Filters

Idioms

Phrases

Proverbs

Loan words

Historical loan words

Filters

Idioms

Phrases

Proverbs

Loan words

Historical loan words

mānawanawa

1. (stative) be patient.

I a rātou te pīkaunga nui, engari ahakoa tērā i ū, i mau, i mānawanawa (HM 2/1999:4). / They had the heavy load, but despite that they were resolute, firm and patient.

Show example

Hide example

Synonyms: manawa rahi, manawanui, tūroro, hāura


2. (stative) be anxious.

I te roa, ka mānawanawa a Te Ruinga i a ia e noho tahi tonu ana i a Whare' rāua ko Tapa-ue, ānō kāore he kino i waenganui i a rātou (NIT 1995:283). / For a long time Te Ruinga, while he was living with Whare' and Tapuae, became anxious, because it was as if there was no problem between them.

Show example

Hide example


3. (noun) patience.

Tinitini ana ngā whakaahua kei ngā pukapuka whakaemi a tōna whānau, e whakaatu ana i tōna mānawanawa me tōna mōhio ki te tae whakaata i ngā pikitia (TTR 1998:84). / There are many photographs in his family's albums attesting to his patience and skill in colour tinting the pictures.

Show example

Hide example

Synonyms: hūmārika, manawa, manawanuitanga


4. (noun) aperture, space, gap.

Kua rahi haere te mānawanawa i waenganui i te tatau me te pakitara (PK 2008:393). / The gap between the door and the wall has grown bigger.

Show example

Hide example

tūroro

1. (verb) to be sick, ill, unwell.

E tūroro ana anō hoki te tamaiti pōtiki a Matutaera, ā e kīia ana he nui tana mate (TW 19/8/1876:307). / Matutaera's youngest child is also sick and it is said that his illness is serious.

Show example

Hide example

Synonyms: tarutaruhea, māuiui, tūpoupou, mate, māruru


2. (noun) sick person, invalid, patient.

Kia āhua roa e pāwerawera ana, ka whakamaroke te tinana o te tūroro ki tētahi tāora, ā ka kuhu ai he kahu maroke (TTT 1/9/1928:846). / When the patient has been hot for quite a long time, dry the body with a towel and put on dry clothes.

Show example

Hide example

Synonyms: tūpāpaku, manawanui, mānawanawa, hāura, manawa rahi

hāura

1. (noun) invalid, sick person, patient, sufferer.

Ko tēnā karakia he whakahoro i ngā mahi noa, mahi kino i mahia e te hāura i tōna tamarikitanga tae mai ki a ia e takoto nei (JPS 1926:22). / That ritual chant is to absolve the deeds and wrongful actions committed by the sufferer in his childhood up to the time when he is lying there.

Show example

Hide example

Synonyms: tūpāpaku, manawa rahi, manawanui, mānawanawa, tūroro

manawa rahi

1. (modifier) steadfast, stout-hearted, tolerant, patient, unwavering, resolute, persistent, committed, dedicated, unswerving, staunch, dogged, tolerant.

He ika manawa rahi te tuna. Ka rere tawhiti pāmamao ki te whakaputa uri māna. Ka mahue te noho mai ki te wai tata o Aotearoa nei (HJ 2017:69). / The eel is a stout-hearted fish. It travels to far off places to spawn. It does not remain in the coastal waters of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Show example

Hide example

Synonyms: manawanui, mānawanawa, tūroro, hāura, urupū, pūnoke, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, hihiri, pikoni, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe, rae pakari, ngākau titikaha, niwha, kiriūka, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, whakakiriūka, ū, pukunanaiore, tōkeke

manawanui

1. (verb) to be steadfast, stout-hearted, tolerant, patient, unwavering, resolute, persistent, committed, dedicated, unswerving, staunch, dogged, tolerant.

Kia manawanui, kua pai haere ō tātou kāinga, kua whānui haere ngā huarahi hei takahanga mā ō koutou waewae e taea ai te mātauranga, te ora mō tō tātou iwi (TP 1/7/1899:6). / Be resolute, our homes are improving, the pathways for our feet to tread to achieve knowledge and well-being for our people have broadened.

Show example

Hide example

See also manawanuitanga

Synonyms: manawa rahi, mānawanawa, tūroro, hāura, urupū, pūnoke, taikaha, pūtohe, ngana, hihiri, pikoni, pukutohe, pūkeke, aumangea, mōtohe, niwaniwa, pakepake, pukutohetohe, tohetohe, rae pakari, ngākau titikaha, niwha, kiriūka, marohi, mārohirohi, titikaha, whakakiriūka, ū, pukunanaiore, tōkeke


2. (noun) perseverance, determination, persistence, dedication.

Nā tana noho i runga i te pāmu a te whānau, i mārohirohi ai tana tinana, i pakari hoki ōna whakaaro, i tino kaha hoki tana manawanui (TTR 2000:206). / Because of his life on the family farm his body was strong, his mind was sharp and he was very determined.

Show example

Hide example

Synonyms: urupū, pūnoke, mau tūmārō, pāuaua, tohe, ngana, whakapau kaha, hiringa, tohetohe

whāngai

1. (transitive verb) (give to patient for consumption) administer.

tūroro noho kāinga

1. (noun) outpatient.

tūroro noho hōhipera

1. (noun) inpatient.

ngaki-tatari

1. wait patiently.

New favourites & quiz!

The Te Aka Māori Dictionary mobile app now has the ability to sort your favourite words into folders. Plus, these folders can be turned into a quiz for a fun way to learn words and definitions. Download or update the app today!

iOS Android

The App

Te Aka Māori Dictionary is also available as an iOS and Android app. Download below.

iOS Android

The Book

Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.

More info

He Pātaka Kupu

Te kai a te rangatira

He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.

Visit website

00:00