kōmā
1. (modifier) pale, whitish, pale grey, pallid, creamy coloured.
koma
1. (loan) (verb) to comb.
Haere koe ki waho ka titiro mehemea kei te koma a Hinekura i ōna makawe (TWK 48:2). / You go outside and see if Hinekura is combing her hair.
See also heru
2. (loan) (noun) comb.
2. (noun) blight.
koma
1. (noun) gram.
He iti tēnei momo kiore, 11 ki te 13 henemita noa iho te roa o te tinana, kāpā te whiore, ā, e 60 ki te 80 koma te taumaha (Te Ara 2015). / This type of rat is small, the body is just 11 to 13 centimetres long, and it weighs 60 to 80 grams.
See also karamu
koma-mano
1. (noun) kilogram.
Nā ngā tīpuna o te iwi Māori te kurī i mau ki Aotearoa i te rau tau atu i te tau 1200. Ka nui atu, ka pakari atu ngā kurī i Aotearoa tērā i ngā kurī kei ērā o ngā moutere i Te Moananui-a-Kiwa. Kei waenganui i te 13 me te 15 koma-mano te taumaha (Te Ara 2015). / The ancestors of the Māori people brought the dog to Aotearoa/New Zealand from Polynesia in the 13th century. The dogs in Aotearoa/New Zealand were bigger and stronger than dogs on the Pacific islands. Their average weight was between 13 and 15 kilograms.
See also kirokaramu
Synonyms: kirokaramu, manokaramu