Vocabulary for a lesson

1. a — [a name follows] | Not translatable into an English word; nominal particle, used before names and pronouns: a Mere, a kōrua, a ia.

2. ae — Ae (i), a. Calm. Takoto noa tera te moana, he…

3. aha — what

4. ahai — Ahai = wai, pron. Who? Ko ahai to tane?

5. ahakoa — although

6. ahatia — what happened to (pass of aha)

7. ahau — I, me

8. ahi — fire

9. ahiahi — early evening, afternoon

10. Ahitereiria — Australia

11. aho — light, to shine

12. ahu — to look after

13. Ahuriri — Napier

14. ai — Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai

15. aihe — dolphin

16. aihikirīmi — icecream

17. aituā — disaster, accident, misfortune; to suffer a disaster

18. ake — up, upwards (Various uses and meanings, eg upwards, as in: piki ake, titiro ake; comparative as in: nui ake; own, as in: tōku whānau ake)

19. ake, ake, ake — for ever and ever

20. akiaki — Akiaki, n. Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus, red-billed gull. = tarapunga.

21. ako — to learn, to teach

22. akomanga — classroom

23. akona — learned (pass. of ako)

24. akoranga — thing that is taught or learnt; lesson

25. aku — my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)

26. Amerika — America

27. amuamu — groan, grumble, complain

28. ana — indeed, when, if

29. anake — only, just, alone

30. anei — here, by me

31. anganui — to face towards

32. ani — Ani, a. Resounding, echoing. aniani, v.t. Disparage, belittle.

33. ano — Ano, ad. 1. Up to the time spoken of, still,…

34. anuanu — disgusting; disgusted

35. anā — there, by you

36. anō — again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)

37. ao — world, dawn, cloud

38. aorangi — planet

39. aotea — Aotea, n. 1. A species of thistle, Kia awhitia koe…

40. Aotearoa — New Zealand

41. apu — gather greedily; gust

42. ara — to rise (v); path (n)

43. Aranga — Easter; risen (n)

44. arapiki — stairs

45. arawa — Arawa, n. A species of shark.

46. arawhata — bridge; ladder; stairs

47. arero — tongue; point of taiaha

48. ariki — chief, leader

49. aro — to face, turn towards, take notice of, pay attention to

50. aroha — love, sympathy, compassion

51. arohaina — (pass) be loved

52. aromatawai — assessment

53. arotakenga — evaluation, review

54. aru — Aru, v.t. Follow, pursue. Pass. arumia. Arumia te tahae.—Kei reira…

55. arā — over there, away from us both; that is, namely

56. ata — morning, shadow

57. atamai — clever, intelligent

58. atamira — platform, stage

59. atatū — dawn, daybreak

60. atawhai — to show kindness towards

61. ati — Ati (i), n. Offspring, descendant, clan. 1. Used frequently in…

62. atu — away from current orientation (often not translatable by a separate English word)

63. atua — god

64. au — I, me

65. aua — those (previously mentioned, plural of taua)

66. auau — to bark, howl

67. autāne — brother-in-law (of a woman)

68. auwahine — sister-in-law (of a man)

69. auē — alas! (an expression of woe, sadness)

70. awa — river, stream

71. awatea — daylight

72. awhi — to hug, embrace

73. awhina — Awhina, v.t. Assist, benefit, befriend. He awhina tangata anake te…

74. e — by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation

75. ea — be avenged; be paid for; worth

76. ehara — exclamation: sure enough, without a doubt; not

77. ei — Ei, int. in poetry and occasionally in prose. Haere atu…

78. eke — to embark, get onto; riding

79. enei — Enei, plural of definitive tenei. These near or connected with…

80. engari — but

81. eo — Eo, n. Louse. = kutu. whakaeo. 1. v.t. Deprive of…

82. etahi — Etahi, int. How great ! Etahi te oha a to…

83. ha — Ha (i), int. What! varying in signification according to the…

84. haehae — to cut up; to tear

85. haere — go, come

86. haerenga — journey (n); travel (v)

87. hai — as, for (variant of hei)

88. haka — to perform traditional dance; haka, a traditional dance, war dance

89. haki — flag

90. hama — hammer

91. hamarara — umbrella

92. hamo — Hamo, n. 1. A variety of kumara. 2. Back of…

93. hanawiti — sandwich

94. hanga — to build, erect, make (v); construction, practice (n)

95. hangaia — built (hanga + passive suffix -ia)

96. hangarau — technology; funny (amusing); joke

97. hangareka — clown

98. hao — to catch in a net, a net

99. hapa — mistake; supper, dinner

100. hapū — subtribe; to be pregnant

101. hara — to make a mistake; mistake

102. harakeke — flax

103. haramai — to arrive

104. hararei — holiday

105. hare — Hare (i), harehare, n. Cutaneous eruption, itch. Ko te ngau…

106. hari — to feel happy; to take or carry

107. haria — to be carried (hari + passive suffix -a)

108. harihari — happy

109. harikoa — happy, joyful, euphoric

110. harirū — shake hands

111. harore — mushroom

112. haruru — to resound; a heavy sound

113. hau — wind, air, breath

114. hauhake — harvest

115. hauhaketia — harvested (pass. of hauhake)

116. hauhau — hauhau. 1. a. Cool. Ka hauhau koe i te anu…

117. haumako — Haumako, a. Rich, fertile.

118. haunga — smelly, stinky

119. hauora — health, healthy

120. haurangi — drunk

121. haurua — half

122. haututū — mischievous

123. hauwhā — quarter

124. hawa — Hawa (i), v.i. Be chipped, be broken. Ka hawa te…

125. he — a, some; in the category of

126. hea — where?

127. heahea — silly

128. hei — at, in, with, for, to, as a; hay; necklace (Various meanings, eg future preposition)

129. heihei — chicken

130. heke — rafter (n); to descend, get off (v)

131. heketua — toilet (that you sit on when you're in the wharepaku)

132. hema — Hema (i). 1. v.t. Bevel, chamfer. He whakatipihori ki tetahi…

133. hemo — to pass by, be gone; died, die

134. heoi — however; and so

135. heoti — however; and so

136. here — to tie, to bind (v0: dog lead (n)

137. herea — tied up (here + passive suffix -a)

138. herehere — prisoner; captivity

139. heru — comb

140. hi — Hi (i), int. expressing contempt. Ka ngaro noa koa nge…

141. hia — how many?

142. hiahia — to want

143. hiainu — thirst, thirsty

144. hiakai — hungry

145. hiamoe — sleepy

146. hika — a term of address for both sexes (eg 'E hika')

147. hikareti — cigarettes

148. hiki — to carry in the arms, to nurse

149. hiko — electricity

150. hikohiko — hikohiko, v.i. 1. Flash repeatedly, twinkle. Tera te uira hikohiko…

151. hiku — end, rear; tail of a fish or reptile

152. hine — term of address for a girl: E hine!

