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kōrere

1. (noun) anything to guide the passage of liquids, gutter, funnel, pipe, spouting.

I pakaru ko ngā kōrere wai mai ki te tāone (TJ 4/1/1898:6). / The water pipes to the town were broken.

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Synonyms: kōrere wai, paipa, , momi


2. (noun) tap, faucet, valve.

Kua mutu noa atu te tikitiki wai i te awa, i te puna rānei, heoi anō ko te huri i te kōrere, ka rere te wai mātao, te wai wera (TTT 1/2/1930:1975). / Fetching water from the stream or spring ended long ago, all you have to do is turn the tap and cold and hot water flows.

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3. (noun) diarrhoea.

Mō te mate kōrere, mō te mate toto whakatahe, he koromiko, he ngaio, he māhoe, he aruhe (TP 3/1905:11). / For diarrhoea and menstruation, treatment is koromiko, ngaio, whiteywood and fernroot.

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paipa

1. (loan) (noun) pipe, smoke.

Ka pangā te paipa ki te ahi, hei te uinga a te hākui rā ki tana paipa, kua wera kē (TP 2/1904:1). / The pipe was thrown into the fire and when the elderly lady asked for her pipe it had already been burnt.

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Synonyms: kōrere wai, kōrere, , momi

pēne Kōtimana

1. (loan) (noun) pipe band.

1. (verb) (-hia) to blow gently.

Nā te hau koe e mai nei ki taku kiri? (NM 1928:12). / Are you from the wind that blows on my skin?

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2. (noun) pipe, tube, flute - used as a prefix for some wind instruments, e.g. pūkaea, pūtātara, pūtōrino.

Wiria he puare ki te hei wenewene (RTP 2015:76). / Bore holes in the flute as finger holes.

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Synonyms: kōrere wai, paipa, kōrere, momi


3. (noun) gun, musket, firearm.

I te pakanga o Te Kakara, i kō tata mai i te roto o Taharoa, ko Te Pēhi tētahi o ngā rangatira tokowhā o Ngāti Toa, he tāna (TTR 1990:246). / At the battle of Te Kakara, near Lake Taharoa, Te Pehi was one of four Ngāti Toa chiefs armed with a musket.
He manuao ririki rawa iho ēnei, he torutoru ōna , he tere, ko tana tino rākau patu he tōpiro (TP 11/1899:3). / These are much smaller warships, with few guns, are faster and their main weapons are torpedoes.

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Synonyms: ngutu pārera, purukumu, pū okaoka, pū hoata, pū ngutu pārera


4. (noun) duct.

He kei roto i te tinana hei kawe i ngā momo wē, pērā i te roimata, te waiate me te toto (RP 2009:329). / In the body, ducts carry different types of liquid, such as tears, bile and blood (RP 2009:329).

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puhipuhi

1. (verb) (pūhia) to blow frequently, puff (a pipe). Usually pūhia in the passive form.

Kāore anō ia kia pā ki te waipiro kia puhipuhi rānei i te paipa (TP 3/1907:5). / He has not yet touched liquor or smoked.

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2. (verb) (pūhia) to shoot, fire, discharge (a gun). Usually pūhia in the passive form.

Kātahi a ia ka hoki ki te taha whakararo o te awa, i reira nei ngā taua me ā rātau pū e huihui ana; kātahi rātau ka haka, ā, ka puhipuhi i ā rātau pū (TTR 1990:292). / He then returned to the northern side of the river where the war parties armed with muskets had gathered. Then they performed haka and discharged their guns.

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Synonyms: pipihi, puhi, tupu, kāwai, tītere, pihinga, kotete, tipu, kōkihi, wene, pupuhi, pihi


3. (noun) smoking.

Kāhore rawa he painga o te puhipuhi paipa (TP 7/1907:4). / There's absolutely no benefit from smoking a pipe.

