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māuiui

1. (verb) to be weary, sick, fatigued, sickly.

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: māruru, tarutaruhea, tūpoupou, tūroro, mate, matemate, hanga mate, anuhē


2. (modifier) sickly, fatigued, weary.

Totoro tonu atu ōku ringa ki a koe: e hiainu ana tōku wairua ki a koe, ānō he whenua māuiui (PT Nga Waiata 143:6). / I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land.

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3. (noun) illness, disorder.

Pēnā he māuiui ō rātou ka ora i a ia i te rima meneti (TTT 1/12/1930:2212). / If they have an illness he will heal them in five minutes.

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koroputa kau

1. (noun) cowpox.

hoki atu, hoki atu, ...

1. I'm sick of hearing about, time and time again, it's the same old story - an idiom to convey one's boredom with something repetitious.

Kua hōhā katoa au i ngā kī taurangi a Tame. Hoki atu, hoki atu, he horihori katoa. / I'm fed up with Tom's promises. They're all tedious lies.
Kua hōhā katoa au i ngā oati a ngā mema whare pāremata. Hoki atu, hoki atu, he rūkahu katoa (HKK 1999:97). / I'm sick of the promises of the Members of Parliament. Over and over it's the same thing and they're all lies.

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kohi

1. (noun) wasting sickness, consumption, tuberculosis.

Ka whiua koe e Ihowa ki te kohi, ki te kirikā, ki te mumura, ki te toronga nui, ki te hoari, ki te tauraki, te hōpurupuru (PT Tiuteronomi 28:22). / You will be punished by Jehovah with consumption, with a fever, with inflamation, with extreme burning, with the sword, with drought and mildew.

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whakamate

1. (verb) (-a,-ngia,-tia) to put to death, kill, execute, cause to be sick.

Ka whakamatea a Kereopa mō te kōhuru i a Te Wākana, 1872 (Ma 1888:3). / Kereopa was executed for the murder of Mr Volkner, 1872.

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Synonyms: tinei, patu, tope, tukituki, whakahinga


2. (modifier) contaminated, polluted, infected.

Tū kē ana te ihu i te rerenga mai o te piro i ngā wai whakamate (KO 13/12/1882:6). / Smelling the stench of the contaminated water.

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Synonyms: poke


3. (modifier) killing, slaying.

Kātahi ka karakia i tōna paihana whakamate tangata (JPS 1894:169). / Then he recites his man-killing incantation.

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4. (noun) killing, destruction, slaying.

Tū kaha ana rātou i ngā take tiaki taiao, pērā i te keringa o ngā kirikiri i te one o Pākiri, te whakamate i te kiore i te moutere o Hauturu, te rāhuitanga hoki o ngā tohu whenua nui ki te iwi (Te Ara 2014). / They were also at the forefront of many issues of preservation of the environment, including the taking of sand from Pākiri Beach, the destruction of rats on Hauturu Island, and the preservation of cultural heritage sites important to the people.

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Synonyms: matenga, patu, patunga

hanga mate

1. (stative) be sickly.


2. (noun) ill health.

Ka mauria anō ia ki te whare herehere mō te marama kotahi, ahakoa tana pakeke me tana hanga mate (TTR 1990:357). / He was taken to prison for one month, despite his age and ill health.

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whare tūroro

1. (noun) sanatorium, sick bay.

Ko te mea tino whakamīharo rawa ia ko te whare tūroro me ngā wai ngāwhā hei kaukauranga, i hangaia ki roto i te whare (HKW 1/11/1901:10). / But the really wonderful thing was the sanatorium with hot pools for bathing places constructed inside the building.

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koero

1. (verb) to thaw, melt (of snow and ice).

Ākuanei te huka koero ai (W 1971:123). / Soon the snow will melt.

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2. (noun) thawing, melting (of frost and snow).

He maha ngā awa kōpaka kua tīraha i runga i te whenua me te koero i te mahana haere me te makariri haere anō o te āhuarangi i ngā tau kua pahure (Te Ara 2015). / Over the years many glaciers have lain over much of the land and have melted when it became warmer and then returned as the climate has cooled.

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3. (noun) sickness - especially later stage of menstruation.

mariunga

1. (noun) stick to convey the āhua of a sick person to a distant tohunga.

Ka whakamārama a Tuta Nihoniho o Ngāti Porou i te mariunga, arā, he matire karamū, māpou, maire rānei hei torotoro haere i te tinana o te tūroro kia whiwhi i te tino o te tūroro. Kātahi ka heria te matire rā ki te tohunga māna hei tohu ki te ora ki te mate rānei (Te Ara 2016). / Tuta Nihoniho of Ngāti Porou described the mariunga, that is a wand of karamū, māpou or maire, which was touched to the body of an invalid and received their essence.The wand was then taken to a tohunga, who could tell whether the patient would recover or die.

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2. (noun) part of the body of a dead foe, or a captured enemy, brought to a mourning relative.

Ka kainga hoki e ia te ahikarae me ngā mariunga i mauria rā (JPS 1911:23). / And he ate the ahikarae and mariunga which they had brought.

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māruru

1. (verb) to be sick, weak.

Nā i taua rā ka meinga e ahau a Hiruhārama hei kōhatu taimaha ki ngā iwi katoa: ko te hunga katoa e hāpai ana ka māruru rawa (PT Hakaraia 12:3). / And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces.

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Synonyms: tarutaruhea, māuiui, tūpoupou, tūroro, mate


2. (modifier) sickly, unhealthy, weak.

He kaha tonu kei a tātau, engari nā te noho māruru i hē ai (TTT 1/6/1927:604). / We still have ability, but because we are in a state of weakness we are in trouble.