153. hinengaro — mind, intellect

154. hinga — to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)

155. hingareti — singlet

156. hinu — oil, fat

157. hipi — sheep

158. hiwi — line of descent; ridge of a hill

159. hoa — friend; partner; spouse

160. hoahoa — attendant

161. hoake — Hoake. 1. v.t. Give or bring to some place connected…

162. hoariri — enemy, opponent

163. hoatu — to give (away from speaker)

164. hoe — to paddle, row (v); oar (n)

165. hoea — (pass) to be rowed

166. hohoro — quick

167. hoiho — yellow-eyed penguin

168. hoihoi — too noisy

169. hoki — to go back, return; also, indeed

170. hokihoki — return separately

171. hokinga — return (hoki + nominal suffix -nga)

172. hoko — to buy, sell, purchase

173. hokohoko — to shop, trade

174. hokomaha — supermarket

175. hokona — sold (hoko + passive suffix -na)

176. hokowhitu — band of warriors

177. homai — give (to the speaker)

178. hone — to plunder, acquire wrongfully (v); ocean swell (n)

179. hongi — pressing noses

180. hono — to join together

181. hopi — soap

182. hopu — to catch

183. hopukina — to be seized, snatched, caught

184. hora — display; scatter; spread out

185. horo — Horo (i). 1. v.i. Fall in fragments, crumble down, slip,…

186. horoi — to wash, to clean

187. horoia — washed (pass of horoi)

188. horopuehu — vacuum cleaner

189. hotu — long for; sigh; sob

190. hou — new, modern; feather

191. hua — product, fruit

192. huaina — named (pass of hua)

193. huaki — open

194. huakina — to open (huaki + passive suffix -na)

195. huarahi — street, path, road

196. huarere — weather

197. huawhenua — vegetables

198. hui — meeting; gathered

199. huia — a treasured bird, now extinct

200. huihui — assembly, group, constellation

201. huihuinga — meeting

202. huka — sugar

203. hukapapa — frost

204. hukarere — snow

205. huna — to hide

206. hunaonga — daughter-in-law; son-in-law

207. hunga — group, people, company of people

208. hungarei — father-in-law; mother-in-law

209. hungawai — father-in-law; mother-in-law

210. hupa — soup

211. huri — to turn

212. hurihia — be turned; be changed (pass of huri)

213. huritau — birthday

214. huruhuru — fur

215. hā — breath; flavour

216. hāereere — to wander, roam

217. hākari — feast

218. hākinakina — sport; to play sport

219. hāmama — open, gaping

220. Hāmoa — Samoa, Samoan

221. hāneanea — sofa

222. hāngai — opposite, facing

223. hāngi — traditional earth oven

224. hāora — hour; oxygen

225. hāpai — carry; lift up

226. Hātarei — Saturday

227. hāte — shirt

228. hāunga — besides

229. hāwhe — half (n); to halve (v)

230. hē — wrong; error, mistake

231. hēki — egg

232. hēra — sail

233. hī — to catch fish with a line

234. hīanga — to play, get into mischief, deceive, naughty

235. hīkina — lift! lifted (pass)

236. hīkoi — to walk, step, tread

237. hīrere — to rush; waterfall; shower

238. hōhipera — hospital

239. hōhonu — deep (adj); depth (n)

240. hōhā — annoyed, bored (adj), a nuisance (n)

241. hōia — soldier, warrior

242. hōiho — horse

243. Hōngongoi — July

244. hōro — hall

245. hōtoke — winter, cold

246. hōtēra — hotel

247. hōu — new, modern; fresh

248. hū — shoe

249. i — object of the sentence, from; concerning; in; in the past; on; → | Several uses; not always translatable with a specific English word. Past tense verb particle: I haere ia ... She went Past time marker: I tērā wiki ... Last week Direct object marker: Ka kai ia i te āporo. Source marker (from): Kua hoki mai au i te kura.

250. ia — he, she, him, her

251. iho — downwards

252. ihu — nose

253. ika — fish

254. ina — if, when

255. inahea — Inahea = inawhea, ad. interrogative, of past time. When ?…

256. inaianei — Inaianei is generally written as one word, but admits of…

257. inanahi — yesterday

258. inanga — Inanga, n. 1. Whitebait, the adult of the minnow, Galaxias…

259. inapō — last night

260. Ingarangi — England

261. ingoa — name

262. inoi — pray

263. inu — to drink (v); drink (n)

264. inumia — [the liquid was] drunk (inu + mia; pass)

265. inā — if, when

266. ināianei — now

267. ipo — darling

268. ipu — container, bowl; drinking glasses

269. ipurangi — internet

270. ira — freckle; gene

271. irāmutu — niece, nephew

272. iti — small, little

273. iwa — nine

274. iwi — tribe

275. ka — will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word

276. kaainga — Kaainga = kāinga. ‖ kā (i).

277. kaha — strong, able

278. kahawai — Kahawai, n. Arripis trutta, a fish. Ka homai nga kahawai…

279. kahu — cloak, cape, covering

280. kahurangi — dark blue; woman of high status or rank

281. kai — eat (v); food (n)

282. kaiako — teacher (kai- + ako)

283. kaihana — cousin

284. kaihoko — seller

285. kaikaranga — woman who calls on the Marae

286. kaikōrero — speaker, orator (kai- + kōrero)

287. kaimahi — worker, employee (kai- + mahi)

288. kaimoana — seafood

289. kainga — (pass) be eaten

290. kaipuke — ship

291. kaitoa — Kaitoa (i), n. Brave man, warrior. Ka rongo rapea te…

292. kaitākaro — player, sportsperson (kai- + tākaro)

293. kaiwaiata — singer

294. kaiwhakaako — teacher

295. kaiwhakahaere — manager, organiser (kai- + whakahaere)

296. kaiā — Kaiā. 1. v.t. Steal. Nana i kaia, kaore i whaki…

297. kaiārahi — leader, guide

298. kaiāwhina — helper, assistant

299. kaka — hair; fibre; ridge; dress

300. kakama — quick; active; smart, clever

301. kakara — fragrance, scent, smell; to be delicious

302. kakau — handle

303. kake — to climb

304. kamakama — smart, clever; talkative; joyous

305. kamokamo — twinkle; marrow, squash (the vegetable)

306. kamupene — company, business

307. kamupūtu — gumboot

308. kani — to saw; a saw

309. kanikani — dance, to dance

310. kanohi — face

311. kao — cooked and dried kūmara

312. kapa — group, row of people, as in: kapa haka

313. kapahaka — concert party

314. kapu — cup

315. kapua — cloud

316. kaputī — cup of tea

317. kara — colour

318. karaehe — class (school); glass

319. karahipi — scholarship

320. karaihe — grass

321. karaka — orange (colour)

322. karakia — prayer, to pray

323. karanga — to call

324. karangahia — called (karanga + -hia; pass)

325. karangatia — (pass) be called; be welcomed

326. kararehe — animal

327. karawhiua — (pass) be thrashed around

328. kare — stove, heater

329. karekau — absolutely not!, absolutely no!

