māniania
1. (verb) to set on edge, feel a jarring sensation.
I kai ngā mātua i ngā karepe kaiota, ā māniania ana ngā niho o ngā tamariki (PT Ehekiera 18:2). / The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.
Synonyms: mōniania
2. (modifier) noisy.
I maharatia anō tērā e māniania taua hui a Tātana i a rātou (TWMNT 7/12/1878:164). / It was thought that they would create a noise at that meeting of Sutton's.
Synonyms: makekeno, turituri, kurupākara, nganangana, hoihoi, haunene, tīhoihoi, pākinakina, manioro
3. (modifier) slippery.
Tino reka tēnei kai. Tōna waiwai, tōna ngāwari, tōna heke māniania i te korokoro ahakoa tōna haunga (TWK 36:3). / This food is really tasty. It's juicy, soft and slips down the throat, although it's smelly.
4. (noun) problem.
Mehemea, ka haere i runga i te kūwaretanga, i te wāina, i te pia, i te parani, me ērā atu kai whakatautauhea i te tangata, tērā e kite i tā rātou māreherehe, i ngā māniania, i ngā whakatenetene; ā, ka whakatiorotia ngā taringa ki ngā karanga whakakaitoa, o te tini, o te mano (KO 15/3/1884:4). / If they had gone in ignorance with wine, beer, brandy and other substances that debauch people, then we would understand their trouble, the problems and the annoyance, and we would have been assailed with the strident recriminating calls of the mass.
Synonyms: pōrahurahu, pōraruraru, uaua, whakararuraru, whakararu, hara, rararu, raruraru, raru, mate, kūrakuraku
kurupākara
1. (stative) to be noisy.
Kurupākara ana tērā te māra a Tāne i te pekī, i te tīhau a ngā manu (HM 1/1998:1). / The garden of Tāne is noisy with the chirping and twittering of the birds.
Synonyms: manioro, makekeno, turituri, māniania, nganangana, hoihoi, haunene, tīhoihoi, pākinakina
makekeno
1. (modifier) noisy.
Synonyms: manioro, turituri, māniania, kurupākara, nganangana, hoihoi, haunene, tīhoihoi, pākinakina
haunene
1. (modifier) noisy.
Synonyms: manioro, makekeno, turituri, māniania, kurupākara, nganangana, hoihoi, tīhoihoi, pākinakina
2. (noun) noise, chatter.
I a ia e hīkoi ana i te ngahere, ka rangona e ia te haunene, te kōhimuhimu, te katakata. / While she was walking in the forest she heard chatter, whispering and laughter.
hoihoi
1. (adjective) be noisy, deafening, loud.
Kāore au i te kōingo ki ngā tāone, ki te pōwaiwai o te tāngata, ki te haruru, ki te tatangi, ki te hoihoi. Kāti anō taku hoihoi ko te korihi a ngā manu, ko te pupuhi a te hau, ko te haruru o te tai, ko te hiere a te tamariki (TTT 1/8/1926:444). / I don't yearn for the towns, for the hustle and bustle of people, the rumble, clatter and noise. I'm fine with the noise of the birds singing, the wind blowing, the roar of the sea and the sound of children.
Synonyms: rarahi, kaha, tiori, tīwerawera, pākinakina, manioro, makekeno, turituri, māniania, kurupākara, nganangana, haunene, tīhoihoi
2. (interjection) hush! be quiet! bite your tongue!.
turituri
1. (verb) to be noisy, rowdy.
I konei ka turituri rawa te hui (TWMNT 7/12/1878:164). / At this point the gathering became very noisy.
Synonyms: pākinakina, manioro, makekeno, māniania, kurupākara, nganangana, hoihoi, haunene, tīhoihoi
3. (interjection) hush! be quiet!.
Pānuitia ki Parani kāore aku hara. Engari ko ngā whakahoki mai i taikaha. I karanga mai te tangata, "Turituri!" (HKW 1/10/1899:4). / Inform France that I'm innocent. But the response was harsh. The man called out, "Be quiet!"
2. (modifier) disobedient, rebellious, insubordinate, naughty, wayward, non-compliant.
He tamaiti taringa tīhoihoi, kāore e whakarongo ki te kupu a tōna matua, a tōna whaea (PK 2008:923). / A disobedient child who won't listen to what his father and mother say.
3. (modifier) noisy, raucous, loudly.
