2. (stative) be hard, not friable (of soil).
He ioio te oneone o te whenua nei (W 1971:78). / The soil of this land is not friable.
3. (stative) be stiff (from being tired).
Ka ioio ōku waewae i te roa o te haerenga (W 1971:78). / My legs were stiff from the long trip.
4. (noun) sinew, muscle, nerve, nervous system.
Ko te roro te pū o te pūnaha ioio e whiwhi ana, e tuku ana i ngā karere, e whakahaere ana i ngā wāhanga katoa o te tinana (RP 2009:345). / The brain is at the centre of the nervous system, receiving and sending messages to control all parts of the body (RP 2009:345).
hura
1. (verb) to lift the arm suddenly with the arm bent.
Kātahi ka hura ngā peke o te tangata nei, mura tonu ngā tara o te whare. Kātahi ka hura ki ngā pito o te whare, ā, ka mura tonu ngā pito (W 1971:71). / Then this man suddenly lifted his bent arms and the side walls of the house were immediately in flames. Then he did the same with the ends of the house and they were immediately ablaze.
2. (noun) nervous twitching of the shoulder.
2. (noun) nervousness, tension, anxiety, unease, edginess, tenseness.
Katakata kau ana te waha, he kawenga pea nā te whakamā, nā te āmaimai (HJ 2015:18). / Laughing for no particular reason probably conveys embarrassment and unease.
mōniania
1. (verb) to set on edge.
I aua rā ka mutu tā rātou kī, Kua kai ngā mātua i ngā karepe kaiota, ā mōniania ana ngā niho o ngā tamariki (PT Heremaia 31:29). / In those days they shall say no more, The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
Synonyms: māniania
2. (modifier) jumpy, jittery, nervous, fearful.
He wairua mōniania tōna, he tautauā. / He has a nervous nature, he's a scaredy-cat.
3. (noun) fear, apprehension, concern.
Ko te mōniania nui o te ngākau, ka noho koinei te reo ka whāngaia atu ki ngā tamariki (TTTT 2006:14). / My biggest concern is that this will be the language fed to children.
2. (noun) sinew, muscle, nerve, nervous system.
I whara ngā io o taku ringa katau, koia rā au i kore ai e tuhi i taku kōrero inapō. / The sinews in my right arm were injured and that's why I didn't write my essay last night.
3. (noun) strand.
E toru ngā io o te taura (W 1971:78). / There are three strands of the rope.
4. (noun) warp, vertical thread.
Ka patua te muka mō te io, kia ngāwari; kāore e patua mō te aho, kia kaha ai (W 1971:78). / The harakeke fibre for the vertical threads is beaten to make it soft; it's not beaten for the cross-threads, so that they are strong.
5. (noun) line, column.
I mua i te pakanga mārikatanga ki ngā io o ngā ope a Whīra Maihara Erwin Rommel, i tonoa atu e Pēneti a Meiha Arapeta Awatere rātau ko Kamupene C - ko Rūtene Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngārimu tētehi - kia whakaekea e rātau te taumata tūtata mai - he mea tapa nei e te hokowhitu Māori ko Hikurangi (TTR 2000:19). / Before the main battle against the lines of Field Marshal Erwin Rommel’s lines, Bennett sent Major Arapeta Awatere and C Company - including Lieutenant Te Moananui-a-Kiwa Ngārimu - to attack the adjacent point - called Hikurangi by the Māori Battalion.
6. (noun) twitch, spasm, twinge.
Ki te mea i tata te io ki te tinana, arā i runga rawa ake o te turi, he whanaunga e haere mai ana (White 2 1889:5). / If the twinge is near the torso, that is, it is way above the knee, that is a sign that relatives are coming.
kauae timu
1. (noun) tetanus - bacterial disease affecting the nervous system and marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles.
Ko te kauae timu te pūtake o te whakamakiki me te hukihuki o ngā uaua, tērā ka kaha whakararu i te hēhē me te horomi (HE 2017). / Tetanus causes muscles to stiffen and spasm, and makes it extremely hard to breathe or swallow (HE 2017).
pakaua hukihuki
1. (noun) tetanus - bacterial disease affecting the nervous system and marked by rigidity and spasms of the voluntary muscles.
Heoi ki ētahi whakaaro ko ngā mate i pā pea ki a rātou ko te niumōnia, te pakaua hukihuki, mate kaikōiwi me ngā tūmomo hakihaki (Te Ara 2016). / However according to some theories the illnesses that probably affected them were pneumonia, tetanus, rheumatoid arthritis and various skin diseases.
