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auina ake

1. (noun) next day, on the following day.

Nō te Hātarei māua i tae atu ai, auina ake i te Rātapu ka homai te karakia ki a māua (TP 1/11/1900:5). / He and I arrived on the Saturday, and next day on the Sunday we were given the service to take.

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Synonyms: ao ake i te rā, aonga ake, auināke, ao ake, aoinaake, auinaake, i te aonga ake, aoake


2. (modifier) later.

Auina ake i te tau tuatahi nui atu te makuru o te kūmara (TP 4/1912:5). / Later in the first year the abundance of the kūmara was greater.

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Synonyms: nō muri, taihoa, hai kō ake nei, ā muri ake nei, auina iho, tāria te wā, i muri, i muri mai, ka taka te wā ..., meāke, taihoa ake, muringa, mea ake

auina iho

1. (noun) later.

Auina iho i te ahiahi o taua rā anō i te 8 o ngā hāora, ka haere ngā mihi me ngā whakatau ki a ia (TKO 6/1914:1). / Later in the evening of that same day at 8 o'clock the speeches of welcome to him occurred.

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Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, i muri, i muri mai, ka taka te wā ..., meāke, taihoa ake, muringa, mea ake, nō muri, auina ake, taihoa, tāria te wā, ā muri ake nei

taihoa

1. (interjection) by and by, wait, don't ... yet.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 111;)

Taihoa e kai kia karakiatia te hākari e te minita! / Don't eat until the minister has blessed the banquet!

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See also taihoa ake, taihoa [koe] ka kite


2. (interjection) later, later on.

Taihoa, ka tangohia te whenua mō ngā kaupapa tūmatanui pērā i te mahinga parakaingaki me te taunga waka rererangi o Tāmaki-makau-rau (Te Ara 2013). / Later, land was taken for public works such as a sewage plant and Auckland airport.

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Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, i muri, i muri mai, ka taka te wā ..., meāke, taihoa ake, muringa, mea ake, nō muri, auina ake, tāria te wā, ā muri ake nei, auina iho

ā muri ake nei

1. later, later on, in a little while, presently.

Ā muri ake nei au āta whakataki ai i ngā mahi whakatipu hipi a Ngāti Porou i rongo nui ai tēnei iwi, engari he kupu ruarua nei āku mō tēnei mea, mō te ahuwhenua (TTT 1/10/1930:2159). / Later I will speak in detail about sheep farming in Ngāti Porou, which this tribe is well-known for, but I have a few words now about agriculture.

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Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, i muri, i muri mai, ka taka te wā ..., meāke, taihoa ake, muringa, mea ake, nō muri, auina ake, taihoa, tāria te wā, auina iho, ināianei, taro, taro ake, taro kau iho, nāwai, nāwai, (ā), ka ..., karo, nāwai, i nāianei, ākuanei, ā kō kō ake nei, ā kō ake nei, ākuara, nāwai (rā) (ā), ka ..., tākaro, i nāia nei


2. hereafter, henceforth, from now on, in future.

Ka mea mai ki a au, 'Haere, kaua anō ā muri ake nei.' (HP 1991:271) / He said to me, 'Go, don't ever do that again.'

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aoakewake

1. (location) a few days later, a few days off.

Aoakewake, ka whakahauraro rātau (TTR 1994:141). / A few days later they surrendered.

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muringa

1. (modifier) youngest, junior.

Nō te tuatoru ka romia e Te Pōhutu, ka mate te wahine muringa rā (M 2005:304). / On the third time she was strangled by Te Pōhutu, and so the junior wife died.

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2. (modifier) late, final.

I whānau a Te Ahiko i ngā tau muringa o te rau tau 1700-1799, i te tīmatanga rānei o te rau tau 1800-1899 (TTR 1994:135). / Te Ahiko was born in the late eighteenth or early nineteenth century.

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Synonyms: reiti, tōmuringa, takaroa, tūreiti, akutō, tōmuri


3. (location) afterwards, after that, later, subsequently.

Muringa iho ka haere ake a Hōhepa me ngā tāngata o Ōruanui (TKM.MM 1/5/1862:6). / Hōhepa and the people of Ōruanui came afterwards.

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Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, i muri, i muri mai, ka taka te wā ..., meāke, taihoa ake, mea ake, nō muri, auina ake, taihoa, tāria te wā, ā muri ake nei, auina iho


4. (noun) youngest child, junior relative.

Ko ia te muringa o ngā ariki o tōna whakatupuranga o Ngāti Toa (TTR 1990:264). / He was a junior relative of the senior Ngāti Toa leaders in his generation.

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Synonyms: teina

kaumātuatanga

1. (noun) old age, latter years, later life.

I tōna kaumātuatanga ka noho a Maniapoto ki Te Ana-uriuri, tētehi ana pākeho kei te takiwā o Waitomo (Te Ara 2011). / In his old age Maniapoto lived in Te Ana-uriuri, a limestone cave in the region of Waitomo.

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Synonyms: mātāpūpututanga, koroheketanga, rāroa, ruahinetanga, pēperekōutanga, hirinaki, ngā taru o Tura

tāria te wā

1. by and by, after a time, after a while, later, in time, eventually.

Tāria te wā, e mau ake ana ia i te taha whakakaha i te ora o tana tinana (TTR 1996:2). / Later he maintained a strong interest in his personal fitness.

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Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, i muri, i muri mai, ka taka te wā ..., meāke, taihoa ake, muringa, mea ake, nō muri, auina ake, taihoa, ā muri ake nei, auina iho

ka taka te wā ...

1. time passed, in time, later, eventually.

