2. (stative) be burnt down.
I pōhēhē au nō te tau 1943 i wera ai, ā, i rāwāhi au i taua wā (HP 1991:6). / I thought mistakenly that it was burnt down in 1943 - I was overseas at that time.
3. (stative) be burnt.
Kei te rite rātou ki te pūrerehua e rere haere nei i te taha o te kānara ka hunuhunua ngā paihau, ā nāwai rā ka wera katoa te tinana (TP 5/1912:6). / They are like the moth flying to a candle and the wings are singed and after a time the whole body is burnt.
4. (stative) be hot.
He pai tonu te inuinu wai rēmana, kia wera te wai (TTT 1/9/1931:35). / Lemon juice drink is quite good when the liquid is hot.
5. (noun) heat.
E haka mai ana te hīrangi i tātahi i te wera o te onepū (PK 2008:115). / The beach is shimmering from the heat of the sand.
Wēra
1. (loan) (location) Wales - a country that is a part of the United Kingdom, to the west of central England.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 70;)
Ā, i aua rā, i whakaae ngā ariki, arā ngā piriniha o te whenua i Wēra, kia utu i te utu tau a aua ariki ki a Etika (TW 10/8/1878:399). / And in those days, the lords, that is the princes of Wales agreed to pay Edgar an annual tribute.
See also Wēri
wērā
1. (particle) (determiner) those - variation of ērā.
I whawhai tahi rāua ko tōna tuakana ko Kakatarau ki a Te Whānau-a-Apanui i te tau 1834, i te taenga ake o wērā ki te 'kai i ngā manawa o Ngāti Porou' (TTR 1990:37). / In 1834 he and his older brother, Kakatarau, fought together against Te Whānau-a-Apanui when they arrived to 'eat the hearts of Ngāti Porou'.
wēra
1. (loan) (noun) whale.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 1-28; Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 1-3;)
Kua tae mai ki a mātou te reta a Tamihana Te Waitatakina, o te 27 o Hānuere, e whakaatu mai ana, ka nui te wēra o tēnei tau (TW 12/2/1875:9). / We have received the letter of Thompson Waitatakina of 27th January, informing us of the abundance of whales this season.
pāmu wēra
1. (loan) (noun) sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 7;)
Ko ngā wēra kua mate e whā pāmu wēra, ko ngā kapetaone e waru, kāore anō kia mutu te patu kia pau ngā rā o Pēpuere, 1875 (TW 12/2/1875:9). / The whales that are captured, are four sperm whales, and eight scamperdowns, and the season will not be over until the end of February, 1875.
Synonyms: parāoa
raiti wēra
1. (loan) (noun) right whale, southern right whale, Eubalaena australis.
Ka ahiahi ka kite rāua i tētahi tohorā, ko te upoko i mā, e mānu haere ana i te taha o tō rāua poti, mōhio tonu ake rāua he raiti wēra (TP 10/1902:10). / When it was evening they saw a whale and its head was white and it was floating along beside their boat, so they knew that it was a right whale.
ringa wera
1. (modifier) kitchen work.
Kai te mahara tonu te tangata ki tōna ngākau manawareka, ki tōna kaha ki ngā mahi ringa wera i ngā marae, me tana pai ki te manaaki tangata (TTR 2000:247). / The man is remembered for his sense of humour, his ability in the kitchen work of marae, and his hospitality.
2. (noun) worker in the kitchen and dining room - a figurative term for people who work in the kitchen and their hot hands from the fires and ovens.
Nui atu ngā mea whakamīharo i kitea i te marae mahinga kai, arā i te ringa wera (ngā kuki), ngā tununga keke, ngā mahinga parāoa me ngā tununga mīti (TTT 1/9/1927:651). / There are lots of amazing things seen on the marae preparing food, namely the kitchen workers (the cooks), cooking cakes, making bread and cooking meat.
kanohi wera
1. (noun) worker in the kitchen and dining room - a figurative term for people who work in the kitchen on the marae and their hot faces from the fires and ovens.
Me uaua ka haere ngā kanohi wera ki mua, ka noho tonu ki te hereumu taka kai ai mā ngā manuhiri. / The kitchen workers are rarely seen out the front, they remain in the kitchen preparing food for the visitors.
See also ringa wera
kōtihe wera
1. (noun) male stitchbird, Notiomystis cincta - a rare endemic forest bird, the male has a black head, upper breast and back, bordered by golden yellow across the breast. White tufts behind the eyes and yellow shoulder patch.
Synonyms: kōhihi, kōtihe, kōtihetihe, matakiore, mōtihetihe, tiora, tihe, tioro, hihi
manawawera
1. (verb) to be excited, angry, fanatical, impassioned, passionate, ardent, fervent - sometimes written as two words, i.e. manawa wera.
He tangata kaha a Arapeta ki te whawhai i ngā kaupapa i manawawera ai ia (TTR 1998:178). / Albert was a strong fighter for causes he was passionate about.
Synonyms: remurere, panapana, mate kanehe, kohara, ngākau whiwhita
2. (noun) anger, excitement, volatile nature.
Hai tohu mō te manawawera o Te Pairi, tapaina ana ia e tōna whanaunga tata, e Mita Taupopoki ki te ingoa karanga 'Te Pairi Tarapekepeke' (TTR 1996:219). / To convey Te Pairi's volatile nature, his close relative, Mita Taupopoki, gave him the nickname Te Pairi Tarapekepeke (Te Pairi the leaper).
3. (noun) type of haka with no set movements performed especially at tangihanga, unveilings and after speeches.
(Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 69;)
Ka mahia te manawawera kei te kaihaka tonu āna nekeneke i tēnei momo haka. / When a manawa wera is done it's up to the performer to do her own actions with this type of haka.
