Filters

Idioms

Phrases

Proverbs

Loan words

Historical loan words

Filters

Idioms

Phrases

Proverbs

Loan words

Historical loan words

hipa

1. (verb) to be passed.

Nā tēnei hui i kite ai au nei i ōku hoa tawhito o roto i ngā tau e 30 ka hipa nei (TKO 30/6/1920:5). / It was because of this gathering that I saw my old friends from the past 30 years.

Show example

Hide example

Synonyms: pāhi


2. (verb) to pass by.

I tētahi Rātapu ka hipa i tō mātau kāinga e haere ana ki te wharehokohoko i Nūhaka rā anō (HP 1991:31). / One Sunday it passed our home going to the store at Nūhaka.

Show example

Hide example

Synonyms: tāhapa, numi, pahemo, pahure, paneke, whakahipa, whakataha, whakatipi, tīpoka, pahika, hiemi, hihipa, hemo, whakatataha, taha, kape, kopa, tohipa


3. (noun) past.

Synonyms: pāhi, hori, hihipa

Te Kākano 3rd Edition

New edition of the leading Māori-language textbook out now.

More info

The App

Te Aka Māori Dictionary is also available as an iOS and Android app. Download below.

iOS Android

The Book

Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.

More info

He Pātaka Kupu

Te kai a te rangatira

He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.

Visit website

00:00