matu

1. (verb) (-a) to cut, cut into pieces.

matū

1. (noun) fat, gist (of a matter), richness, sense, point, spirit, quintessence.

Ka whakatakotoria e Kepa te matū o ngā kōrero tuku iho me ngā whakapapa o Te Arawa, rite tonu ki te mahi a tōna tipuna, a Ānaha Te Rāhui (TTR 2000:35). / Kepa, just like his grandfather Ānaha Te Rāhu, set down a rich body of Te Arawa history and whakapapa.

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Synonyms: mōmona, haumako, tairongo, aronga, ārohirohi, wairua, tino, matamata, tongi, hiku, kūmore, raenga, akitu, paina, ngahu, tāmore, koi, koinga, toi, toitoi, tihi, tara, mata

2. (noun) material, matter (science), substance, chemical.

Ko ā rātou tautohetohe e hāngai ana ki ētahi take o ēnei wā (pēnei i te tēpoko, i te pūkōwhai rānei i roto i te wai) kia puta ai he māramatanga mō te pānga o ētahi matū ki te tinana. / Their debates relate to current causes (such as asbestos or fluoride in the water) so that there's some enlightenment concerning the effect of some substances on the body.

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Synonyms: rauemi, papanga

uru matu

1. (noun) chemical family.

matū hohe

1. (noun) (chemistry) reactant.

paheko matū

1. (noun) chemical change.

mātai matū

1. (noun) chemistry.

matū pararopi

1. (noun) organic matter.

He kohuke, he matū pararopi, he raupoti, he wai, he hau takiwā kei roto i te oneone (RP 2009:301). / In the soil there are minerals, organic matter, living organisms, water and air.

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