Filters

Idioms

Phrases

Proverbs

Loan words

Historical loan words

Filters

Idioms

Phrases

Proverbs

Loan words

Historical loan words

apiapi

1. (verb) to be crowded, dense, confined, restricted, overpopulated.

Ahakoa apiapi te whare, kore kai rānei, ka karangatia ngā tāngata haere (RK 1994:51). / Despite the house being crowded, or a lack of food, travellers were welcome in.

Show example

Hide example

Synonyms: ārikarika, kōpiri, taparere, tapu, rāhui


2. (modifier) crowded, dense, confined, restricted, overpopulated, tightly packed, compacted.

He piki pari tonu tā rātou mahi; he kuhu haere tonu i roto i ngā ngahere ururua, apiapi, monoku rawa, he whakawhitiwhiti hoki i ngā repo kua kino i te ua, kua tāpokopoko (TWMNT 2/5/1876:102). / They had to climb cliffs, to enter dense, saturated forest undergrowth, and to cross swamps made worse by rain and had become boggy.

Show example

Hide example


3. (noun) crowding, density, confinement, restriction, overpopulation.

I te pō pēnā tonu te āhua o ngā tiriti me te pene hipi te apiapi (TP 2/1901:12). / At night the streets seemed to be as crowded as a sheep pen.

Show example

Hide example

Synonyms: tapu, aukatinga, here, kōpiri

New favourites & quiz!

The Te Aka Māori Dictionary mobile app now has the ability to sort your favourite words into folders. Plus, these folders can be turned into a quiz for a fun way to learn words and definitions. Download or update the app today!

iOS Android

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