tūtai
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to keep watch, spy, scout out, keep under surveillance, watch.
Ko te kōrero hoki e tūtai ana a Te Whiwhi, arā, ko ia i te whāwhāki ki a Kāwana Hōri Kerei mō te āhua o ngā putunga kariri ki te rohe o Pari-ā-rua (Porirua) (TTR 1990:345). / Te Whiwhi is said to have kept surveillance for Governor George Grey, informing him about ammunition stores in the Porirua district.
See also tūtei
Synonyms: tūtei
2. (noun) scout, spy.
E mahi wehi ana ngā tāngata mahi i roto i ngā tari katoa o te kāwanatanga; e kore e mōhio te tangata ki tōna hoa e tuhituhi ana i tōna taha he kaitirotiro pea nā te kāwanatanga, he tūtai (TWMNT 9/11/1878:109). / The people working in all the departments of the public service work in fear; a person won't know if the colleague writing next to him is a government spy.
Synonyms: torotoro, ārohi, hunuhunu, hūhunu, pūrahorua, tāpae, tūtei, toro
tūtei
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to keep watch, spy, scout out, keep under surveillance, watch.
Nā ko tō rātou haerenga ki runga, tūteia ana e rātou te whenua i te koraha o Hini, ā tae noa ki Rehopo, ki te haerenga atu ki Hamata (PT Tauanga 13:21). / So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
Synonyms: tūtai
2. (noun) sentry, spy, scout.
Ka tau rātou ki te kai, ka noho kē tētahi ki runga rawa i tētahi rākau hei tūtei, ka kite ia i te kāhu, i te kārearea rānei e rere ana, ka puta tana tangi kē (TWM 18/7/1867:3). / When they land to eat one remains right up in a tree as a sentry and when it sees a harrier hawk or a New Zealand falcon it utters a sharp screech.
Synonyms: hēteri, ārohi, hunuhunu, hūhunu, pūrahorua, tāpae, tūtai, toro, torotoro
mātaki
1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to gaze, watch, inspect, examine, observe.
2. (noun) inspection.
He mea āta uiui nāna ngā tikanga katoa o taua kura, me te āhua o ngā mahi; me tana mātaki anō i ngā rūma moenga, i ērā atu wāhi katoa hoki o te whare, tae rawa ki te whareumu kia kite i te āhua o ngā mahi tao kai (TKO 3/1914:3). / He asked about all procedures in that school; with his inspection of the dormitories and other parts of the building, including the kitchen to see the quality of the cooking.
mātakitaki
1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to gaze, watch, inspect, examine, observe.
Ka mutu te harirū, ka haere a Tā Hōri Kerei ki te mātakitaki i te whare i mahia ai mōna e Te Mānihera (TW 20/4/1878:180). / When the handshakes had finished Sir George Grey went to inspect the house that Mr Maunsell had built for him.
2. (noun) inspection, observation.
Ka mutu tēnā mahi a te mātakitaki, ka hoki ki tō mātou puni (TP 1/1903:2). / When the sightseeing was finished we returned to our camp.
Synonyms: kitenga
matapopore
1. (verb) (-tia) to watch over, careful of, cherish.
E te iwi, kia mataara, kia matapopore kei riro koutou i ngā whakawai a ngā tauiwi (TTT 1/10/1925:313). / People, be alert, be watchful or you will fall to the temptations of the foreigners.
Synonyms: whakamānawa, puiaki, paraihe
2. (verb) (-tia) to prize, value highly.
He whenua mōmona a Maketū, e rite ana te tupu o te kai ki tō Hawaiki, nā konei hoki i matapopore ai te Pākehā ki te hoko (TTT 1/6/1927:602). / Maketū is rich land with crops growing like they did in Hawaiki and consequently Pākehā have valued them highly for purchase.
3. (modifier) highly prized, highly valued, prized, cherished, much loved, treasured, concern, attentiveness.
4. (noun) guardianship, care.
Nā te rangatira me te ātaahua anō o tōna tupu – arā, te tāroaroa me te taiea o te hanga tū – ka tīmata te arongia atu; i māmā anō ai, nā tōna matapopore anō ki ngā āwangawanga o te iwi ki ō rātou whenua (TTR 1996:35). / Because of his rank and his handsome physical attributes – he was tall and distinguished – he became accepted, made easier by his guardianship of the concerns of his people for their lands.
ohiti
1. (verb) to be cautious, on one's guard, alert, vigilant, watchful, suspicious, wary, careful, suspicious, alert.
Kua puta tā mātou kupu ako ki a koutou i tērā nūpepa mō te mate koroputaputa. Nā, he tuaruatanga tēnei - he tino ohiti hoki nō mātou koi pāngia ngā iwi Māori e tēnei mate kino, whakangaro tangata (TWMNT 17/7/1872:91). / Our guidance to you about smallpox appeared in the last issue of the newspaper. This is a repeat - it is a serious alert by us in case the Māori tribes are struck by this terrible disease that destroys people.
2. (modifier) cautious, on one's guard, alert, vigilant, watchful, suspicious, wary.
Kātahi ka kōrerotia atu e Rīwai te kupu ohiti mai a Pirika Pō ki a ia (TTR 1994:148). / Rīwai then told him of the Pirika Pō's warning.
