2. (verb) to moult, lose feathers.
Kei taua wā e turuki ai te pārera, ka haere ngā tāngata i runga i ngā waka me ngā kurī, ki te whakangau pārera, i tēnā rā, i tēnā rā, o te wā o te turukitanga (JPS 1895:142). / At the time that the ducks moult, the people proceed in their canoes with their dogs to hunt ducks on each day, so long as the moulting lasts.
Synonyms: whakamāunu
3. (verb) to travel by short stages, move little by little.
Turuki, turuki! Paneke, paneke! (NP 2001:412). / Move, move! Move forward, move forward! (A chant used to move a canoe on skids, or some other heavy object.)
4. (verb) to grow up in addition.
Ka turuki ake ngā huruhuru hou o te manu (W 1971:461). / The bird's new feathers grew.
5. (verb) to be full, crowded.
Kua turuki kē te waka, horekau he nohoanga e wātea ana (PK 2008:1018). / The vehicle is already full and there are no free seats.
6. (verb) to come as a supplement, follow.
Ka haere atu koutou āpōpō, ka turaki atu mātou i muri (W 1971:461). / You will go tomorrow and we will follow afterwards.
7. (noun) sucker (of a tree or plant).
Unuhia katoatia ngā turuki (arā ngā pihi) i ngā rākau (TMT 1/6/1861:15). / Remove all the suckers (that is the shoots) on the plants.
8. (noun) subsidiary, supplement, addition, reinforcement, encore, epilogue - anything supplementary or in support.
Synonyms: tānga
tōiti
1. (noun) little toe, little finger.
Ko taua kuia rā, ko Mahuika, he ahi katoa, te tinana, ngā ringaringa, ngā waewae, te upoko, ngā makawe he ahi katoa. Ka kōwhakina mai e ia i te tōiti; ka mīharo atu a Māui ki te ahi ka homai e ia (JPS 1929:21). / That elderly woman, Mahuika, was all fire, her body, arms, legs, head and hair were all fire. She plucked off her little finger, and Maui marvelled at the fire she gave him.
2. (modifier) nibble away at, bit by bit, little by little, in instalments.
Kei te pukapuka kei roto nei te pānui, arā, i utua £100 hei utu harangote ki a Te Teira i Noema o 1859 (TTR 1990:289). / In the document recording Te Teira's receipt there is an instalment of £100 paid in November 1859.
koroiti
1. (modifier) small, unimportant, little, minute, tiny, diminutive, petite, trivial, insignificant.
Tēnei ngā hua kareao ka tukua atu e au, e rima hereni, hei oranga mō te manu koroiti nei, arā mō 'Te Pīpīwharauroa' (HKW 1/7/1900:10). / Here are the supplejack berries that I'm sending you, five shillings, as sustenance for this little bird, that is for 'Te Pīpīwharauroa' (the shining cuckoo).
See also iti
Synonyms: muimui, mahake, pota, pakupaku, nonohi, riki, nohinohi, paku, kauriki, whito, mākari, tātakimōri, iti, poniponi, pinepine, tuaiti, whengowhengo, whetau, mataririki, mōkitokito, matariki
2. (noun) little finger, little toe.
Ko ngā tāngata o te kāinga he tokomaha, ko ngā Paipera, kia tīmata te tatau ki te koromatua o te ringaringa kāhore e tutuki ki te koroiti (TKO 5/1915:8). / There are many people of the village, but the Bibles, if you begin counting from the thumb you won't reach the little finger.
See also kōiti
kororā
1. (noun) little penguin, little blue penguin, blue penguin, fairy penguin, Eudyptula minor - the smallest penguin, has slate-blue underparts with white below. Breeds on rocky coasts but the nest can be several metres inland. Spends daylight hours at sea.
Kātahi ka pātai te hunga i noho atu, "He aha te ngako o tō koutou motu?" Ka utua atu, "He tuna, he hāpuku, he manu, he kākā, he kūkū, he tītī, he kororā (kāore e rere tērā manu)." (JPS 1901:70). / Then the people who lived there asked, “What are the fat things of your island?” They replied, “Eel, groper, birds, kākā, New Zealand pigeon, mutton bird and blue penguin (that bird does not fly)."
2. (stative) be bluish grey, grey.
He kororā te tae o ngā huruhuru o te kōkako. / A kōkako's feathers are bluish-grey in colour.
tara iti
1. (noun) fairy tern, Sterna nereis, little tern, Sterna albifrons - a very small tern uncommon in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The fairy tern is a rare native and the little tern an uncommon asian migrant.
See also tara teoteo
Synonyms: tara teo, tara teoteo
tara teo
1. (noun) fairy tern, Sterna nereis, little tern, Sterna albifrons - very small terns uncommon in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The fairy tern is a rare native and the little tern an uncommon Asian migrant.
Synonyms: tara teoteo, tara iti
taro ake
1. (stative) presently, in a little while, by and by.
Taro ake ka haku a ia i takahia te mana o tōna iwi o Moeraki (TTR 1990:351). / After a time he complained that the rights of his people of Moeraki had been disregarded.
See also taro
Synonyms: hai kō ake nei, ināianei, taro, 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 ..., ā muri ake nei, tākaro, i nāia nei
tīpako
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-na,-tia) to pick out, take one at a time, take a little here and there, highlight, cull, single out, select (computer).
2. (noun) sample, selection, sampling.
Mēnā he nui rawa te taupori o tētahi tūhuratanga tauanga, ka whiriwhiria he tīpako hei whakaata i taua taupori (TRP 2010:290). / If the population being studied in a statistical investigation is very large, a sample is selected to reflect that population (TRP 2010:290).
Synonyms: whakatauira, tauira, tīpakonga, kōwae, kōwhiringa, whiringa, kōwhitinga
whengowhengo
1. (modifier) little, diminutive, tiny, small.
iti
1. (stative) be small, unimportant, little, minute, tiny, diminutive, petite, trivial, insignificant.
Me whakaako i te wā e iti ana kia heru, kia paraihe i ō rātou māhunga (TTT 1/4/1923:2). / They should be taught to comb and brush their hair when they are small.
Synonyms: koroiti, muimui, mahake, pota, pakupaku, nonohi, riki, nohinohi, paku, kauriki, whito, mākari, tātakimōri, poniponi, pinepine, tuaiti, whengowhengo, whetau
2. (stative) be few, limited number.
3. (noun) unimportant thing, unimportant person.
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.
4. (noun) minimum.
