2. (loan) (modifier) poisonous, toxic.
Ki tā mātou whakaaro i tīkina e ngā pī ā rātou kai i ngā puāwai paihana, i ngā wāhi rongoātanga hipi rānei (TP 3/1901:7). / We think that the bees brought their food from poisonous flowers, or from sheep dips.
Synonyms: paitini
3. (loan) (noun) poison, toxin, contamination, contagion.
Ko tētahi āhua, he tere te haere o te paihana i roto i ngā toto, ā, kāore anō kia whaturama te tinana kua hemo te tūroro (TTT 1/5/1922:8). / A symptom is the rapid spread of the poison in the blood and before the body develops scrofulous swellings the infected person dies.
Synonyms: paitini
paitini
1. (loan) (verb) (-hia,-tia) to poison, contaminate, pollute.
I paitinitia ngā paihamu o te ngahere. / The possums of the bush were poisoned.
Tērā tētahi tangata, he Pānioro, i mau herehere i ngā rēpara (arā te iwi whenua o taua motu i whawhai nei ki Pānioro) paitinitia ana e ia ngā kai mō Akuināro, he tianara nō ngā rēpara (TJ 6/10/1898:5). / There was a Spaniard, who was a prisoner of the rebels (that is the indigenous people of that country who fought the Spanish) who poisoned the food for Aguinaldo, a rebel general.
2. (loan) (modifier) toxic, poisonous, venomous.
Ka taea te hoko ngā waipiro paitini ki ngā Māori (TP 12/1911:8). / Poisonous alcohol would be able to be sold to the Māori.
Synonyms: paihana
3. (loan) (noun) poison, toxin, venom, contamination, contagion.
E kōrerotia ana ko tētahi awa kei Kakaramea i te Hāwera, he paitini, i mate ngā Pākehā i te inumanga i te wai o taua awa (TJ 6/10/1898:12). / It is said that a river at Kakaramea in the Hāwera is polluted, and Pākehā have got sick by drinking that river’s water.
Synonyms: paihana
2. (adjective) toxic.
3. (noun) poison.
4. (noun) toxin.
kohoho
1. (noun) poroporo, Solanum aviculare - native shrub to 3m tall with dark, soft, lance-shaped or lobed, alternating leaves. Flowers are white to blue-purple and the fruit yellow to orange. Most common along the edges of forest and in scrub. The fruit is poisonous until fully ripe.
See also poroporo
Synonyms: tūpurupuru, pōporo, peoi
2. (noun) fruit of the poroporo and other species.
Ka kite rāua i te tūī e kai ana; te kohoho i te kohe (JPS 1941:125). / They saw the tūī feeding on the fruit of the kohe tree.
kōpī
1. (noun) karaka, Corynocarpus laevigatus - tree with dark green, very glossy, large leaves and orange berries containing seeds which are poisonous unless roasted. Cultivated by Māori. Found on coastal regions.
pūhou
1. (noun) tutu, tree tutu, Coriaria arborea var. arborea - native shrub with mostly opposite leaves with three to five parallel veins, shiny and dark on top. Stems are four-sided and the purple-black fruit hang in long strings. Extremely poisonous, except for the juice of the fruit.
See also tutu
tāweku
1. (noun) tutu, tree tutu, Coriaria arborea var. arborea - native shrub with mostly opposite leaves with three to five parallel veins, shiny and dark on top. Stems are four-sided and the purple-black fruit hang in long strings. Extremely poisonous, except for the juice of the fruit.
See also tutu
tūpākihi
1. (noun) tutu, tree tutu, Coriaria arborea var. arborea - native shrub with mostly opposite leaves with three to five parallel veins, shiny and dark on top. Stems are four-sided and the purple-black fruit hang in long strings. Extremely poisonous, except for the juice of the fruit.
See also tutu
tūpurupuru
1. (noun) variety of harakeke from Te Tai Rāwhiti. Known as Tarariki in Taranaki District. Medium to tall in height, slightly bendy. Leaves dull olive green, soft, but strong. Chocolate-coloured margin and keel. 4-8 cm of brownish smudging at the tips of the young blades. Tall, pointed seed pods. Useful for ordinary purposes, kete and whāriki.
2. (noun) poroporo, Solanum aviculare and Solanum laciniatum - native shrubs to 3 m tall with dark, soft, lance-shaped or lobed, alternating leaves. Flowers are white to blue-purple and the fruit yellow to orange. Most common along the edges of forest and in scrub. The fruit is poisonous until fully ripe.
rori
1. (verb) (-a) to be distorted, giddy - particularly of someone affected by a poisonous substance.
Ki te kainga weratia te karaka, ka roria (W 1971:347). / If the karaka berry is eaten hot, one is affected by giddiness. (A whakataukī referring to the poisonous kernel of the karaka berry, which was rendered harmless by a process of cooking and then steeping. A person's mind can be affected if the berries are eaten before the full process had been carried out. Likewise if processes and actions due not follow due process, things can go awry.)
2. (noun) sea slug, Scutus antipodes - a large black slug that lives under boulders at low tide.
hara
1. (noun) giant centipede, Cormocephalus rubriceps - the largest centipede in Aotearoa/New Zealand and endemic to the North Island and Australia. It is up to 25 cm in length and can deliver a poisonous bite using its razor sharp pincers.
See also hura
2. (modifier) expert, clever, professional.
Ko te whai a taua kāreti he whakatakatū i ngā taitama Māori mō ngā mahi ngaio (TTR 1996:277). / That college aimed to prepare Māori youths for professional careers.
Synonyms: ringa ngaio, ringa rehe, ringa whaiutu, mātanga
3. (noun) professional, academic.
