hīra
1. (loan) (noun) seal.
Ka tukua he pepa me te hīra a te Kīngitanga e mau nei ngā kōrero a Korokī. I roto i tēnei pepa e takoto ana te koropiko tuatahi a te Kīngi Māori ki te Karauna o Peretānia, i runga i te kupu oati (TTR 1998:90). / A paper, with Korokī's message attached and with the seal of the King Movement, was sent. In this document, for the first time, the Māori King swore allegiance to the British Crown.
Synonyms: hīri
hīri
1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to seal, stamp.
Kua tae mai te reta a Rewi, ā, he mea hīri ki te hīri a Rewi. / The letter from Rewi had arrived, sealed with Rewi’s seal.
Synonyms: hīra
2. (loan) (noun) seal.
Heoi tuhituhia ana ētahi pukapuka e ia, nō Ahapa te ingoa, hīri rawa ki tana hīri (PT 1Kingi 21:8). / So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal.
oioi
1. (verb) to shake gently, wriggle, quiver.
Kātahi ka oioi haere atu i runga i taku puku kia eke atu ki runga o te rore (HP 1991:22). / Then I wriggled along on my stomach to get onto the lorry.
Synonyms: kūreperepe, rū, kārohirohi, kapakapa, wanawana, wiriwiri, whakakakapa, ore, kakapa, māueue, māwewe, kereū, tāwariwari, tīkorikori, aroarohaki, arowhaki, arohaki, oreore, ārohirohi, ngāoraora, ngaue
2. (noun) jointed wire rush, jointed rush, Apodasmia similes - a bluish-green native rush with dark bands along the stem of the leaves. Grows along the edges of tidal rivers and lakes and on damp flats in sand dunes. Spreads by a creeping rhizome and grows up to 1 m tall. Found throughout Aotearoa/New Zealand. Previously known as Leptocarpus similis.
3. (noun) New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri - distinguished from the larger New Zealand sea lion by lacking obvious ears and being unable to stand on all fours when on land.
E Tame, ko te ingoa o te taniwha nā he kekeno, he oioi rānei, he taniwha tapu, kua turengia e te Kāwanatanga (TP 10/1906:5). / Tame, the name of that monster is a fur seal, a protected animal which has been legally protected by the government.
See also kekeno
wāki
1. (loan) (noun) wax, sealing wax.
I whakakītia hoki e Te Whānau-a-Apanui ngā konohi o te angaanga o Te Porioterangi ki te wāki; arā ki te Māori he harare (TKO 31/8/1919:8). / Te Whānau-a-Apanui filled the eyes of Te Porioterangi’s skull with sealing wax; to the Māori it’s called 'harare'.
See also wākiha
2. (verb) to be bleary eyed.
3. (noun) red membrane on the inside of the eyelid.
Ka huraina te paerunga kia kitea ai te harare (PK 2008:81). / The upper eyelid was turned up so that the red membrane on the inside could be seen.
4. (noun) red sealing wax - used to verify something such as a document is unopened, to verify the sender's identity, and as decoration. Adapted from the original meanings above.
E ai ki ngā kōrero i whakapurua e Te Whānau-a-Apanui ngā karu o te papa angaanga o tana matua, o Te Pori-o-te-rangi, ki te harare pūwhero (TTR 1990:276). / It is said that Te Whānau-a-Apanui plugged up the eye sockets of the skull of her father, Te Pori-o-te-rangi, with red sealing wax.
kekeno
1. (noun) New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri - distinguished from the larger New Zealand sea lion by lacking obvious ears and being unable to stand on all fours when on land.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 46; Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 1;)
Ka pakaru ngā kākahu, ka tuia he kākahu mō rātou ki te kiri kekeno, he iwi toroa ngā ngira (TWM 20/2/1868:5). / When their clothes were ragged they sewed garments of seal skins and the needles were of albatross bone.
2. (modifier) hard surfaced, sealed.
He tika te mau o Ngāti Porou ki te nuinga o ō rātou whenua, te korenga i pau i te Pākehā te hoko, i te matara o tō rātou nā takiwā i ngā huarahi papatau o te Pākehā (TTT 1/8/1930:2120). / It's correct that Ngāti Porou retained most of their land and it was not sold to the Pākeha because their territory is quite distant from the sealed roads of the Pākehā.
3. (noun) hard surface.
2. (adjective) be industrious, eager, keen.
Ko ia te mea tika - he kakama, he ihupuku (HJ 2015:181). / She is the right one - she's quick and industrious.
3. (modifier) industrious, eager, keen, semi-skilled.
Hai tangata ihupuku a Pāhewa ki te mahi māra (TTR 1996:117). / Pahewa was a keen gardener.
Synonyms: kamakama, matangareka, kōkeko, kōtaratara, ngākau whiwhita, takawhita, ngākaunui, hīkaka, tūkari, ngākau whakapuke, kaikaha, kama, mōhukihuki, rikarika
4. (modifier) frugal, stingy, grasping, parsimonious.
I muri iho i tēnei tohatohanga ihupuku o ngā whenua tāpui o Te Waipounamu, ka kihirua ngā whakaaro o Te Tipa, ā, ka rika ki te āwhina i a Ngāi Tahu (TTR 1990:351). / After his parsimonious allocation of South Island reserves, Mantell had a change of heart, and became eager to assist Ngāi Tahu.
Synonyms: matapiko
5. (noun) inexperience.
I tino kitea te tautōhito o Helen Clarke me te ihupuku o Don Brash, i roto i ngā mahi tōrangapū. / Helen Clarke's experience and Don Brash's inexperience in politics was really evident.
