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okioki

1. (verb) to rest, pause.

Kei te urupā o Muruika, i Ōhinemutu i Rotorua, te rangatira nei e okioki ana, kei te taha tonu o tōna matua tipuna, o ōna whanaunga, me ngā ika a Whiro o ngā pakanga e rua o te ao (TTR 2000:52). / This leader rests at the Muruika cemetery at Ōhinemutu in Rotorua right beside his father and other relatives and the veterans of two world wars.

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Synonyms: whakamatua, tūtatari, tāoki, pae, whakanā, whakangā, whakatā, taupua,


2. (noun) rest.

Ko te hunga anake e mahi ana, e rūwhā ana, e mōhio ana ki te pai o te okioki (RK 1994:67). / Only the people who are working and exhausted know how good rest is.

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noho

1. lie, be located.


2. (transitive verb) marry.

whakanewha

1. (verb) to lull, put to rest, hoodwink, mislead.

Nāna anō pea i whakanewha ngā kanohi o te iwi whakapai atu ki a ia i kore ai rātou e kite i te mana kore o te pio o ana kupu (TW 5/2/1876:65). / Perhaps he hoodwinked the people into liking him whereby they could not see the lack of authority in the majority of his words.

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Synonyms: nuka, whakaparori, papahu, whātītipa, whakanewhanewha, whakatuapeka, tuapeka


2. (noun) deceit, deception, misrepresentation.

E mea ana ahau, he whakanewha aua kapa a taua Mema mō koutou kia kore ai koutou e kite i ngā hē ōna anō (TW 12/2/1876:82). / I am saying that those words of that Member are to deceive you so that you will not see his own shortcomings.

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Synonyms: whakariroi, whakakotiti, whakapeau

1. (particle) and others, and company, and the rest - a word used after names of people, wai and mea, and terms of address, to indicate the inclusion of others whom it is not necessary to specify. With terms of address it merely indicates the plural. It is incorrect to use it after nouns, except when they are being used as a term of address.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 2, 13;)

Tēnā koutou, e Mere . / Hullo, Mary and others.

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roanga

1. (noun) continuation, extent, rest of.

Kei te mōhiotia te roanga atu o tēnā kōrero, i mea ai a Māui ki te tomo i te puapua o Hine-nui-te-pō; ka kata a Tīwaiwaka, ka kūtia a Māui, mate tonu atu (M 2006:206). / The continuation of that story is well known whereby Māui tries to enter the vulva of Hine-nui-te-pō; Fantail laughs and Māui is squeezed until he is quite dead.

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1. (verb) to breathe, take breath, rest - usually used with manawa, e.g. tā te manawa.

Ka whati te whatinga; kore rawa i tā te manawa o Ngā Puhi, o Ngāti Kahungunu; e toru ngā whakahoki, kore rawa i tārū (JPS 1900:69). / The enemy retreated, but Ngā Puhi and Ngāti Kahungunu never stopped to take breath. There were three times the enemy turned on them, but Ngā Puhi never stopped.

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Synonyms: tāoki, okioki, pae, whakanā, whakangā, whakatā, taupua, whakamatua


2. (noun) wind.

I rere atu te puke rā i Kuipeka, i te 17, he tika i reira, he muri hauāuru, mau tonu taua kōmurimuri i te awa o Hana Ranena, ā, te Koru (TKM 17/6/1852:2). / The ship left Quebec about the 17th with a light favourable wind from the westward, which continued with her down the St Lawrence to the Gulf.

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tau

1. (verb) (-ria) to land, alight, come to rest, settle on, count, settle, perch, ride at anchor, resolve.

Ka tau mai ki ngā kura reo, e pau ana te hau, ka hoki atu e hikohiko katoa ana te ngākau (HM 4/2008:3). / I arrived at the language learning gathering worn out and when I returned home I was enthusiastic.

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Synonyms: pae, pūtohe, niwha, whakapau kaha, pūkeke, noho, nohonoho, whakaea, whakanoho, whakatatū, whakatau, whakamāhaki, whakataiwhenua, tatū, pūwhenua


2. (verb) to settle down, subside, abate.

Ka tau te riri, ka hohou te rongo (TTR 1990:57). / Hostilities subsided and peace was made.