330. karere — message

331. karo — dodge, avoid

332. karoro — seagull

333. karu — eye

334. kata — to laugh

335. katahi — Katahi ano te toa ko koe ! (What a brave…

336. katakata — to laugh and laugh, laughter

337. katau — Katau (i). 1. a. Right hand. E rere ki te…

338. kati — close, shut

339. katia — shut (pass of kati); shut!

340. katipō — venomous spider

341. kato — pluck

342. katoa — all

343. katoatia — all [passive of katoa]

344. katokato — katokato, v.t. Pluck leaf by leaf. Ka katokato i te…

345. kau — swim; cow

346. kaua — negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi

347. kauhau — recite; preach; speech; lecture

348. kauhoe — to swim

349. kaukau — to bathe

350. kaumātua — elder; elderly

351. kaupapa — topic, theme, plan, subject

352. kaute — to count

353. kawa — sour, yuck

354. kawakawa — pepper tree

355. kawe — to carry, convey

356. kawea — brought (kawe + passive suffix -a)

357. kawhe — coffee

358. kei — Various uses, meanings, eg: preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...

359. kei te — at the moment; now

360. keke — cake

361. kerei — grey

362. kererū — native pigeon

363. keri — dig

364. kete — basket, kit

365. ki — to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings

366. kia — may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.

367. kihi — kiss (v); key (n)

368. kikorangi — blue sky; dark blue

369. kimi — to look for, seek

370. kimihia — sought; look for! (kimi + passive suffix -hia)

371. kina — sea urchin

372. kino — bad

373. kiore — rat

374. kiri — skin

375. kiriata — movie, film

376. Kirihimete — Christmas

377. Kirikiriroa — Hamilton

378. kiromita — kilometre

379. kita — fast; tightly

380. kite — to see

381. kitea — seen (kite + passive suffix -a)

382. kitenga — observation, seeing (kite + nominal suffix -nga)

383. kitā — Kitā. 1. n. Chirp, stridulation of the cicada. 2. v.i.…

384. kiwa — wink

385. kiwi — native bird of Aotearoa

386. ko — is, are (Various uses; not usually translatable with an English word), [equals], [topic marker]

387. koa — happy

388. koata — quarter

389. koe — you, one person

390. koha — gift

391. kohete — scold, reprimand, rebuke

392. kohetetia — scolded (pass. of kohete)

393. kohi — to collect, gather together

394. kohia — (pass) be collected; be gathered

395. kohikohi — to collect, gather together

396. kohu — mist; concave; hollow

397. koi — sharp

398. koia — it is, so

399. koinei — this is

400. koinā — that is, those are; like that

401. koirā — that is, those are; like that

402. kokonga — corner

403. komiti — committee

404. konei — here, by speaker

405. konohete — concert

406. konā — there, by listener

407. kopa — disappear; crippled; sandal; wallet; schoolbag

408. kope — nappy

409. kore — zero, nothing

410. koretake — useless

411. koro — term of address for an elderly man, grandfather (E koro)

412. koroheke — old man

413. korokoro — loose; throat; palate

414. koroua — elderly man, grandfather

415. korowai — cloak

416. korā — over there

417. kotahi — one

418. koti — coat, jacket

419. Kotirangi — Scotland

420. koutou — you, three or more people

421. ku — Ku (i). pronominal suffix of the 1st pers. sing., which…

422. kua — then; have; has; had | Verbal particle; indicating completed action or movement into a state

423. kuhu — to enter, to go or come in

424. kui — Term of address for an elderly woman (eg 'E kui'.)

425. kuia — elderly woman, grandmother

426. kuikui — kuikui, n. Old woman. Ka hia nga kuikui i hoki…

427. kuini — queen

428. kuki — cook

429. kuku — draw together; nip; nightmare; mussel

430. kumea — (pass) be dragged; be pulled

431. kupenga — net

432. kupu — word

433. kura — school; treasured item

434. kuri — Kuri, n. 1. Dog. Ka rongo te kuri ra i…

435. kuru — strike with the fist; weary

436. kurī — dog

437. kā — to burn, be alight

438. kāhore — Negative used for verb sentences

439. kāhui — group; cluster; flock

440. kāinga — home

441. kākahu — clothing, garment

442. kākā — parrot

443. kākāriki — green

444. kāmura — carpenter

445. kānga — corn

446. kāo — no!

447. kāore — negative used for verb sentences

448. kāpata — cupboard

449. kāpeti — cabbage

450. kāre — Negative word

451. kāretu — Kāretu, n. Hierochloe antarctica, a sweetscented grass. Homai ki au…

452. kāri — playing card

453. kātahi — then

454. kāti — stop! (as in: kāti te tangi)

455. kāuta — cooking shed, cookhouse

456. kāwanatanga — government (kāwana + nominal suffix -tanga)

457. kāwhe — calf

458. kē — already; different; other; differently; rather; strange; actually

459. kēkē — armpit

460. kēmu — game

461. kī — to be full

462. kīa — (pass) be said; be filled

463. kīanga — phrase

464. kīhai — Negative word

465. kīhini — kitchen

466. kīnaki — relish (to accompany food); song following a speech

467. kīngi — king

468. kīwaha — colloquial saying, idiom

469. kō — at a distance, yonder; shovel

470. kōanga — spring (the season of)

471. kōauau — flute played with nose or mouth

472. kōhanga — nest, preschool, nursery

473. kōhatu — stone

474. kōhua — to boil; cooking pot

475. kōhuru — to murder

476. kōnei — Kōnei, l.n. implying nearness to or connection with the speaker.…

477. kōpaki — to envelope, fold, wrap, folder

478. kōpū — belly, womb

479. kōrero — to talk, speak

480. kōrerorero — to discuss (v); discussion (n)

481. kōrerotia — spoken (kōrero + passive suffix -tia)

482. kōrua — you, two people

483. kōti — court

484. kōtiro — girl

485. kōtuku — white heron

486. kōura — crayfish

487. Kōuraraka — Goldilocks

488. kōwhai — yellow; a native tree

489. kōwhatu — stone

490. kūaha — door

491. kūare — ignorant

492. Kūkara — Google

493. kūmara — kūmara, sweet potato

494. kūmera — sweet potato

495. kūtai — mussel

496. kūwaha — door; entrance; mouth

497. ma — Ma (i), conj. And. Used: 1. To connect numerals. E…

498. maero — mile

499. maha — many

500. mahaki — sick; sick person

501. mahana — to be warm, warm

502. mahara — thought, memory

503. mahau — porch; verandah, deck

504. mahi — to do, work, make

505. mahia — worked (mahi + passive suffix -a)

506. mahue — to be left behind (trans)

507. mahuika — Mahuika, n. A fern.

