rei
1. (noun) ivory, tusk, large tooth, anything of ivory, cherished possession.
I te taenga o Kāwana Parāone ki Te Tai Tokerau, ka whakawhiwhia e ia a Maihi ki tētahi taonga hīri, he rei, hei tohu i te rongomau me te kotahitanga o te iwi Pākehā me te iwi Māori (TTR 1994:42). / When Governor Browne arrived in Northland he gave Maihi an ivory seal as a token of peace and unity between Māori and Pākehā.
2. (noun) zygomatic bone, bone between the eye and ear.
rei
1. (verb) (-a) to cover, rush upon, inundate, leap, rush, run, fly.
Kīhai i whanga kia tae rawa ake ēnei ka puta te hiahia o ngā hōia kia reia ngā parepare, he kawenga nō te whakatakariri mō ētahi o rātou i mate i tērā parekura i Pukehinahina i te 29 o ngā rā o Āpereira (TWM 9/7/1864:2). / They didn't wait until these arrived before the soldiers' desire to rush onto the fortification walls emerged because of the anger they carried for some of their own who died in that battle at Pukehinahina on 29 April.
Synonyms: huaki, takanga, oma, omaoma, tuoma, teretere, horo, amo, mokopeke, mokohiti, tiapu, hīrere, tūpou, takaniti, takawhiti, wakewake, tarapeke, patiko, oioi, rere tārewa, whakatūkawikawi, peke, rēinga, rere, tūpeke, mahiti, mokowhiti, mawhiti
2. (verb) (-a) to run after, flock around, chase, pursue.
He pai tāne e kore e reia; he kino wahine ka reia (TTT 1/12/1930:2219). / A handsome man is not often chased, but an ugly woman is often pursued. (A whakatauki suggesting that women who have qualities more important than beauty will be sought after.)
2. (noun) swampy ground, peat, mire.
Ka whakamahia te rei hei kora, hei whakamōmona hoki i te oneone (RP 2009:368). / Peat is used as fuel and to fertilise the soil.
makamaka
1. (verb) (-ia) to throw (repeatedly), put, place.
E hī ana ka epaina rātou ki te kōwhatu, ka mahara rātou ko wai rānei e makamaka iho ana i te kōwhatu i runga i te pari (TWM 2/7/1868:4). / They were fishing when they were pelted with stones and they wondered who was throwing stones from up on the cliff.
Synonyms: waiho, hoatu, whoatu, uaki, moka, panga, whakatū, wāhanga, whakanoho, whakanohonoho, whakatakoto, whiu, taiwhanga, wāhi, kopou, whiuwhiu, maka
2. (noun) makamaka, Ackama rosifolia - small spreading tree of lowland forest between Kataia and Whangārei. The pinnate leaves have sharp teeth on the margins and a reddish tinge on the undersurfaces. The tiny cream flowers are profuse in spring.
3. (noun) bushman's mattress, Lygodium articulatum - loosely climbing native fern with long, wiry, twisting stalks reaching into the tops of trees. Side stalks fork 2-3 times, ending in long, strap-like leaflets. Common in lowland forest of the northern half of the North Island.
See also mangemange
Synonyms: mounga, mākaka, mangemange
