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kōmā

1. (modifier) pale, whitish, pale grey, pallid, creamy coloured.

Ko ngā witi pūwhero e kaha ake ana te tupu, te hua hoki, i ngā witi kōmā (KO 14/10/1882:2). / Red wheat varieties grow and produce more vigorously than white wheat varieties.

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Synonyms: hinatea, , horotea, teatea, taitea, mōtea, kōtea

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.

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See also heru


2. (loan) (noun) comb.

kōmae

1. (verb) to be withered, blighted, shrunk.

Ka kōmae noa te tupu o aku rīwai, he maroke hangehange nō ngā rā o te raumati. / My potato plants have withered because the days of summer have been so dry.

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Synonyms: kātoatoa, taramore, tīangoango, pāohe, pīngongo, paroparo, pakoko, piako


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.

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koma haumano

1. (noun) milligram.

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.

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See also kirokaramu

Synonyms: kirokaramu, manokaramu

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