See also ihupiro
6. (noun) inexperienced person, greenhorn, rookie, trainee, apprentice, learner.
Ko te ihumanea, ko te ihupuku ka kimi kia mōhio ki te tikanga o te kupu, o te rerenga kōrero rānei, kātahi ka whakamahi i taua kupu, i taua rerenga kōrero rā ki te horopaki e tika ana (Kāretu 2016). / The clever person and the learner will endeavour to find the meaning of the word or sentence, then use the word or sentence in the appropriate context.
Synonyms: ākonga, ika tauhou
7. (noun) New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri - distinguished from the larger New Zealand sea lion by lacking obvious ears and being unable to stand on all fours when on land.
He nui ngā ihupuku ki Rēkohu me ngā kāhui whakawhānau ki ōna moutere (Te Ara 2015). / Fur seals were common on the Chatham Islands and there were breeding colonies on its islands.
See also kekeno
kakerangi
1. (noun) New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri - distinguished from the larger New Zealand sea lion by lacking obvious ears and being unable to stand on all fours when on land.
Kei Parakiwitini e patu mai rā a Taiaroa i te kakerangi e takaru rā kei te moana (G 1853:380). / At Parakiwitini Taiaroa is killing fur seals that splash about in the sea.
2. (noun) New Zealand sea lion, Hooker's sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri - larger than the New Zealand fur seal, it has small, obvious ears and can move on land on all fours. The male is heavily-built, with a thick coat of dark brown hair. The female is smaller, sleeker, and grey.
Ka hia rau ngā momo ika kei ngā wai tai o Aotearoa. Kitea anōtia ai he kekeno, he kakerangi, he aihe, he tohorā (Te Ara 2015). / There are many fish species in New Zealand’s coastal waters. Fur seals, sea lions, dolphins and whales are also seen.
3. (noun) bird species that figures in traditional narratives.
Ka hoki mai a Manu-korihi me tōna iwi ki tō rātou nei kāinga, ki Whiti-ānaunau, me ngā huruhuru o ngā manu nei o te kakerangi, o te kohiwai, o te kohirangi, koia nei ngā huruhuru hūmaeko i riro mai i a rātau. He nui te pai o aua huruhuru e kīia ana, te huatau (JPS 1922:20). / Manu-korihi and his people returned to their home at Whiti-ānaunau, bringing with them the feathers of the kakerangi, kohiwai, and kohirangi birds, these were the tail feathers that they obtained. Those feathers were very beautiful and were considered to be elegant.
mīmiha
1. (noun) ambergris - a strong-smelling waxlike secretion of the intestine of the sperm whale sometimes found floating in the sea or washed up on the shore. Used in the perfume industry.
He pānuitanga tēnei kia kawea mai e ngā tāngata whai mīmiha tohorā, ka utua i runga i te utu nui rawa e Hēmi A. Hararete (KO 17/3/1887:11). / This is a notice that invites people who have ambergris to bring it in and they will be paid handsomely by James A. Haslett.
2. (noun) New Zealand fur seal, Arctocephalus forsteri - distinguished from the larger New Zealand sea lion by lacking obvious ears and being unable to stand on all fours when on land.
I haere atu te mīmiha ki uta ki te kimi kai hei oranga mōna, ka kī te puku, ka moe (TPH 28/10/1905:1). / A New Zealand fur seal went ashore to look for food to sustain itself, and when its stomach was full it slept.
See also kekeno
2. (noun) New Zealand sea lion, Hooker's sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri - larger than the New Zealand fur seal, it has small, obvious ears and can move on land on all fours. The male is heavily-built, with a thick coat of dark brown hair. The female is smaller, more sleek, and grey. Sometimes used for the male only.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 18;)
He maha tonu ngā uwha whakahao kua hapū i te toa kotahi (PK 2008:1082). / Quite a few female New Zealand sea lions become pregnant from one male.
rāpoka
1. (noun) New Zealand sea lion, Hooker's sea lion, Phocarctos hookeri - larger than the New Zealand fur seal, it has small, obvious ears and can move on land on all fours. The male is heavily-built, with a thick coat of dark brown hair. The female is smaller, more sleek, and grey. Sometimes used for the male only.
herepuru
1. (noun) caulking, sealant - material for sealing the seams and holes of a canoe.
Honoa te haumi, aukaha rawa i ngā rauawa, whakaū rawa he herepuru anō mō ngā rauawa, he raupō hoki mō te wai kei uru ki roto (TWMNT 17/11/1874:285). / Add the canoe extension, lash the top boards, reinforce the caulking for the top boards and also with raupō least water leaks in.
taraipāta
1. (loan) (noun) tripod, whalers’ try-pot – a large iron pot for trying out oil from whale or seal blubber.
He nui ngā kupu a Ngāti Porou he kupu Pākehā, i ahu mai i ngā mahi patu tohorā, engari kei te pōhēhētia e ētahi tāngata he kupu Māori. Me whakahua ake ētahi: kuru, mātere, weku, pauta, E hī pauta!, rāti, puruki, taraipāta, kauna kāwhe, hira, raina, pāhi, wāpu, wēra (TTT 1/11/1930:2182). / There are many Ngāti Porou words from English that derive from whaling activities, but some people think mistakenly that they are true Māori words. Let me list some: kuru (school, crew), mātere (masthead), weku (wake), pauta (spout), E hī pauta! (there he spouts), rāti (lance), puruki (fluke), taraipāta (tripod or try-pot), kauna kāwhe (cow and calf), hira (hill), raina (line), pāhi (past), wāpu (wharf), wēra (whale).
See also tarai-pāta
