2. (verb) to be lush, hearty, brisk.
He tātāhou tēnā wāhi, nā reira i ngahau ai te tupu o te kai (W 1971:393). / That place is virgin soil, so the growth of the crop was lush.
3. (modifier) enjoyable, entertaining, interesting.
Ko ngā kōrero ngahau kua tāia nei nā te Māori katoa, nā Ngāti Porou (RK 1994:7). / The interesting stories published here are all by Māori, by Ngāti Porou.
4. (noun) entertainment, dance, amusement, enjoyment, concert.
I tō māua ngahau atu ki a rātau e kaukau ana, ka tīmata māua ki te tarapekepeke me te hāparangi o ō māua waha ki te karanga atu ki ētahi o rātau kia kaha, kia tere (HP 1991:21). / Because we were enjoying them swimming, we began to jump up and down and yell out to call to some of them to go hard, and fast.
aro
1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to face, turn towards, take heed, take notice of, pay attention to, consider.
Me aro te kaikōrero ki te hunga turi, kia kite ai rātou i tōna waha e kōrero na (PK 2008:33). / The speaker should face toward the deaf people so that they can see her mouth when she is talking.
Synonyms: mātorotoro
2. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to be inclined towards, interested in, disposed towards.
Ko te tīmatanga tērā o te Rōpū ki te haere ki roto ki ngā takiwā Māori. Ahakoa i pōuri aua tamariki i te korenga o ngā kaumātua i aro mai ki ā rātou tikanga i kauwhau ai i taua wā, kāore i whakarērea e rātou taua mahi (TP 3/1912:2). / That was the start of the Group going into Māori locations. Although those young people were disappointed with the elders' lack of attention to their proposals that they spoke about at that time, they did not abandon that work.
3. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to take heed, take notice of, pay attention to.
Ahakoa kei te hōkarikari aku waewae, kei te hāparangi taku waha ki te karanga, kāore he tangata i aro ake ki a au (HP 1991:20). /
4. (stative) be comprehended, understood.
Kāore e aro i ngā kaumātua ēnei tuhinga, he maha rawa nō ngā kupu hou (HKK 1999:171). / The elders don't understand these writings, because there are too many new words.
See also tē aro ...
5. (noun) front of a person, front.
6. (noun) interest, focus.
E whakaatu ana ngā reta tāroa i tuhia e tētehi ki tētehi i ngā tau atu i 1925 ki 1950, e ū tonu ana te aro mai o Te Rangi Hīroa ki te āhua o ngā mahi e ahu whakamua ana i Niu Tīreni nei, me ōna āwangawanga e pā ana ki te oranga o te Māori (TTR 1996:17). / The lengthy correspondence between them in the years 1925 to 1950 reveals Peter Buck's continued interest in developments in New Zealand and his concern for Māori welfare.
7. (noun) front (weather).
Ko te paenga e tūtaki ai ētahi hau whakapipi e rua, ka kīia he aro (RP 2009:196). / The boundary where two air masses meet is called a front.
whaipānga
1. (verb) to have a share, have a place, have an interest, possess a claim, possess a right.
Whakatūria ai e te Kōmihana mō ngā Tari Kāwanatanga ēnei wānanga ia marama mō ngā kaimahi kāwanatanga, ko ngā kaupapa e whakahaeretia ana e whaipānga ana ki a rātou (HM 4/1990:1). / The State Services Commission holds these symposiums each month for government employees and the topics scheduled are of interest to them.
Nā tōna whaipānga ki ngā iwi huhua, ka haria mai hoki ō rātau raruraru māna e wānanga, māna hoki e whakatau (TTR 1994:143). / Because of her connections with many tribes, disputes were brought to her to consider and settle.
See also whai pānga
Synonyms: whaitake
2. (verb) (-tia) to have a right, have an interest.
Ki te whakaaro o te Komiti kāhore i whakaaturia mai he tino take kia whai tikangatia ai te Ture Whakatikatika i te Ture Ārai i ngā Tuku hē i ngā Whenua Māori, 1873 (TWMNT 17/4/1877:107). / This Committee is of opinion that no sufficient cause has been shown for interfering with the provisions of The Native Lands Frauds Prevention Act Amendment Act, 1873.
3. (modifier) important, meaningful, pivotal.
