0
Te Aka
Filters

Idioms

Phrases

Proverbs

Loan words

Historical loan words

Te Aka Māori Dictionary
Filters

Idioms

Phrases

Proverbs

Loan words

Historical loan words

haumako

1. (verb) to be rich, fertile.

Ko te takune, kia tau katoa mai ērā momo kupu kia haumako ake ai te papakupu Māori e āhei mai ana tātou katoa (HM 1/1994:4). / The intention is that all those types of words will enrich the Māori dictionary that we will all be able to access.

Show example

Hide example

2. (modifier) fertile, rich, productive.

He whenua haumako tērā e mahue atu rā, matomato ana te tipu mai o ngā rākau. / That was a fertile land we were leaving where the plants grow vigorously.

Show example

Hide example

Synonyms: oho, māpua, tōnui, mōmona, whairawa, rangatira, rari

3. (noun) fertility, richness.

I tana hokinga ki Hawaiki ka kōrero a Kupe mō te haumako o ngā oneone i Aotearoa (Te Ara 2014). / When Kupe returned to Hawaiki he spoke of the richness of the soils in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Show example

Hide example

Synonyms: matū, mōmona

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