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Synonyms: pāngū, māwhe, mārie, rarau


3. (modifier) neat, comely, smart, attractive, handsome, becoming, suitable, beautiful, cute, befitting.

(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 196;)

Māku e tapa he ingoa tau mōhou (TTT 1/4/1930:2035). / I will bestow a befitting name for you.

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Synonyms: koea, ātaahua, hūmārie, hūmārire, ātanga, pīwari, turua, purotu, waiwaiā, tōingo, tōrire, pūhangaiti, taputapu kē


4. (noun) attractiveness, beauty, grace, elegance.

He rite te whiunga i te poi me te rite o te whiu o te waewae, me te tungoutanga o te māhunga, me te tau hoki o te tinana ki te titiro atu (TPH 16/4/1900:5). / The swinging of the poi and feet were in unison, together with the bowing of the head and how graceful the bodies were.

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Synonyms: rerehua, ātaahua, hūmārie, hūmārire, ātanga, purotu, waiwaiā

taumata

1. (noun) summit, top of a hill, resting place (on a hill), brow of a hill, level, grade.

O ngā nēhi Māori o tōna wā, ko ia anake te mea momoho, ikeike rawa ki te taumata o te akoranga nēhi (TTR 1998:103). / Of the nurses of her era, she alone was so successful and eminent reaching the summit of the nursing profession.

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Synonyms: pātiki, kaupae, tautika, whakatūpā, tūpā, papatahi, paparite, papatairite, whakapaparanga, apaapa, apa, kōeke, kōeketanga, paparanga

taunga

1. (noun) anchorage, resting place, landing, fishing ground.

Pōhutu ana taku taunga ki roto i te wai (HP 1991:20). / My landing in the water made a big splash.

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Synonyms: tauranga, okiokinga


2. (noun) co-ordinate, position.

Ko te taunga te wāhi noho o tētahi mea. E rua ngā momo whakaatu i te taunga ki tētahi papa taunga, pērā i te kauwhata, i te mahere rānei. Ko te takirua raupapa hei whakaatu i te taunga tukutuku. Ko te tawhiti me te ahunga hei whakaatu i te taunga ahuroa (TRP 2010:275). / A co-ordinate is the place where something is located. There are two ways of showing the co-ordinates of a point on a co-ordinate plane such as a graph or a map. Ordered pairs are used to show cartesian co-ordinates. Distance and direction are used for polar co-ordinates (TRP 2010:275).

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Synonyms: , nohoanga, takotoranga, tūnga, nohonga, tūranga

taupua

1. (verb) (-tia) to support.

He mea taupua tonu ake e Mōnita te hunga he waewae tapu nei ki Kawerau (TTR 2000:54). / Mōnita continually supported newcomers to Kawerau.

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2. (verb) to be temporary.

Kia āhei ai tana tama, a Hānara, kāore nei i taea te hoki mai i tāwāhi, ki te tangi ki tana kōkā, i taupua noatia te tāpuke o te tūpāpaku (TTR 1998:161). / So that her son, Arnold, who could not return from overseas to mourn for his mother, her body was interred temporarily.

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3. (verb) to rest, support oneself, lie in wait, take breath.

Ka taupua ngā tāngata ki runga ki te takere o te waka (W 1971:401). / The men rested on the hull of the canoe.

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Synonyms: tauwhanga, tāpae, pehipehi, tauhanga, tāwhanga, whakamoho, tāoki, okioki, pae, whakanā, whakangā, whakatā, , whakamatua


4. (modifier) temporary.

Ka tae māua ki tō māua kāinga taupua i waenganui i te ngahere. / We arrived at our temporary home in the forest.

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5. (noun) support.

I ngākau nui anō hoki tana taupua ake i tana whenua, i Aotearoa (TTR 2000:254). / He was passionate in his support for his country, Aotearoa/New Zealand.

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tauranga

1. (noun) resting place, anchorage, fishing ground, place to land, mooring, landing pad, terminal.

Kei te mōhio katoa rātau ki ngā tauranga tāmure, tauranga tarakihi, tauranga hāpuku me ērā atu ika o te moana (TWK 54:3). / They know all the fishing grounds for snapper, tarakihi, groper and those other fish of the sea.

