tara ā-whare
1. (modifier) domestic, home based.
Riro ana nāna i tīmata atu te Rōpū mō ngā Wāhine Māori ki Manukau, he ako nei tā rātau i ngā mahi tara ā-whare, arā, te tuitui kaka, te mahi kāri, te kōhua tiamu, te mahi pīkara tae atu hoki ki te whakapounamu hua rākau (TTR 1998:227). / She began the Māori Women's Institute in Manukau, teaching domestic tasks such as sewing, gardening, and jam, pickle and preserve making.
2. (noun) natural death - in the phrase mate tara ā-whare.
Ka tū atu au ki te whakautu. Ka mihi, ka tangi, ka poroporoaki ki ngā mate tara ā-whare o te kāinga (HP 1991:60). / I stood to respond. I greeted, wept for and farewelled the natural deaths of home.
Synonyms: mate tara-ā-whare
