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.
Synonyms: whakangā, taupua, tā, 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.
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.
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.
tāoki
1. (verb) to rest, cease, retire, stop working.
pēperekōutanga
1. (noun) old age, elderliness, retirement age, golden years, third age, advanced years, dotage.
Synonyms: mātāpūpututanga, koroheketanga, kaumātuatanga, rāroa, ruahinetanga, hirinaki, ngā taru o Tura
whakatahi
1. (verb) (-a) to withdraw (from a place), quit, pull out, retire, retreat.
I Tauranga ka pā te rongo kua whakatahi te nuinga o Te Arawa ki Mokoia (TTR 1990:171). / In Tauranga news arrived that the majority of Te Arawa had withdrawn to Mokoia Island.
Synonyms: whakamutu, tāoki, whakatā, rītaia, kuhunga, taui, kohika, huhuti, huti, hutihuti, tākiri, kounu, auru, paunu, kōhiti, heu, unu, kōwhiti, kume, maunu, unuunu
2. (noun) withdrawal, retreat.
E hia nei ngā wiki e whawhai motumotu ana, ka whakarōpūpū a Ngāti Koheriki i a rātau, takitahi ki tēnā rōpū, takitahi ki tēnā rōpū, kia māmā ai te whakatahi ki Waikato (TTR 1990:212). / After many weeks of skirmishes Ngāti Koheriki split into small groups so that the withdrawal to Waikato would be easier.
moke
1. (verb) to be solitary, unsociable, retiring, private.
Kua moke nei te āhua o tana noho, ā, noho ai ko tōna kotahi i rō tāwharau hangahanga, i tana kōpuha rānei, i a ia e hī ika ana (TTR 1996:72). / She became something of a recluse, living alone in a makeshift dwelling while fishing, or in her bach (DNZB 1996:269).
Synonyms: paraiweti, matatapu, tūmataiti, hūnguengue, whakatōngā, konekone, pūihi, tōngā, memeke
2. (noun) solitary person, recluse, hermit.
He moke taua tangata, e noho ana ko ia anake i tōna kāinga (W 1971:207). / That man is a recluse, living alone in his home.
Synonyms: mohoao
whakatōngā
1. (verb) (-tia) to hide one's feelings, remain silent, be circumspect, be guarded, be cagey.
I a rāua ko Te Whiti i Te Waipounamu, mau tonu a Tohu ki tōna kore e pai ki ngā tikanga Pākehā, hāunga a Te Whiti i whakatōngā ia (TTR 1994:183). / When he and Te Whiti were in the South Island, Tohu steadfastly refused to be influenced by Pākehā ways, in contrast to Te Whiti who was more circumspect.
2. (verb) (-tia) find fault with, criticize.
Ko te tangata i ahu mai nei tētahi wāhi o tōna mātauranga i te Pākehā he tangata e whakatōngātia, e haea, e whakatātaretia, e ngau tuarātia e ngā tāngata kūware (TKO 31/8/1920:5). / The person whose knowledge comes partly from the Pākehā is a person who is criticized, envied, scrutinized and subjected to backbiting by ignorant people.
3. (modifier) retiring, reticent, unassuming, reserved, inhibited, restrained, reluctant, circumspect, guarded, cagey.
Ka whakawahia ko te tangata whakatōngā nei, e rite tonu nei te pāngia e te mate, ko Te Rata, hei Kīngi hou (TTR 1996:253). / The reticent man, Te Rata, who was continually ill, was crowned as the new King.
Synonyms: rikarika, ārikarika, tikumu, pūihi, moke, manauhea, whakawhēuaua, horokukū, whakakumu, kōroiroi, manawa pā, whakatohetohe, parahako, korongatā, korou kore, whakatenetene, whakauaua, tāpui, hūnguengue, konekone, nohopuku, tōngā, wahangū, nguengue, whakamōwai, memeke, rāhui
4. (noun) reluctance, restraint.
He nui ngā raruraru. Arā tētehi ko tana whakatōngā ki te tautoko i te kaupapa whakatau i ngā whenua raupatu o Waikato, i kawea ai e Tūmate i te tau 1938 (TTR 1998:88). / There were many difficulties. One was his reluctance to support the settlement of the Waikato confiscation claim, which Tūmate was negotiating in 1938.
