mano
1. (numeral) thousand, large number, multitude.
Ko ngā tāngata mahi rīnena i Parani e tae ana ki te rima rau mano (TKH 15/7/1885:9). / There are five hundred thousand people making linen in France.
Synonyms: tini, marea, hākerekere, nuipuku, mātinitini, tinitini, takitini, huhua, ngerongero, hira, ngero
2. (numeral) infinitely large number, multitude, thousands, great number, horde, throng, host.
Kāti, e Mate, haere rā i tō tira mokemoke ki tō tāua tini, ki tō tāua mano e kāpunipuni mai rā i te haumūmūtanga o te tangata, haere atu rā (HM 4/2009:4). / Well, Mate, go with your lonely travelling party to our many ancestors gathered in silence, farewell.
3. (numeral) combines with other words to form other numbers.
Ko te tini o ngā reo o te ao nei e tae ana ki te rua mano e iwa tekau mā whā (KO 15/8/1885:8). / The many languages of the world number two thousand and ninety four.
