2. (loan) (noun) queen.
Kua tae mai ngā kōrero o te Kīngi me ngā rangatira o Whītī, mō tō rātou whenua, kia mahia ngā tikanga o taua whenua e te Kuīni o Ingarangi (TW 5/8/1874:3). / Word has arrived from the King and chiefs of Fiji concerning their land, that the control of that land be exercised by the Queen of England.
kuini
1. (loan) (noun) quince - a hard acid pear-shaped fruit.
E takatū ana mātau ki te hoko mai i ngā Māori i ngā huarākau katoa, arā, paramu, tere, pea, pītiti, āporo, kuini, wāina, me ērā atu tini huarākau (TJ 18/1/1898:9). / We are preparing to buy from Māori all kinds of fruit, that is, plums, cherries, pears, peaches, apples, quinces, grapes and the many other kinds of fruit.
See also kuinihi
Synonyms: kuinihi
pane kuīni
1. (loan) (noun) postage stamp, postage.
Māku e utu te pane kuīni hei tuku atu i ngā pukapuka ki a koe. / I will pay the postage to send the books to you.
Synonyms: utu karere, pōhi, pane kīngi
kuīni whakarākei
1. (noun) drag queen.
He maha ngā momo whakaaritanga pērā i te wewete kākahu a te wahine, a te tāne me te irawhiti, te whakangahau a te kuīni whakarākei me te tangata kahuwhiti, te kaikani-ahi, te kanikani Pāniora, te tū a te pukuhohe, me te kani-puku. (Townsend, 2018) / ...and offered a variety of shows, including female, male and transgender striptease acts, performances by drag queens and cross-dressers, fire dancers, Spanish flamenco, comic acts, and belly dancing.
Rūnanga Ruānuku o te Kuīni
1. Queen's Council, Privy Council.
Kua mōhiotia nuitia te kino, kino, kino rawa o te tupeka, koia i whakaarahia ai e te Runanga Ruānuku o te Kuīni ngā ture hei patu i tērā taru kai a te kuri (KO 15/7/1884:7). / It is generally known how extremely bad tobacco is and that's why the laws have been raised by the Privy Council to destroy that damn weed.
Synonyms: Piriwi Kaunihera
Mētara Whakanui Ratonga a te Kuīni
1. (loan) (noun) Queen's Service Medal, QSM - the fourth-level Order for Community Services of the New Zealand Royal Honours System.
Synonyms: Tohu Hapori (mahi i te rohe), Te