pakokori
1. (noun) deck house, cabin (of a large canoe).
Ka arahina rāua e Ruru ki runga ki te waka, ā ka haere rāua ki roto ki te pakokori a Ruru noho ai, ka huna rāua e Ruru ki reira (White 2 1889:27). / They were led onto the canoe by Ruru and they went into Ruru's cabin to stay where Ruru hid them.
2. (noun) play-pen (for small children).
Ka ngōki te tamaiti, ka tū ki runga, ka hangaia e te matua, e ngā tīpuna rānei, he pakokori hei tūnga mō te tamaiti i roto, hei ngā kēkē o te tamaiti te tiketike. He mea porohita te mahinga, he mea pou ki te rākau. Ko runga he mea porohita ki te aka tokai ka whakapuru ai a roto ki te hungahunga whitau, ka hoatu te tamaiti ki roto tū ai, kori ai. Ko tēnei tikanga hei homai kaha uaua ki ngā waewae me te tinana katoa. Ka tangi, ka whāngaia e te hākui i roto tonu i te pakokori i te tamaiti e tū ana i runga i ōna waewae, kia pai ai te heke o te kai ki roto i tōna tinana (TPH 15/1/1900:1). / When the child was able to walk and stand up, the father or grandparents made a play-pen for the child to stand in, and its height was up to the armpits of the child. It was made to be circular and held up with wooden sticks. The top was wound with creeper lashing and the inside was padded with soft flax fibre. The child was placed inside to stand up and to play. This practice was to strengthen the legs and the whole body. When it cried, it was fed by the mother right in the play-pen while the child was standing, so that the food went into its body.
rāngai
1. (verb) to swarm, flock (in large groups).
Heoi anō ngā mea e kai ana i reira he kororā, he kāruhiruhi, me te mano tini o ngā pārera e rāngai haere ana i runga o te repo (MM.TKM 1/9/1855:26). / The only things eating there were penguins, cormorants, and the myriads of wild ducks wheeling in large numbers above the marsh.
2. (noun) company, group, sector, herd, flock, shoal - may be used for people, fish, animals and birds.
He whakataukī nā te Māori: " He rāngai maomao ka taka i tua o Nukutauria e kore a muri e hokia." (TP 1/1909:6). / There is a saying of the Māori: "A shoal of maomao fish that passes beyond Nukutaurua Reef will not return."
Synonyms: tūtanga, matatāhuna, pāti, tuahiwi, tāhuna
kanono
1. (noun) manono, kanono, large-leaved coprosma, Coprosma grandifolia - a small native shrub to 6 m tall of lowland forests with pale bark and leathery-large leaves which are olive-green and wavy-edged. Flowers are greenish-white, spindly, in loose clusters. Its reddish orange berries are attractive to birds. The bark is used for producing the yellow colouring when dyeing muka.
2. (noun) large sand scarab, Pericoptus truncatus - a large beetle that lives in the sand above the high-water mark.
raurākau
1. (noun) manono, kanono, large-leaved coprosma, Coprosma grandifolia - a small native shrub to 6 m tall of lowland forests with pale bark and leathery-large leaves which are olive-green and wavy-edged. Flowers are greenish-white, spindly, in loose clusters. Its reddish orange berries are attractive to birds. The bark is used for producing the yellow colouring when dyeing muka.
2. (noun) rangiora, Brachyglottis repanda - a small tree to 6 m tall with very large, dull green, soft leaves which are white and felted underneath and have wavy edges. Tiny fragrant flowers cover the tree during spring and early summer. Found in both the North and South Islands.
kapukiore
1. (noun) manono, kanono, large-leaved coprosma, Coprosma grandifolia - a small native shrub to 6 m tall of lowland forests with pale bark and leathery-large leaves which are olive-green and wavy-edged. Flowers are greenish-white, spindly, in loose clusters. Its reddish orange berries are attractive to birds. The bark is used for producing the yellow colouring when dyeing muka.
patutiketike
1. (noun) manono, kanono, large-leaved coprosma, Coprosma grandifolia - a small native shrub to 6 m tall of lowland forests with pale bark and leathery-large leaves which are olive-green and wavy-edged. Flowers are greenish-white, spindly, in loose clusters. Its reddish orange berries are attractive to birds. The bark is used for producing the yellow colouring when dyeing muka.