508. Mahuru — September

509. mai — towards the speaker in space or in orientation; to here

510. maika — banana (also panana)

511. maka — to throw or pass

512. makariri — cold

513. makau — favourite; lover; husband; wife

514. makawe — hair of the head (human, used in plural: ngā makawe)

515. makere — to get down from

516. mamae — hurt, sore, pain

517. mana — prestige, authority

518. manaaki — to look after, to show hospitality towards

519. manaakitanga — hospitality, kindness, generosity

520. manaakitia — (pass) be looked after; look after

521. manahau — to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked

522. manako — to like

523. manawa — heart

524. manawanui — to be patient, steadfast, determined, resilient

525. Mane — Monday

526. manga — branch; stream

527. mangō — shark

528. mano — thousand

529. manu — bird

530. manuhiri — guest

531. manuwhiri — Manuwhiri = manuhiri.

532. mao — fine weather, clearing weather

533. maoa — cooked; ripe

534. marae — traditional Māori gathering place

535. marama — month, moon

536. maramara — crumbs, small pieces

537. maramataka — calendar

538. maranga — to arise; to get up

539. maremare — to cough

540. maringi — to spill (trans)

541. marino — calm

542. maro — kilt-like garment

543. maroke — dry

544. maru — power; shelter

545. mataku — scared, afraid

546. matakuikui — Matakuikui, a. Joyous, talkative, full of spirits.

547. matapihi — window

548. matatau — to be competent, skilled, proficient, expert

549. matau — fish hook; right side

550. mate — to be sick, ill, dead

551. matekai — hungry, starving

552. matenga — time or circumstance of death

553. matewai — thirst; thirsty

554. matimati — finger, toe

555. matua — parent, father

556. mau — to wear clothes

557. maumahara — to remember, remember

558. maunga — mountain

559. mauri — life spirit

560. mauria — to be carried (mau + passive suffix -ria)

561. mauī — left (direction)

562. me — and, should, with (various meanings, uses, eg with, like, should)

563. mea — a thing (n); to say (v)

564. meatia — (pass) be done, be said, be thought

565. mehemea — if (presuming not; cf. ki te, if, expressing simple uncertainty)

566. Mei — May

567. meinga — Meinga, meingatia, passives of mea (i).

568. meke — fist; to punch

569. mema — member, members

570. menemene — to smile

571. meneti — minute

572. mere — bush, shrub

573. miere — Miere, v.i. Become powerless, be exhausted. Ka powharu Waikato, ka…

574. mihi — to greet; thank; acknowledge

575. mimi — urine; urinate

576. mimiti — dried up; swallowed up

577. minita — minister

578. mira — mill

579. miraka — milk

580. miriona — million

581. miro — thread, a type of pine tree

582. miti — Miti (i). 1. v.t. Lick, lick up. 2. n. Undertow…

583. mitimiti — to lick

584. mo — Mo, prep. 1. For, on account of. Ka kawe nei…

585. moa — large extinct bird

586. moana — sea

587. moata — early; early morning

588. moe — sleep; to marry

589. moea — married (pass. of moe)

590. moemoeā — to dream (v), dream (n)

591. moenga — bed

592. moeroa — sleepyhead; to sleep in

593. mohi — Mohi (i), n. A sea fish. mohimohi, n. 1. Galaxias…

594. mohio — Mohio. 1. v.t. Know, understand. Kaore e mohio ka mate…

595. moi — Moi. int. A call for a dog. Katahi ano ia…

596. mokemoke — lonely

597. moko — lizard

598. mokopuna — grandchild

599. momo — type, kind

600. moni — money

601. motokā — car, motorcar

602. motu — island (n); cut (v), cut off (adj)

603. motukā — car

604. moumou — waste (n): to be wasteful (v)

605. moutere — island

606. mua — front, before

607. muku — wipe, rub; rubber (stationery)

608. mura — blaze, flame

609. muri — behind, after

610. murua — (pass) be forgiven

611. mutu — be ended, finished (but not necessarily completed)

612. mutunga — end (mutu + noun ending -nga)

613. mā — clean, white, and others

614. māhaki — calm; quiet

615. māharahara — worry (n); anxious (adj)

616. māhita — teacher

617. māhunga — head

618. māia — capable, brave, bold

619. mākona — satisfied, full

620. māku — for me, by me

621. mākutu — bewitch; magic; spell

622. mākū — to be saturated, wet, damp

623. māmā — mother (n); easy, simple (adj)

624. māna — for him, her, by him, her

625. māngai — mouth; representative

626. māngere — lazy

627. mānia — plains

628. mānukanuka — worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious

629. Māori — indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand

630. māra — garden

631. mārama — clear, understand

632. mārena — to marry; wedding

633. mārie — fortunate; peaceful

634. māripi — knife

635. mātaki — to watch

636. mātakitaki — to watch, to observe, examine, inspect

637. mātanga — Mātanga, n. Knowing, experienced person. Na nga matanga i haramai,…

638. mātao — cold

639. mātau — to know, understand

640. mātauranga — education, knowledge, understanding

641. mātou — we, us (three or more people, excluding the person/ people addressed)

642. mātua — parents, fathers (plural form of matua)

643. mātāmua — eldest; first; main

644. māu — for you, by you; ā category possession

645. māua — we, us (two people, excluding addressee)

646. māui — on the left hand, left side

647. māuiui — sick

648. māwhero — pink

649. mēnā — if

650. mīharo — to wonder at; amazing

651. mīhini — machine

652. mīti — meat

653. mō — for, unrealised, ō category possession, about

654. mōhio — to know

655. mōhiotia — known (mōhio + passive suffix -tia)

656. mōhiti — glasses

657. mōkai — pet

658. mōku — for me, unrealised, o category possession

659. mōmona — fat

660. mōna — for him, her, unrealised, o category possession

661. mōrena — good morning

662. mōu — for you

663. mōwhiti — glasses

664. na — Na (i), pronominal suffix of the 3rd pers. sing., which…

665. nahea — Nahea (i), a. Long, in time. Kaore i puta atu,…

666. naihi — knife

667. naki — Naki, v.i. Glide, move with an even motion. Na wai…

668. nama — number

669. nanahi — yesterday

670. nanakia — rascal clever, cunning

671. napō — last night

672. nau — come, go (as in: Nau mai!)

