2. (personal noun) Mist.
Ko te Rangi tō tātou matua, nāna hoki i homai i ōna uri, i a Hauwhenua, i a Haumāringiringi, i a Haumārotoroto, i a Tōuarangi, i a Tōmairangi (NM 1928:9). / Rangi (the sky) is our father, who gave his offspring, Hauwhenua (land breeze), Haumāringiringi (mist), Haumārotoroto (heavy dew), Tōuarangi (rain) and Tōmairangi (moisture).
2. (modifier) secretly, stealthily, surreptitiously, covertly, privately, secret, confidential, hidden, concealed.
3. (noun) mist.
Synonyms: pūnehunehu, haumaringi, pūkohu, kōnenehu, pūnenehu, tākohu, au, haumāringiringi, tuarehu, waikohu, tūkōrehu, pūrehu, pūnehu, kohu, kōnehunehu, rehu, kākahi
4. (noun) soot (for moko).
pūrerehu
1. (adjective) be misty, dim, distant.
Synonyms: pūkohukohu, pōrehurehu, pūnenehu, pūrehurehu, porehu, pūnehunehu, kōnehunehu, pūnehu, ānehu, mōnenehu, matarehu, mōnehunehu, kōehuehu
2. (noun) cirrus cloud, mist lying in small detached pockets.
3. (noun) moth.
Synonyms: pūrerehua, pepe, pūrēhua, pūrehurehu, pēpepe
rehu
1. (verb) (-a) to pass out of sight, disappear, render unconscious.
Synonyms: whakanumi
2. (noun) haze, mist, spray, fine dust.
Ka tahuri rātau ki te koko rimu hei takotoranga mō ngā pāua me ngā ika maroke kia mākūkū ai, koi kino i te rehu waitai (JPS 1913:111). / They proceeded to pull up seaweed as receptacles for the pāua and the dried fish so that they would be moist, and so that they should not be spoiled by the sea spray.
Synonyms: haumāringiringi, tārehu, tārehu, tuarehu, tuarehu, waikohu, waikohu, tūkōrehu, tūkōrehu, pūrehu, pūrehu, kōnenehu, kohu, kōnehunehu, kōnehunehu, kākahi, pūnehunehu, haumaringi, pūkohu, au, pūnenehu, tākohu, pūnehu
3. (noun) premonition, extra-sensory perception, foreboding.
2. (noun) mist, vapour.
Ka hiki te tākohu, ka tīneia atu ngā rama o ngā waka haere i te huarahi (PK 2008:837). / When the mist lifted the lights of the vehicles travelling on the road were extinguished.
Synonyms: haumāringiringi, tuarehu, tūkōrehu, pūnehu, kōnehunehu, kākahi, haumaringi, au, kōnenehu, tārehu, waikohu, pūrehu, kohu, rehu, pūnehunehu, pūkohu, pūnenehu
kākahi
1. (noun) freshwater mussel, Hyridella menziesi - a bivalve mollusc which lives in fine mud or sand in freshwater lakes, ponds, streams and rivers. Has a dark, olive-brown coated shell and the inside is grayish-white.
Tōna maunga ko Ngongotahā, te moana ko Rotorua, ngā ika o roto he kōura, he kākahi, he īnanga (H 1992:50). / His mountain is Ngongotahā, the lake is Rotorua and the fish in it are crayfish, freshwater mussels and whitebait.
2. (noun) whale, orca, killer whale, Orcinus orca - a large, black-and-white dolphin with a tall, vertical, sharply triangular dorsal fin in the male and shorter, slightly hooked fin in the female. Because of the orca's sophisticated hunting techniques and intelligence, chiefs were sometimes likened to kākahi, as in the second example below.
Ko te kākahi i te waiata nei mō te tohorā (M 2004:232). / The term 'kākahi' in this song refers to the whale.
Te kākahi whakairoiro o te moana (W 1971:80). / The mottled orca of the sea.
See also maki
3. (noun) mist, haze.
Ki a Te Ātiawa ko te kākahi, ko te kōrehurehu i runga i te moana āio; hei te rangi ātaahua ka āhua auahi mai i runga o te moana (M 2004:232). / To Te Ātiawa the 'kākahi' is the haze on the calm sea which is seen on fine days and looks a little like smoke on the sea.
Synonyms: kōnenehu, haumāringiringi, tuarehu, waikohu, tūkōrehu, pūnehu, kōnehunehu, pūnehunehu, pūkohu, pūnenehu, kōnenehu, tārehu, tuarehu, waikohu, pūrehu, kohu, rehu, haumaringi, au, tākohu
papanui
1. (verb) (-tia) to cover, block.
