tuhera
1. (verb) to be open.
I a ia e pīkau ana i ētahi pouaka pī, ka tarutu te kāta, ka tuhera tētahi o ngā pouaka, ka werohia ia e ngā pī (TPH 15/2/1912:2). / While he was transporting some beehives, the cart jerked violently, one of the hives opened and he was stung by the bees.
See also tuwhera
Synonyms: marake, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, are, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera
2. (modifier) open.
matata
1. (verb) to be split, open, gape.
Kua matata te kakau o te toki (W 1971:191). / The handle of the axe has split.
Synonyms: marake, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, are, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera
2. (verb) to open.
Ka mea a Hā ka mate ia; ka whakahua ia i tana kupu, "Te kōwhatu nei, ē, matiti, matata!" Kua matata, kua ngaro ia (NM 1928:83). / Hatupatu thought he would die, so he recited his words, "This rock, split open!" It opened and he disappeared into it.
3. (noun) crevice, chink, split.
Ka whati ngā ngārara ki roto ki ngā tauwhare oneone, ki ngā matata oneone, ki ngā tarutaru (TWMNT 22/8/1976:202). / The insects fled into the overhanging banks and crevices and cracks in the earth and the small vegetation and grass.
pōaha
1. (verb) to be open.
Engari i mea i a ia anō kia pōaha, ka mau ki te āhua o te pononga (PT Piripai 2:7). / But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant.
Synonyms: marake, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, are, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera
2. (verb) to be empty.
Waiho au kia pōaha ana, he rimu pukā, kei te ākau (M 2004:90). / Let me remain empty, like the porous seaweed on the shore.
are
1. (verb) to open.
Ka are mai ngā kanohi, ka mōhio au ka ora anō taku tamaiti (PK 2008:31). / When the eyes opened I knew my child would live.
See also puare
Synonyms: marake, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera
tuwhera
1. (verb) to be open.
Ko ēnei karahipi e tuwhera ana ki ngā tamariki Māori katoa (TTT 1/8/1931:22). / These scholarships are open to all Māori children.
Synonyms: māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, marake, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, are, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera, ango, pūaha
2. (modifier) open.
He wāhi tuwhera tonu tō rāua kāinga ki te hunga haere, hiahia moenga rānei, wāhi kapu tī rānei i te wā e hokohoko ana te mahi i te tāone (TTR 2000:95). / Their home was an open place for people travelling or wanting a bed, or a place for a cup of tea while shopping in the town.
3. (noun) opening up.
Nā te rironga o ngā whenua tata ki ngā tauranga ika me te tuwhera mai o ētahi atu mahi, kua kore ngā haerenga ā-iwi ki te hao ika (TeAra 2017). / With the loss of land near the fishing grounds and the opening up of other occupations large-scale fishing ceased.
Synonyms: huakanga, whakatuhera
poare
1. (verb) to be open.
Kia mataara. Me poare ngā taringa me ngā whatu (PK 2008:647). / Be alert. Your ears and eyes should be open.
Synonyms: marake, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, hīrikore, are, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera
2. (noun) stomata.
Ka uru te hauhā mā ngā poare o ngā rau (RP 2009:159). / Oxygen enters via the stomata of the leaves.
whakatuwheratanga
1. (noun) opening, opening ceremony.
Nāna i whakahaere ngā mahi taka kai mō te whakatuwheratanga o te whare nui i Waitangi i Pēpuere o te tau 1940, ā, tomokia ana hoki e ia te paepae, i te tānga o te kawa o taua whare (TTR 2000:41). / She organised catering for the opening of the meeting house at Waitangi in February 1940 and crossed the threshold first in the tapu removal ceremony of that house.
See also whakatuheratanga
Synonyms: whāinga, tarawaha, tomotomokanga, pūaha, wāhi, wāhinga, tāwaha, tomokanga, whakapuare, whakapuaretanga, whakatuheratanga, pūahaaha, puta, pūwaha, angotanga, waha, wherahanga, whakatuwhera, wherawhera, putanga, whakatuhera, puare
tīwara
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to split, cleave, divide, open.
Ka tīwaratia roatia taua rākau tawa (W 1971:427). / That tawa tree was split lengthwise.
Synonyms: marake, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, are, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera
2. (noun) can-opener, tin-opener.
2. (noun) open grasslands, barren land, open country.
