kōnatunatu
1. (verb) (-hia) to mix, crumble (with the hands), crush, mince.
Ā, ki te kawea e koe hei whakahere he whakahere totokore i tunua ki te oumu, hei ngā keke parāoa, hei ngā mea rēwenakore, me kōnatunatu ki te hinu, hei ngā keke angiangi rānei kāhore nei he rewena, he mea pani ki te hinu (PT Rewitikuha 2:4). / And if you bring an oblation of a meat offering baked in the oven it shall be cakes of flour, unleavened and mixed with oil, or unleavened wafers with oil spread on them.
See also mea kōnatunatu
Synonyms: mīti nakunaku, mīti kōnatunatu, mea kōnatunatu, miki, tāranu, konatu, pāhekoheko, whakahanumi, whakawhēranu, whāranu, natu, konanu, ranu, whakauruuru, whakananu, kōnanunanu, kōrorirori, whakaranu, kōmitimiti
2. (verb) (-a) to unsettle, disturb, disconcert, bother, unnerve.
Mā te nūpepa e kawe haere ō whakaaro ki ia wāhi, ki ia wāhi, kei pōwaiwai tonu i tōu marae iti i āu mahinga kai, ā ka hoki mai anō ki roto o tō puku, kōnatunatu ai (TP 1/11/1901:2). / The newspaper will convey your ideas to every place, so that you aren't still confused in your small marae and your cultivations and you remain bothered.
