kōpere
1. (verb) (-a) to sling (a dart), shoot (an arrow).
I a mātou e noho rā, e mahi rā i te tohi taua, e kōperea mai ana e te iwi o te pā rā ā rātou kōpere ki a mātou (JPS 1902:240). / As we were sitting there performing the tohi taua rite the people of the pā were casting their kōpere darts at us.
2. (noun) dart propelling sling, dart - a traditional weapon consisting of a sling that propelled a dart.
E kōperea mai ana e te iwi o te pā rā ā rātou kōpere ki a mātou (JPS 1902:240). / The people of the pā were casting their kōpere darts at us.
3. (noun) arch, rainbow.
Ka maomao te ua, ka whiti mai anō hoki te rā, ka kitea te kōpere i te rangi i ētahi wā. / When the rain clears and the sun shines, sometimes a rainbow is seen in the sky.
Synonyms: kahukura, Uenuku, Tūāwhiorangi, āniwaniwa, Ōuenuku, tāwhana, tāwhanawhana, āheahea, atuapiko
4. (noun) bow.
Nā ka mea a Eriha ki a ia, E mau ki te kōpere, ki ngā pere: ā ka mau ia ki te kōpere, ki ngā pere (PT 2Kingi 13:15). / And Eli'sha said unto him, Take bow and arrows. And he took unto him bow and arrows.
5. (noun) arrow.
Kua nui noa atu ngā kōpere i piua mai ki a rātou, ā, tokorima ngā hēramana i tū. / Numerous arrows were shot at them, wounding five sailors.
6. (noun) bow (to play a stringed instrument).
Whakatangitangihia ai te tōiri ki te kōpere. / A violin is played with a bow.
