whanokē
1. (stative) be peculiar, erratic, extraordinary, weird, unusual, strange, odd, different - sometimes written as two words, i.e. whano kē.
Ko te mea i whanokē ai taua mārenatanga he mutu taua wahine i mārenatia rā, kāore ōna ringaringa. Ko te rīngi i kuhua ki te toru o ngā matimati o te waewae mauī (TWMNT 3/11/1874:278). / The thing that was peculiar about that wedding was that the bride was an amputee, she had no arms. The ring had to be placed on the third toe of her left foot.
2. (modifier) peculiar, erratic, unpredictable, extraordinary, weird, unusual, strange, odd, different.
Kaua te ngākau whanoke, te ngākau kōhuru e waiho hei hoa noho tahi mō tātau (JPS 1928:182). / Do not allow the erratic heart or treacherous heart abide with us.
Synonyms: kē
3. (noun) strange behaviour, erratic behaviour.
Nā te kōti whenua ka puhake ngā kino katoa: te kōrero parau, te tāhae, te hae, te whakamauāhara, te whanokē, te aroha-kore, te ngākau apo. Ahakoa mōhiotia te tika o te tangata ki te whenua ka romia, ka patua (TTT 1/8/1925:278). / Because of the land court all the evils became apparent: telling lies, stealing, envy, hatred, erratic behaviour, lack of compassion and greed. Despite the rights of people to land they were robbed and defeated.
4. (noun) eccentric, nonconformist, mischief, oddball, oddity, unusual fellow, character - someone who is unusual.
Ka nui te houkeke o te whanokē rā, e kore e rongo (W 1971:63). / That character is extremely obstinate and will not listen.
