papakirango
1. (noun) the pattern used on tukutuku panels, cloak hems and finely woven baskets based on the traditional fly swat used by mourners to keep flies away from the deceased during a tangihanga. This pattern represents the warding off of harmful influences.
See also papaki ngaro, papaki rango
2. (noun) side of the body, flank.
Ko tōna aroha nui hoki ki a koe i rangona, i kitea i a koe i tīpapa mai rā i te kaokao o tō tipuna whare i tō papa o Tū-te-ao (Kāretu 2010:12). / His great love for you was felt and witnessed while you were lying in your ancestral house at your marae of Tū-te-ao.
3. (noun) side (of a mountain, etc.).
He pō te wā i tanuku iho ai te kaokao o te maunga nei, ka kekē te rākau, te kōhatu (M 2004:254). / It was during the night that the side of this mountain collapsed, shattering trees and rocks.
4. (noun) chevron - a pattern that was on mats used when high-born children were conceived.
E kīia ana, whakaatu mai ai te kaokao i te ngoi o te toa. / It is said that the kaokao pattern illustrates the strength of a warrior.
papaki ngaro
1. (noun) fly swat, fly swatter, a pattern used on tukutuku panels and cloak hems based on the traditional fly swat used by mourners to keep flies away from the deceased during a tangihanga. This pattern represents the warding off of harmful influences.
See also patu ngaro, patu rango, papaki rango
whakaironui
1. (noun) a carving pattern for surface decoration.
Mēnā he tōrino te āhua o tēnei tauira, ka kīia tērā he whakaironui. Ki ētahi iwi, ko taowaru kē te ingoa o tēnei momo whakanikoniko (RTA 2014:210). / If the form of the pattern is a spiral, that is called whakaironui. To some tribes, taowaru is their name of this type of decoration.
taowaru
1. (noun) a carving pattern for surface decoration.
Mēnā he tōrino te āhua o tēnei tauira, ka kīia tērā he whakaironui. Ki ētahi iwi, ko taowaru kē te ingoa o tēnei momo whakanikoniko (RTA 2014:210). / If the form of the pattern is a spiral, that is called whakaironui. To some tribes, taowaru is their name of this type of decoration.
2. (noun) fierce looks, frowning.
He tukemata anō tō te taonga (TP 7/1908:9). / Even wealth frowns. (A whakataukī suggesting that having significant property causes envy and a requirement to be generous.)
3. (noun) tāniko pattern made up of notched zigzag lines.
2. (modifier) well arranged, in good order, systematic, well-ordered, well-organised, ordered, tabulated.
Whakamīharo ana ngā iwi taetae mai ki Pākanae i te nui me te āhua nahanaha o ngā mahinga kai (TTR 1990:56). / Visitors to Pakanae were amazed at the extent and well-order nature of the cultivations.
Synonyms: whakarārangi
2. (noun) fine dog's-tooth pattern in carving often running between parallel grooves.
Ko te rauponga. I tēnei tauira, ka tāruaruatia te pākati, ā, ka noho mai ēnei ki roto i ngā haehae, arā, ngā rārangi whakarara ki ia taha (RTA 2014:210). / The rauponga pattern. In this pattern, the pākati design is repeated and these sit within parallel grooves, that is the parallel lines on each side.
whakairo
1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to carve, ornament with a pattern, sculpt.
He mea whakairo hoki, he mea kōwhaiwhai, he mea tukutuku, hei pupuri i te ātanga, i te wehi, i te haratau o ērā taonga a ō tātau tīpuna i roto i tēnei o ngā whare o te Atua (TTT 1/12/1925:336). / And it was carved and decorated with rafter paintings and lattice-work to retain the beauty, awesomeness and relevance of those treasures of our ancestors in this particular house of God.
Synonyms: whakairoiro, tārai
2. (modifier) carved, carving.
He tohunga whakairo rongonui a Hōri Pukehika (TTR 1996:147). / Hōri Pukehika was a noted carver.
3. (noun) carving.
Ko te hui i Ngāruawāhia i karangatia hei whakatūtataki i ngā whakaaro o ngā iwi o te motu, hei whakangāwari i ngā huarahi e kotahi ai, hei whakanui i te tomokanga o te whare i āta hangaia ki ngā whakairo, ki ngā tukutuku, ki ngā kōwhaiwhai (TTT 1/6/1929:1006). / The gathering at Ngāruawāhia was called to meet the wishes of tribes of the country, to pave the way to unite, and to celebrate the opening of the house which was carefully constructed with carvings, lattice-work panels and rafter paintings.
2. (verb) to quarrel, argue, squabble.
Kei te whakanihoniho ngā tamariki (W 1971:221). / The children are quarrelling.
Synonyms: pākani, ngangau, kohete, tarahae, riri, tauwhāinga, tautohe, taututetute, totohe, kowhete, kairiri, kekeri, tautotohe, taukaikai, ngangare, paka, tatau, tatauranga, kākari, taute, whakatete, whawhai, wāwau, whakanehenehe, korokīkī, kōhetehete, kōwhetewhete, rīriri, whāinga, whewhei, taungaungau, kekeritanga, tītaitai kōwhatu, tautohetohe
3. (noun) tooth-shaped pattern in weaving.
whakairoiro
1. (verb) (-hia) to carve, to ornament with a pattern, decorate.
Ko Karauria tēnei, he uri nō Tu-ariki, he tohunga ki te whakairoiro (TTT 1/2/1924:12). / This was Karauria, a descendant of Tū-ariki, an expert in carving.
Synonyms: whakairo
2. (modifier) carved, ornamented, ornate, elaborate, decorative.
Ko tōna kanohi i tāia ki te moko whakairoiro (TTR 1994:134). / He had an elaborate facial tattoo.
Synonyms: tāraro, whakanikoniko, whakaniko, tānikoniko
3. (noun) carving.
Nā Ruka rā ngā kōrero whakatauira i ngā whakairoiro mō te whare nui (TTR 2000:32). / Ruka established the narratives about the carvings of the meeting house.