3. (noun) caution, vigilence, alertness, warning.
Horahia ana e ia tana korowai i te taha tonu o te hunga rā, kātahi ka tukuna e ia tana ohiti. Me e takahia ana tana korowai, ka riro te tangata nā hai kai mā tana toki (TTR 1996:220). / He spread his cloak right beside the group and gave them his warning. If anyone stepped on his cloak, that person would be fodder for his adze.
4. (noun) feigned retreat.
Ka tū tā rātou ohiti, ehara, ko te horonga tēnā o Hikuparoa pā ki a rātou (TTR 1990:297). / They made a feigned retreat, and lo and behold, Hikuparoa pā fell to them.
titiro mākutu
1. (verb) to stare, look hard, gape, gawk, gaze, watch.
Ā, e titiro mākutu tonu ana a Puruhia ki ngā iwi i mahia nei e ia ki āna mahi riri (TW 22/6/1878:310). / And Prussia is carefully watching those countries which it subjected to war.
Synonyms: tiro mākutu, titiro whakatau
titiro whakatau
1. (verb) to look intently, stare, look hard, gape, gawk, gaze, watch.
Kātahi anō taua tangata rā ka titiro whakatau atu (NM 1928:52). / Then the man looked intently at him.
Synonyms: whakatātare, whakatare, whakataretare, tiro mākutu, titiro mākutu
tō waha
1. don't interfere! shut up! be quiet! watch your mouth! - an idiom used to advise someone to keep their opinions to themselves and not to make comment.
Synonyms: kōpani, whakakōpani, āpuru
2. (modifier) rallying, warning.
I te pakanga i Pukehinahina ko tōna ingoa te karanga whakaaraara i ngā toa (TTR 1990:74). / In the battle at Pukehinahina his name had been a rallying call for the warriors.
3. (noun) watch song, sentinel's chant - also used at the start of a speech.
Ka eke a Ahi-tūrama ki runga i te pūhara ka tīmata tana whakaaraara (NIT 1995:257). / Ahi-tūrama mounted the watch tower and began his sentinel's chant.
whakamātaki
1. (verb) (-na) to alert, heed, be watchful.
Nō konā ko tētahi o ngā āhuatanga nui ki a au o roto o tērā mea, o te kōrero paki ko tōna reo me te momo reo e whakamahia ana hei whakakatakata, hei whakahoi i ngā taringa, hei whakaareare hoki i ngā taringa o te tangata kia whakarongo ai ia, ā, ka mutu kia whakamātakina ai ia ki te tikanga o roto i ngā kōrero rā (Wh4 2004:117). / Consequently, to me, one of the main aspects in telling yarns is the language and the type of language used to prepare, to alert and to open the ears of the person listening to him, and also so that the listener will be alert to the meanings in those stories.
whakahihiwa
1. (verb) (-ia) to be watchful, alert, concentrate, focus.
Nā te pakanga i whakapakari a Hēnare; pono ana ia kua kaha kē atu ia ki te whakahihiwa ake i ōna whakaaro, ki te kite ake i te kiko o te take, me te nuku kē atu o tōna pai ki te whakatepe i te mahi (TTR 2000:70). / War experience matured Hēnare: he believed he had acquired greater ability to concentrate and to discern the essentials in any situation, and that he had improved his ability to complete a task.
ākene [koe] i a au
1. I'll get you! I'll deal to you! you'd better be careful, you watch it or else - an idiom indicating that the speaker is fed up with or angry with what someone is doing or saying and warning them that if he/she is not careful there'll be trouble.
See also ākuni [koe] i a au
2. (modifier) watchful, wakeful, alert.
He pono rā mā te ngākau matatū rāua ko te ngākau tūmatatenga, hohoro tonu te kite, ko te tino kai tēnei o roto o ngā ritenga katoa a 'Te Wananga' i a ia (TW 12/2/1879:23). / It is true that a wakeful and apprehensive heart will quickly see that this is the special meaning of all the procedures of 'Te Wananga'.
3. (modifier) enduring, endurance, standing firm.
Ko Lily Copplestone o Aotearoa tonu tētahi o ngā kaikauhoe matatū, rāua ko te kaikauhoe rongonui, ko Mercedes Gleitze, nāna nei i kau te hawai o Ingarangi (TTR 1998:117). / Lily Copplestone of Aotearoa/New Zealand was one of the endurance swimmers, and the famous swimmer, Mercedes Gleitze, who swam the English channel.
2. (modifier) shy, distrustful, suspicious, skeptical, cynical.
Kei te pēhea te tangata hara ki ēnei kupu aroha? Kāore i te whakarongo, engari kei te whawharo haere te ihu pēnei i te hōiho matakana kei te tū te waero ki runga (TP 7/1909:7). / What does the sinful person think about these words of concern? He does not listen, but snorts like a distrustful horse with its tail raised.
Synonyms: matakakā, pūihi, matakā, matawhiwhiu, whakamā, memeke, hūiki, hihira, mokepūihi, konekone
3. (modifier) wild, untamed.
Ko tēnei iwi he kāewaewa noa iho i runga i te whenua ki te whaiwhai i ngā kurī matakana hei kai (MM.TKM 1/12/1855:2). / These people just wander over the land to hunt wild animals for food.