Synonyms: māniania, kurupākara, nganangana, hoihoi, haunene, pākinakina, turituri, makekeno, manioro
nganangana
1. (verb) to be noisy, blustering, vociferous.
Nganangana ana te auau mai o tērā taha kia whakakorea atu te 'takoha nei a Timi Kara', arā, ngā whenua taramore o te puku o Te Ika-a-Māui (TTR 1996:13). / The opposition were frequently vociferous that 'James Carroll's blot' be repudiated, that is the undeveloped land in the central North Island.
Synonyms: manioro, makekeno, turituri, māniania, kurupākara, hoihoi, haunene, tīhoihoi, pākinakina
3. (noun) lamprey, Geotria australis - an eel-like fish that has a sucker mouth with horny teeth and a rasping tongue. A highly valued food of Māori. Found around North, South, Stewart and Chatham Islands coasts, penetrating inland to 230 km.
See also piharau
Synonyms: kanakana wairaki, korokoro, kanakana, pihapiharau, pipiharau, tuna korokoro, wairaki, waituere, pia, puhikorokoro, piharau
2. (noun) bullroarer - a traditional Māori musical instrument made of wood, stone or bone attached to a long string.
See also pūrerehua
3. (noun) noisy lashing rain, storm.
Kīhai i mōhiotia, tēnei te pūrorohū te hōkai mai rā (TKM.MM 18/7/1863:7). / It was not known that a storm was gathering.
manioro
1. (verb) to make a noise, create a disturbance.
Kei noho au i konei manioro noa ai (M 2004:348). / Lest I remain here just creating a disturbance.
Synonyms: pioro
2. (modifier) noisy, strident, irritating, annoying.
E ahu katoa mai ana ngā kupu manioro nei i tērā hunga tae atu anō hoki ki te hunga e pōhēhē nei tō rātou matatau kē! (Karetu 2016). / These irritating comments all come from that group, including the ones who think mistakenly that they are fluent!
Synonyms: makekeno, turituri, māniania, kurupākara, nganangana, hoihoi, haunene, tīhoihoi, pākinakina
2. (verb) to be loud, noisy, strident, raucous, piercing.
Pākinakina ana te tangi a te manu (W 1971:254). / The bird's call is strident.
Synonyms: tīwharawhara, wero, werowero, kōtaratara, kurupākara, nganangana, hoihoi, haunene, tīhoihoi, māniania, turituri, makekeno, manioro
3. (modifier) loud, noisy, strident, raucous, piercing.
Whakarongo ki te tangi pākinakina a te kākā. / Listen to the strident call of the kākā.
Synonyms: tīwerawera, rarahi, kaha, tiori, hoihoi
pīpipi
1. (noun) brown creeper, Mohoua novaeseelandiae - a small endemic forest bird of the South Island and Stewart Island, reddish-brown crown, rump and tail, ash-grey on face and neck, and light buff underparts. Usually found in small, fast-moving noisy flocks high in the canopy.
Synonyms: tītirihika, pipirihika, toitoi
2. (noun) shining sunset shell, Soletellina nitida - a triangular-shaped bivalve mollusc common in sand near low tide. Fragile shell, often with a greenish-yellow, varnish-like coating. Purplish near the hinge and inside.
Kātahi taua tangata rā ka mahara he pakake; kātahi ka nuku atu ki te taha titiro atu ai. Nō te kitenga o taua tangata i ngā kanohi e kamokamo ana mai i roto i te pīpipi, kātahi anō taua tangata ka mōhio he tangata tonu (JPS 1921:43). / The man at first thought it was a minke whale, but then he moved nearer to have a closer look. When he saw the eyes of that man, which were blinking from amidst the shining sunset shells, he knew it was a human being.
3. (noun) cirrostratus - cloud forming a thin, fairly uniform semi-translucent layer at high altitude. Often used in the phrase pīpipi o te rangi.
Ka kite a Tūpai i te rangi e tuhi ana te pīpipi o te rangi (JPS 1926:240). / Tūpai saw the sky adorned with cirrostratus cloud.
See also pipi
toitoi
1. (noun) giant bully, Gobiomorphus gobioides and other species of bully - stocky fish with large heads, two separate dorsal fins, strong body scales, and pelvic fins located forwards beneath the gill openings. Giant bully is very dark, often black with irregular, golden olive lines on cheeks and a linear series of small, golden speckles on each flank. An endemic fish widespread in esturine and coastal waters of the North and South Islands. Rarely moves more than 2 km inland. Emerges at night to feed.