Synonyms: paraire, hūmārika, whakatohetohe, korou kore, ngākau kore, kōroiroi
tōngā
1. (modifier) restrained, reserved, reticent, retiring, quiet.
He tangata ngākau tōngā nei tōna, rerekē noa atu i tana wahine, i a Mere (TTR 1998:9). / He was a reserved man, in contrast to his wife, Mere.
Synonyms: memeke, rāhui, tāpui, whakatōngā, konekone, whakamōwai, pūihi, moke, tikumu, whakakumu, rikarika, ārikarika, hāngū, rarata, mārire, maho, rangimārie, māhaki, māika, nohopuku, wahangū, nguengue, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire, hū, rata, hūnguengue
2. (modifier) secretly, secretive, in secret.
hūnguengue
1. (modifier) retiring, unpresuming, quiet, reserved, reticent, unassuming, self-effacing, plebeian.
Ehara ia i te pākiwaha, he tangata hūnguengue kē ia. / He isn't boastful, but is a self-effacing person.
Synonyms: moke, pūihi, whakakumu, tikumu, mahimahi, hauhauā, kāraroraro, kurumetometo, tautauhea, tautauwhea, whakatōngā, konekone, whakamōwai, memeke, rāhui, tāpui, whakamārire, hū, rata, hāngū, rarata, mārire, māika, māhaki, rangimārie, nohopuku, maho, tōngā, wahangū, nguengue, whakamārie, whakamāria
konekone
1. (verb) to dislike, detest, loathe, abhor.
Katoa tātou i ōna wā i whakamahia i a tātou i te kura kia ako i ētahi kaupapa kāore nei tātou i pīrangi, ā, me te aha anō kiriweti ana, konekone atu ana tātou ki aua kaupapa rā (HM 1/1995:4). / At some time all of us while we were at school were made to learn some subjects we did not like and as a result we hated and loathed those subjects.
Synonyms: pū, whakahouhou, mauāhara
2. (verb) to be shy, bashful, reserved, reticent, retiring.
Kāore ia e noho, ka āhua konekone, ā, ka whakatika, ka haere i tana haere (W 1971:133). / She would not stay and being somewhat shy she stood up and went away.
Synonyms: whakamā, numinumi, whakakumu, tikumu, moke, pūihi, hūiki, hihira, mokepūihi, nohopuku, tōngā, wahangū, nguengue, whakamōwai, memeke, rāhui, tāpui, hūnguengue, whakatōngā, matakakā, matakā, matawhiwhiu, matakana
3. (modifier) shy, bashful, reserved, reticent, retiring.
He kōtiro konekone ia - kia whakatata mai he taitama, kua pūwhero tonu atu ngā pāpāringa. / She was a shy girl - when a boy approached her she would blush.
4. (noun) repugnance, weariness, distaste, dislike, loathing, aversion.
Ka nui taku konekone ki te haere (W 1971:133). / I have a strong aversion to going.
Synonyms: wetiweti, whakahouhou, whakarihariha, ongaonga, whakarikarika, mauāhara
memeke
1. (verb) to hang back, be shy, retiring, reserved, reticent.
I memeke te tamaiti, ā, manauhea ana ki te whakauru atu (Ng 1993:195). / The child hung back and was reluctant to join in.
Synonyms: tikumu, whakakumu, pūihi, moke, whakamōwai, rāhui, tāpui, hūnguengue, whakatōngā, konekone, nohopuku, tōngā, wahangū, nguengue, matakakā, matakā, matawhiwhiu, matakana, whakamā, hūiki, hihira, mokepūihi
pūihi
1. (modifier) afraid, shy, retiring, timid.
Ki te kōrero a Kuki, kāore i aro atu ki ana whakarata - he iwi pūihi, ā, kāore e rata mai ki ngā inoi atu mō te kai, mō te wai, mō te aha rānei (TWK 19:17). / According to Cook, they took no notice of his friendly overtures - they were a shy people and would not respond in a friendly way to the pleas for food, water and other provisions.
Synonyms: tōngā, memeke, hūnguengue, whakatōngā, moke, konekone, matakakā, matakā, matawhiwhiu, matakana, whakamā, hūiki, hihira, mokepūihi
2. (noun) antenna (of crayfish, etc.).
See also pūhihi
