whitu

1. (numeral) seven, 7.

He ana kei runga mai o Whāngāpē, e whitu māero te tawhiti atu i te wahapū o Hokianga (M 2004:16). / There is a cave south of Whāngāpē, seven miles away from the mouth of Hokianga.

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2. (numeral) seven, 7 - as in counting out things, in which case each number is preceded by ka.

Ka tīmata te tatau, "Ka tahi, ka rua, ka toru, ka whā, ka rima, ka ono, ka whitu, ka waru, ka iwa." (NM 1928:359). / She began counting them, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine."

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3. (numeral) seventh - when used with this meaning it is preceded by te and followed by o.

Nō te hāwhe pāhi o te ono, kua mahi i ngā mahi whakapakari i te tinana. Ka mutu, kua haere ki te kai i te whitu o te ata (HP 1991:103). / At 6.30 am it was physical exercises. When that ended, we went to eat at 7 am.

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Synonyms: tuawhitu

4. (noun) seventh lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to December.

Synonyms: Hakihea, Akaaka-nui, Ahuahu-mataora, Whitu o Hakihea, Te

kaipara whitu

1. (noun) heptathlon.

kaipara whitu

1. (noun) heptathlete.

hākina whitu

1. (noun) heptathlon.

tekau mā whitu

1. (numeral) be seventeen, 17.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 16;)

Synonyms: ngahuru mā whitu

2. (numeral) seventeenth, 17th (following te).

Synonyms: ngahuru mā whitu

ngahuru mā whitu

1. (numeral) be seventeen, seventeenth (following te).

(Te Māhuri Study Guide (Ed. 1): 12;)

tangaroa wae whitu

1. (noun) giant seven-armed starfish, Astrostole scabra - a large starfish with only seven arms.

Whitu o Hakihea, Te

1. (personal noun) seventh lunar month of the Māori year - approximately equivalent to December.

Ko te putanga mai o Matariki te tohu mō te marama tuatahi, ko ngā ingoa hoki ēnei o ngā marama katoa: Te Tahi o Pipiri, Te Rua o Takurua,Te Toru Here o Pipiri, Te Whā o Mahuru, Te Rima o Kōpū, Te Ono o Whitiānaunau, Te Whitu o Hakihea, Te Waru o Rehua, Te Iwa o Rūhi-te-rangi, Te Ngahuru o Poutūterangi, Te Ngahuru mā tahi, Te Ngahuru mā rua (TP 1/3/1901:6). / The appearance of Pleiades is the sign for the first month and these are the names of all the months: The first is Pipiri, the second is Takurua, the third is Here o Pipiri, the fourth is Mahuru, the fifth is Kōpū, the sixth is Whiti-ānaunau, the seventh is Hakihea, the eighth is Rehua, the ninth is Rūhi-te-rangi, the tenth is Poutūterangi, the eleventh and twelfth months.

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Synonyms: whitu, Hakihea, Akaaka-nui, Ahuahu-mataora