hōiho uwha
1. (loan) (noun) mare.
I tua atu i ēnei tohu ka tae mai he hōiho uwha me te kūao, te utu mō ētahi whenua i hokona (TTR 1990:58). / As well as these awards was a mare and foal, as payment for some land that was sold.
Synonyms: kātua
2. (noun) cough, phlegm.
Ko te āhua o taua mate i te pānga mai ki te tinana, he whakangoikore, he whakataimaha i te tinana, he mare, he whango nō te reo, he hē nō te manawa, he matihe, he ngāokooko, he pupuhi, he heke nō te wai i ngā kanohi me te ihu, me te waha, he ruaki hoki (TWMNT 9/2/1875:35). / The symptoms of that illness when it afflicts the body are lassitude, heaviness, coughing, hoarseness, difficulty of breathing, sneezing, itching, swelling and secretion of fluid from of the eyes, nose and mouth, and vomiting.
Synonyms: wharo, maremare, wharowharo
mare tekekō
1. (noun) whooping cough, pertussis - a highly infectious disease that is spread by coughing and sneezing. It is caused by bacteria which damage the breathing tubes.
I muri mai o te taenga ai o te Pākahā, he tere te heke haere o te taupori Māori nā ngā mate rere noa o te Pākehā pērā i te rewharewha me te mare tekekō, nā te mea kāore ō rātou kaha ki te papare i aua mate tauhou. / After the arrival of the Pākehā, the decline of the Māori population was quite rapid through the spread of Pākehā diseases such as influenza and whooping cough, because they had no immunity to those foreign illnesses.
Synonyms: mare heihei, mare motu
mare motu
1. (noun) whooping cough, pertussis - a highly infectious disease that is spread by coughing and sneezing. It is caused by bacteria which damage the breathing tubes.
Ka wharowharo, he mare motu, tata tonu ia ka rāoa (PK 2008:1160). / She was coughing, it was whooping cough, and she nearly choked.
Synonyms: mare heihei, mare tekekō
mare heihei
1. (noun) whooping cough, pertussis - a highly infectious disease that is spread by coughing and sneezing. It is caused by bacteria which damage the breathing tubes.
Kāore i roa ka kitea e ia he mare heihei taku mate (TWK 38:10). / It wasn't long before she realised that my illness was whooping cough.
Synonyms: mare tekekō, mare motu
iorangi
1. (noun) cirrus cloud, light cloud, mares' tails.
Ko te iorangi: He maiangi, he māmā, kei te taumata tonu o te rangi ēnei kapua, kāore te ua e heke i tēnei momo kapua (RP 2009:241). / The iorangi cloud: These clouds are wispy and light, high in the sky, and no rain will fall from this type of cloud.
kātua
1. (verb) (-tia) to be full-grown.
Tērā tētahi manu kei te awa nui o Amerika ki te tonga, kei te Amahona, e kīia ana e whā waewae o taua manu i te mea e kūao ana. He matimati anō kei ngā parirau, hai ngōki haere māna. Ā, ka kātuatia ka makere ngā matimati, toe iho ko ngā parirau anake (KO 10/9/1890:3). / There is a bird in the large river of South America, the Amazon, which is said to have four legs when it's young. It has claws on the wings so that it can crawl about, and when it matures the fingers drop off leaving just the wings.
2. (noun) adult (of birds and animals) - especially for the female parent, e.g. ewe, mare, cow, hen.
Ki te ora te kātua ka ora hoki tana kūao reme (TP 7/1910:3). / If the ewe is healthy its lamb will also be in good condition.
Synonyms: hōiho uwha
3. (noun) main part (of anything).
Ka whakamahia te kātua o te kaponga me te nīkau hei pou mō ngā whare (Te Ara 2015). / The trunks of tree ferns and nīkau palms were used as posts for houses.
4. (noun) main fence of a pā.
whakaekeeke
1. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to invade, attack, raid.
Ko te ritenga tēnei o ngā hapū Māori ina tautohetohe ki te whenua - he whakaekeeke ki te whawhai, ā riro ana te papa i te hunga uekaha ki te pana atu i te hoariri (TKM.MM 12/2/1863:2). / This was the custom of the Māori tribes in disputes over land - they would engage in warfare, with the stronger party achieving the victory and driving out the enemy.
Synonyms: kanohi kitea, marau, pāhua, pāhuahua, tukinga, huaki
2. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to go onto a marae.
I te rua tekau o ngā rā o te marama nei o Hune, ka whakaekeeke ngā iwi ki Pāpāwai (TJ 21/6/1900:15). / On the 20th of June the tribes went onto the marae at Pāpāwai.
3. (verb) (-a,-ngia) to service, copulate with (of a male animal with a female animal, e.g. a mare or cow).
E tika ana ia kia āta titiro ki ngā tohu o te kau pai hei whakaekeeke i ana kau papai ki ngā pūru tōtika (TTT 1/7/1930:2101). / But it's appropriate to observe the signs of a good cow so that his quality cows can be serviced with the appropriate bulls.
4. (modifier) following in quick succession.
He ua whakaekeeke; taro kau iho kua ua anō (W 1971:27). / Frequent showers; it's not long before it rains again.
