toru
1. (numeral) three, 3.
Ka toru ngā tau o te pānga mai o tana mate rūmātiki ki a ia (HKW 10/1898:4). / He was afflicted with rheumatism for three years.
See also tuatoru
2. (numeral) three.
I reira ka whakawhiwhia a ia ki te tohu mō te toa mekemeke, noho toa rā ia mō te toru tau (TTR 2000:167). / There he was the boxing champion for three years.
3. (numeral) third - when used with this meaning it is preceded by te and followed by o.
Nō te toru o ngā rā i te ahiahi, ka puta mātau i te marangai (HP 1991:120). / On the third day in the evening we emerged from the storm.
whiri papa
1. (noun) flat three strand cord or rope.
See also whiri pāraharaha, whiri kawe
Synonyms: tari-karakia, tuapuku, tuamaka, tari-kākāriki, rauru, whiri kawe, kārure, tōpuku, whiri pāraharaha, whiri pekapeka, whiri taurakeke, whiri iwituna, tātoru
2. (noun) three strand plaiting, three strand rope, three strand cord.
Synonyms: tari-karakia, tuapuku, tuamaka, tari-kākāriki, rauru, whiri papa, whiri kawe, kārure, tōpuku, whiri pāraharaha, whiri pekapeka, whiri taurakeke, whiri iwituna
rauru
1. (noun) plaiting of three or more strands producing a flat cord.
Synonyms: tari-karakia, tuapuku, tuamaka, tari-kākāriki, whiri papa, whiri kawe, kārure, tōpuku, whiri pāraharaha, whiri pekapeka, whiri taurakeke, whiri iwituna, tātoru
2. (noun) umbilical cord (end attached to the mother).
Ko te tūhonotanga ki te whaea, ko te rauru tēnā; ko te pito e mau nei ki te tamaiti, ka kīia tēnā ko te pito; ko waenganui ko te iho tēnā (W 1971:75). / The attachment to the mother is the 'rauru'; the end fixed to the child is called the 'pito'; and in the middle is the 'iho'.
3. (noun) spiral form of carving ornamentation.
Ko te rauru. He rite tēnei ki te rauponga engari he tōrino kē te āhua. / The rauru carving pattern. This is similar to the rauponga pattern but has a spiral form instead.
tō koutou
1. (determiner) your, yours (referring to one thing and to three or more people) - often followed by a noun but can stand without one.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56;)
See also tō
2. (determiner) you (several people) have (one thing).
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 108-110;)
3. Used in these ways listed above when the possessor has no control of the relationship or is subordinate, passive or inferior to what is possessed.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-56, 140-141;)
2. (determiner) you have (more than two people and more than one thing).
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 108-110;)
3. Used in these ways listed above when the possessor has no control of the relationship or is subordinate, passive or inferior to what is possessed.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-56, 140-141;)
2. (determiner) you (several people) have (more than one thing).
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 108-110;)
3. Used in these ways listed above when the possessor has control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is possessed.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-56, 140-141;)
whiri kawe
1. (noun) three strand cord or rope - a type of plait used for kete handles.
Synonyms: tari-karakia, tuapuku, tuamaka, tari-kākāriki, rauru, whiri papa, kārure, tōpuku, whiri pāraharaha, whiri pekapeka, whiri taurakeke, whiri iwituna, tātoru
rātau
1. (personal noun) they, them (three or more) - eastern dialect variation of rātou.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 13, 31-32, 52-56, 64-65;)
Ka mutu tēnei ka haere atu rātau ki te pāra ki te haina i ō rātau ingoa ki te pukapuka a te wahine a te Kāwana (TPH 7/6/1898:6). / When this ended they went to the parlour to sign the book of the Governor's wife.
See also rātou
whiri pāraharaha
1. (noun) flat cord (plaited with three strands).
Kātahi rātou ka whiri taura; ka kitea i reira te whiri tuamaka, te tarikarakia, te whiri pāraharaha, te rino (NM 1928:13). / Then they plaited ropes and there were seen plaiting of five and six stranded ropes, ropes of eight strands, plaiting of flat ropes of three strands and ropes of two strands.