Heoi he torutoru noa ngā ngaio Māori i roto i te rautau 1900, ā, ko te nuinga he kaiako kura, he tāpuhi, minita hoki (Te Ara 2016). / However, through the 20th century there were few Māori professionals, and the majority were teachers, nurses and the ministers.
Synonyms: mātauranga
4. (noun) ngaio, Myoporum laetum - a small tree with poisonous leaves and fruit. The leaves have pale, dot-like oil glands which are visible when held up to the light. The timber is white. The small white flowers have purple markings. Found throughout coastal areas of the North and South Islands, except for Southland.
Titiro ki taku pā ngaio ki runga o Moe-atoa (JPS 1908:119). / Look at my grove of ngaio trees on Moe-atoa.
5. (noun) horsehair worm, Gordius spp. - a parasitic worm found throughout the world. In Aotearoa/New Zealand it infests kākā, kōkopu, inanga and wētā. The adult worm is a free-living animal. It is hairlike, very long and very thin.
peoi
1. (noun) poroporo, Solanum aviculare - native shrub to 3 m tall with dark, soft, lance-shaped or lobed, alternating leaves. Flowers are white to blue-purple and the fruit yellow to orange. Most common along the edges of forest and in scrub. The fruit is poisonous until fully ripe.
See also poroporo
Synonyms: kohoho, tūpurupuru, pōporo
poroporo
1. (noun) poroporo, Solanum aviculare and Solanum laciniatum - native shrubs to 3 m tall with dark, soft, lance-shaped or lobed, alternating leaves. Flowers are white to blue-purple and the fruit yellow to orange. Most common along the edges of forest and in scrub. The fruit is poisonous until fully ripe.
Ka whakamahia te kawakawa ki te umuroa mō te rūmātiki me ētahi atu mate. Heoi, ka whakawerangia ngā kōhatu, ka ringihia ki te wai, ka utaina ngā rau kawakawa me ngā kete ki runga. Ka noho te tūroro ki runga. Ka taea anō ētahi atu rau rākau, pērā i te koromiko, te mānuka, te kāretu, te kāramuramu, te poroporo (Te Ara 2012). / Kawakawa was used in the umuroa, an oven or vapour bath for those with rheumatism or other complaints. Stones were heated and water was poured over. Kawakawa leaves and flax baskets were put on the stones. The patient sat on top. Other leaves could also be used, including koromiko, mānuka, kāretu, karamū and poroporo.
2. (stative) deep purple, mauve, violet.
tutu
1. (noun) tutu, tree tutu, Coriaria arborea var. arborea - native shrub with mostly opposite leaves with three to five parallel veins, shiny and dark on top. Stems are four-sided and the purple-black fruit hang in long strings. Extremely poisonous, except for the juice of the fruit.
Pēnei tonu te āhua o te mahi me tō te tutu e mahia nei e te Māori, ko te tutu ia he paitini tōna, tēnā ko te wāina (karepe) kāore ōna paitini (TP 6/1911:8). / The method of processing it is just like that of the tutu berries, but the tutu is poisonous, whereas the grape has no poison.
karaka
1. (adjective) be orange.
He harakeke iraira, he mumura te kākāriki o ngā whā, he kōwhai ngā tāekaeka, he karaka ngā tapa me te tuaka, he mā, he mōhinuhinu te muka o tēnei harakeke (PK 2008:603). / A variegated flax, with bright green leaves, yellow stripes, orange edges and midrib, while the fiber of this flax is white and shiny.
2. (noun) fruit of the karaka, karaka, Corynocarpus laevigatus - tree with dark green, very glossy, large leaves and orange berries containing seeds which are poisonous unless roasted. Cultivated by Māori. Found on coastal regions.
E tupuria ana taua rākau e te pūkohukohu, ā e kore e hua i taua pūkohukohu, he mea mahi tērā e te tangata kia hua ai te karaka (TW 2/10/1875:258). / A moss grows on that tree which prevents it bearing fruit. People cleaned them so that the karaka tree fruited.
Synonyms: kōpī
pōporo
1. poroporo, Solanum aviculare and Solanum laciniatum - native shrubs to 3 m tall with dark, soft, lance-shaped or lobed, alternating leaves. Flowers are white to blue-purple and the fruit yellow to orange. Most common along the edges of forest and in scrub. The fruit is poisonous until fully ripe. .
Ko tēnei mea ko te hōuto, he hua pōporo, he mea āta kimi ki ngā mea papai, pai o te maoa, o te āhua hoki; ka huihui aua hua pōporo, ka herea ki tētehi pito o te tumu, kia haere atu ai te tūī ki te kai i aua hua (JPS 1895:139). / The hōuto is the poroporo fruit very carefully selected for the best ones, quite ripe and of a perfect shape; that poroporo fruit is gathered and tied to an end of the bird snare to attract the tūī.
See also poroporo
Synonyms: kohoho, tūpurupuru, peoi
2. (noun) breadfruit tree, breadfruit, Artocarpus altilis - a large, evergreen, tropical tree with large, round, starchy fruit originating in the South Pacific and was spread to the rest of Oceania. It has been an important staple crop in the Pacific for more than 3,000 years, but does not grow in the colder climate of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Ka kite i te pōporo whakamarumaru o Uenuku, ka kainga e rāua (M 2004:28). / When they saw Uenuku's shady breadfruit tree, they ate them.
See also pōporohua
hura
1. (noun) giant centipede, Cormocephalus rubriceps - the largest centipede in Aotearoa/New Zealand and endemic to the North Island and Australia. It is up to 25 cm in length and can deliver a poisonous bite using its razor sharp pincers.
See also hara