673. nei — here, by speaker

674. neke — to move

675. ngahau — party, concert

676. ngahere — forest, bush

677. Ngahuru — Autumn

678. ngaki — avenge; to plant; to weed

679. ngaro — to be lost, missing, gone, hidden (trans)

680. ngaru — wave

681. ngata — snail (n); to be satisfied (v)

682. ngau — to bite

683. ngaua — Ngaua, proun., pl. of taua = aua. Those. Na ngaua…

684. ngenge — tired

685. ngeru — cat

686. ngia — Ngia, v.i. Seem, appear to be. E ngia ai a…

687. ngoikore — weak; listless

688. ngutu — lip, lips

689. ngā — the, plural

690. ngāi — prefix meaning tribe or clan (e.g., Ngāi Tahu)

691. ngākau — heart, as in seat of the affections and feelings

692. ngārara — reptile, monster

693. Ngāti — tribal name prefix (as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu)

694. ngāwari — kind, pleasant of personality; easy

695. ngāwhā — boiling spring

696. niho — tooth

697. niupepa — newspaper

698. no — No. 1. prep. From, of, belonging to. (a) As part…

699. noa — free from tapu; only, just, merely

700. noho — to live; sit

701. nohoanga — home, sofa

702. nui — big, great, many

703. nuinga — majority (nui + nominal suffix -nga)

704. nuku — to move

705. nunui — big (plural form)

706. nā — Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of

707. nāianei — now

708. nāku — mine, realised possession, it was done by me (ā category)

709. nāna — by him, her, belonging to him, her

710. nānā — Nānā. ‖ nā.

711. nāu — you (past tense); yours (singular)

712. nāwai — presently, in due course, after a while

713. nē — tag question, translated variously depending on the English structure; eh?

714. nō — from

715. nōku — mine, realised possession, ō category

716. nōna — belongs to him or her (Å catergory), his, hers

717. nōnanahi — yesterday

718. nōu — yours

719. nūpepa — newspaper

720. o — of, belonging to | Has several uses

721. oa — Oa, owa, n. 1. Side boards of a canoe. =…

722. oho — to wake up

723. oka — chef's knife, dagger; prick; stab; yam

724. Oketopa — October

725. oko — bowl

726. oma — to run, escape

727. omaoma — running

728. one — beach, sand

729. oneone — earth, soil

730. ono — six

731. ope — group travelling together

732. ora — alive, well, healthy, safe

733. oranga — health, life (ora + nominal suffix -nga)

734. otaota — vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds

735. oti — to be completed

736. otirā — but, on the other hand

737. pae — ridge

738. pahi — bus

739. pahikara — bicycle

740. pahure — escape; pass by; be carried out successfully

741. pai — good (adj); to like (v); good

742. paihikara — bike

743. paikea — Paikea (i), a. —— He whare paikea, a long house…

744. painga — benefit, skill, good qualities (pai + nominal suffix -nga)

745. paipa — pipe

746. pakanga — to fight, battle, war, hostility

747. pakari — mature, ripe

748. pakaru — broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)

749. pakeke — hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)

750. paki — to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day

751. pakipaki — to applaud, to clap; applause

752. pakitara — wall

753. paku — small

754. pana — to push away, to expel

755. panana — banana

756. pane — head

757. panekoti — skirt, dress

758. pango — black

759. pani — orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)

760. pania — to be spread; spread! (pass. of pani)

761. paoka — fork; pierce; stab

762. paoro — ball

763. papa — floor, ground, flat surface

764. papai — good (plural), very good

765. Papaioea — Palmerston North

766. papakupu — dictionary

767. para — blood relation; pollen; sediment; waste material

768. paraihe — award, prize; brush

769. paraikete — blanket

770. Paraire — Friday

771. parakuihi — breakfast

772. parapara — filth; talents

773. pararē — Pararē (ii), n. Food. Ka haere tatou ki te parare.…

774. parauri — brown

775. pare — to ward off, to divert

776. parepare — parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification. 2. Defensive charm.…

777. pari — cliff

778. paru — dirt, mud, dirty

779. paruauru — Paruauru, n. One who cultivates the soil.

780. paruparu — dirt, mud

781. parāoa — bread, flour

782. pata — butter

783. patu — to strike, hit; to kill

784. patua — hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)

785. patunga — patunga, n. Victim. E kore e ngaro, ka tangi te…

786. patupaiarehe — fairy, elf, pixie

787. pau — to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)

788. paukena — pumpkin

789. pea — pair; pear

790. peita — paint

791. peka — branch

792. peke — to jump, to leap over

793. pekepeke — pekepeke. 1. a. Quick. Kia pekepeke te haere. 2. n.…

794. pene — pen

795. pepa — paper; pepper

796. pepeha — proclamation of origin

797. pere — bell

798. pereti — plate

799. peti — heap up

800. pia — beer

801. piana — piano

802. pihikete — biscuit

803. piki — to increase

804. pikitia — picture, film

805. piko — bend; bent; corner; curve; curved

806. pipi — Pipi, n. 1. Cockle, in general; particularly applied to Chione…

807. Pipiri — June

808. pirangi — Pirangi. 1. v.t. Desire. Pirangi ana nga tuakana, pirangi ana…

809. pirau — rotten

810. piri — to stick to, to cling

811. pirihimana — police officer

812. pirimia — prime minister

813. piringa — shelter, hiding place

814. pito — belly button, end, extremity

815. poaka — pig

816. poi — poi, small, soft ball on string

817. Poihākena — Sydney

818. poka — hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)

819. ponga — Ponga. 1. n. Cyathea dealbata, a tree-fern. 2. A method…

820. pono — true, faithful

821. poraka — jersey

822. poro — to cut off, to cut short

823. porou — eager, energetic

824. poti — boat

825. poto — short

826. pou — pole, post

827. pouaka — box

828. pounamu — greenstone

829. pua — flower; seed

830. puehu — dust

831. puka — form, booklet

832. Pukamata — Facebook

833. pukapuka — book, lungs

834. puke — hill

835. pukepuke — hilly; small hill

836. puku — stomach, belly

837. pukumahi — hard-working, industrious

838. pukuriri — fury; furious; grumpy

839. puna — pool, spring

840. pune — spoon

841. punga — anchor; joint

842. pupuhi — to shoot

843. pupuri — to hold onto

844. purei — to play, play

845. puritia — held (pass. of puri)

846. purotu — handsome

847. puta — to appear, to come out

848. putanga — opening, exit (puta + nominal suffix -nga)

849. putiputi — flower

850. putu — to heap up; a heap, pile

851. pā — a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)

852. pāhi — purse, to pass

853. pāka — a park; a box

854. Pākehā — New Zealander of European descent

855. pākiwaha — to boast, brag (v), to be boastful (s)

856. pāmu — farm

857. pāngia — Pāngia. ‖ pā (i).

