miniti
1. (loan) (noun) minute (time).
Kāti, nō te taenga mai o Kuīni Irihāpeti Te Tuarua ki Rotorua i te 2 o Hānuere 1954, takahia ana e Heke te kawa, he ruarua nei ngā miniti e hauoraora ake ana tana kōrero ki te Kuīni mō te takoha roera, arā, mō te tokotoko hiriwa (TTR 2000:27). / Well, when Queen Elizabeth II arrived at Rotorua on 2 January 1954, Heke broke protocol by speaking animately to the Queen for several minutes about the royal gift of the silver cane.
pakupaku
1. (verb) to be dry, parched.
Kia mea atu mātou, he nui nō te werawera o tērā whenua, ka tīkākā te whenua i te rā, ā kotia rawatia ake ngā witi, ka pakupaku (MM.TKM 27/11/1856:3). / We may say that because that country is very hot, the land is burnt by the sun and when the wheat is finally cut it is dry.
2. (verb) to be small, little, minute, tiny, diminutive.
Ka ngangautia e ia kia ngāwari, kia pakupaku, ka āta whakapiritia ki te mamae, hāware katoa atu nō te mea he pai tonu hoki te hāware mō te whakaora (HP 1991:23). / She chewed it until it was soft and small and carefully applied it to the sore part. It had saliva throughout because saliva is quite good for healing.
3. (modifier) small, little, minute, tiny, diminutive.
Kua rongo ake au, e Ihowā, ki ngā mahi hē, kino hoki a Hītera, i tāmia ai e ia ngā iwi pakupaku o te ao (HP 1991:100). / I have heard, Jehovah, of the mistaken and evil deeds of Hitler, who oppressed the small nations of the world.
Synonyms: mataririki, mōkitokito, matariki, nohinohi, paku, kauriki, whito, mākari, tātakimōri, koroiti, poniponi, pinepine, tuaiti, whengowhengo, whetau, iti, muimui, mahake, pota, nonohi, riki
4. (modifier) very, extremely - used as an intensifier for maroke.
I te ata e pai ana te āhua o te witi, i te ahiahi ka haere te kaingaki ki te moe, hari anu tōna ngākau ki te matomato o tana witi, ki te āta haere o te tupu, oho rawa ake i te ata ka memenge kau, maroke pakupaku (MM.TKM 27/11/1856:3). / In the morning the condition of the wheat is fine, and in the evening the husbandman goes to bed happy about the healthy growth of his wheat, but when he wakes up in the morning it has all shrivelled up and is extremely dry.
5. (noun) smallness, small size.
Ka tuhi a Joseph Banks mō ngā Māori o Pēwhairangi e kata ana i a rātou mō te pakupaku o tō rātou kupenga i te 'Endeavour': ‘Ka mutu tā rātou kata i te pakupaku o tā mātou kupenga, ka whakaaturia mai tō rātou kupenga, e 9 mita te hōhonu, me te roa! (Te Ara 2016). / Joseph Banks wrote about the Māori of the Bay of Islands that they were laughing about the small size of their net on the 'Endeavour': ‘After laughing at how small our net was they showed us their net which was 9 metres deep, and really long!’
2. (noun) (meeting) minute-taker.
3. (noun) (score-keeper) scorer.
matariki
1. (verb) to be small, minute.
Tātākina ā tātou wahie kia matariki (W 1971:190). / Cut up our firewood so that it is small pieces.
Synonyms: koroiti, mataririki, mahake, pakupaku, mōkitokito, paku, tātakimōri
2. (noun) leading light, celebrity.
Hei te 2 o ngā rā o Mei i ia tau, i ia tau, ka tuwhera te Kauhanganui, ka hui ngā matariki, ngā manukura, ngā whakamarumaru (TP 1/12/1900:4). / On 2 May each year, the King's Parliament opens and the leading lights, the leaders and guardians assemble.
2. (modifier) small, little, minute, tiny, diminutive.
I roto māua i tētahi rūma paku i muri o te whare e purei kāri ana. / He and I were in a small room at the back of the house playing cards.
He ngārara paku te namu. / The sandfly is a small insect.
Synonyms: mataririki, mōkitokito, matariki, pota, pakupaku, nonohi, riki, nohinohi, kauriki, whito, koroiti, tātakimōri, iti, poniponi, pinepine, tuaiti, whengowhengo, whetau, mākari, muimui, mahake
3. (modifier) a little, slightly - sometimes used as a modifier when placed in front of the base it qualifies. It indicates the smallness, modestness or meagreness of something. It may also be used to down-play something.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 65-66;)
I paku moe te koroua i mua o te haere ki te kato pūhā. / The elderly man had a little sleep before going to pick pūhā.