Kātahi ka tīkina ka whawhaitia a Raumati me ōna iwi, ka mate a Ngāti Ohomairangi, ka horo, ā ka tae ki te matua e takoto ana mai i te pākihi (JPS 1925:309). / Ngāti Ohomairangi then attacked Raumati and his people, but were defeated and fled, falling back on the main body lying out in the open country.
tiora
1. (verb) (-ia) to split open, open (shellfish).
Me āta tiora anō ngā kūtai, kia kore ai e tīhaea te kiko (HJ 2015:225). / The mussels should be opened carefully, so that the flesh isn't damaged.
Synonyms: pāoraora
manahua
1. (verb) to be open (as a flower), open out.
He maha ngā putiputi ka manahua i te awatea, ka kati i te pō (PK 2008:389). / There are many flowers that open in the daytime and close at night.
Synonyms: whera, puaki, wherawhera, tāwaewae, tūhāngai
2. (noun) flowering, full bloom.
Ko tēnei te wā o te pūāwai, o te manahua o te kōwhai. / This is the time of the flowering and full bloom of the kōwhai.
tarawaha
1. (noun) space, interval, open place, opening.
E kore e noho noa i te tarawaha (M 2004:331). / You should not have stayed in the open place.
Synonyms: pūahaaha, tomotomokanga, pūaha, wāhi, wāhinga, tāwaha, tomokanga, whakapuare, whakatuwheratanga, whakapuaretanga, whakatuheratanga, puare, puta, pūwaha, angotanga, waha, wherahanga, whakatuwhera, wherawhera, putanga, whakatuhera
whakatuheratanga
1. (noun) opening, opening ceremony.
Ko te 16 o ngā rā o Mei, te rā kua whakaritetia hei whakatuheratanga mō te pāremata. / The 16 May is the day that has been set down for the opening of parliament.
See also whakatuwheratanga
Synonyms: whāinga, tarawaha, tomotomokanga, pūaha, wāhi, wāhinga, tāwaha, tomokanga, whakapuare, whakatuwheratanga, whakapuaretanga, pūahaaha, puta, pūwaha, angotanga, waha, wherahanga, whakatuwhera, wherawhera, putanga, whakatuhera, puare
whakatuhera
1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to open, set open.
He mea whakatuhera te hui e te Perehitini ki te inoi (TTT 1/11/1927:676). / The President opened the meeting with a prayer.
See also whakatuwhera
Synonyms: pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, huaki, poare, hīrikore, marake, pōaha, puakaha, raha, tūraha, tawhera, are, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, uaki, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui
2. (noun) opening, opening up.
Ka mea te Minita, ki tōna whakaaro me whakatikatika anō te ture kia tere ai te whakatuhera me te hoko i ētahi o ngā whenua Māori (TPH 30/5/1912:3). / The Minister said that in his opinion the law should be amended again so that the opening up and sale of some of the Māori lands is speeded up.
See also whakatuwhera
Synonyms: tuwhera, huakanga, tomotomokanga, pūaha, wāhi, wāhinga, tāwaha, tomokanga, whakapuare, whakatuwheratanga, whakapuaretanga, pūahaaha, puare, puta, pūwaha, angotanga, waha, wherahanga, whakatuwhera, wherawhera, putanga, whakatuheratanga, tarawaha
paepae
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to be cast ashore, wrecked, stranded.
Puta ake ana te kapua pōuri i te paewai o te rangi, ā kīhai i roa ka pūhia haeretia te kaipuke rā e te tūpuhi rāua ko te marangai, kua paepae haere ki te taha ki ngā toka e tino pakaru ai, e tino mate ai (TWMNT 19/5/1874:118). / Dark clouds appeared on the horizon, and it was not long before that ship was blown by storms and gales, and was cast against the rocks and destroyed.
2. (noun) beam, bar, horizontal board, threshold of a house, door sill, horizontal beam of a latrine.
Nāna i whakahaere ngā mahi taka kai mō te whakatuwheratanga o te whare nui i Waitangi i Pēpuere o te tau 1940, ā, tomokia ana hoki e ia te paepae, i te tānga o te kawa o taua whare (TTR 2000:41). / She organised catering for the opening of the meeting house at Waitangi in February 1940 and crossed the threshold first in the tapu removal ceremony of that house.
3. (noun) orators' bench.
Kia mutu rawa tā rātou, kātahi anō te paepae o te manuhiri ka tū mai ki te whakautu, ki te waiata, ā, ka whakatakoto i tāna koha (TWK 46:12). / When theirs finished, the orators' bench of the visitors stand to respond, to sing and lay down their koha.
4. (noun) open container, open shallow vessel.