858. pānui — to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement

859. pānuitia — read; advertised (pass of pānui)

860. pāpā — father, uncle

861. pārekareka — fun; enjoyable, beautiful

862. pāremata — parliament

863. pātai — question; to ask a question

864. pātaka — elevated storehouse; pantry

865. pātara — bottle

866. pātiki — flounder (fish)

867. pātuhi — text message, to text

868. pātītī — grass

869. pātōtō — knock

870. pātū — wall

871. pāua — abalone

872. pēhea — how?

873. pēhia — (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed

874. pēkana — bacon

875. pēke — bag

876. pēnei — like this, near speaker

877. pēnā — like that, near listener

878. pēpi — baby

879. pēra — Pēra. 1. a. Like that, which is unconnected with either…

880. pērā — like that, yonder

881. pēwhea — how? (variant of pēhea)

882. pīrangi — to want, desire

883. pītiti — peach

884. pō — night

885. pōhara — poor

886. pōhiri — welcome; to wave

887. pōhutukawa — Pōhutukawa, n. 1. Metrosideros excelsa, a tree. Kite rawa mai…

888. pōhēhē — to think mistakenly, be mistaken

889. pōkai — flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around

890. Pōneke — Wellington [Port Nicholson]

891. pōro — ball (also 'paoro')

892. pōtae — hat

893. pōtarotaro — lawnmower

894. pōtiki — child; youngest child

895. pōturi — deaf; slow

896. pōuri — sad, dark

897. pōwhiri — welcome

898. pū — to blow gently

899. pūhia — (pass) be blown; be shot

900. pūhā — green spinach-like vegetable

901. pūkeko — Pūkeko. 1. n. Porphyrio melanotus, swamp hen. Katahi ka utaina…

902. pūkoro — Pūkoro, n. 1. Sheath, case, pocket. 2. Halo. Used also…

903. pūngāwerewere — spider

904. pūrongo — a report

905. pūru — bull

906. pūrākau — traditional story

907. pūtaiao — science

908. pūtea — budget, resources, money

909. ra — Ra (i), ad. 1. There, yonder. “Keiwhea a Whakatau?” “Ra,…

910. rahi — large, numerous, great, big

911. raihana — licence

912. raihi — rice

913. raiona — lion

914. raka — yonder, over there; agile; lock

915. rakiraki — duck; rake; scrape

916. rakuraku — guitar; rake

917. rama — light, torch

918. rangatira — chief, leader, boss

919. rangatiratanga — control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty

920. rangi — sky, day

921. ranginamu — handsome

922. rangitoto — lava; scoria

923. rango — fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)

924. rangona — to be heard (passive form of rongo)

925. rapa — to look for (v); rubber (n)

926. rapu — to look for

927. raranga — plait; weave

928. rarauhe — fern

929. rare — lolly

930. raro — under, below; time

931. raru — trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble

932. raruraru — trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble

933. rata — friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)

934. rau — to put into; leaf

935. raumati — summer

936. raureka — deceitful

937. rawa — Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really

938. rawatia — very (pas of rawa)

939. rawe — lovely, excellent

940. rehua — Rehua, n. Antares; the star which was regarded as the…

941. reira — there (previously mentioned)

942. reka — sweet

943. reo — language, voice

944. rere — to escape; to fly

945. rerekē — different, changed

946. reremahi — active [verb] sentence

947. rerenga — sentence; flight, journey, voyage

948. reri — ready

949. reta — letter

950. retireti — skates, skating

951. ria — Ria, a. Screening, protecting. He whiu i ahau nga mata…

952. rihi — Rihi, a. Flat. Kia ata tirohia te rihinga i te…

953. riki — Riki (pl. ririki), a. 1. Small. Te whare tena i…

954. rima — five

955. rimurimu — seaweed; moss

956. ringa — hand, arm

957. ringaringa — hand, arm

958. ringihia — pour in! poured in (pass. of ringi)

959. riri — anger, angry

960. riringihia — pour! poured in (pass. of riringi)

961. riro — gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained

962. rita — litre

963. rite — to be ready, like, similar

964. riwai — Riwai, n. Potato; a general name, many varieties being distinguished…

965. roa — long

966. roanga — length of time (roa + nominal suffix -nga)

967. rohe — district, area, boundary, territory

968. roimata — tears

969. rona — Rona. 1. v.t. Bind, confine with cords, etc. Kua tukua…

970. rongo — to hear, perceive, feel

971. rongonui — famous

972. rongoā — medicine

973. rori — road

974. roro — brain

975. roroa — long (plural)

976. rorohiko — computer

977. roto — in, inside, within; lake

978. rourou — small basket, food basket

979. rua — two; grave, hole, storage pit

980. ruaki — vomit

981. ruku — to dive

982. runga — on

983. ruru — owl; morepork; take shelter

984. rā — day; the sun; over there

985. Rāapa — Wednesday

986. Rāhina — Monday

987. Rāhoroi — Saturday

988. rākau — tree; timber

989. Rāmere — Friday

990. rānei — or

991. rāngai — Rāngai (i), n. Herd, flock, shoal, company. He rangai nga…

992. rāoa — choked

993. Rāpare — Thursday

994. rāpeti — rabbit

995. rārangi — line, row

996. Rātapu — Sunday

997. rātau — them; they (three or more people)

998. rātou — they, them, three or more people

999. Rātū — Tuesday

1000. rāua — them; they (two people)

1001. rāwhiti — east

1002. rēmana — lemon

1003. rīhi — dish; dishes; lease

1004. rīngi — to ring/phone

1005. rīwai — potato

1006. rō — in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)

1007. rōia — lawyer

1008. rōpā — slave, servant

1009. rōpū — group

1010. rū — earthquake; shake

1011. rūkahu — be false, exaggerate

1012. rūma — room

1013. rūnanga — assembly; council

1014. taana — Taana = tāna.

1015. tae — to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)

1016. taea — to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)

1017. taenga — arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)

1018. taha — to pass by; side

1019. tahataha — steep bank

1020. tahi — one, single

1021. tahia — (pass) be swept

1022. tahitahi — to sweep

1023. tahu — burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover

1024. tahuna — lit (pass. of tahu - to light)

1025. tahuri — to capsize

1026. tahā — calabash, gourd

1027. tai — tide; coast

1028. taiaha — weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)

1029. taiapa — fence

1030. taiepa — fence; wall (freestanding )

1031. taihoa — wait

1032. taika — tiger

1033. tainui — Tainui, n. Pomaderris apetala, a shrub. So called as it…

1034. taiohi — youth

1035. taitama — young man

1036. taitamariki — young person, young people

1037. taka — to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height

1038. takahanga — Takahanga. Ko te takahanga kia ata kitea iho e roa…

1039. takahi — trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate

1040. take — beginning, cause, origin

1041. taki — to lead, to bring along

1042. takirua — in pairs, two at a time

1043. takoto — to lie down

1044. taku — my (singular); edge

1045. takurua — winter

1046. tama — son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)

