangākau, whakamiha, maruwehi, kauanuanu, rāhiri, whakaute, ngākau whakaute
taiea
1. (modifier) distinguished, acclaimed, eminent, illustrious, notable, outstanding, honoured.
He tikanga tonu nāna te whakamau i āna manuhiri taiea ki te kahu kairangi, ki te taonga pounamu rānei, he mea tango tonu mai i te whakaputunga taonga i kaingākaunuitia e rāua ko tōna hoa (TTR 1996:20). / It was a custom of hers to present her honoured guests with fine cloaks or greenstone artefacts from her and her husband's' treasured collection.
Synonyms: taumata rau, hira, ka mahi ..., tapatapahi ana, kōhure, whakaharahara, ahurei, kātuarehe, te kino kē hoki
paraihe
1. (loan) (noun) prize, award, trophy, honour.
Kua tae te whakaatu ki a Tākuta Te Rangihīroa kua riro i a ia te paraihe a te Kura Nui o Ōtākou mō tana pukapuka i tuhituhia ai mō ngā mahi ā-ringa a te iwi Māori inamata (TTT 31/8/1921:7). / Notification has reached Dr Buck that he has won Otago University's award for his article written about the traditional Māori crafts.
Synonyms: whakamānawa, matapopore, puiaki
Hōnore
1. (loan) (personal name) Honourable - a title indicating eminence or distinction given to cabinet ministers, High Court judges, etc.
I muri i tēnei ka haere mai ki te tāone, ki Hanatere, a Māhuta, a Taingākawa me ngā rangatira e 20, me te Hōnore Timi Kara kia kōrero whakariterite i ngā take kōrero anō mō taua pire (TJ 12/4/1898:8). / After this, Mahuta, Taingākawa and 20 chiefs with the Honourable James Carroll went to the town of Huntly to closely discuss the implications of that bill.
2. (loan) (noun) dishonour, lacking integrity, discredit.
Otiia i te whare nui ehara i te mea he kōura kau, he hiriwa kau rānei ngā oko, tērā anō ētahi he mea rākau, he mea oneone; ētahi hei mea hōnore, ētahi hei mea hōnorekore (PT 2Timoti 2:20). / But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honour and some for dishonour.
whakahira
1. (verb) extol, exalt, glorify, honour, hail, laud, highlight.
E whakahira ana ēnei kōrero i te mana o te wahine inā hoki tā rātou ako i a Māui ki te mātauranga e tutuki i a ia ngā mahi (Te Ara 2015). / These traditions extol the mana of women, because they taught Māui the knowledge to achieve his deeds.
2. (modifier) great, highly important, magnificent, wonderful, inspiring.
Ko te ingoa i tohua mōna ko te poutikanga, he tohu whakahira i a ia hei kaitiaki i te whakapono o ngā Ringatū (TTR 1998:26). / The title bestowed on him was poutikanga (main pillar), an important indication of his importance as a guardian of the Ringatū faith.
Synonyms: tau kē (nei)
2. (modifier) blue.
He mate anō tō te kupu kahurangi. Ko tēnei kupu (me te kupu kikorangi) e whakamahia whānuitia ana mō ngā momo kahurangi katoa (HM 3/1992:5). / There's also a problem with the word 'kahurangi' (blue). This word (and the word 'kikorangi') are used generally for all shades of blue.
3. (modifier) prized, precious, honourable, distinguished.
Taku tau kahurangi ka makere, ē, i ahau (M 2004:324). / My honourable lover has fallen from me.
Synonyms: matapopore, māpuna, tongarewa, marihi, matahīapo, matenui, mōmōhanga, puipuiaki, puiaki, hokoi, kāmehameha, piripoho, tongarerewa
4. (noun) treasured possession, darling, jewel.
He kahurangi ia, he matahīapo i te iwi (TWMNT 26/1/1875:22). / She was a darling, a treasure of the people.
Synonyms: tongarerewa
5. (noun) illustrious person, famous person, person of high rank, chieftain, lady of high rank.
KI ngā iwi, ki ngā hapū, me ngā mana e pupuri mai nei i te mana Māori, i ngā marae o Aotearoa me Te Waipounamu, tēnā rā koutou, ngā morehu a Aituā, tūāhuatanga o ēnā o ō tātou rangatira ka riro rā ki Paerau, ki te huinga o te kahurangi, ki te takotoranga tē taea te whakakorikori (TP 8/1912:7). / To the tribes, subtribes and the people of standing retaining Māori status on the marae of the North and South Islands, greetings to you all, who are the survivors of misfortune and stand in place of our leaders who have departed to the meeting place of the dead, to the gathering of the illustrious, to the resting place from which you are not able to move.
6. (noun) light green, translucent variety of greenstone without flaws or spots - a highly valued variety.
Heoi, whakamanawanui tonu, ka kitea ngā kōwhatu pounamu i konei e Hine-ahu. Nō te tangihanga o Hine-ahu, koia te tangiwai. Nō te nui o tōna rangatiratanga, koia te kahurangi; mō tōna tīparetanga ki te kawakawa koia te kawakawa (JPS 1914:8). / Nevertheless, they went on with stout hearts, and then Hine-ahu discovered some greenstone. Because of her lamentations it was called 'tangiwai'. Because of her rank the kahurangi greenstone was so named; and from her making of headband of kawakawa leaves the kawakawa greenstone variety was named.