I waho o te taha hauāuru o te whare, kei kō paku atu, e tipu ana ngā rākau piki e ono (HP 1991:12). / Outside on the western side of the house, a little way away, six fig trees were growing.
4. (noun) smallness.
Ahakoa te paku o tana mōhio ki te kōrero Moriori me tana kaingākau ki te uiui i ētahi pū kōrero, ka mahue ētahi, nāna te 90 paiheneti nuku atu o ngā kōrero mō te reo me ngā tikanga Moriori kei te mau tonu i nāianei (TTR 1990:152). / Despite how little his ability was in speaking Moriori and his concentration on some informants but not others, 90 per cent or more of the surviving information about Moriori language are still retained today.
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
2. (modifier) small, insignificant, little, minute, trivial.
Kua mutu i nāianei te hoko huna i te whenua mō te utu tātakimōrī noa iho (TTR 1994:13). / The secretive purchasing of land for quite trivial prices had now ended.
Synonyms: mataririki, mōkitokito, matariki, pota, pakupaku, nonohi, riki, nohinohi, paku, kauriki, koroiti, mākari, iti, poniponi, pinepine, tuaiti, whengowhengo, whetau, whito, muimui, mahake
mataririki
1. (adjective) be small, minute.
He aha te take kia rumakitia te kai i te pō o te Takirau mehemea he nui engari he pakupaku, he mataririki? (WT 2013:24). / Why plant on the Takirau night at all if the crop it produces is plenteous but small? (WT 2013:24).
Synonyms: koroiti, mahake, pakupaku, mōkitokito, matariki, paku, tātakimōri
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.
2. (modifier) minute, small, tiny, miniscule, microscopic.
He kongakonga mōkitokito te hae o te pua. / Pollen is microscopic grains of a flower.
Synonyms: merowhetau, koroiti, mataririki, mahake, pakupaku, matariki, paku, tātakimōri
mea rawa ake
1. very soon, next minute.
Mea rawa ake ka mau a Hotupuku ki roto i tētahi tāwhiti i rangaa i te rau o te tī (Te Ara 2013). / Very soon Hotupuku was caught in a noose woven from cabbage tree leaves.
Nā te koremahi kua puta ki waho i te rohe kimi mahi ai, ā, mea rawa ake kua noho kē i wāhi kē, moe kē i iwi kē, me te aha anō ngaro ana te reo i ngā tamariki nā te warea ki te reo Hōrana. / Because of unemployment they have migrated to seek work, and very soon they have settled elsewhere and married other people, and what's more the language is lost by the children because they're busy speaking Dutch.
tāima
1. (loan) (noun) time - especially for time related to hours and minutes, etc. Although 'he aha te tāima?' is common in modern Māori to ask what the time is, 'kua aha te tāima?' and 'kei te aha te tāima?' are preferred by native speakers.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 28-29;)
Kua aha te tāima? Paku nei te hipa atu i te waru. / What's the time? A little after eight.
īnanga
1. (noun) inanga, whitebait, Galaxias maculatus - a small silvery-white native fish with a slender body. Found in streams, rivers, lakes, swamps and pools throughout the coastal regions of Aotearoa/New Zealand up to 215 km inland. Forms small to large schools. Maximum size 190 mm. Adults mature at 1 year and migrate downstream on new or full moons to spawn when the spring tide floods marginal vegetation. Eggs are left amongst the vegetation out of the water and hatch at the next spring tide.
Ko te hao hopu i ngā īnanga me ngā ngāore, he hiraka mā (HP 1991:17). / The net for catching whitebait and smelt was of white silk.
2. (noun) a whitish, pale grey-green or creamy-coloured variety of greenstone.
Ko te pounamu tuatahi i kitea e ia, he īnanga; i kitea atu ki te īnanga ika nei, e tau ana mai i roto i te awa; kātahi ka tahuri ki te haohao, ka whātoro te ringa o Hine-te-uira-i-waho ki te wai, ka riro ake te kōwhatu hei punga mō te kupenga haohao, kia totohu ai ki roto i te wai. Ka kitea, e! he kōwhatu rerekē tēnei kōwhatu; ka kīia tēnā kōwhatu he īnanga (JPS 1913:113). / The first type of greenstone he saw was the kind called 'īnanga', because it was seen with īnanga the fish (whitebait), which he proceeded to catch. When Hine-te-uira-i-waho stretched out her hand into the water to get a stone as a sinker for the net, to sink it in the water, this stone was seen to be quite different, hence the name 'īnanga'.
3. (noun) grass tree, Dracophyllum longifolium - a shrub from 1 m to 10 m tall with black, deeply fissured bark. Leaves are longitudinally channelled and minutely serrate. Found in the South Island and Stewart Island, except in eastern Nelson, Marlborough and Canterbury. Also known as īnaka.
