rehe

1. (verb) to be wrinkled.

Kua rehe te kiri o taku kuia. / My grandmother's skin is wrinkled.

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2. (verb) to be stunted, puny, undersized.

Ka rehe te tamaiti, ā, ka pūkiki (JPS 1906:21). / The child will be puny and stunted.

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Synonyms: kaurehe

3. (noun) wrinkle, fold in the skin.

4. (noun) expert, deft hand, virtuoso.

He tangata te hautipua he nui ōna pūmanawa ki āna mahi toi, arā, he tohunga ki āna mahi, he rehe. Kāore i nui te kitea o tēnei momo (RTP 2015:55). / A prodigy is a person with immense talent in their artistic field, an expert at what they do. Such people are few and far between (RTP 2015:55).

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ringa rehe

1. (modifier) skilled, skilful, accomplished, practiced, competent, proficient - especially in crafts. Sometimes written as one word, ringarehe.

Kātahi ka whakaritea anō he wahine māna, arā, ka whakamoea ia ki a Te Urikore (ko Te Taupoki tētahi o ōna īngoa), he wahine whānui nei tōna mōhio ki ngā tikanga me ngā kōrero tuku iho a Ngāi Tūhoe – me te aha – he wahine ringa rehe ki ngā mahi toi o te raranga me te whatu (TTR 1998:196). / Then another wife was arranged for him and he married Te Urikore (otherwise known as Te Taupoki), a woman with extensive knowledge of Tūhoe customs and history and a woman who was skilled in the arts of platting and weaving.

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mahi ā-rehe

1. (noun) trade, craft.

Hiahia ana a ia kia whai kāinga taupua te hunga nei, tae atu ki te whakahaere anō i te mahi whakangungu i a rātou ki ngā mahi ā-rehe (TTR 2000:176). / She wanted hostels for this group and to run trade training for them.

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