whero
1. (verb) to be red, turn red.
Kite noa ake ngā iwi o Tū-parahaki kua whero tonu te wai o te awa o Rangi-tāiki i te toto tangata (NIT 1995:151). / Tū-parahaki's people saw that the water of the Rangi-tāiki River had turned red with men's blood.
Synonyms: kura, pākurakura, ura, pūwhero, ngangana, tōwhero, waipū, nganangana, hīwera, kākaramea
2. (adjective) be red.
He whero te kara o ngā pua o te pōhutukawa. / The colour of the flowers of the pōhutukawa is red.
3. (modifier) red, reddish-brown, orange-red.
Otirā ehara i te mea ko te pītiti anake, engari ko ngā āhua rākau katoa pēnā tonu tō rātou ritenga tae iho ana ki ngā huarākau ririki, arā, ki te karani pango, mā, whero, me te rāhipere, me te kūpere me ētahi atu o ngā huarākau ririki katoa (TP 12/1905:7). / But it's not as if it is only peaches, but all sorts of trees that are treated in that way, including small fruits, that is, black, red and white currants, raspberries, gooseberries and all the other small fruits.
4. (noun) red, reddish-brown, orange-red.
Ko te pou rāhui te tohu o te rāhui, he mea pani ki te whero (Te Ara 2014). / A rāhui was indicated by a post, painted red.
