kōhangaweka
1. (stative) to be disordered, ragged, untidy, all over the place, muddled - a metaphor from the untidy nature of a weka nest.
kino
1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia,-tia) to dislike, hate, ill-treat.
Tērā anō ētahi tamariki Māori, hāwhe-kāihe hoki, e mea ana he Pākehā rātou, e whakapehapeha ana, e whakahāwea ana ki ō rātou whanaunga Māori. He whakaaro tūtūā, he whakaaro e tino kinongia ana e te Māori, e ngā Pākehā rangatira (HKW 1/12/1900:15). / There are some Māori children and half-casts who say they are Pākehā, and are conceited and show contempt towards their Maori relatives. It's disrespectful and an attitude hated by Māori and esteemed Pākehā.
2. (verb) to be evil, bad, naughty, badly behaved, ugly, untidy, spoilt, corrupted, damaged, defective, faulty, wicked, harmful.
I te 8 o ngā rā o Tīhema nei, ka ngaoko te whenua o Whanganui nei i te rū, ā, i pakaru ko ngā kōrere wai mai ki te tāone, i kino katoa (TJ 4/1/1898:6). / On the 8th December the land here at Whanganui shook from the earthquake and the water pipes to the town were badly damaged.
Synonyms: riha, kikino, rihariha, whiro, kinokino, hīanga, hanariki, tīhoihoi
3. (modifier) bad, badly, disparaging, disparagingly, contemptuous, contemptuously, scathing, scathingly, disdainful, disdainfully, offensive, offensively, harmful - to indicate something done badly or to someone's detriment.
I kōrerotia kinotia a Pīhopa Herewini e te Pākehā mōna i tautoko i ngā Māori, otirā i kinongia anō hoki ia e Waikato mōna i uru ki ngā hōia Pākehā i te riri ki Rangiaohia (TTT 1/11/1927:683). / The Pākehā speak disparagingly of Bishop Selwyn because he supported the Māori, but Waikato also dislike him because he joined the Pākehā soldiers in the battle at Rangiaohia.
Synonyms: tāwai, piro, hākiki, kōkiri, whakaweriweri, weriweri, mōrihariha, maninohea, whakaparahako, mataharehare, kerakera, tukituki, anuanu, harehare
4. (noun) evil, wickedness, sin, vice, immorality.
Kāti te riri, whakarērea hoki te ārita; kei mamae koe, kei tākina kia mahi i te kino (PT Ngā Waiata 37:8). / Do not be angry, and forsake wrath; lest you be hurt or led into evil deeds.
tīwekaweka
1. (verb) to be irregular, untidy, disordered, uneven, messy.
Ka amuamu mai te whaea, e tīwekaweka ana te rūma o tana tamāhine. / The mother grumbled that her daughter's room was untidy.
Synonyms: pirara, kōritorito, pōrohe, tūkirakira, tūheihei
2. (noun) mess, untidiness, disorder, disarray, unevenness.
I te tīwekaweka o te raranga mai, ka puritia hei kete mahi mātaitai māna (PK 2008:948). / Because the weaving was so uneven, she kept the kit for collecting seafood.
Synonyms: tīrangorango, kūnakunaku, powhiwhi
pōrohe
1. (adjective) untidy, messy, scruffy.
He tikanga pōrohe āhau (Ng 1993:276). / You have untidy habits (Ng 1993:276).
Synonyms: tātarahake, karukaru, tīwekaweka, pirara, tūheihei, tūkirakira, kōritorito
2. (modifier) soft, yielding, acquiescent, slow, deliberate.
Otirā ko te hiahia o Herepete ko te tū o te Māori: e tū rangatira rānei, e tū pononga rānei; e whai rawa rānei, e noho pōrohe rānei i te ao (TTT 1/9/1925:291). / But Herepete's concern is the standing of Māori in the world: whether they will have a noble status or whether they will be subservient; whether they will have wealth or be acquiescent.
kōritorito
1. (stative) be unkempt, uncombed, messy, dishevelled, untidy - when talking of hair.
Me whiri rawa aku makawe kia kore ai e kōritorito (PK 2008:324). / I should plait my hair so that it's not untidy.
Synonyms: pirara, tīwekaweka, pōrohe, tūkirakira, tūheihei
2. (modifier) evil, bad, naughty, badly behaved, ugly, untidy, spoilt, corrupted, damaged, defective, faulty, wicked - plural form.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 44;)
Koia i waihotia ai mō ngā rangi kikino, hau, kātahi ka haere te tangata ki te wero, kei rongo te manu i te ngaehe (JPS 1895:140). / That's why it's left for bad days when it's windy and then a person goes spearing, in case the bird hears the rustle.
