tauaro
1. (verb) to be opposite, facing towards one another, straight, direct.
Ko ngā kupu whakaahua i a Rongo-marae-roa e tauaro kē ana ki ērā e whakaahua ana i te āhua o Tū-mata-uenga (Rewi 2005:81). / The description of Rongo-marae-roa is the exact opposite to those that describe the characteristics of Tū-mata-uenga.
2. (modifier) opposite.
Ko te 'mātōtoru' te kupu tauaro o te 'angiangi'. / The antonym of 'angiangi' (thin) is 'mātōtoru' (thick).
taurite
1. (verb) to be alike, matching, equivalent, synonymous.
E ai ki tāna ko ngā taha wairua, ngā tikanga me ngā āhuatanga ā-iwi o Tūhoe e taurite tonu ana ki ērā o te Hāhi Ringatū (TTR 1998:194). / In his view, the spiritual, cultural and social dictates of Tūhoe were synonymous with those of the Ringatū church.
Synonyms: whakataurite, tauriterite
2. (verb) to be opposite.
Ka taurite rātou ki tētehi kāinga ka karangatia atu mā rātou e kōrero ki ngā mea e whai atu i a rātou kua roa noa atu tō rātou pahemotanga (NIT 1995:225). / When they were opposite a particular village they were called out to and were told that the ones they were following had passed long ago.
3. (verb) to be balanced.
E taurite ana te taha mauī o te whakairo me te taha matau, arā, he hangarite (RTA 2014:172). /
4. (modifier) opposite.
Kua noho taurite te tokorua kia pai te titiro hāngai, tētahi ki tētahi (PK 2008:896). / The couple sat opposite each other so that they look at each other more easily.
5. (noun) similarity, uniformity, likeness, resemblance.
Ko te wāhi ki mua he mea rui ki te karaihe, ka tapahia ki te mīhini. Pai ana te taurite o te takoto (TTT 1/5/1928:781). / The area in front was sown with grass and cut with a machine. The uniformity of how it lay was nice.
Synonyms: ōrite, ritenga, oho, āhua, āhuatanga, rite, whakaritenga, ariā, tairitenga
6. (noun) average, commonality.
I ngā tau tōmua o te mano tau 2000, ko te taurite o ngā whenua pupuri o ia rōpū pupuri ko te 59 heketea, me ngā kaipupuri e 73 te tokomaha (Te Ara 2013). / In the early 2000s an average land holding was 59 hectares, with 73 owners per title.
7. (noun) balance.
Ko te taurite te āhua o tā te ringatoi whakanoho i ngā āhuatanga hoahoa ki roto i tana mahinga toi, pērā i ngā wāhanga mātātea me ngā wāhanga mātāuri o tētahi mahinga toi ataata, o ngā oro mārū me ngā oro tīkā rānei i tētahi toi puoro (RTA 2014:172). / The balance is the way an artist arranges the basic design elements within an artwork, such as the light and dark areas of a piece of visual art, and the low and high pitched sounds of a piece of music (RTA 2014:172).
Synonyms: whakataurite, whārite, whakatautika, hangarite
āpitihana
1. (loan) (noun) parliamentary opposition, Opposition - the principal parliamentary party opposed to that in office.
Ka mutu te whaikōrero a te Kāwana, ka tū atu a Mahi, te Tumuaki o te Āpitihana ki te menemana i ngā kupu whakahoki mō te whaikōrero a te Kāwana (TP 2/1912:11). / When the Governor finished his speech Massey, the Leader of the Opposition stood to make an amendment in response to the Governor's speech.
2. (loan) (noun) member of the Opposition.
I tōna tīmatanga he āpitihana ia (TP 2/1909:1). / When he began, he was a member of the Opposition.
2. (noun) bully-off (hockey).
2. (verb) (-a) to step across, astride.
Tino tūpato rāua kei hāngaia ā rāua aho, ka pūhere (TWK 5:2). / They were very careful not to step over their lines and render them useless.
3. (modifier) perpendicular (maths).
Ina pūtahi ētahi rārangi e rua, ā, e 90º te koki, ka kīia he rārangi hāngai. E whā ngā koki hāngai i te huringa kotahi. E 90º te rahi o tētahi o ngā koki o te tapatoru hāngai (TRP 2010:105). / When two lines intersect and form an angle of 90º, they are said to be perpendicular lines. There are four right angles in a revolution. One of the angles in a right angled triangle is 90˚ (TRP 2010:105).
hāngaitanga
1. (noun) place opposite, at the place, counterpoint, equivalent, relevance.