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Synonyms: matemate, māuiui, hanga mate, anuhē


3. (noun) sickness, weakness.

E whakapae kē ana mātou, ko ngā mate, ko ngā māruru e pā mai ana ki te reo Māori, ka pā atu anō hoki ki ō rātou nā reo ā tōna wā, ki te kore rātou e āta whakatakoto tikanga e kaupare atu (HM 3/1993:7). / We are asserting that the problems and weaknesses affecting the Māori language will also eventually affect their languages if they do not plan carefully to avert them.

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Synonyms: koero, mamate, māuiuitanga, aitu, tahumaero, tūpoupou, mate

whakangehengehe

1. (verb) to be tired, fatigued, weary, exhausted.


2. (verb) to feign sickness, pretend to be ill.

whakapairua

1. (intransitive verb) to feel nauseous, feel queasy, feel sick, feel disgust.

Nā, ko te ako kino tēnei hei whakatūpato, hei whakapairua, hei whakatoatoa i te Māori (TKM.MM 18/7/1863:10). / Now, he is vilely taught to suspect, to feel disgust and to treat Māori with disdain.

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kanekane

1. (verb) to feel nauseous, feel sick.

Ka kai i te kai pirau, ka kanekane te kakī, koinā te pūkanekane (W 1971:306). / When eating rotten food, one feels nauseous, that's what pūkanekane is.

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2. (noun) nose.

E āhua rite ana te wuruhi ki te kurī mohoao nei anō, engari nā te rahi ia, nā te tū-ā-hīanga. He roa tōna upoko, he koikoi te kanekane o te ihu, e koi ana te tū o ngā taringa, he roroa ngā waewae he kapi tonu i te huruhuru (TWMNT 11/7/1876:165). / The wolf is somewhat similar to a wild dog in appearance, but much larger and somewhat fiercer. He has a long head, pointed nose, ears erect and sharp, the legs are long well clothed with hair.

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Synonyms: ihu

mate moana

1. (noun) sea sickness.

whakapairuaki

1. (intransitive verb) to feel nauseous, feel queasy, feel sick, feel disgust.

Nōna ka rongo i ahatia ngā mauhere i taua whenua, ka whakarihariha a roto i a ia, ka whakapairuaki (PK 2008:1126). / When she heard what happened to the prisoners in that country she was disgusted and felt nauseous.

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2. (noun) nauseating disgust, revulsion.

Ko te kiko tangata te kai a ētahi o ngā rurenga, ko te whakapairuaki kē te kai a ētahi (PK 2008:1114). / The food of some of the castaways was human flesh, but that of others was nauseating disgust.

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Synonyms: whakarikarika, wetiweti, whakarihariha, whakaanuanu, whakahouhou, ongaonga

paipairuaki

1. (intransitive verb) to feel nauseous, feel sick.

Kei te maumahara au ki te wā tuatahi i mahi ai au ki te kai paipa. Mea ake, ka paipairuaki, kei waho e tūpou ana, e rere ana te wai o te waha, me taku riri ki a au anō mōku e whakateka ki te hāpai i tēnā kai (HJ 2017:137). / I remember the first time I tried smoking. Soon after, I felt nauseous and was outside bent over with saliva flowing in my mouth and I was angry with myself for trying that substance.

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2. (noun) nausea, feeling of disgust.

Ka kite ia i te whakaahua o te tangata i pororeretia rā te mātenga, ka tau mai te paipairuaki ki a ia (PK 2008:564). / When he saw the photograph of the man who had been beheaded he was overcome with nausea.

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taiwhanga paruhi

1. (noun) sick bay.

takuhe tahumaero

1. (noun) sickness benefit.

kohi-ā-kiko

1. (noun) emaciation, wasting sickness.

Ki te whakaarohia ēnei kupu Māori tawhito, te kohi-ā-kiko me te kaiuaua, ka kitea kei roto i aua ingoa tētahi o ngā tino tohu o te mate nei, arā te tere o te tūpuhi, o te iti haere o te tinana o te tangata e pāngia ana (TTT 1/7/1922:10). / If we consider these ancient Māori words, 'kohi-a-kiko' and 'kaiuaua', those names reveal the symptoms of this disease, namely skinniness, and the shrinking of the body of the person afflicted.

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See also mate kohi, mate kohi-ā-kiko, kohi

matemate

1. (stative) be sickly, ailing, defective, developing a fault, caught or die in numbers.

(Te Pihinga Study Guide (Ed. 1): 31;)

I maharatia he pīwa, otirā i te taenga ki ngā rā mahana kātahi tērā ka matemate te tāngata, me te rango mate e haupū ana i ngā huanui, tē taea te tanu (TWMNT 22/3/1879:354). / It was thought that it was a fever, but when the warm days arrived then many people died and the dead were pilled up on the roads, they were unable to bury them.

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Synonyms: māruru, māuiui, hanga mate, anuhē


2. (modifier) sickly, ailing, defective, developing a fault.

Mā Hōhua Tāwhaki e ui, "E hika mā, kātahi anō te kai ko te kata kāore ōna kākano?" Ā, māku e whakahoki, "Ē, he kākano. Heoi anō te mahi he rui, he rui, he rui, me te Tutahe o Ioka i rui rā i ana kata ki ngā wāhi katoa e tae ana ia, ā kei te rui tonu, hei whakamāhorahora, hei whakamāhanahana, hei whakahauora i tēnei ao matemate (TTT 1/1/1928:722). / Hōhua Tāwhaki will ask, "My friends, does the food of laughter not have a source?" And I will respond, "Yes, there is a source. All that has to be done is to scatter and sow, just as the Duchess of York spread her laughter everywhere she went, and she is still sowing, making people feel comfortable, stimulating and revitalising this ailing world.

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