Synonyms: hanariki, tīhoihoi, hīanga, kinokino, kino, rihariha, whiro, riha
tūkirakira
1. (verb) to be standing on end, dishevelled, untidy, messy, tousled.
I tutū tonu ngā makawe, tūkirakira ana (NM 1928:164). / The hair stood erect, it was dishevelled.
Synonyms: pirara, kōritorito, tīwekaweka, pōrohe, tūheihei
2. (modifier) standing on end, dishevelled, untidy, messy, tousled.
Ka mahue te heru i ana makawe tūkirakira ka haere ana ki te rapu mahi māna (PK 2008:997). / He should have combed his messy hair before going to look for a job.
tūheihei
1. (verb) to be dishevelled, untidy, messy, tousled.
Ka tūheihei ngā huru o tōu māhunga (W 1971:448). / The hair of your head is dishevelled.
Synonyms: pirara, kōritorito, tīwekaweka, pōrohe, tūkirakira
2. (modifier) dishevelled, untidy, messy, tousled.
Moe tītoro, makawe tūheihei (PK 2008:992). / A restless sleep results in dishevelled hair.
kōpatapata
1. (noun) stork's bill, Pelargonium inodorum - forms low mounds of vivid green leaves up to 350mm, moving on to throw up a profusion of tiny flowers from October through to the end of summer. In late summer, plants produce large quantities of seed, giving plants an untidy appearance.
See also kōpata
pukupuku
1. (stative) be lumpy, swollen.
E whakapaetia ana nā tētahi tipu i pukupuku ai te kiri (PK 2008:707). / It is asserted that the skin is swollen because of a particular plant.
Synonyms: pokuru, pōkurukuru, hōpūpū, hīngarungaru, pōrukuruku
2. (modifier) goose-flesh, goose-pimples.
Ko te kiri pukupuku me te rere o te hūpē ngā hoa haere o te takurua (PK 2008:707). / Goose-pimples and the flowing of nose mucus are the companions of winter.
3. (noun) lump, tumour.
Koia nei ngā tohu o te kohi i mua atu o te wā e kitea ai e te katoa. He pukupuku ētahi kei runga ake o te ā o te kakī (TTT 1/8/1929:1053). / These are the symptoms of tuberculosis before the time that it is fully evident. Some have lumps above the collar-bone.
Synonyms: huahua, puku, poikurukuru, pōkurukuru, tipu, repe, koropuku, pungapunga, punga
4. (noun) cancer.
Ko te tangata e pāngia ana e te pukupuku, kauaka e puta ki te wāhi mātao (KO 14/9/1882:10). / The person afflicted with cancer should not go to cold places.
5. (noun) shield - closely woven mat used for protection in battle.
Kāhore he riri, he rongo rānei o te riri, huri noa te ao katoa. Kua tārewa noa te tao me te pukupuku (TTT 1/12/1930:2198). / No war nor sound of battle was heard, right around the world. The spear and shield were hung up.
Synonyms: kahupeka, whakaruruhau, whakangungu rākau, whakapuru tao, maru, ārai, pākai, whakangungu, hīra, ārei, puapua
6. (noun) flax cloak.
Ko ngā kākahu ēnei o roto o te puku: he kaitaka, he pukupuku pātea, he pukupuku, he kahu-waero, he kahu-toroa, he pūahi, he kākahu-kura, he kahu-kiwi, he kahu-kekeno, he maiaorere, he kahakaha, he korirangi, he tātata, he mangaeka tātara, he pūreke, me ērā atu (NM 1928:129). / These were the garments that were in the stomach: a flax fibre cloak with tāniko border, a cloak with an ornamental border, a flax cloak, a cape of dog tail skins, a cape covered with albatross down, a cloak of strips of dogskin, a cape of red feathers, a kiwi feather cloak, a sealskin cape, a maiaorere fine cloak, an undergarment, a cloak ornamented with black and white thrums of unscraped flax, a flax garment worn from the waist, a cape of undressed and undyed flax, a garment of undressed flax leaves, and other garments.
8. (noun) stork's bill, Pelargonium inodorum - forms low mounds of vivid green leaves up to 350mm, moving on to throw up a profusion of tiny flowers from October through to the end of summer. In late summer, plants produce large quantities of seed, giving plants an untidy appearance.
See also kōpata
Synonyms: kōpata, kōpatapata