Me whiriwhiri ake, me tirotiro te hāngaitanga ki te iwi Māori o ēnei whakaaro kua huaina ake nei (TTT 1/2/1925:179). / We should discuss and investigate the relevance of these ideas discussed above to the Māori people.
2. (noun) opponent, opposition, enemy, adversary.
I te wā i a rātau e hūhunu haere ana, e whawhai kē ana rānei, whakahautia ana e ia āna tāngata kia kōrero Māori, uhingaro Māori rānei, kia kore ai e mōhio te hoariri e whakarongo ana, e aha ana rātau (TTR 2000:10). / While they were doing reconnaissance or in battle, he ordered his men to speak Māori, or in Māori code, so that the enemy eavesdropping would not know what they were doing.
Synonyms: tautētete, wheinga, whewheia, kaitāwari, hoa tautohe, hoa kakari, whakahē, kaikiri
rāwāhi
1. (location) the other side (of the sea, valley or river), opposite side, overseas, abroad.
I pōhēhē au nō te tau 1943 i wera ai, ā, i rāwāhi au i taua wā (HP 1991:6). / I thought mistakenly that it was burnt down in 1943 - I was overseas at that time.
Synonyms: tāwāhi, tapa tauaro
2. (noun) western sea.
Whea te takutai e whanatu ai e haere? Kei te taitua, kei Te Tahāroa (M 2004:272). / Where are the shores I am to tread in my journey? It will be by the western sea, at Te Tahāroa.
tāwāhi
1. (location) the other side (of the sea, valley or river), opposite side, overseas, abroad - a location word, or locative, which follows immediately after particles such as ki, i, hei and kei.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 121;)
See also rāwāhi
Synonyms: rāwāhi, tapa tauaro
whiti
1. (transitive verb) (-a) to change, turn, exchange, transfer, transpose, swap.
Ka whitia e ia te rapa o tōna taiaha ki runga; ka ruia ngā awe, ka pūaha (JPS 1911:22). / He turned the blade of his taiaha upwards, and shook its tuft of dog's hair so that it opened out.
Kai ētahi o ngā whakapapa ka whitiwhiti haere te whakanoho i ngā tīpuna, ko te tāne ka waiho hei tamaiti mā te wahine, ko ngā tīpuna ka waiho hei mokopuna, ko ngā mokopuna ka whitikia atu hei tīpuna (TJ 8/3/1900:8). / With some of the genealogies the placings of the ancestors have been transposed, the husband has been made the son of the wife, the grandparents have been made as grandchildren, and grandchildren have been swopped to be grandparents.
2. (intransitive verb) (-a) to cross over (a river, bridge, etc.), reach the opposite side.
Haere ai te mano ki Takapuna āhuareka ai, tākarokaro ai, i ngā wa e wātea ana i te mahi. Whiti ai ki ngā tima i ngā hāora katoa, i te ata, ahiahi noa, kākarauri noa, pōuri noa (KO 14/6/1884:3). / Thousands go to Takapuna for entertainment and recreation when they are free from work. The ferries cross all the time, in the morning, afternoon, at dusk and when it's dark.
3. (noun) cross beam, crosspiece, crossbar.
Nā, ka mahia te waka, koirā ngā toki i tāraia ai te waka, ā ka oti te tārai te haumi, te kei, te ihu, ngā rauawa; ka oti ngā taumanu, te tauihu, te rapa me te kāraho, te puneke, te ihu, te utuutu-matua, te whakarei o te kei, ngā mea katoa mō te waka taua, ngā kōrewa, ngā tā wai, ngā hoe, ngā whiti, ngā tokotū, ngā huapae, ngā rā, ngā taura, ngā punga e rua, whakawhenua, ngā punga kōrewa, ngā toko waka, ngā hoe whakaara o te ihu, ngā hoe whakatere o te kei (JPS 1922:23). / The canoe was then adzed out, hewn with those adzes. The piece to lengthen the hull was hewn out, the stern, the bow, the topstrakes; finished were the thwarts, the prow piece, the stern attachment, the decking, the fore end, the utuutumatua, the carved work of the stern, and all things pertaining to a war canoe. These included the outriggers, the balers, the paddles, the crosspieces and masts, the fore and aft beams of the outrigger frame, the sails, the cordage, the two anchors, ground and sea, the punt poles, and the steering oars of the prow and stern.
kaikiri
1. (verb) (-tia) to be hostile, antagonistic, belligerent, racist, contrary, quarrelsome, opposed.