He mate hōrapa te kohi, kaua te tangata i te mate kohi hei tuha ki te whare, ki te marae, engari te mea pai me tuha ki runga i te ahi, ko ngā kākahu horoi i te waha me tahu ki te ahi, ko ngā paepae hūare me horoi rawa ki te wai koropupū (TPH 4:23). / Tuberculosis is an infectious disease, so a person with it should not spit in the house or on the marae, but should spit into the fire, cloths for wiping the mouth should be burnt, and spittoons should be washed in boiling water.
Synonyms: oko
5. (noun) shallow dish, plate, platter, tray - any shallow dish or tray.
Me motuhake ngā paepae kai mā te tūroro, arā, ngā pereti, ngā kapu, ngā naihi, paoka, pune, me ērā mea katoa (TTT 1/3/1929:949). / The food dishes for the patient should be separate, namely the plates, cups, knives, forks, spoons and all those utensils.
2. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to go direct.
Me tīpoka ake, kai roa (HKW 1/7/1902:11). / We should go in a direct route, not the long one.
3. (verb) (-hia,-ia,-ria) to cut open, slit open.
Ka oti te hunuhunu, kua reri te poaka ki te tīpoka. Tangoa mai ngā terotero, te puku, me ngā ate ki waho (TWK 31:19). / When singeing the pig is done, we're ready to slit it open. Remove the intestines, stomach and the liver.
4. (noun) direct route, going directly.
Ko te tangata e hiahia ana kia nehua ia ki taua urupā, me mātua tīraha anō ki te marae mō tētahi wā; kāore e pai te tīpoka atu ki te urupā (HJ 2015:234). / The person wanting to be buried in that cemetery must first lie on the marae for a time; going directly to the burial ground is not appropriate.
au o te moana
1. (noun) open sea, open waters.
Nō muri noa nei ka mōhio ahau kaua e huri tō tuarā ki te au o te moana. I pērā ahau, i te huri taku tuarā ki te au o te moana (TWK 48:16). / Some time later I learnt not to turn my back to the open sea. I did that, I turned my back to the open sea.
Synonyms: moana tuauriuri, moana waiwai, waho, aumoana, tahora
2. (verb) (-na) to push (a sliding door), open, shut.
Ka tapoko ia ki te tāone nui, ka tū ki te tatau o tētahi whare nui, ka uaki te kaitiaki tatau ki a ia (KO 15/1/1884:16). / He entered the city and when he stood at the door of a mansion the doorkeeper opened the door for him.
Synonyms: peipei, kopiti, kati, kopi, tūtaki, tūtakitaki, kokopi, katikati, tūtataki, whakakopiti, panapana, kore, torohaki, tōpana ue, ue, tute, pana, kōpana, pei, poare, hīrikore, are, pōaha, marake, raha, tūraha, tawhera, puakaha, pūaha, tuwhera, māhorahora, matata, matatea, tīwhera, areare, kohera, tuhera, wātea, whakaareare, whakapuare, whewhera, mawhera, koraha, mārakerake, kohea, ango, puare, tīwara, tūmatanui, pawhera, hemahema, whakatuwhera, whakatuhera, huaki
3. (verb) (-na) to put forward, propose, put (e.g. a motion, petition, etc.).
kawanga whare
1. (noun) house-opening ceremony - the formal pre-dawn ceremony to open a new building, especially a meeting house. Because the newly carved house has been made of timber from the forests of the atua, Tāne-mahuta, and because there are carved figures of ancestors around the walls of the meeting house, the tapu on the house has to be lifted so that the building can be used by everybody. The tohunga recites karakia outside the building and the building is named. There are three karakia used, the first about Rātā, an early ancestor who was a carver and builder of canoes, and the birds of the forest which have to be appeased. The second karakia is to lift the tapu from the building and the tools used, and the third is an appeal to the atua to make the house stable and firm, to avert accidents and to make it a pleasant dwelling place. Then the tohunga and a ruahine (an older woman of rank and past child-bearing age), or a young girl, enter the house treading over the door sill, called takahi i te paepae tapu. Traditionally they would carry a cooked kūmara as well. Everybody follows the tohunga into the house as he moves around from the left side (facing out) of the house to the right. The tohunga strikes each of the carved figures with kawakawa leaves, as he moves around the house.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 170-171;)
See also kawa whakaara, kawa waere, kawa whakahoro, kawa tuainuku, kawa ahoahonga, kawa ora, kawa whakaotinga, kawa
