mātoke
1. (verb) to be cold.
Mehemea he pono te aroha o te tangata ki te wahine, o te wahine rānei ki te tāne, e kore rawa e mātoke, ahakoa whakararurarutia e ngā whanaunga engari ka kaha kē atu (TTT 1/10/1924:117). / If a man truly loves a woman, or vice versa, it will not go cold, and despite problems caused by relatives it will become stronger.
2. (modifier) cold.
Ko ngā tauwehenga nui o te ao koia ēnei: Ko Ōropi, ko Āhia, ko Awherika, ko Amerika, ko Autereria, ko Poranihia, ko ngā wāhi mātoke (TWMNT 28/5/1873:58). / The main divisions of the world are these: Europe, Asia, Africa, America, Australia, Polynesia and the cold regions.