I te āhua nei he raiti whakaatu tēnei ki ngā waka rererangi Tiamana nā ngā Ārapi e kaikiri nei ki ngā Ingarihi (TTR 2000:160). / It would seem it was a signal to German aircraft by Arabs hostile to the English.
Synonyms: whakatoihara, pākani, toheriri, tumatuma, pukungangare, nihoniho, ngaweri, pakapaka
2. (noun) hostility, antagonism, rivalry, opposition, racism.
Nōna e taiohinga ana he kaikiri nō Waikato, i haere ai a Te Murunga ki Taranaki (TTR 1998:7). / On reaching adolescence, because of hostilities in Waikato, Te Murunga went to Taranaki.
Synonyms: tauwhāingatanga, whakatakētanga, aukati iwi, whakatoihara, hoariri, wheinga, tautētete, whewheia, whakahē
whakahē
1. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to disagree, contradict, find fault with, condemn, object to, criticise.
Kei te whakahē ia ki tā mātau kaupapa (HP 1991:69). / He disagreed with our cause.
Synonyms: whakahēhē, whakaepaepa
2. (verb) (-ngia,-tia) to cause to go astray, lead astray.
Nā te kuia rā mātou i whakahē (W 1971:43). / That elderly woman lead us astray.
Synonyms: whakakonuka, whakakotiti, whātītipa
3. (modifier) disapproving, negative, critical.
I puta anō ngā kupu whakahē a ētahi o ngā rangatira o Peiwhairangi mō Matiu, nōtemea nō Te Rarawa ia (TWMNT 18/9/1877:189). / Some of the leading men in the Bay of Islands objected to Matthew's appointment because he belonged to the Rarawa tribe.
Synonyms: tōraro, kāhoretanga
4. (noun) dissent, opposition, disagreement, dissension.
Kāore rawa tētahi whakahē mō tēnei, ēngari i tautoko katoa (HP 1991:300). / There was no dissent at all, but full support.
tautētete
1. (verb) (-a) to dispute, confront, oppose, challenge.
Kīhai i roa, ka āhua tautētete aua rangatira o aua tini pā, arā tāone, ki a rātou anō, ka tahuri he pā ka whawhai ki ētahi o aua pā rā anō (TW 15/6/1878:300). / It wasn't long before those chiefs of the many towns were challenging each other and some towns set about attacking others of those towns.
2. (modifier) disputing, confronting, opposing, challenging.
Kua whati ngā hoa tautētete a Kāwana Kerei o te pāremata (TW 29/6/1878:325). / Governor Grey's opposition in parliament have fled.
Synonyms: tauwhāinga, tāwari, ātete, whakakāhore, whakatete, mautohe
3. (noun) opposition, opponent, rival, challenger.
Ka kīia te kī o te tautētete, ā, ka toa ko Kāwana Kerei mā (TW 29/6/1878:325) / The statement about the opposition is made and Governor Grey and his colleagues have won.
Synonyms: wheinga, whewheia, kaitāwari, hoariri, hoa tautohe, hoa kakari, whakahē, kaikiri, kātata, tāwhai, tauwhāinga
wheinga
1. (noun) enemy, foe, rival, opposition, adversary, opponent.
Kua whakateka ngā kaititiro hōia ki te tūnga o tētahi wheinga i te wāhi e whawhai ai ngā hōia Ingarihi ki te pēneti (MM.TKM 4/1855:48). / Military observers have doubted that any enemy have ever stood against English soldiers fighting with bayonets.
Synonyms: tautētete, whewheia, kaitāwari, hoariri, hoa tautohe, hoa kakari, whakahē, kaikiri, kātata, tāwhai, tauwhāinga
2. (noun) affray, fight, conflict, clash, skirmish.
3. (noun) very old person, elderly person.
Menā kei te tika te reo o roto, he aha te hē o te tāpae i ōna ritenga ki te reo rangatira o ō tātou wheinga (HM 2/1999:3). / If the language in them is correct, what is wrong with presenting them in the noble language of our elderly people.
whewheia
1. (noun) opponent, opposition, enemy, adversary.
Synonyms: tautētete, wheinga, kaitāwari, hoariri, hoa tautohe, hoa kakari, whakahē, kaikiri
