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raki

1. (stative) be dried up, dry, parched, dehydrated, arid.

Kua raki ana kai i te rā. / His food has dried out from the sun.

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Synonyms: pakupaku, waikore, tūpākākā


2. (modifier) dry, dried up.

Otirā he tau raki tēnei ki ngā wāhi katoa o te ao, kātahi anō te raumati i tino pūkākā ai te rā ki Ingarani, ko tēnei (MM.TKM 31/12/1859:6). / But this is a dry year throughout the world. In England, this has been one of the hottest summers ever.

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3. (modifier) northern.

He pari katoa i ia taha o te maunga nei. Kaua ki te taha raki (HP 1991:28). / There are cliffs on each side of this mountain, except on the northern side.

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Synonyms: nōta, tokerau, marangai, hauraro, whakararo, tiu, tūāraki, muri


4. (noun) drought.

Otirā ināianei kua tīmata anō rātou ki te hanga waikeri hei kawe mai i te wai o ngā maunga hei whakamākūkū i ngā māra ina ka puta he raki ki te whenua (KO 20/11/1886:5). / But now they have again begun to build canals to bring the water of the mountains to irrigate the gardens when droughts occur.

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5. (noun) north.

I te ngutuawa o Waihao ki te raki tā rātou hōpuni mahinga tuna (TTR 1990:200). / At the mouth of the Waihao River, to the north, was their eeling camp.

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tūāraki

1. (modifier) northern, to the north.

Ko te kāinga i noho ai a Mihikitekapua ko Te Matuahu, kei te taha tūāraki o Waikaremoana (M 2004:76). / Mihikitekapua lived at Te Matuahu, a settlement on the northern shore of Waikaremoana.

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Synonyms: whakararo


2. (noun) north.

Rangiuru: He maunga kei te tūāraki whaka-te-hauāuru o Te Puke; ko te ingoa nui o te takiwā o Te Puke (M 2006:58). / Rangiuru. A mountain on the north-west of Te Puke; it is also the district name of the locality of Te Puke (M 2006:59).

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Synonyms: muri, nōta, tokerau, tiu, hauraro, raki, whakararo, marangai


3. (noun) north wind.

Mā te tūāraki e kawe te aroha ki te tau kua wehe nei ki te tonga (PK 2008:988). / The north wind will carry my love for my darling who has departed to the south.

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Synonyms: kōkōraro, kōraki, tāpāraro, marangai, hauraro

tokerau

1. (noun) north.

E te Tokerau, e te Tonga, e te Tai Rāwhiti, e te Hauāuru, hui mai ki te marae nei (TTT 1/2/1922:5). / People of the North, South, East and West, gather at this marae.

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Synonyms: marangai, tūāraki, muri, nōta, tiu, hauraro, raki, whakararo


2. (noun) autumn.

I te tokerau ka poto haere ngā rā, ka tae ki te takurua, kua tino poto rawa atu (PK 2008:960). / In autumn the days become shorter and when winter arrives they are really short.

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nōta

1. (loan) (noun) north.

E kī ana anō ki a mātou, kei te kōrero anō ināianei mō tētahi atu whenua nui, kei runga i te takiwā o te Urewera, ā kei te āta haere, kei te tika, te haere a te Pākehā, ki waenganui o tēnei Motu (arā, ki te Motu o te Nōta) (TW 12/2/1875:10). / Negotiations, we are told, are now going on for the acquisition of another extensive block of land well up in Urewera country, and steadily, but surely the advance of the Pākehā is being made into the interior of the North Island.

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Synonyms: marangai, tūāraki, muri, tokerau, tiu, hauraro, raki, whakararo

kōraki

1. (noun) north wind, north-north-west wind.

tapatapātiu

1. (noun) west-north-west wind, west-north-west, north-west.

rangaranga te muri

1. (noun) north-east wind, north-north-east.

Ko Pāwhare te ingoa o te hau rangaranga te muri kei Te Matau-a-Māui (Te Ara 2013). / Pāwhare is the name of the north-north-east wind in Hawke’s Bay.