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Synonyms: tumu herenga waka, pou herenga waka, herenga waka, taunga, okiokinga

whakanā

1. (verb) (-tia) to satisfy, refresh, quench (thirst), rest.

Ka taka ki tētahi rangi, i te whakanā a Poutini i te motu o Tūhua, ka kite i a Waitaiki e kaukau ana (Te Ara 2014). / One day while Poutini was resting at Mayor Island, he saw Waitaiki bathing.

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Synonyms: ea, whakatūtataki, tāmata, whakahauora, whakangā, pae, whakatā, taupua, , whakamatua, okioki, tāoki

whakangā

1. (verb) to take breath, inhale, catch breath, rest, refresh, relax.

He kī atu ōna tākuta kia whakangā, me mutu te haere i waho, kore rawa ia e ngawhere (TP 5/1910:1). / His doctors told him to rest and to stop going outside, but he would not give in.

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Synonyms: whakatā, tāmata, whakahauora, whakanā, okioki, pae, taupua, , whakamatua, tāoki


2. (modifier) resting, relaxing.

He takiwā whakangā nō tātau te ngahuru, te takurua, tae atu ki te tīmatanga o te kōanga (TTT 1/8/1929:1037). / Autumn, winter and the beginning of spring are relaxing times.

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Synonyms: whakatā, okiokinga


3. (noun) rest, relaxation, breather, time out, holiday, break, leave, vacation, spell.

Kāore te Kīngi i pai kia whakararurarutia te Kuīni, he whakangā hoki nāna taua haere (TP 5/1910:1). / The King didn't want to bother the Queen because that trip was a holiday.

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Synonyms: pāroretanga, waiho iho, awaiho, tuku, toe, maiki, wehe, wehewehe, maunu

whakaokioki

1. (verb) (-tia) to cause to rest, relieve.

Haere mai ki ahau, e koutou katoa e māuiui ana, e taimaha ana, ā māku koutou e whakaokioki (PT Matiu 11:28). / Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

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Synonyms: whakahirihiri, whakamāmā, whakaoraora

whakatā

1. (verb) (-ngia) to take breath, catch breath, rest, relax, have a break.

E hoki mai ana rātau ki te whakatā mō te kotahi wiki, ka hoki atu ai ki tō rātau puni i Takapuna, Tāmaki-makau-rau (HP 1991:33). / They were returning to rest up for the week before returning to their camp at Takapuna, Auckland.

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Synonyms: whakangā, taupua, , whakamatua, tāoki, okioki, pae, whakanā


2. (verb) (-ngia) to retire.

Ko ia nei te mea pakeke o ngā tamāhine a Charles Eustace Kerr, kua whakatā mai nei ia i te mahi pāmu i mua ake (TTR 2000:24). / She was the eldest daughter of Charles Eustace Kerr, who had retired from farming.

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Synonyms: rītaia, tāoki, whakatahi


3. (modifier) resting, relaxing.

Ko ia anō tētahi i kite tuatahi i te kaha pai o Haumoana hei wāhi whakatā, wāhi hararei (TTR 1996:8). / He was one of the first to see the possibilities of Haumoana as a place to rest and as a resort.

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Synonyms: whakangā, okiokinga


4. (noun) retirement.

Nō te tau 1987, i hoki mai a Īhaka ki Aotearoa, ā, i taua wā kua mana kē tana whakatā mai i tana tūranga hei minita (TTR 2000:93). / In 1987 Īhaka returned to New Zealand, and at that time his retirement from his position as a minister was official.

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rangi whakangā

1. (noun) rest day, weekend.

rā whakatā

1. (noun) rest day, weekend.

Hei ngā rā whakatā, he mea nui kia haere ki ngā toa hokohoko (Te Ara 2013). / Shopping has become a major weekend activity.

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Synonyms: rā okioki, rangi whakangā

rā okioki

1. rest day, weekend.

tāoki

1. (verb) to rest, cease, retire, stop working.

Kāti, nō te tau 1921, ka whakaaetia ia kia tāoki i āna mahi minita mō te tau kotahi (TTR 1998:125). / Well, in 1921 he was granted a year of rest from his ministry.

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Synonyms: okioki, pae, whakanā, whakangā, whakatā, taupua, , whakamatua, whakatahi, rītaia

waimumu

1. (noun) warrior resting place.

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