2. (noun) karamū, shining karamū, Coprosma lucida - tall native shrub with green stems and glossy green pairs of leaves. Leaves 12-17cm long, oval, tapering to leaf stem and tip, main vein pale and causing a ridge on the upper and lower surface of leaf. Small colourless point on stem between bases of leaf pairs. Fruit red, in clusters.
See also karamū
Synonyms: karangū, karamū, kāramuramu
raurēkau
1. (noun) manono, kanono, large-leaved coprosma, Coprosma grandifolia - a small native shrub to 6 m tall of lowland forests with pale bark and leathery-large leaves which are olive-green and wavy-edged. Flowers are greenish-white, spindly, in loose clusters. Its reddish orange berries are attractive to birds. The bark is used for producing the yellow colouring when dyeing muka.
2. (noun) rangiora, Brachyglottis repanda - a small tree to 6 m tall with very large, dull green, soft leaves which are white and felted underneath and have wavy edges. Tiny fragrant flowers cover the tree during spring and early summer. Found in both the North and South Islands.
wharenui
1. (noun) meeting house, large house - main building of a marae where guests are accommodated. Traditionally the wharenui belonged to a hapū or whānau but some modern meeting houses, especially in large urban areas, have been built for non-tribal groups, including schools and tertiary institutions. Many are decorated with carvings, rafter paintings and tukutuku panels.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 265-266;)
See also whare whakairo, tipuna whare
Synonyms: whare whakairo, whare rūnanga
manono
1. (noun) kanono, large-leaved coprosma, Coprosma grandifolia - a small native shrub to 6 m tall of lowland forests with pale bark and leathery-large leaves which are olive-green and wavy-edged. Flowers are greenish-white, spindly, in loose clusters. Its reddish orange berries are attractive to birds. The bark is used for producing the yellow colouring when dyeing muka.
tūrepo
1. (noun) large-leaved milk tree, Streblus banksii, small-leaved milk tree, Streblus heterophyllus - spreading canopy trees growing up to 12 m high with a short, stout trunk. The large-leaved variety is found in lowland forests as far south as the Marlborough Sounds, while the small-leaved variety is found in moist areas in both the North and South Islands.
pūwharu
1. (modifier) large, choice.
Ka rere a Ruawharo rāua ko Tūpai ki roto o te kupenga ki te hone i ngā ika pūwharu mā rāua (W 1971:58). / Ruawharo and Tūpai swam into the net and stole the choicest fish for themselves.
Synonyms: kūpara, matarahi, rarahi, katete, korahi, tetere, matararahi, mātua, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kaitā, mātuatua, mokorarahi, rahi, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira
rahi
1. (verb) to be large, big, numerous, great, plentiful.
Ka rahi haere te tāone o Ākarana ka uru atu ia ki ngā whakahaere (TTR 1990:210). / As the town of Auckland expanded he became involved in its affairs.
Synonyms: pōike, ngahiri, ngeangea, oha, rarawe, rari, hāwere, ngahoro, pukahu, papata, wene, tuarea, huhua, makiu, maruru, mahamaha, makehua, rea, tini, tokomaha, maha, tuauriuri, kūpara, hira, matarahi, rarahi, katete, korahi, tetere, matararahi, mātua, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kaitā, mātuatua, mokorarahi, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui
2. (modifier) big, large.
Nā te kaha nui o te ngākau whakapuke, me te ihupiro ki ngā mahi kaute tētahi wāhi rahi tonu o aua mate (TTR 1996:104). / A big part of those problems was due to excessive enthusiasm and to inexperience in accounting.
3. (noun) size, greatness.
Ka mea atu ētahi, “E Kupe! Pēnei pea te rahi me Hawaiki nei? Me Rarotonga, me Rangi-ātea me ērā atu motu?” (JPS 1914:191). / Others asked, “O Kupe! Is the size of the land the same as Hawaiki? Like Rarotonga and Rangi-ātea and the other islands?”