Nā Paurini Te Whatarau, he rangatira ahurei nō Ngāti Pūkenga, te mahi whai tikanga i riro mai ai he wāhi noho mō tōna iwi i Maketū (TTR 1994:143). / Paurini Te Whatarau, a prominent Ngāti Pukenga chief, played a pivotal role in securing living space for his people at Maketū.
4. (noun) importance, value.
Ka kite a Tirarau i te whai tikanga o te mahi tahi me te kāwanatanga (TTR 1994:166). / Tirarau saw the importance of co-operating with the government.
aronga
1. (noun) direction, facing.
Te urunga atu o Tama-inu-pō haere tonu, ā, ka pahemo i te takuahi i te aronga ake ki te ihonui, kātahi anō ka huri mai (NIT 1995:121). / Tama-inu-pō entered and went straight on past the hearth that faced the floor space at the front of the house and only then turned round.
2. (noun) focus, interest, desire.
Ko te mahi tuhituhi i ngā whakapapa me ngā kōrero tuku iho a Tainui te aronga tuatahi, te aronga nui a Pei (TTR 1998:72). / Pei's first and main focus was in the recording of Tainui genealogies and traditions.
3. (noun) sense, separate meaning (of a word, phrase or sentence), definition.
Ka urutaungia te kupu tāngata whenua kia pā ki ngā iwi me ngā hapū, e whai kanohi ake ai rātou i te manene. Ko ētahi anō aronga o tēnei kupu ko te iwi tuatahi, ko te iwi manaaki hoki (Te Ara 2015). / Māori also adapted the term ‘tangata whenua’ (people of the land), to refer to iwi and hapū, as distinct from non-Māori. Other meanings of this term are 'the first people' and ‘host people’.
4. (noun) purpose.
Ka tū ake ahau ki te tautoko i tēnei Pire, nō te mea ki tōku whakaaro e tika ana te aronga o tēnei Pire - arā e āwhina ana i ngā kaimahi pāmu (RT 2013:4). / I stand to support this Bill, because in my opinion the purpose of this Bill is appropriate - namely assisting farm workers.
Synonyms: hoaketanga, whāinga, kaupapa, take, koronga, tikanga, tātai
harakoa
1. (verb) to be in high spirits, merry, joyful, happy, entertaining, interesting, pleasant.
Nā ka kī mai taua tangata tauhou ki a ia, ko ia te rangatira o te whare karakia, ā, he mea tika kia harakoa te āhua o ngā karakia hei kukume mai i te tokomaha o te tāngata ki ngā karakia (TKO 4/1914:7). / Now a stranger told him that he was the leader of the church and it was appropriate that the nature of the church services should be entertaining to entice lots of people to the services.
Synonyms: kakato, rawe, rekareka, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai, manini, āhuareka, ātaahua, hūmārie, reka, āhumehume, pārekareka, hūmārire, ngāwari, rēhia, hūmārika, matareka, purotu
2. (modifier) in high spirits, merry, joyful, happy.
Kāhore hoki he waiata i ngā māra wāina, kāhore he iere harakoa (PT Ihaia 16:10). / And in the vineyards there shall be no singing, neither shall there be joyful voices.
Synonyms: tūrangahakoa, harikoa, hurō, whakamanamana, takaahuareka, koa, koakoa, manahau, matakuikui, whakakoakoa
3. (noun) dancing, entertainment, enjoyment, pleasure, amusement, happiness.
E kīia ana ngā mahi tākaro, waiata, aha, ko ngā mahi a te rēhia, a te harakoa (M 2006:284). / It is said that games, songs, etc. are the arts of joy and happiness.
Synonyms: pārekareka, harakoakoa, rekareka, rēhia
moni whakaranea
1. (loan) (noun) interest (financial).
E tuku mai ana te Pēke i ngā moni whakatakoto, ā, e whakaaetia ana e ia te moni whakaranea i runga i ēnei tikanga: He moni whakatūturu mō ngā marama 12 - 5% mō te tau (KO 15/5/1883:9). / The Bank is allowing deposits and has approved interest on these terms: Principal for 12 months - 5% per annum.
2. (noun) enthusiasm, interest, motivation.
