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hunga pāpāho

1. (noun) media.

Synonyms: pāho, ao pāpāho

whakaatu pāpāho

1. (noun) media coverage.

kōnae ipurangi

1. (noun) podcast - a collection of digital media files which are distributed over the Internet for playback on portable media players and personal computers.

taru paoho

1. (noun) iPod, MP3 player, portable media player, digital audio player.

mahi pāpāho

1. (noun) media studies.

Pou Taki Kōrero, Te

1. Learning Media.

kohukohu

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to curse, swear.

Ka tū hāngai atu a Kawepō ki a Mananui me te kohukohu atu ki tana kanohi (TTR 1990:309). / Kawepō confronted Mananui, cursing him to his face.

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2. (noun) curse, swearword, oath, expletive.

Ko te 'pūrari paka' he kohukohu nā te Pākehā (RK 1994:101). / 'Pūrari paka' (bloody bugger) is an expletive of the Pākehā.

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Synonyms: oati, whakaoati, oatitanga, whakaoatitanga, kī taurangi, kupu taurangi


3. (noun) scleranthus, Scleranthus biflorus - a native groundcover that looks like a stiff hummocky moss. Bright spring green colour with very small flowers. Found naturally in grassland and rocky places along the coast and inland.


4. (noun) moss - a general term for mosses, which were used as wrappers and absorbents.

He kohukohu te kai o te renetia, kei ngā toka i te whenua e piri ana taua taru, mā taua kurī anō e keri i te wāhi e ngaro ana i te huka, ko ōna haone me ōna waewae hei raku (TWMNT 2/7/1873:74). / The food of the reindeer is moss and that vegetation clings to the rocks in that land. That animal digs for it in places hidden by the snow using its horns and legs to scratch.

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Synonyms: kōpuru, whareatua, pūkahukahu, pūkohukohu, rimu, pūkohu


5. (noun) kōhūhū, Pittosporum tenuifolium - a small native black-barked tree of lowland forest and scrub, having light green leaves with a wavy margin. Commonly cultivated for hedges. Also called rautāhiri and tāwhiri.


6. (noun) chickweed, Stellaria media - a common weed found in gardens, pastures, crops and wastelands across the country. Native to Europe and was probably introduced to Aotearoa/New Zealand by the early settlers who prized chickweed for its herbal properties and its use as a cheap vegetable. A prized food of chickens and other birds.

pāho

1. (verb) (-tia) to broadcast, make widely known, announce, disseminate, transmit.

Nō te ata o te Paraire, 18 o Āperira ka huri, ka pāho te reo, "E! ko Arihia Ngata tēnei ka takoto i te moenga roa (TTT 1/5/1929:991)." / On the morning of Friday, 18 April just passed, it was broadcast, "Arihia Ngata has died."

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2. (modifier) broadcasting, media.

Mahue ana i a ia tana whaikōrero e rua miniti noa te roa, kua oti kē hoki te tuku atu ki te hunga pāho kōrero. Ka mahue tana kōrero mō te rua miniti noa, e whā miniti kē ia e kōrero ana mō te Tiriti o Waitangi (TTR 1998:153). / He abandoned the two-minute prepared speech that had been released to the media. Having abandoned his two-minute talk, he spoke instead for four minutes about the Treaty of Waitangi.

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Synonyms: hunga pāpāho, ao pāpāho


3. (noun) broadcasting.

Ko tētahi atu whāinga, ko te pāho i ngā kaupapa Māori (Te Ara 2016). / Another aim is broadcasting Māori programmes.

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toirau

1. (noun) mixed media.

Ko te toirau: E tohu ana tēnei kupu he maha ngā momo rawa i whakamahia hei hanga i tētahi mahi toi, arā, kua noho tahi mai te peita, te rākau, te huruhuru, te anga, te papanga, te aha atu, te aha atu (HJ 2012:283). / Mixed media: This word indicates that there are many types of materials used to create an art work, such as paint, hair, shells, fabric and other materials.

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ao pāpāho

1. (noun) press, media.

mata ipurangi

1. (noun) media browser, internet browser.

pae pāpāho pāpori

1. (noun) social media.

E hiahia ana Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori kia muia ngā pae pāpāho pāpori e te tīhau, me te karere reo Māori mō Te Wiki o te Reo Māori mā te whakamahi i te tohumarau #tekupu (TTW 18/7/2014). / The Māori Language Commission wishes social media to be swamped with Māori language tweets and messages for Māori Language Week using the hashtag #tekupu.

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pakihere rokiroki

1. (verb) to podcast, podcasting - create collections of digital media files for distribution over the Internet on portable media players and personal computers.

rokiroki

1. (verb) (-tia) to preserve, care for, husband.

E kore rawa e wareware i a Ngāti Tūwharetoa, ka waiho tēnei hei taonga nui ki roto ki te rokiroki a tōna tupuna, a Whakaotirangi (TPH 15/5/1905:8). / Ngāti Tūwharetoa will never forget that this great treasure was left in the care of their ancestor, Whakaotirangi.

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Synonyms: whakapounamu, tohutohu, rarawe, tohu, rongoā, whakauka, whakatote


2. (modifier) perfectly calm.

Synonyms: mōwai rokiroki


3. (noun) preservation, storage.

Arā anō ētahi kātahi anō pea ka āta tuhia ki te reo Māori, pēnei i te rokiroki i ngā kōiwi o te tuatara, ngā mahi whakaipoipo a te kākāpō (HM 3/1998:7). / There are other things that probably have only recently been written about in Māori, such as the preservation of tuatara bones and the courtship activities of kākāpō.

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Synonyms: whakauka, tiakanga


4. (noun) store, collection (of articles), podcast - a collection of digital media files which are distributed over the Internet for playback on portable media players and personal computers.

iPapa

1. (noun) iPad - a mobile tablet computer for audio-visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, apps and web content.

Ko 'Te Reo Māori' he pūmanawa tautono mō te waea pūkoro me te iPapa. / 'Te Reo Māori' is an app for mobile phones and iPads.

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