2. (noun) goblin, ogre.
Noho ai te patupaiarehe me te kākarepō ki ngā ngahere ururua (Te Ara 2015). / Fairy folk and ogres live in the forest undergrowth.
rata
1. (verb) to like, warm to, take a liking to, take to.
I te tīmatanga, kīhai te Māori i rata ki te whakatipu witi, he rerekē hoki nā te hātepe whakapaipai, he rerekē hoki te āhua o te witi ki ērā ngā tipu a te Māori (Te Ara 2013). / At first, Māori did not take to growing wheat because it required processing, and was different from the traditional crops of the Māori.
Synonyms: matareka, riterite, manako, me, ōrite, pai, ānō, pīrangi, rite, tairite, ānō nei, enanga, kei
2. (modifier) friendly, quiet, tame.
Ko aua pōtiki, he tohorā rata (HP 1991:11). / Those pets were tame whales.
Synonyms: maho, rangimārie, māhaki, māika, nohopuku, tōngā, wahangū, nguengue, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire, hū, hūnguengue, hāngū, rarata, mārire
2. (modifier) hollowed, sunken, depressed, concave.
He wāhi hāpua kei mua mai ka tae atu ai ki te pā (NIT 1995:279). / There was a depression in front of them right to the pā.
Ētahi mea hei oranga mō ō koutou tinana ko ngā rori me ngā awakeri hei hekenga mō te wai i ngā wāhi hāpua; te tuakanga me te tahutahunga i ngā ngāherehere; me te whakapai i ngā whenua (TWMNT 3/4/1872:60). / Some things that will provide a livelihood are the roads and drainage of the ponds; the felling and burning of the forests; and the improvements to the land.
3. (noun) pool of water, lagoon, pond.
He haere tonu tana mahi ki ngā roto o Waihora, o Wairewa, me te hāpua o Wainono ki te hopu kātaha, taraute me te kōkopu (TTR 1996:71). / Her work took her regularly to Waihora (Lake Ellesmere), Wairewa (Lake Forsyth) and Wainono Lagoon, to catch herring, trout and kōkopu.
Synonyms: pūroto, pūrotoroto, hāroto, hārotoroto, hōpua
4. (noun) grove of trees of one species.
mei kore ake
1. in case...may, were fortunate, to see whether, if it were not for, thanks to, it's just as well - an idiom praising the importance of someone's or something's contribution.
Mei kore ake koe hei tohutohu i a mātou. / We are fortunate to have you to advise us.
See also me kore ake, mai kore ake
2. just like, similar to, the epitome of - sometimes used to indicate that someone's qualities are similar to those of someone else.
See also me kore ake, mai kore ake
Synonyms: āhukahuka, kāhukahuka, me/mai/mei kore ake ..., mai kore ake, anō, rite tonu, tonu, me kore ake
mai kore ake
1. in case ... may, were fortunate, to see whether, if it were not for.
Mai kore ake ngā pukapuka mōteatea a Tā Āpirana Ngata mā i pūmau ai ngā waiata koroua a tēnā iwi, a tēnā iwi (HKK 1999:33). / We are fortunate in having the song books by Sir Āpirana Ngata and others as a permanent record of the traditional chants of each tribal group.
2. just like, similar to, the epitome of - sometimes used to indicate that someone's qualities are similar to those of someone else.
He tohunga whakairo ia. Mai kore ake tōna pāpā i a ia. / He is a master carver. He has those same attributes as his father.
See also mei kore ake, me kore ake
Synonyms: anō, me kore ake, me/mai/mei kore ake ..., mei kore ake, tonu, rite tonu, āhukahuka, kāhukahuka
waihoki
1. furthermore, likewise, in like manner, moreover, also, in addition - a conjunction.
Ko ngā otaota hoki o ngā pāmu kua maroke rawa atu, ānō he mea tahu ki te ahi. Waihoki me ngā tāngata Māori e auhi ana ki ā rātou mahinga kai (KO 15/1/1886:3). / And the grass of the farms has dried off completely as if it was burnt with fire. In addition the Māori people are distressed about their gardens.
See also whaihoki
whakarite
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to arrange, adjust, organise, put in order, appoint, assign.
Ko ngā pereti kai he rourou; kāore he paoka, kāore he naihi, arā i tino whakaritea katoatia ki tā te Māori tikanga (TP 1/12/1900:14). / The eating plates were flax food baskets; there were no knives and forks, that is everything was organised according to Māori custom.
Synonyms: whakahaere, whakatakoto, tītakataka
2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to balance by equivalent, in like manner.