Synonyms: tari-karakia, tuapuku, tuamaka, tari-kākāriki, rauru, whiri papa, whiri kawe, kārure, tōpuku, whiri pekapeka, whiri taurakeke, whiri iwituna, tātoru
2. (modifier) three (people).
Ka tākiri te ata, ka heke iho ēnā tāngata tokotoru i te maunga (KO 15/10/1883:17). / In the morning those three men came down from the mountain.
3. (noun) three (people).
Ko ēnei tokotoru i hopuhopukia i mauria e ahau ki runga tima (TP 10/1906:8). / These three people were caught and taken onto the ship.
4. (noun) three of a kind (cards) - a poker hand that contains three cards of the same rank, plus two cards which are not of this rank nor the same as each other.
2. (determiner) they have, they had (three or more people and more than one thing) - a possessive determiner.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 108-110;)
See also ā rātau
3. Used in these ways listed above when the possessor has control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is possessed.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-56, 140-141;)
koutou
1. (pronoun) you (three or more people) - like all pronouns and personals, takes a when following ki, i, kei and hei but does not take a when used as the subject of the sentence. Never occurs after he, te and ngā.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 13, 31-32, 52-56, 64-65;)
See also tā koutou
2. (pronoun) you and - used before ko followed by people's names.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 13;)
Anei te pōro mā koutou ko Poia, ko Hirini. / Here's the ball for you, Poia and Sydney.
ngō rātou
1. (determiner) their (three or more people and more than one thing) - a possessive determiner. Tainui variation of ō rātou.
Kotahi rau, toru tekau mā tahi ngā tau e tatari ana a Waikato kia whakahokia mai ngō rātou whenua. / The Waikato people were waiting 131 years for their lands to be returned.
ō rātou
1. (determiner) their (three or more people and more than one thing) - a possessive determiner.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56;)
See also ngō rātou
2. (determiner) they have (three or more people and more than one thing).
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 108-110;)
3. Used in these ways listed above when the possessor has no control of the relationship or is subordinate, passive or inferior to what is possessed.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-56, 140-141;)
rātou
1. (pronoun) they, them (three or more) - like all pronouns and personals, takes a when following ki, i, kei and hei but does not take a when used as the subject of the sentence. Never occurs after he, te and ngā.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 13, 31-32, 52-56, 64-65;)
Kua hinga rātou. / They have been defeated.
Kua tīmata anō te karawhiu o te pūkore i a rātou (TTR 1996:47). / The impact of the depression on them had already begun.
See also rātau
2. (pronoun) and - used after the first name when several people's names are mentioned. Subsequent names are preceded by ko.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 13;)
Kei te haututū a Pita rātou ko Māia, ko Tio mā. / Peter, Māia, Joe and the others are mucking about.
2. (modifier) threes, threefold.
Ki te kaha tētahi i a ia kotahi nei, ka māia te tokorua ki a ia; e kore hoki te aho takitoru e motu wawe (PT Te Kaikauwhau 4:12). / And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
3. (noun) threesome, group of three, trio.
Te haerenga o te tokotoru nei, ā, ka tae ki te kāinga i reira tō rātou whaea, a Hine-moana (NIT 1995:193). / The three of them departed and came to the home where their aunt, Hine-moana, was.
4. (noun) knucklebones move.
Ko te ‘takitoru’: Ka whiua te hai, ka kapohia ētahi kōhatu e toru, me te hopu anō i te hai (RMR 2017). / The takitoru move: When the main stone is thrown up, three of the other stones are grabbed, and the main stone is caught.
5. (noun) tukutuku pattern used on crossbeams and tukutuku panels of meeting houses where single stitches across the panel are in groups of three at alternate angles. It represents communication, identification and special personal relationships.
tā koutou
1. (determiner) your, yours (referring to one thing and to three or more people) - often followed by a noun but can stand without one.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 52-56;)
Mā tā koutou hunaonga koe e whakahoki. / Your son-in-law will take you back.
See also tā
2. (determiner) you (several people) have (one thing).
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 108-110;)
3. Used in these ways listed above when the possessor has control of the relationship or is dominant, active or superior to what is possessed.
(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 54-56, 140-141;)
