2. (stative) be false, untrue.
He hori ana kupu, kaua noa e whakapono atu (PK 2008:134). / Her words are untrue, don't believe her.
3. (noun) falsehood, lie.
Synonyms: tīpapa, kōrero teka, kōrero parau, horihori, pūkei, kēā, takoto, hāwatewate, pūkai, paraparau, patu taringa, rūpahu, papahu, tahupera, rūkahu, whakateka, teka, tito, tipatipa
Hōri
1. (loan) (personal name) George.
E kī atu ana ki te Hīti o te Wēta o Ākarana, kia whakatūria a Tā Hōri Kerei, mō te tūranga o Te Kirihi, me te whakapuaki, kāore te Kāwanatanga, e wehi i tēnei ki a Tā Hori (TW 12/2/1875:9). / It advises Auckland City West to elect Sir George Grey for Mr Gillies’ seat, and declares that the Government do not in the least fear Sir George.
ki hori
1. step aside, move, move aside, get out of the way.
Ki hori, tamariki mā! Whakawāteahia te huarahi mō ngā kaumātua. / Get out of the way, children! Clear the pathway for the elders.
Synonyms: kaneke, ngatete, kori, tākiri, koni, korikori, neke, paheke, panuku, whakakorikori, mū, konikoni, hūnuku, tīkape, onioni, oreore, kareu, whakangāueue, rangaranga, takataka, neneke, ngatē, ngeungeu, oraora, pakuku, pīoraora, heke, nuku, hiki
Kerei, Hōri
1. (loan) (location) Sir George Grey (1812-1898) Soldier, explorer, colonial governor (1845-1853, 1861-1868), politician, premier, scholar.
E kī atu ana ki te Hīti o te Wēta o Ākarana, kia whakatūria a Tā Hōri Kerei, mō te tūranga o Te Kirihi, me te whakapuaki, kāore te Kāwanatanga, e wehi i tēnei ki a Tā Hōri (TW 12/2/1875:9). / It advises Auckland City West to elect Sir George Grey instead of Mr Gillies, and declares that the Government do not in the least fear Sir George.
Nēpia, Hōri
1. (personal name) George Nēpia (1905/8?-1986) Ngāti Rākaipāka; famous rugby player representing Aotearoa/New Zealand in both rugby and rugby league. He was a star for the celebrated Hawke's Bay team and then the 1924-25 All Black team known as The Invincibles.
Nō te 27 o Ākuhata 1986 i mate ai a Hōri Nēpia ki Ruatōria (TTR 1998:121). / George Nepia died at Ruatoria on 27 August 1986.