Ahakoa rā te pū repo i mauria mai hei whakaangiangi i Parihaka, meinga ana e te mana o Tohu rāua ko Te Whiti kia kore e pakū, ko tā rāua kupu tēnei, "E te mana o tōku atua, papanuitia te ngutu o te pū repo rā kei pakū." (TP 1/1908:5). / Although the cannon which was brought to fire on Parihaka, Tohu and Te Whiti's mana caused it to misfire and this is what they said, "O the power of my god, block the mouth of the cannon so that it will not fire."
2. (noun) cloud or mist uniformly covering the sky.
Ko ngā kapua (he kohu i ētahi wā) e rārangi mai ana i te rangi he papanui (Te Ara 2012). / Clouds (or mist sometimes) uniformly covering the sky was called 'papanui'.
3. (noun) platform in a tree - for a bird snarer.
4. (noun) palm of the hand - traditional measurement.
Ko te papanui tētahi waeine aro kē hei ine i te horahanga o te tēpu (TRP 2010:311). / The palm of the hand is a non-standard unit of measurement to measure the area of a table.
2. (noun) fog, mist.
E tau ana te pūkohu ki ngā whārua o tētahi poraka pāina ki Rotorua (Te Ara 2015). / Mist settles in the valleys of a pine forest block near Rotorua.
Synonyms: rehu, pūnehunehu, au, tākohu, haumāringiringi, tuarehu, kōnenehu, pūrehu, pūnehu, kōnehunehu, kākahi, haumaringi, pūnenehu, tūkōrehu, tārehu, waikohu, pūrehu, pūnehu, kohu
3. (noun) moss.
Ko te tae o ngā hune, e rite ana ki te pūkohu, ā, he kōrangorango te āhua (HM 4/1998). / The colour of the down feathers is similar to moss and is mottled.
Synonyms: kohukohu, kōpuru, whareatua, pūkahukahu, pūkohukohu, rimu
kōnehunehu
1. (modifier) misty.
Puta mai ai ngā patupaiarehe nei i te pō, i ngā rā kōnehunehu rānei. / Patupaiarehe appear at night or on misty days.
Synonyms: porehu, mōnenehu, matarehu, mōnehunehu, kōehuehu, pūkohukohu, pūrerehu, pōrehurehu, pūnenehu, pūrehurehu, ānehu, pūnehunehu, pūnehu
2. (noun) drizzle, fine rain, mist.
au
1. (noun) smoke.
Ko ngā tuākana e whakapuru wahie ana ki ngā taha o te whare, ā, ka tahuna ki te ahi. Ka kā tēnei wāhi, me tēnei wāhi, ka puta ki te roro, ka uhia te whare e te au o te ahi; ka kapia hoki te mataaho o te whare e te ahi (TWK 4:28). / The older brothers piled firwood against the side of the house and the fire was lit. The fire burnt at each part and when it reached the verandah the house was covered by the smoke of the fire; and the window of the house was enveloped by the fire.
See also auahi
2. (noun) cloud, mist, fog.
Ātaahua ana te tāiri mai o te au i runga ake i te roto i te ata nei (PK 2008:43). / The mist suspended above the lake is so beautiful this morning.
Synonyms: haumaringi, pūkohu, pūnenehu, kōnenehu, tārehu, waikohu, tūkōrehu, pūrehu, haumāringiringi, kōnehunehu, kākahi, pūnehunehu, haumaringi, pūkohu, pūnenehu, tākohu, pūnehu, tuarehu, tūkōrehu, pūrehu, kohu, rehu, kākahi, pūnehunehu
3. (noun) current.
Poto tonu rātou te mau ki ngā hoe, ā, i mua i te rironga anō o te waka i te au o te moana, ka poua ngā hoe, ka kōkiri atu whakawaho a 'Tainui' ki te moana nui (NIT 1995:37). / They all took a paddle and, before they could be carried off again by the current of the sea, they plunged in the paddles and 'Tainui' short out to open sea.
4. (noun) whirlpool, rapid.
Rere pāhukahuka ana te wai i te au o te awa (PK 2008:43). / The water flows with froth in the rapids of the river.
5. (noun) wake (of a canoe, etc.).
E kaikainga ana te tahatika e te au nui o ngā waka e whakawhiti ana i Te Moana-o-Raukawa (PK 2008:43). / The shoreline is being eaten away by the big wake of the vessels crossing Cook Strait.
6. (noun) sea, ocean.