7. (personal noun) Dame (title).
I ngā tau tōmua o te tekau tau 2000 ka eke ētahi tāngata Māori ki mua i te aroaro o te iwi whānui o Aotearoa, kua hau rānei te rongo ki te ao mō ā rātau mahi. Ko ētahi o tēnei hunga ko Kahurangi Kiri Te Kanawa rātou ko te kaiwhakahaere kiriata a Lee Tamahori, te kōtiro whakaari a Keisha Castle-Hughes, te toa haupōro a Michael Campbell, te tohungatā a Ralph Hōtere, ngā kaituhi a Patricia Grace me Witi Ihimaera (Te Ara 2014). / In the early 2000s a number of Māori individuals were regarded as major national figures or had international reputations in their chosen fields. Among them were the opera singer Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, film director Lee Tamahori, child actor Keisha Castle-Hughes, golfer Michael Campbell, artist Ralph Hotere, and writers Patricia Grace and Witi Ihimaera (Te Ara 2014).
kī taurangi
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to promise, guarantee, vow, make an oath, pledge, assure, swear an oath.
I te tukunga o te patu i te tau 1865, ka kī taurangi a Kerei me Te Mākarini, ka tohua ngā whenua o Ngāti Porou ki a rātau anō (TTR 1990:40). / When weapons were laid down in 1865 Grey and McLean promised that Ngāti Porou land would be preserved for the tribe's own use.
Synonyms: oati, whakataurangi, whakaoati, whakaoatitanga, kirihipi, kupu taurangi, taunaha, taurangi, takoha
2. (noun) promise, guarantee, vow, oath, pledge, word, word of honour, assurance.
Ka oti i a ia te kī taurangi a Ngata, arā, mehemea e utua ana e te Māori he utu nui mō tō rātou rangatiratanga tangata, me whiwhi hoki rātou i ngā tino painga (TTR 2000:15). / He honoured Ngata’s promise that if Maori paid the price of citizenship they would receive its rewards (DNZB 2000:30).
See also taurangi
Synonyms: kohukohu, oati, whakaoati, oatitanga, whakaoatitanga, kupu taurangi, taunaha, taurangi, whakataurangi
metararahi
1. (noun) great, noble, honourable.
Nā wai i whakatakoto tēnei whakaaro mō Taira, mō te pā whakakarauna, he rangatira nei ōna kaihokohoko; ko ōna kaiwhakawhitiwhiti taonga, ko ngā metararahi o te whenua? (PT Ihaia 23:8). / Who has taken this counsel against Tyre, the crowning city, whose merchants are princes, whose traders are the honorable of the earth?
Synonyms: rangatira
paparoa
1. (noun) cloaks spread out as a place of honour in ceremonies.
Kātahi anō ka tuku te wahine ariki, te tāne ariki me te tamaiti ariki ki raro o te paparoa, ka whakarewaia mai te ua o ngā kahu o te paparoa, ka mauria e ngā mātua tāne ranei, e ngā tīpuna tāne rānei, ka tīmata te hoki ki te kāinga (JPS 1929:266). / The highborn woman, husband and child now moved under the paparoa, the garments were lifted by the collars and carried away by the male parents or male grandparents, and the return to the village commenced.
whakanui
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to enlarge, magnify, expand.
Otirā he māmā noa te kite a te Pākehā, i tāna taonga, i te karaihe whakanui, hei whakanui i ngā mea ririki kia kitea ai (TP 4/1901:6). / But the Pākehā can easily see them with his instrument, the microscope, to enlarge tiny things so that they can be seen.
Synonyms: whakakaitā, whakarahi, whakaroaka
2. (verb) (-a,-tia) to celebrate, honour, exalt, commemorate.
He whakamōhio noa atu tēnei kua mahia mai e te Taura Whiri he poraka, he tīhāte hei whakanui i te Tau o te Reo Māori (HM 4/1994:12). / This is a notification that the Māori Language Commission has produced some sweaters and Tee-shirts to celebrate Māori Language Year.
3. (modifier) enlarging, magnifying.
Otirā he māmā noa te kite a te Pākehā, i tāna taonga, i te karaihe whakanui, hei whakanui i ngā mea ririki kia kitea ai (TP 4/1901:6). / But the Pākehā can easily see them with his instrument, the microscope, to enlarge tiny things so that they can be seen.
4. (modifier) celebratory, commemorative.
Nō te tau 1897 i haere ai a Taiāwhio ki te hui whakanui i te tiupirī taimana a Kuīni Wikitōria i Rānana (TTR 1996:234). / In 1897 Taiāwhio travelled to London to the celebratory gathering of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee.
5. (noun) celebration, commemoration.
Ahakoa te roa o muri, te poto o mua, inā te nui o āna mahi āwhina i a Āpirana ki te whakahaere i ngā whakanui mō te rau tau o te hainatanga o te Tiriti o Waitangi i te tau 1940 (TTR 1998:7). / Even as his life was drawing to a close he was heavily involved, with Āpirana, in organising the celebrations in 1940 for the centenary of the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi.