4. (noun) importance, important person, important people.
He tangata atawhai nui ia ki te tāpae kai ki ngā tāngata katoa me ka tae ki tōna kāinga; e kore rawa hoki e tukua e ia te tira manuhiri kia haere ana, āpānoa kia takoto he hākari māna ki ia tangata ki ia tangata o rātou, te iti me te rahi (TWMNT 21/4/1874:95). / He was a generous person who provided food to everybody if they visited his village; he would never ever let a party of visitors leave until he had laid out a feast for each person, whether of lowly status or of importance.
mātua
1. (modifier) first, important, large, must, before others - stands before verbs to indicate that the activity is/was/should be carried out first, before some other stated or implied action.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 47-48;)
Me mātua hopu koe i te heihei, ka patu ai. / First, you should catch the chook, then kill it.
Synonyms: hōpurupuru, rawa, me, katete, korahi, tetere, matararahi, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kaitā, mātuatua, kūpara, rahi, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira, mokorarahi, matarahi, rarahi
2. (modifier) firstly, first and foremost, primarily - placed before verbs to indicate what comes first as a priority. This usage is associated with a command.
I runga i te retinga ki ngā Pākehā, me mātua whakapai e aua Pākehā te whenua, arā me turaki ngā rākau, ka tahu ki te ahi, ka rū ki te karaihe, ko tōna tikanga whakapai tēnā (TJ 23/2/1899:2). / With regard to leasing to the Pākehā, firstly they should improve the land, that is, they should clear the trees, burn them and sow with grass; that's what improve means.
rarahi
1. (verb) to be loud.
Ko ētahi reo i ririki, ko ētahi i rarahi, ko ētahi i tanguru (TPH 15/12/1900:3). / Some voices were soft, others were loud and some were deep.
See also rahi
Synonyms: kaha, tiori, hoihoi, tīwerawera, pākinakina
2. (adjective) be large, great (plural form).
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 44;)
He matamoe te ingoa, ā, he āhua rarahi tonu. He āhua pākākā me te mōhinahina ka whakauru haere (HP 1991:15). / Its called a short-finned eel and it's rather large and quite brown with touches of grey.
Synonyms: matararahi, mātua, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kaitā, mātuatua, mokorarahi, kūpara, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira, rahi, matarahi, katete, korahi, tetere
3. (modifier) loudness.
Nā te rarahi o tana reo i ngawī mai ai te hopuoro (RTP 2015:93). / Because her voice was so loud the microphone squealed.
pūharu
1. (modifier) large, choice, prime, best.
Nō te ūnga ki uta ki te one i Rangaunu ka rere a Ruawharo rāua ko Tūpai ki roto o te kupenga ki te hone i ngā ika pūharu mā rāua (JPS 1907:221). / When they landed on the beach at Rangaunu, Ruawharo and Tūpai rushed into the net to grab the choicest fish for themselves.
Synonyms: paerangi, aporei, poutūmārō, poutūmārōtanga, korahi, tetere, matararahi, mātua, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kaitā, kūpara, mokorarahi, rahi, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira, mātuatua, matarahi, rarahi, katete
korahi
1. (modifier) large, extensive.
Kua oti anō hoki i a ia te hanga he kāinga korahi nei ki reira (TTR 1994:99). / He had also completed the construction of a large homestead there.
See also nui
Synonyms: matarahi, rarahi, katete, tetere, matararahi, mātua, nunui, whakahara, mokorahi, pūhetī, kaitā, kūpara, mokorarahi, rahi, pūwharu, whakatikotiko, pūharu, pūwheti, tuangea, ruarangi, nui, hira, mātuatua
2. (noun) size, extent, scope.
Ko te korahi o Ngāti Raukawa i rere atu i Maungatautari ki ngā maunga tihi pāraharaha o Pātetere ki te rāwhiti (TTR 1990:332). / The extent of Ngāti Raukawa territory stretched eastwards from Maungatautari towards the Pātetere plateau.
Synonyms: hōkaitanga