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4. (noun) shooting.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 53;)

Ka arumia atu, ka ngāwari te puhipuhi i ngā kaiaru nō te mea i hangā he rāihe kaha ki muri o Ruapekapeka hei waonga i a rātou i ngā hōia (TTR 1990:36). / They were pursued and it was easy to shoot the pursuers because a strong defensive stockade had been built behind Ruapekapeka as a defence against the soldiers.

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Synonyms: pupuhi, puhi, puhanga, moutī, pārure, pārure tīrore, rohe tītere

kōrere wai

1. (noun) spouting, gutter, tap, funnel, water pipe.

I te 8 o ngā rā o Tīhema nei, ka ngaoko te whenua o Whanganui nei i te rū, ā, i pakaru ko ngā kōrere wai mai ki te tāone, i kino katoa (TJ 4/1/1898:6). / On the 8th December the land here at Whanganui shook from the earthquake and the water pipes to the town were badly damaged.

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Synonyms: paipa, kōrere, , momi


2. (noun) tap, faucet, valve.

momi

1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to suck, suck up, siphon.

Kātahi ka momia ake te wai ki te waha ka puwhaia ki roto ki ngā tahā (TWMNT 24/3/1874:73). / Then the water is sucked up into the mouth, and discharged into the vessels.

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2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to smoke (cigarettes, pipe, etc.).

Ko Reupena e kai mai ana i tana paipa i roto i te timera, whakarongo puku ana ki te kupu a tana wahine, engari kātahi ka kaha rawa te momi i tana paipa, te puhapuha atu i te paoa (TH 1/2/1860:3). / Reuben was smoking his pipe in the chimney secretly listening to what his wife said, but then the sucking of his pipe and the blowing of the smoke became stronger.

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Synonyms: kōrere wai, paipa, kōrere,


3. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to swallow up.

Nō te mutunga o te riri o te puia ka ngaro ngā kōtiro tokorua rā, tētahi Pākehā nō Ākarana, me Hōhepa Wōpereki, kua oti te momi e te roto (TP 9/1903:10). / When the ferocity of the eruption ended those two girls, a Pākehā from Auckland and Joseph Warbrick were missing having been completely swallowed up by the lake.

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4. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to hum.

Ka taea tonutia e au te waiata momi i te rangi (HP 1991:33). / I'm still able to hum the tune.

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5. (verb) (-hia,-a,-tia) to kiss.

He tokomaha o te iwi Māori i ringaringa ki a ia, ko ētahi wāhine toa i momi i tōna ringa (TKO 30/6/1920:5). / Many of the Māori people shook hands with him and some brave women kissed his hand.

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Synonyms: kihi

pūkeru paipa

1. (loan) (noun) pipe organ.

Ko te pūkeru paipa – ka puta tōna reo i te pupuhi o te hau ki roto paipa (RTP 2015:82). / The pipe organ - its sound is produced by air moving through pipes (RTP 2015:82).

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pūngorungoru

1. (modifier) soft, spongy.

Nō tō mātau taenga ki roto, ka mātakitaki mātau ki te taonga nei, ki te tūru pūngorungoru (TPH 20/3/1905:2). / When we went in we gazed at the furniture, at the soft chairs.

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2. (noun) sponge - a general name for sea sponges.

Ka tīhorea te kiri, ka kitea he mea angiangi noa a roto, he mea putaputa me te pūngorungoru; he wai kau, me te wai kōrau te reka (TWMNT 24/3/1874:72). / When the rind is removed, a thin layer is found inside which is cellular like a sponge, filled with fluid tasting much like that of a turnip.

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3. (noun) organ pipe sponge, Siphonochalina sp. - grows as delicate thin-walled tubes up to 300 mm tal and 25 mm in diameter. Found in deep water.

kia poto te kakau o te paipa

1. keep it brief - an expression reminding speakers to keep their speech brief. Literally ‘keep the mouthpiece of your pipe short’.

Tāne mā, kia poto te kakau o te paipa, ā, kia hāngai ki te kaupapa. / Men, keep it brief and stay on topic.

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