Ka nui te whaikōrero, ka tukua te kai, arā, te tuna, te inanga, te kōura, te toitoi (JPS 1901:74). / After a lot of speech-making, food was presented, that is eels, whitebait, crayfish and giant bully.
See also kōkopu
2. (noun) common bully, Gobiomorphus cotidianus - an endemic fish found throughout streams and waterways of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Body moderately stout and head bluntly pointed.
See also tīpokopoko
3. (noun) Cook's turban shell, Cookia sulcata - a large, round, heavy univalve that lives under rocks just below low tide.
See also kāeo
Synonyms: karahiwa, kararuri, karekawa, kawari, koeo, koeti, koriakai, korohiwa, korona, kororiwha, kūpā, marapeka, matamatangongo, mātangata, matatangata, kōramu, matapura, tōrire, hānea, kurewha, tākupu, pipi taiari, rehoreho, rereho, taiwhatiwhati, takarape, tanetane, tāwiri, torewai, tungangi, uere, wahawaha, wētiwha, whētikotiko, karahū, tohemanga, pure, tairaki, ngūpara, pipi tairaki, kuharu, kūkuku, kūkukuroa, kukupati, pūkanikani, papahurihuri, hākari, poua, rerekākara, tio, tikoaka, toheroa, tuangi, tuangi haruru, kaitua, kākara, miware, mitimiti, pūpū, ngārahu tatawa, ngārahu taua, peke, ataata, kaitangata, pūpū kōrama, pūpū atamarama, tihipu, tihi, tio para, tio repe, tipa, totoro, totorere, tuatua, tupa, toretore, ngākihi, ngaingai, kākahi, taiawa, rūharu, tūpere, kuhakuha, ngaere, ngākihi hahae, kukupara, ngākihi awaawa, kuku-mau-toka, ngākihi tea, niania, matangongore, matangārahu, maurea, mimiti, karehu, tītiko, ngāruru, ngaeti, papatua, karoro, waharoa, ururoa, wahanui, ngāeo, pipi, tūteure, ngākihi hiwihiwi, ngākihi kopia, papatai, hahari, hohehohe, hūai, kōmore, pātitotito, pātiotio, peraro, pūkauri, pūpū karikawa, pūpū harakeke, pūpū māeneene, pūpū tuatea, pūpū waharoa, pūpū waitai, pūtātara, purewha, pūrimu, ruheruhe, takarepo, takai, tākai, tūroro, piritoka, pōrohe, kahitua, angarite, awatai, hauwai, harihari, hihiwa, hinangi, hoehoe, hopetea, kāeo, whāngai karoro, pīpipi, pūpū rore, pūpū taratara, pāua, poro, tātara, pūpū tarataratea, whētiko, koio, kōrama, karariwha
4. (noun) white-breasted North Island tomtit, Petroica macrocephala toitoi - a little black-and-white bird with a large head and short tail. Lives in forest and scrub.
See also miromiro
Synonyms: kikitori, kōmiromiro, māuipōtiki, pipitore, pipitori, pīmiromiro, pīngirungiru, pīmirumiru, pīrangirangi, miromiro, hōmiromiro
5. (noun) brown creeper, Mohoua novaeseelandiae - a small endemic forest bird of the South Island and Stewart Island, reddish-brown crown, rump and tail, ash-grey on face and neck, and light buff underparts. Usually found in small, fast-moving noisy flocks high in the canopy.
See also pīpipi
Synonyms: tītirihika, pipirihika, pīpipi
pipirihika
1. (noun) brown creeper, Mohoua novaeseelandiae - a small endemic forest bird of the South Island and Stewart Island, reddish-brown crown, rump and tail, ash-grey on face and neck, and light buff underparts. Usually found in small, fast-moving noisy flocks high in the canopy.
See also pīpipi
Synonyms: tītirihika, toitoi, pīpipi
tītirihika
1. (noun) brown creeper, Mohoua novaeseelandiae - a small endemic forest bird of the South Island and Stewart Island, reddish-brown crown, rump and tail, ash-grey on face and neck, and light buff underparts. Usually found in small, fast-moving noisy flocks high in the canopy.
See also pīpipi
Synonyms: pipirihika, toitoi, pīpipi