Nā ana pūmanawa ki te whaikōrero, ki te whakahua kupu whakarite, ki te whakatauākī hoki, i taea ai rātou e ia te whakarika kia aro atu (TTR 1996:143). / Through his oratorical skills and his ability to speak in metaphor and cite proverbs he was able to interest them to take notice.
Synonyms: kipakipa, whakahihikotanga
2. (loan) (noun) interest (finance).
Ko tā te tangata utu i te pēke mō te mino pūtea taurewa, ko te whiwhinga moni rānei a te tangata mō te noho mai o tētahi pūtea haumi āna ki te pēke, ko te huamoni ēnei (TRP 2010:125). / Interest is the charge a person pays to the bank for borrowing money, or the money earned by a person for having an investment with the bank.
ngākau whakapuke
1. (verb) to be enthusiastic, interested, keen, zealous.
Ahakoa ngākau whakapuke ana te oti i a ia o te whakarite i ngā moni hai whakatū whare me ērā atu painga anō mō ngā hōia o tōna ake kamupene, kakari kē ana te Tari Whakanohonoho ki te aukati i āna mahi (TTR 1998:189). / Despite being enthusiastic in arranged housing loans and other benefits for the soldiers of his own company the Rehabilitation Department attempted to curb his activity.
Synonyms: whiwhita, ringa tōhau nui, ngākaunui, ngangahau, whitawhita, ngākau whiwhita, kōtaratara, tūkari, kaikaha, kama, mōhukihuki, rikarika, kamakama, ihupuku, matangareka, kōkeko, hīkaka, takawhita
2. (noun) enthusiasm, interest, gusto, keenness, zeal.
I rite anō ki āna mahi o mua rā te kaha me te ngākau whakapuke o Hāmiora ki te mahi i te katoa o ēnei mahi āna (TTR 1996:95). / The energy and enthusiasm that Hāmiora undertook all of this work was just the same as he has always undertaken his tasks.
Synonyms: kaikaha, rika, tāwheta, whiwhita, ngākaunui, wana, matangareka, whitawhita, whakaongaonga
whakaihiihi
1. (verb) (-a) to excite, make exciting, stimulate, boost.
Ko te pūroi he matū ka kainga, ka werohia rānei ki te tinana, hei whakaora mate, hei ārai mate, hei whakamāmā mamae, hei whakapōauau hei whakaihiihi rānei. He rongoā, ētahi pūroi, he whakapōauau, he tarukino ētahi atu (RP 2009:359). / A drug is a substance that is eaten or injected to treat illness, to prevent illness, to ease pain, to induce a high, or to boost energy. Some drugs are medicinal, others are narcotic (RP 2009:359).
Synonyms: whakawana
2. (modifier) stimulating, significant, interesting, exciting.
Ko Hikurangi te maunga tino whakaihiihi o te iwi, nō te mea e here atu ana ki ngā kōrero o te hīnga mai o Te Ika-a-Māui (Te Ara 2017). / Hikurangi is the most significant mountain of the people, because it relates to the stories of the fishing up of the North Island.
Synonyms: tāpua, whakamiramira, hirahira, hira, tāpua
3. (noun) stimulant, significance, interest, excitement.
Nā te whakaihiihi a te kaikōrero i tōna reo kia teitei te tangi mai? (Rewi 2005:61). / Is it because the speaker makes his voice exciting by raising the pitch?
Synonyms: waitohu, hiranga, whakahirahiratanga, hirahira, māramatanga, tino
itarete
1. (loan) (noun) interest (financial).
Ko ngā moni kua kohia me whakaputu ki te pēke, ā ko te itarete kia £20 pea hei kawe i te tamaiti mōhio ki Te Aute (TP 8/1900:3). / The money that has been collected should be deposited in the bank, and the interest, perhaps £20, should be used to send an intelligent child to Te Aute.
nanakia
1. (verb) to be better than expected, not too bad, pretty good.
He nanakia tonu te āwhina a te iwi (HP 1991:80). / The effort of the people was not too bad.
Synonyms: autaia, tōna [pai] nei
2. (modifier) crafty, treacherous, deceitful, cruel.
