kōwhatu
1. (noun) stone, rock.
Nō muri ka rongo rātou ki ētahi tāngata he rāhui maki kūao nāna rātou i epaepa ki te kōwhatu i a rātou e hī ana (TWM 2/7/1868:4). / Later they heard from some people that it was a mob of young monkeys that pelted them with stones while they were fishing.
Synonyms: toka, kāmaka, kōhatu, hūrorirori
kōwhatu turua
1. (noun) prized volcanic stone - used metaphorically as a tribute to important people.
Pērā anō mō te whakanui i te tangata. Māu tonu e kite iho te rerekētanga o te 'Koia kei a koe!' me te 'E taku purapura tuawhiti, e taku kōwhatu turua...' engari e rua, e rua he whakamihi (HM 2/1994:7). / Likewise for praising someone. You yourself can see the difference between 'Koia kei a koe! (You're awesome!)' and 'E taku purapura tuawhiti, e taku kōwhatu turua... (My special seed, my prized volcanic stone)', but both are tributes.
See also kōhatu turua
Synonyms: kōhatu turua
tītaitai kōwhatu
1. to quarrel, bicker - literally ‘throwing stones’.
Tamariki mā, kāti tā kōrua tītaitai kōwhatu. / Children, stop your bickering.
Synonyms: pākani, ngangau, kohete, tarahae, riri, tauwhāinga, tautohe, taututetute, totohe, kowhete, kairiri, kekeri, whakanihoniho, tautotohe, taukaikai, ngangare, paka, tatau, tatauranga, kākari, taute, whakatete, whawhai, wāwau, whakanehenehe, korokīkī, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, rīriri, whāinga, whewhei, taungaungau, kekeritanga, tautohetohe