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Synonyms: hau mākato, marangai-mā-raro, pāwhakarua, pākihiroa

tapātiu

1. (noun) west-north-west wind, west-north-west, north-west.

Ko ētahi o ngā rākau nunui o te wao, nā te tapātiu i whakahinga (KO 15/9/1884:6). / Some of the large trees of the forest were felled by the west-north-west wind.

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Synonyms: kōtiu, kapekape, tapatapa atiu, tapatapātiu, māuru, tapatapa-aitu, raki-mā-uru, hauāuru-mā-raki, uru-mā-raki

whakarua

1. (noun) north-east, north-east breeze, north-easterly, east-nor'-east, easterly breeze.

Ka tiri atu tō whāngai, ko angiangi ki te whakarua, ē, ko angiangi ki te māwake (M 2006:380). / For you have been portioned out as food for the easterly breeze, and by the gentle southerly breeze (M 2006:381).

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See also raki-mā-rāwhiti

Synonyms: rāwhiti-mā-raki, marangai-mā-raro, kārapu, raki-mā-rāwhiti, pāwhakarua

tapatapa atiu

1. (noun) west-north-west wind, west-north-west, north-west.

Muriwhenua

1. (location) North Cape area of the North Island, Far North (i.e. north of Kaitaia).

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 78;)

Ka whakaae a Poroa, ka kīia me whawhai ō rāua hapū ki te one o Muriwhenua (TTT 1/1/1925:s54). / Poroa agreed and said that their two hapū should fight on the beach at North Cape.

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kōtiu

1. (verb) to dart, swerve, swoop - as a kite.

E kōtiu ana i roto i ngā ngaru tūātea o te moana whēuriuri (HTK 25/2/1893:2). / Swopping into the foaming waves of the dark ocean.

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See also tiu


2. (noun) north-west, north-west wind - some say a north wind.

Tērā anō ētahi motu e tū kē mai ana. Kei te kōtiu o Nukuhiva. Ka rere atu i Nukuhiva kia rua ngā mano māero e rere ai ka tae ki Hawai‘i me ōna motu ririki (MM.TKM 1/1856:11). / There are some other islands lying far away to the north-west of Nukuhiva. If we sail from Nukuhiva in that direction for two thousand miles we shall reach Hawai‘i with its small Islands.

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Synonyms: tapātiu, kapekape, tapatapa atiu, tapatapātiu, māuru, tapatapa-aitu, raki-mā-uru, hauāuru-mā-raki, uru-mā-raki, tūpātiu, hauātiu, parera

māuru

1. (noun) north-west, north-west wind.

He mihinere kaha rawa i kōhurutia ki Eromanga e ngā tāngata māori o reira, ko tētahi ia o ētahi motu kei te taha māuru o Niu Tīrani e takoto ana, 1800 māero te pāmamao atu i Pōneke nei. / A brave missionary was murdered on Erromango Island by the indigenous people there. It is one of the islands lying to the northwest of New Zealand, 1800 miles from Wellington.

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Synonyms: tūpātiu, hauātiu, parera, tapatapa atiu, tapatapātiu, tapatapa-aitu, kōtiu, hauāuru-mā-raki, uru-mā-raki, raki-mā-uru, tapātiu, kapekape


2. (noun) west, west wind.

Ko taua rū i ahu mai te aronga i te taha ki te māuru, āhua whakatemarangai (TJ 4/1/1898:6). / That earthquake came from the west heading towards the east.

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tuku uta

1. (noun) north-north-west wind - probably a Ngāti Porou term for a land breeze.

He aha ra te hau e pā nei? He tuku uta, he patu moana (M 2004:40). / What is the breeze that blows here? It is a north-north-west wind that calms the sea.

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Synonyms: kōraki

hauraro

1. (stative) low down, hanging down (of clothes, etc.).