Nā, ko Pōkai, ko tērā i hoki mai rā i te ara, rātou nei ko Rangi-tā-whakarere mā, ko tō Ngāti Kura tangata, i runga i te maunga o tētahi o ngā tāngata nanakia rā, ka tae a Hau-tukia rāua ko tōna irāmutu, a Rangi-ta-whakarere, ko tēnei whenua ko Wai-keri - ahu atu ki Pari-o-tonga (ko te pā o Ihenga i whakaekea e Ngā Puhi i ōna rā), ka tukua mōna (JPS 1911:180). / Now, Pōkai, who returned with Rangi-tā-whakarere and others, belonged to Ngāti Kura; and on account of his having caught one of the robbers, Hau-tukia and his nephew Rangi-ta-whakarere made over to him the land of Wai-keri - right up to Pari-o-tonga (which was the pā of Ihenga that was assaulted by Ngā Puhi).
3. (noun) demon, pest, villain, scoundrel, tricky character, interesting character.
Ka āhua mārama ake ki tōna āhua i ngā kōrero paki mōna: he wā he nanakia, he wā he atua tonu (TTR 1990:358). / It's somewhat clear as to his nature from stories about him: sometimes he was a villain and at other times he was a hero.
Synonyms: riha, kīrearea, iroiro, whakapōrearea, tainanakia, taurekareka, nauhea, nauwhea
āhuareka
1. (verb) to be entertained.
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. (adjective) be agreeable, pleasant, delighted, interested, pleased, entertaining.
He āhuareka ki a rātou ngā rā katoa (TTT 1/8/1926:442). / To them every day is pleasant.
Synonyms: matakuikui, manawa reka, uruhau, harikoa, harakoakoa, waingōhia, rekareka, hāneanea, ngohengohe, pai, manini, ātaahua, purotu, reka, āhumehume, pārekareka, hūmārire, harakoa, ngāwari, hūmārie, matareka, hūmārika, rēhia, kakato, rawe
3. (noun) entertainment, celebration, merrymaking.
Tērā atu tōna tini o ngā āhuareka e mahia ana engari e takurutu ana te ringa o tā koutou pononga, o te Ētita, ki te whaiwhai atu (HKW 1/3/1900:6). / There were many other celebrations carried out but the hand of your servant, the Editor, is disinclined to pursue those.
2. (adjective) be disinclined, unenthusiastic, callous, dispirited.
He ngākau kore pea ki te haere mai kia kite i a mātou i kore ai e haere mai i mua? (TWMNT 27/6/1876:150). / Was it perhaps because of reluctance that they did not come to see before?
3. (modifier) disinclined, unenthusiastic, callous, dispirited.
Nā ēnei mate me te noho ngākau kore a tōna iwi, nāna a Mahuta i āki ki te rapu i tētehi puretumutanga mō ngā whenua o Waikato i murua rā i te tekau tau atu i 1860 (TTR 1996:86). / These weaknesses and the dispirited state of his people forced Mahuta to seek redress for the Waikato lands which were confiscated in the 1860s.
4. (noun) apathy, reluctance, indifference, lack of interest.
Kua tino kaha haere rawa atu tana ngākau kore nā runga i tana kore whiwhi mahi e utua ana (TTR 1996:96). / He had become increasingly dispirited because of his lack of paid employment.
Synonyms: whakatohetohe, korou kore, kōroiroi, whakatōngā
pānga
1. (noun) shares, interest (in land, etc.), connections with, related to, association with.
Nā tētahi o ngā pakeke o Ngāti Rākaipākā, nō te Hāhi o te Hunga Tapu o Ngā Rā o Muri nei, arā, te Hāhi Mōmona, i tuku tētahi pānga whenua hai whakatū i a Kahungunu ki runga (HP 1991:80). / One of the elders of Ngāti Rākaipākā belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, that is the Mormon Church, ceded a piece of land on which to erect Kahungunu.
2. (noun) affliction, afflicted.
Ka toru ngā tau o te pānga mai o tana mate rūmātiki ki a ia (HKW 10/1898:4). / He was afflicted with rheumatism for three years.
3. (noun) function, relation.
Ko te pānga te hononga i waenga i ētahi taurangi e rua. Mā te kupu, mā te tūtohi, mā te whārite, mā te takirua raupapa, mā te kauwhata rānei e whakaatu te pānga i waenganui i ngā taurangi (TRP 2010:192). / The function/relation is the connection or relationship between two sets of variables. A relation can be shown in words, in a table, with an equation, with a set of ordered pairs, or with a graph (TRP 2010:192).