Nā, kātahi te tangata nei ka kahu i ana kahu whakapaipai, ka puta ki waho o te whare, ko te māhunga i tiaina ki te huia, ki te kōtuku. Nā, ka puta te whakataukī, 'me he toroa e tau ana i runga i te au' (TWK 4:13) / Then this man put on his beautiful cloaks, came out of the house, and his head was adorned with huia and kōtuku feathers. Now the whakataukī was expressed, 'like an albatross landing on the sea'.
Synonyms: moana, mātai, Tahuaroa, moana tuauriuri, moana waiwai
7. (noun) gall-bladder, gall.
Kātahi ka whakamoetia au. I werohia he ngira ki taku ringaringa katau. E rima hāora pea ina au e moe ana, e tapahia ana, ka tangohia ngā kōhatu e rima i roto i taku au (HP 1991:268). / Then I was sedated. A needle was inserted into my right arm. I was asleep for approximately five hours when I was operated on and five stones in my gall-bladder were removed.
8. (noun) string, cord.
Tuia ki runga ki te au kotahi (W 1971:20). / Tie it on top with a single string.
2. (noun) haze, mist fog.
Ko Tāmaki nei e tauria ana e te kōrehu moana (W 1971:141). / Tāmaki here is blanketed in sea fog.
3. (noun) regret, remorse, disappointment.
Ka nui te kōrehu i roto i a au mō aku mahi kino ki ōku mātua i taku ohinga (PK 2008:319). / I have a great deal of remorse for my bad behaviour to my parents in my youth.
kōnenehu
1. (noun) drizzle, fine rain, mist.
See also kōnehunehu
Synonyms: haumāringiringi, tārehu, tuarehu, waikohu, tūkōrehu, pūrehu, pūnehu, kohu, kōnehunehu, rehu, kākahi, pūnehunehu, haumaringi, pūkohu, au, pūnenehu, tākohu
pūrehu
1. (noun) cloud, mist.
Synonyms: kōnenehu, haumāringiringi, tārehu, tuarehu, waikohu, tūkōrehu, pūnehu, kohu, kōnehunehu, rehu, kākahi, pūnehunehu, haumaringi, pūkohu, au, pūnenehu, tākohu
kohu
1. (noun) fog, mist, haze, smog.
Ka pōkia te maunga e te kohu (HP 1991:6). / The mountain was covered by fog.
Synonyms: kōnenehu, haumāringiringi, tārehu, tuarehu, waikohu, tūkōrehu, pūrehu, pūnehu, kōnehunehu, rehu, kākahi, pūnehunehu, haumaringi, pūkohu, au, pūnenehu, tākohu
pūnehu
1. (modifier) dusty, misty.
Synonyms: pūkohukohu, pūrerehu, pōrehurehu, pūnenehu, pūrehurehu, ānehu, pūnehunehu, kōnehunehu, kōehuehu, mōnehunehu, matarehu, mōnenehu, porehu
2. (modifier) murky.
Ko ngā ringa kei roto i te wai pūnehu e whāwhā haere ana (TTT 1/9/1921:12). / The hands are in the murky water feeling around.
3. (noun) dust, mist.
Synonyms: waikohu, tūkōrehu, pūrehu, kohu, kōnehunehu, rehu, kākahi, pūnehunehu, haumaringi, haumaringi, pūkohu, pūkohu, au, au, kōnenehu, tākohu, pūnenehu, haumāringiringi, haumāringiringi, tārehu, tuarehu
pūnehunehu
1. (modifier) dusty, misty - often following ua.
I taua rangi nei i te ua pūnehunehu (HP 1991:6). / That day there was misty rain.
Synonyms: porehu, mōnenehu, matarehu, mōnehunehu, kōehuehu, pūkohukohu, pūrerehu, pōrehurehu, pūnenehu, pūrehurehu, ānehu, kōnehunehu, pūnehu
2. (modifier) misty-looking, grey.
Ka tino kitea atu hoki te āhua o ngā tāngata. He urukehu, he pūnehunehu, he mā, he mā kōrako, he whero tākou, pērā tonu te āhua o ngā kanohi (TP 1/1911:5). / The appearance of the men was seen very clearly. They had red hair, grey, fair, albino, and auburn, and their faces were of similar complexion.
pūnenehu
1. (stative) be dusty, misty.
Synonyms: porehu, mōnenehu, matarehu, mōnehunehu, kōehuehu, pūkohukohu, pūrerehu, pōrehurehu, pūrehurehu, ānehu, pūnehunehu, kōnehunehu, pūnehu
2. (noun) dust, mist.
Synonyms: kōnehunehu, kākahi, kōnenehu, au, haumaringi, tārehu, waikohu, pūrehu, kohu, rehu, pūnehunehu, pūkohu, tākohu, haumāringiringi, tuarehu, tūkōrehu, pūnehu