Kua tirohia iho ki ngā weruweru, he mea tāpeka, ka mohio tonu iho nō tawhiti tēnei tira, nō ngā whenua noa atu, ehara i konei. Mehemea nō konei, he hauraro noa iho te kākahu o te weruweru (NM 1928:123). / He looked down at the garments, which were wrapped around them, so he knew immediately that this travelling party was from a long way way, from a distant land, not local. If they were from here the garments would have just hung down.

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2. (verb) to surrender, submit, capitulate, yield.

I te whakapaunga o taua tau ka hauraro a Te Waru Tamatea (TTR 1990:384). / Late that year Te Waru Tamatea surrendered.

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3. (noun) north, north wind.

Ka rikoriko mai te mata o Puaka i te hauraro, he tohu tau pai (W 1971:41). / Rigel twinkles in the north, a sign of a good year.

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Synonyms: kōkōraro, kōraki, tāpāraro, nōta, tokerau, marangai, raki, whakararo, tiu, tūāraki, muri


4. (noun) subscript.

pāwhare

1. (noun) north-north-east wind - in the Hawke's Bay area.

Ko pāwhare te ingoa o te hau rangaranga te muri kei Te Matau-a-Māui (Te Ara 2016). / Pāwhare is the name of the north-north-east wind in Hawke’s Bay.

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parera kotipu

1. (noun) west-north-west wind, west-north-west.

He parera kotipu te hau nei, kāore i te ahu tūturu mai i te uru (PK 2008:605). / This wind is a west-north-west wind, it doesn't come from the true west.

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marangai-mā-raro

1. (noun) north-east, north-east wind.

Ko ngā kāinga nohoanga o te Akinehe, kei te pito raro o te motu, ko ngā Pata, kei te marangai-mā-raro, i tāwāhi mai o te rae kōkiri o Maraka. / The Achinese occupy the northern portion of the island, and the Battas the north-east quarter opposite to the peninsula of Malacca.

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Synonyms: hau mākato, rangaranga te muri, pākihiroa, raki-mā-rāwhiti, rāwhiti-mā-raki, pāwhakarua, whakarua, kārapu

pāwhakarua

1. (modifier) north-east.

I hokoa tēnei kaipuke e ia hei whakakotahi i ngā iwi o Rarotonga me ērā atu motu o te Moana Mārie, ki te taha pāwhakarua o Niu Tīreni (TKM 27/6/1863:2). / He has purchased this ship to enable him to unite the people of Rarotonga with those other islands of the Pacific Ocean to the north-east of New Zealand.

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Synonyms: whakarua, rāwhiti-mā-raki, marangai-mā-raro, kārapu, raki-mā-rāwhiti


2. (noun) north-east wind, north-easterly.

Ka pā te karanga, "Ē, ka wera! Ka wera! Ka wera te tāone!" E kaha ana te hau i taua wā, he pāwhakarua (MM.TKM 29/7/1858:1). / The call went out, "It's burning! It's burning! The town is burning!" The wind, a north-easterly, was strong at that time.

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Synonyms: whakarua, pākihiroa, hau mākato, marangai-mā-raro, rangaranga te muri

kapekape

1. (noun) stick to rake out embers or food.

Taumaha kai te motumotu, kai te kapekape, kai te rorerore (JPS 1897:51). / Blessings on the embers, on the rake, on the poker (JPS 1897:51).

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2. (noun) north-west, north-west wind.

Ko taua tāone e tū ana i te taha moana i te pūaha o te awa i huaina e te Pākehā ko te Kerei. Ka rua tekau mā rima pea māero te pāmamao o taua tāone i te taha ki raro mai o Hokitika, i te taha kapekape o te moutere o Ngāi Tahu, arā, o Te Wai Pounamu (TWMNT 21/2/1872:47). / That town is situated on the coast at the mouth of the river that the Pākehā call the Grey. That town is approximately twenty-five miles to the north of Hokitika, on the north-west side of the Ngāi Tahu's island, that is the South Island.

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Synonyms: kōtiu, tapātiu, tapatapa atiu, tapatapātiu, māuru, tapatapa-aitu, raki-mā-uru, hauāuru-mā-raki, uru-mā-raki, tūpātiu, hauātiu, parera

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