Ka taka te wā, ka puta te kōrero a Taiaroa nā Ngāi Tahu katoa i tuku te mana whakahaere ki a ia (TTR 1994:101). / Taiaroa later claimed that the whole of the Ngāi Tahu gave the authority to him.

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Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, i muri, i muri mai, meāke, taihoa ake, muringa, mea ake, nō muri, auina ake, taihoa, tāria te wā, ā muri ake nei, auina iho

pakiaka kaurapa

1. (noun) lateral root, buttress root.

Ka toro atu ngā pakiaka kaurapa ki ngā taha o te tipu (RP 2009:403). / The lateral roots extend out to the sides of the plant.

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mea ake

1. later, soon, eventually - denotes a short lapse of time before something happens. Sometimes written as meāke.

Mea ake nei kua huri kē te ara o ngā mahi a Ngata ki te Pakanga Tuatahi me ngā hua i puta i te mutunga o taua parekura (TTR 1996:106). / Soon Ngata was diverted by the First World War and the aftermath of that war.

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See also meāke

Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, i muri, i muri mai, ka taka te wā ..., meāke, taihoa ake, muringa, nō muri, auina ake, taihoa, tāria te wā, ā muri ake nei, auina iho

meāke

1. later, soon, eventually - denotes a short lapse of time before something happens.

Titiro iho ki te anuhe (mokamoka) meāke ngā rā kua whai parirau kua ātaahua (TTT 1/9/1931:25). / Observe the caterpillar which soon obtains wings and is beautiful.

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Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, i muri, i muri mai, ka taka te wā ..., taihoa ake, muringa, mea ake, nō muri, auina ake, taihoa, tāria te wā, ā muri ake nei, auina iho

taihoa ake

1. (interjection) by and by, later, wait, don't ... yet, wait a second.

Taihoa ake nei ērā kōrero whāia atu ai (HM 4/2009:1). / Later those comments will be expanded on.

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Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, i muri, i muri mai, ka taka te wā ..., meāke, muringa, mea ake, nō muri, auina ake, taihoa, tāria te wā, ā muri ake nei, auina iho

kaurapa

1. (verb) to extended sideways - like the buttress roots at the base of some trees, e.g.pukatea.


2. (modifier) having lateral projections.

Ka toro atu ngā pakiaka kaurapa ki ngā taha o te tipu (RP 2009:403). / The lateral roots extend out to the sides of the plant.

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3. (noun) stock (of a gun).

I tangohia te pū a Te Rangihau e Te Pōtangaroa, ā, tāia iho ki te whenua, ka whati te kaurapa o te pū, ka rere a Te Pōtangaroa i te pari, ā, ka ora (JPS 1900:52). / Te Rangihau's gun was seized by Te Pōtangaroa, who dashed it on the ground and broke the stock of gun, and then leapt over a cliff and survived.

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4. (noun) cramp (of legs only).

i muri mai

1. after, later, afterwards.

Kotahi wiki i muri mai ka mau tētahi arikeita, nō te tuakanga i te puku ka kitea ngā kahu o taua Pākehā i roto (TP 4/1904:8). / One week later an alligator was captured, and on opening up its stomach, the clothes of that Pākehā were found inside.

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Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, i muri, ka taka te wā ..., meāke, taihoa ake, muringa, mea ake, nō muri, auina ake, taihoa, tāria te wā, ā muri ake nei, auina iho

hai kō ake nei

1. presently, later, in future.

Hai kō ake nei ka kōrerohia, ka whakamāramatia te wāhi o Takatakapūtea mehemea ka puta i muri i a Mutuwhenua (WT 2013:13). / The place of Takatakapūtea, which may or may not follow Mutuwhenua, will be discussed later.

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Synonyms: i muri, i muri mai, ka taka te wā ..., meāke, taihoa ake, muringa, mea ake, nō muri, auina ake, taihoa, tāria te wā, ā muri ake nei, auina iho, ināianei, taro, taro ake, taro kau iho, nāwai, nāwai, (ā), ka ..., karo, nāwai, i nāianei, ākuanei, ā kō kō ake nei, ā kō ake nei, ākuara, nāwai (rā) (ā), ka ..., tākaro, i nāia nei

i muri

1. after, later, afterwards.

I muri i tēnei karakia, ko te karakia whakaū (TP 12/1911:2). / After this service was the confirmation service.

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Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, i muri mai, ka taka te wā ..., meāke, taihoa ake, muringa, mea ake, nō muri, auina ake, taihoa, tāria te wā, ā muri ake nei, auina iho

mā te wā

1. see you later, time will tell.

Mā te wā e whakakite ngā hua o āu mahi nunui (TTT 1/6/1930:2070). / Time will reveal the fruits of your many deeds.
Ko hūpē, ko roimata hei whakamauru noa i te mamae e kai kino nei, ā, mā te wā rawa te rāwakiwaki e whakangaro (HM 4/2009:4). / Mucus and tears will ease the intense pain and eventually in time the depression will recede.

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nō muri

1. after, later, afterwards.

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.

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Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, i muri, i muri mai, ka taka te wā ..., meāke, taihoa ake, muringa, mea ake, auina ake, taihoa, tāria te wā, ā muri ake nei, auina iho

Wharaipeka

1. (loan) (personal name) Bernard Freyberg (1889-1963) dentist and military leader. Commanded the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force which fought in the Middle East and southern Europe during the Second World War. Later became Governor-General.

I te Rātapu, ka haere au ki waho rawa o Tiripori ki te mātakitaki i tētahi purei whutupōro, whakataetae mō te Kapu a Wharaipeka (HP 1991:192). / On the Sunday I went out of Tripoli to watch a rugby match for the Freyberg Cup.

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