1047. tamahine — Tamahine. 1. n. Daughter. (Pl. tamāhine.) E, ko Te Kahureremoa,…

1048. tamaiti — child

1049. tamariki — children

1050. tamatāne — boy

1051. tame — male animal

1052. tamāhine — daughter

1053. tana — his/her (neutral category); ton

1054. tane — Tane. 1. v.i. Eructate after food. 2. n. In the…

1055. tanga — Tanga.— tatanga, a. 1. Alert, prompt, ready. Me whakarite rawa…

1056. tangaroa — Tangaroa, n. 1. The moon from the twenty-third to twenty-sixth…

1057. tangata — person

1058. tangi — to cry; to make a sound

1059. tangihanga — funeral

1060. tangihia — be mourned (pass of tangi)

1061. tango — to take hold of

1062. tangohia — pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)

1063. taniwha — monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water

1064. taokete — brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)

1065. taonga — property, possession

1066. tapa — to name

1067. tapahi — to cut up, chop

1068. tapahia — cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)

1069. tapu — sacred, holy, under ritual restriction

1070. taputapu — gear, equipment

1071. tara — point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird

1072. taraiwa — to drive; driver

1073. taraka — truck

1074. tarakihi — Tarakihi, n. 1. Dactylopagrus macropterus, a fish. Pupu tarakihi, nautilus…

1075. taranga — Taranga. ‖ tara (v).

1076. tarau — trousers

1077. tari — government department; office

1078. taringa — ear

1079. taru — grass; vegetation; thing

1080. tata — near, close

1081. tatari — to wait

1082. tatau — to count

1083. tau — to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number

1084. taua — that, previously mentioned (singular)

1085. tauera — towel

1086. tauhou — strange, unfamiliar; stranger

1087. tauira — student; example

1088. taumaha — difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)

1089. taumahi — assignment

1090. taumata — grade, level of achievement

1091. taupoki — to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover

1092. taupō — Taupō, n. 1. A ferruginous earth or stone. 2. A…

1093. taura — rope, cable

1094. tauranga — anchorage; fishing ground; resting place

1095. taurekareka — scoundrel; slave

1096. tautohetohe — argue

1097. tautoko — to support

1098. tawhiti — distant, a distant place

1099. tawhito — old, former

1100. te — the, singular definite article

1101. teihana — TV channel; railway station

1102. teina — younger sibling, same sex

1103. teitei — tall, high, lofty; height (object)

1104. teka — lying (v); lie (n)

1105. tekau — ten

1106. tere — to flow, float, move quickly; fast

1107. tereina — to train

1108. tia — to steer, adorned

1109. tiaho — Tiaho, v.i. Emit rays of light, shine. E titi koia,…

1110. tiakarete — chocolate

1111. tiaki — to look after, to care for

1112. tiakina — (pass) be looked after

1113. tihewa — sneeze

1114. tihi — topknot

1115. tika — to be right, correct, straight, in order

1116. tikanga — reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)

1117. tiki — to fetch

1118. tina — dinner, lunch

1119. tinana — body, trunk, torso

1120. tini — to be very many, numerous, plenty; multitude, throng, many

1121. tino — very

1122. tio — oyster

1123. tipu — to grow (v); a plant, shoot

1124. tipuna — grandparent, ancestor

1125. tira — group or row of people

1126. tiriti — street

1127. tiro — to look

1128. tirohia — to be looked at, seen/found (pass of tiro)

1129. tirotiro — to look, gaze upon, investigate

1130. titiro — to look at

1131. tito — compose story or song; fiction; invent

1132. toa — shop; male animal; expert; to be strong

1133. toe — to remain, be left over

1134. toenga — leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)

1135. tohorā — whale

1136. tohu — a qualification, eg degree

1137. tohunga — expert, priest

1138. tohutohu — to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions

1139. toi — art, knowledge

1140. toka — rock

1141. tokerau — autumn; northern

1142. toki — adze, axe; champion

1143. toko — divorce; pole

1144. tokohia — how many people?

1145. tokoiwa — nine [people]

1146. tokomaha — many (of people)

1147. Tokoono — six people

1148. tokorima — five (people)

1149. tokorua — two (of people)

1150. tokotoru — three (people)

1151. tokowaru — eight [people]

1152. tokowhitu — seven [people]

1153. tomo — to enter, go into

1154. tonga — south

1155. tono — to apply for, to order (v): an application (n)

1156. tonoa — sent (tono + passive suffix -a)

1157. tonu — still

1158. tonutia — still (pass of tonu)

1159. tope — cut down; cut off

1160. topea — (pass) be cut down; be cut off

1161. toro — to visit

1162. toru — three

1163. tote — salt

1164. toto — blood

1165. totohe — contend

1166. tua — beyond

1167. tuahine — sister, of a male

1168. tuaiwa — ninth

1169. tuakana — older sibling of the same sex

1170. tuanui — roof

1171. tuara — Tuara. 1. n. Back. Kia kaha te haere, kia piri…

1172. tuarua — second

1173. tuarā — back [body]

1174. tuatahi — first

1175. tuatoru — third

1176. tuawaru — eighth

1177. tuawhenua — mainland; inland

1178. tuhi — to write; to indicate, point out

1179. tuhia — written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)

1180. tuhinga — writing, text (tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)

1181. tuhituhi — to write, draw

1182. tuhituhia — (pass) be drawn; be written

1183. tuitui — fasten up; sew, to stitch

1184. tuku — to put off, to leave aside

1185. tukua — let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)

1186. tukuna — submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)

1187. tumuaki — crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher

1188. tuna — eel

1189. tungāne — brother, of a female

1190. tunu — to cook, roast

1191. tunua — (pass) be roasted; be baked

1192. tupu — to grow, develop; a plant, shoot (variant of tipu)

1193. tupuna — ancestor; grandparent

1194. ture — law, rule

1195. turi — deaf; knee; disobedient

1196. turituri — be quiet! noisy

1197. tutuki — to be finished, completed, achieved

1198. tuwhera — open (adjective)

1199. tuāhine — female cousins or sisters of a male

1200. tuākana — older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female

1201. tā — print, draw

1202. tāhae — to steal

1203. tāia — to be dumped, struck, beaten, thumped, thrown down, tackled, overcome, (pass of tā)

1204. tāiki — rib; wicker basket

1205. tāima — time

1206. Tāite — Thursday

1207. tākaro — to play

1208. tāku — my, ā category possession, singular

1209. tākuta — doctor

1210. tāmaki — omen, portent

1211. tāmure — snapper

1212. tāna — his, her, ā category possession, singular

1213. tāne — man, male

1214. tāngata — people (plural of tangata)

