2. (loan) (modifier) surveyed, measuring.
Heoi me whakamārama mai anō e koutou ngā tikanga o ngā whenua rūri, arā, ngā eka, te whānui, te roa, te koē māero, te hāwhe māero (TP 6/1910:5). / Therefore you should explain the land surveying method, that is, the acres, the breadth, the length, the square miles, the half miles.
3. (loan) (noun) rule, ruler (measure), measurement, survey.
Nā wai i whakarite ōna rūri? (PT Hopa 38:5). / Who determined its measurements?
Synonyms: meiha, inenga, tikanga, tino rangatiratanga, ture, kāwanatanga
2. (loan) (noun) king, ruler, monarch, sovereign.
Ka mate a Te Arikinui Te Atairangikaahu, ka whakawahia a Tūheitia Paki hei kīngi o te Kīngitanga. / When the paramount chieftainess Te Atairangikaahu died Tūheitia Paki was anointed as king of the King Movement.
Synonyms: tauine
3. (loan) (personal name) King.
Āhua pōauau ana ngā kupu a Hoani Ngamu rāua ko Tāmati Hāpimana, i whakahoki ai i te tono a Wī Kīngi me Wī Maihi Te Rangikāheke hoki (TW 12/2/1875:8). / The response of John Ngamu and Thomas Chapman to the request of William King and William Marsh Te Rangikāheke was rather confused.
Synonyms: Kīngi
Pārao
1. (loan) (personal name) Pharaoh - the title of the ruler of ancient Egypt.
Nāna ia i whakaora i ōna matenga katoa, ā hoatu ana ki a ia he pai, he mātauranga i te aroaro o Pārao kīngi o Ihipa; ā meinga ana ia e tērā hei kāwana mō Ihipa, mō tōna whare katoa hoki (PT 1Whakapapa 24:27). / And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
2. (loan) (noun) Pharaoh - the ruler of ancient Egypt.
...kia manakohia e rātou ngā ritenga o Kāwana Kerei, tō rātou matua, i te wā e noho ana ia i waenganui o rātou; kei puta mai i muri i a ia tētahi atu Pārao, kīhai i mōhio ki a Hōhepa, ā ka kite rātou i tō rātou pōhēhētanga (TW 2/11/1878:548). / ...they should treasure the policies of Governor Grey, their father, while he is living among them, lest another Pharaoh, like he who did not know Joseph, appear after him and then they will see their error.
2. (loan) (noun) governor, ruler.
Kua tae te kōrero o te Kāwanatanga o Ingarangi ki a Kāwana Hākarihi Rōpihana, te Kāwana o Niu Haute Wēra, kia haere ai ia ki Whītī, ki reira kōrero ai, me te ako i ngā tikanga o te whakaaro o te Kāwanatanga (TW 5/8/1874:3). / Governor Zachary Robinson, the governor of New South Wales received instructions from the English government that he should go to Fiji, to discuss matters there and learn the nature of the government’s thoughts.
3. (loan) (personal name) Governor.
Kua tae te kōrero o te Kāwanatanga o Ingarangi ki a Kāwana Hākarihi Rōpihana, te Kāwana o Niu Haute Wēra (TW 5/8/1874:3). / Governor Zachary Robinson, the governor of New South Wales received instructions from the English government.
2. (loan) (personal name) Harold.