Ki te mea tētahi tangata kua tūkinotia ia e tētahi, kaua ia e whakarite i te utu mō tōna matenga; e kore hoki e tika tana whakarite, he nui hoki nō tōna riri, nō tōna pāwerawera (KO 10/9/1890:6). / If a person is mistreated by another, he should not retaliate in like manner for that hurt; it is never right to respond in like manner because of one's anger and distress.
3. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to make like.
Ka haere hoki ia ki te whakarite i a ia ki te āhua o te kūkupa (NM 1928:10). / And he went off to make himself into the form of a New Zealand pigeon.
Synonyms: whārite
4. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to compare, correspond to, liken to.
Kāore he tangata hei whakarite (NM 1928:52). / There's not a person like him.
I nāianei ki te whakaritea ngā kawenga a te ture i whakaae ai ki runga ki ō tātau whenua, kāore rawa e tata atu ki te taimaha o ngā kawenga kei runga i ngā whenua Pākehā. Ko ngā whenua papatipu kāore e eketia e te reiti (TTT 1/7/1922:8). / Currently, if the legal liabilities that are authorised on our lands are compared, the burden is nowhere near as heavy as it is on Pākehā properties. Māori land held under customary title is not subject to rates.
5. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to fulfil, perform.
Kātahi ka whakaritea e rātou te kupu a tō rātou rangatira i kōrero mai rā ki a rātou (NM 1928:143). / Then they carried out what their chief had told them.
Synonyms: tapa, whakaatu, whakaataata, whakahua, whakahaere, whakatūtū, mahi, hahaka, haka
6. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ngia) to say prayers, recite rituals.
I haere mai te minita ki te whakarite i a mātou i te rā tuatahi o te hui (PK 2008:1127). / The minister came to say prayers for us on the first day of the gathering.
7. (modifier) arranged, prearranged.
I te tau 1809, e hoki ana a Te Mātenga mai i Ingarangi ki Ahitereiria mā runga i te kaipuke te 'Ann', he waka whakarite mō te hunga kua mau heretia, ka tūpono ki a Ruatara (TTR 1990:131). / In 1809 Marsden was returning from England to Australia by the ship, the 'Ann', a vessel organised for the convicts, when he discovered Ruatara.
8. (modifier) metaphorical, figurative, likening, comparing, equating.
Ā ka haere ngā ākonga, ka mea ki a ia, He aha koe i kōrero whakarite tonu ai ki a rātou? (PT Matiu 13:10). / And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?
9. (noun) retaliation, retribution.
Ki te mea tētahi tangata kua tūkinotia ia e tētahi, kaua ia e whakarite i te utu mō tōna matenga; e kore hoki e tika tana whakarite, he nui hoki nō tōna riri, nō tōna pāwerawera (KO 10/9/1890:6). / If a person is mistreated by another, he should not retaliate in like manner for that hurt; it is never right to respond in like manner because of one's anger and distress.
10. (noun) arrangement.
Ka oti te whakarite kia hoki te kaumātua rā ki tana kāinga me haukoti e rātou ki te huarahi, patu ai (NIT 1995:209). / The arrangement was made that when that elder returned to his home they would intercept him on the path and kill him.
11. (noun) simile, metaphor, cryptic expression.
Otirā koirā tonu anō te ritenga o ngā whakarite mō ngā kōrero o ngā koroua (NIT 1995:293). / But here is the explanation of the cryptic expressions of the elderly men.
See also kupu whakarite
Synonyms: kupu whakarite, huahuatau, whakaritenga
whakaritenga
1. (noun) arrangement, settlement, agreement.
Hei reira ki te mea ka whakaae ngā tāngata nōna te whenua ki taua whakaritenga me tuhituhi e rātou ō rātou ingoa ki te pukapuka whakatūturu i taua whakaritenga (TWMNT 29/10/1873:142). / Then, if the people who own the land agree to that arrangement, they must put their names to the paper for giving effect to the arrangement.
Synonyms: whakanoho, whakatatū, whakatau, kāinga, whakatutukitanga, noninga kumu, kāenga
2. (noun) appointment.
Kei ngā rā o Pēpuere whakatutukitia ai ēnei whakaritenga (TKO 12/2/1918:12). / These appointments will take effect in February.
3. (noun) regulation, provision, clause.
E āhei anō te Kāwana te hanga i ētahi whakaritenga, i ētahi takiwā, hei āta whakaputa i ngā tikanga o taua ture, ko aua whakaritenga ka pānuitia i roto i te 'Kahiti o Niu Tirani' (TWMNT 5/9/1876:218). / Sometimes the Governor is able to make regulations which will be published in the provisions of that law and those regulations will be announced in the 'New Zealand Gazette'.
Synonyms: whakarato, rekureihana, waeture
4. (noun) metaphor, likeness, profile.
