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taunga

1. (verb) (-tia) to become familiar with, used to, accustomed.

Horekau ahau i taunga ki tēnei tikanga (TAH 76:2). / I was not used to this practice.

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Synonyms: waia, mōhio, umanga

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

papa taunga

1. (noun) airfield, airport, airstrip, aerodrome.

Heoi, ka oti i a mātau te papa taunga mō ngā rererangi nunui (HP 1991:185). / And so we completed the airfield for the large aeroplanes.

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2. (noun) base, headquarters.

I reira a ia e mahi ana i mua i tana kōwhiringa i Whangamumu hei papa taunga mōna, i ngā tau tōmua o te tekau tau atu i 1890 (TTR 1996:24). / He worked there before choosing Whangamumu as his base in the early 1890s.

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3. (noun) co-ordinate plane (maths).

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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taunga ika

1. (noun) fishing ground.

Ka kitea tōna tau hei whiriwhiri i ngā raruraru e pā ana ki ō rātou whenua, ki ō rātou taunga ika (TTR 1990:225). / It was seen how skillful he was at sorting out problems concerning their lands and fishing grounds.

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taunga rererangi

1. (noun) airport, aerodrome, airfield.

taunga ahuroa

1. (noun) polar coordinates.

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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taunga tukutuku

1. (noun) Cartesian coordinates.

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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taunga inu

1. (noun) coaster.

Ai, e tama, whakamahia te taunga inu! / Eh, son, use the coaster!

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āhuahanga taunga

1. (noun) co-ordinate geometry.

taunga waka āwhiowhio

1. (noun) heliport.

taunga waka rererangi

1. (noun) airfield, airport, airstrip, aerodrome.

Taihoa, ka tangohia te whenua mō ngā kaupapa tūmatanui pērā i te mahinga parakaingaki me te taunga waka rererangi o Tāmaki-makau-rau (Te Ara 2013). / Later, land was taken for public works such as a sewage plant and Auckland airport.

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Pūnaha Kimi Taunga

1. (noun) Global Positioning System (GPS).

He pūnaha amiorangi te Pūnaha Kimi Taunga hei whakaatu i te wāhi noho o tētahi mea (RP 2009:347). / The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a system of satellites used to show the location of something.

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