huihui
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to put or add together, come together, meet, gather, assemble, congregate.
He tini noa ngā tāngata Māori i kitea ki Pikopiko e huihui ana, he mahara pea he huaki tā te Pākehā (TWM 6/2/1864:3). / Many Māori were seen gathering at Pikopiko, perhaps expecting an attack by the Pākehā
Synonyms: āpiti, tūtakitaki, karahui, whakatūtataki, hui, tūtaki, tūtataki, whakatūtaki, porotūtaki, porotūtataki, pūtahi
2. (noun) assembly, group, constellation.
Tākina mai rā ngā huihui o Matariki, Puanga, Tautoru, ka ngaro Atutahi māna e whakarewa te tini whetū riki ka rewa kei runga (TJ 11/5/1899:4). / The constellations of the Pleiades, Rigel, Orion rise and Canopus disappears and elevates the many small stars suspended above.
Huihui-o-Matariki, Te
1. (personal name) Pleiades, Seven Sisters - a cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, commonly spoken of as seven though only six are plain to the average naked eye. The first full moon after its appearance in the north-east horizon just before dawn in late May marks the time to celebrate the Māori new year.
Synonyms: Tātai-o-Matariki, Matariki
Kakau, Te
1. (noun) Orion - the three stars of the belt of Orion (The Pot) is known as Tautoru, but Te Kakau includes these three and another row extending out from them at an angle suggesting a 'handle'. Sometimes also called Te Huihui o Te Kakau. Stowell gives Te Kakau as Regulus, the brightest star in the constellation Leo.
See also Tautoru
Synonyms: Kakau a Māui, Te