Kāhui kuaka. He manu te kuaka, he 'godwit' ki te Pākehā. He whakaritenga ki ngā tamariki a Te Aritahi, ka mahue i te ao (M 2007:340). / Flock of godwits. The 'kuaka' is a bird, a godwit in English. This is a metaphor for Te Aritahi's children, who were left behind.
Synonyms: kōtaha, kupu whakarite, whakarite, huahuatau, taurite, ritenga, oho, āhua, āhuatanga, rite, ariā
5. (noun) implementation, application, enactment, execution.
Ka tohe atu kia hōmai anō ngā pāuna e rua i whakaritea ai i te tīmatanga o te whakaritenga o te whare (TWK 16:30). / He insisted that the two pounds that was arranged at the beginning of the construction of the building should be given to him.
6. (noun) ritual, prayers.
Ko ngā kawa me ngā whakaritenga tapu katoa he mea whakahaere ki te pou kara, arā ki te pou niu (Te Ara 2014). / The protocols and rituals focused on flag poles, that is the niu (news) poles.
Synonyms: ritenga
7. (noun) negotiation.
Kua tata te oti ngā whakaritenga mō te rīhi (Ng 1993:296). / Negotiations for the lease are nearly finished.
Synonyms: whiriwhiri
8. (noun) comparison.
Kāore he whakaritenga i waenganui i a rāua (Ng 1993:62). / There is no comparison between them.
pōrakaraka
1. (modifier) small and round (e.g. like a pill).
E whā hāora, arā i te wā i te tūnga o te rā mōiri noa ki te pae, i muri iho o te kainga o te rongoā whakaruaki, me whāngai ki ngā rongoa pōrakaraka e rua (TKM.MM 16/12/1862:6). / Four hours, from the time the sun is high above the horizon (i.e. noon), after taking the emetic, two of the pills should be given.
2. (verb) (-tia) to personify - attribute a human nature to an animal or object.
Ko te wā anake ka taea te whakamahi te ‘katoa, katoa’ mō ngā mea i tua atu i te tangata, ko tērā e tahuri ai koe ki te whakamōkai, ki te whakatangata rānei i tētahi mea e noho taonga mai ana ki a koe (HKK 1999:183). / The only time that 'katoa, katoa' can be used for things other than people is when you are treating something that is precious to you as a pet or are personifying it.
3. (verb) (-tia) to become adult, act like an adult.
Ko te pepeha mō Te Aute ko ‘Whakatangata kia kaha’ (Te Ara 2014). / The school motto for Te Aute is ‘Acquit yourselves like men, be strong'.
4. (noun) personality.
Ka whakaurua mai e rātau te pūrākau, te pakiwaitara, te whakatangata; he waiata, he whakatauākī, he mahi ā-ringa, hei whakapūmau i te maumahara (WT 2013:xii). / They used ancient mythology, stories, personalities from history, old songs, proverbs and practical demonstrations - all to encourage and foster the retention of the experience (WT 2013:xii).
2. (particle) as if, like - unlike other prepositions, me with this meaning can precede he.
(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 63-64;)
3. (particle) in case ... may, were fortunate, to see whether, if it were not for.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 126-127;)
me/mai/mei kore ake ...
1. in case ... may, were fortunate, to see whether, if it were not for, thanks to, it's just as well - an idiom praising the importance of someone's or something's contribution.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 126-127;)
Me kore ake koe hei whakaako mai i a mātou. / We were fortunate to have you to teach us.
See also me kore ake, mei kore ake, me i kore, mai kore ake, me kore e
2. just like - this idiom can also be used to comment on the similarity of one person's talent to that of someone else.
Ira a Tarati e haka ana. Me kore ake te whaea. / Look at Dorothy performing. She's just like her mother.
Synonyms: anō, me kore ake, mai kore ake, mei kore ake, tonu, rite tonu
pekepeke
1. (verb) (-a) to jump up and down, jump about, hop (like a sparrow).
Kua kitea anō te kaha o te Māori ki te omaoma, ki te pekepeke, ki te whutupōro, ki te tēnehi, ki te korowha (TP 1/4/1901:9). / It has been seen how good Māori are at running, jumping, at rugby, tennis and golf.
Synonyms: tūpekepeke, tarapekepeke, hūpeke, hūpekepeke
3. (noun) mountain daisy, Celmisia alpina - tufted endemic herb arising from a usually, much divided and closely branched woody stock up to 60 mm long, pseudo-stems up to 20 mm long, close-set. Leaves very narrow. Found in South and Stewart Islands where it is widespread in mires and bogs and other similar poorly draining surfaces in herbfield, fell-field and subalpine shrubland.