1215. tāone — town

1216. tāpirihia — add! added (pass. of tāpiri)

1217. tāra — dollar

1218. tārai — to shape or fashion timber with an adze

1219. tārere — to swing

1220. tāria — (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time

1221. tāroaroa — tall

1222. tātahi — seaside, beach

1223. tātau — we; us; everyone

1224. tātou — we, us, inclusive, three or more people

1225. tātua — a belt

1226. tāu — your (singular + one item)

1227. tāua — we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual

1228. tāwhaki — Fiordland crested penguin

1229. tāwhiri — beckon

1230. tāwāhi — overseas

1231. tē — Tē (i), particle used with verbs to make an emphatic…

1232. tēhea — which, singular

1233. tēina — younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female

1234. tēnehi — tennis

1235. tēnei — this (by speaker); this is; this

1236. tēnā — that, by the listener

1237. tēpu — table

1238. tēra — Tēra. 1. definitive pron. (pl. ēra), used epithetically or absolutely.…

1239. tērā — that over there, that

1240. tētahi — a, one specific thing

1241. tētehi — a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)

1242. tī — cabbage tree; tea

1243. Tīhema — December

1244. tīhore — bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)

1245. tīhāte — t-shirt

1246. tīkina — be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)

1247. tīkiti — ticket

1248. tīma — team

1249. tīmata — to begin, to start

1250. tīni — to change

1251. tīpuna — grandparents (plural form of tipuna)

1252. tītaha — to lean to one side (v), to be sideways, slanting (s)

1253. tītī — muttonbird

1254. tō — your (singular); to drag

1255. tōhi — toast

1256. tōia — (pass) be dragged

1257. tōkena — stockings, socks

1258. tōku — my (singular)

1259. tōmuri — to be late

1260. tōna — his, her

1261. tōrere — Tōrere. 1. v.t. Desire ardently, be infatuated with. Ka torere…

1262. tōtara — Tōtara, n. 1. Podocarpus totara, a forest tree. Ka kitea…

1263. tōtiti — sausage

1264. tōu — your, ō category possession, singular

1265. tū — stand; to be wounded; a wound

1266. tūai — skinny

1267. tūhawaiki — Tūhawaiki, n. Leprosy. = tuwhenua.

1268. tūmahi — actions, verbs

1269. tūmanako — to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for

1270. tūnga — wound; position

1271. tūpato — to be careful; caution, cautious

1272. tūpuna — grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)

1273. tūpāpaku — corpse, body

1274. tūranga — stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)

1275. tūrangawaewae — place to stand

1276. Tūrei — Tuesday

1277. tūroro — sick person, a patient

1278. tūru — chair, seat, stool

1279. tūtaki — to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)

1280. tūturu — fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original

1281. tūī — Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti…

1282. u — U, vowel; ū is pronounced as u in “ruby” and…

1283. ua — to rain; rain

1284. uaua — difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)

1285. uenuku — Uenuku, n. Rainbow. Tiwhana kau ana Uenuku ki te rangi…

1286. ui — to ask, enquire

1287. uia — (pass) be asked; be questioned

1288. uira — lightning; to flash

1289. umere — to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)

1290. umu — earth oven

1291. unahi — scale of fish

1292. unuhia — (pass) be taken off; be drunk

1293. upoko — head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter

1294. uri — descendant, offspring

1295. uru — join; enter; participate, go in; west

1296. urupā — burial ground, cemetery

1297. ururoa — Ururoa, n. 1. Shark, species not identified. Kia matenga ururoa…

1298. uta — to load; shore; inland; the land; to load

1299. utaina — (pass) be loaded

1300. utu — cost, price; to pay for

1301. wae — foot; leg; separate

1302. waea — wire; phone

1303. waenga — middle, dividing line

1304. waenganui — middle, centre, between

1305. waewae — foot, leg

1306. waha — load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth

1307. wahangū — dumb; quiet

1308. wahie — driftwood

1309. wahine — woman, wife

1310. waho — out, outside, the outside

1311. wai — water; who

1312. waiata — to sing (v); song (n)

1313. waiatatia — sung (pass. of waiata)

1314. waiho — to remain, rest; to leave behind

1315. waihotia — leave! left alone (pass. of waiho)

1316. waimarie — lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune

1317. waina — Waina, n. A name given to a large imported variety…

1318. waipiro — alcohol

1319. waipounamu — Waipounamu, n. Greenstone, jade. Me te ahua waipounamu na ano…

1320. waireka — sweet drink, soft drink

1321. wairua — spirit

1322. waka — vehicle (land, air and sea)

1323. wakarererangi — plane

1324. wani — scrape

1325. wao — forest

1326. wareware — to forget; forgetful (trans)

1327. wari — Wari, a. Watery (applied to potatoes spoiled by frost). whakawari,…

1328. waru — eight; to scrape, to peel

1329. waruwaru — waruwaru, v.t. Scrape, grate. He tangata kau Takarangi na Manukawehi…

1330. wati — watch (timepiece)

1331. wawata — to long for, yearn for; dream

1332. wawe — early, soon, quickly

1333. wehe — to depart, leave; to separate, divide

1334. wehi — terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)

1335. Wenerei — Wednesday

1336. wera — to burn; burnt; hot, heat

1337. wero — to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony

1338. wetekia — be untied

1339. whae — Whae, n. A respectful term of address to a woman.…

1340. whaea — mother, aunt

1341. whai — to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire

1342. whaikōrero — oratory

1343. whaiwāhi — participate

1344. whakaae — to agree

1345. whakaaetia — to be agreed

1346. whakaahua — to take photos; photograph

1347. whakaako — teach

1348. whakaakona — be instructed (pass of whakaako)

1349. whakaangi — whakaangi. 1. v.i. Float, move easily. Rere te ika, whakaangi…

1350. whakaaro — to think; thought, idea

1351. whakaata — mirror

1352. whakaatu — to display, show, demonstrate

1353. whakaaturanga — television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)

1354. whakaaturia — shown, revealed, pointed out, demonstrated (pass of whakaatu)

1355. whakaeke — to gather

1356. whakahaere — to run something, manage, make something go

1357. whakahau — to encourage; to command

1358. whakahoki — to return something, to reply

1359. whakahokia — returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned

1360. whakahīhī — arrogant, proud

1361. whakairi — whakairi, n. 1. Some sacred ceremony. He purenga whakairi, mahukihuki,…

1362. whakairia — to hang up, suspend, elevate

1363. whakairo — to carve, a carving

1364. whakakaha — to strengthen; charge a cellphone

1365. whakakapi — whakakapi. 1. v.t. Fill up a space. 2. n. One…

1366. whakakā — turn on

1367. whakakāngia — burned (pass. of whakakā)

1368. whakakī — to fill something

1369. whakamahana — heater

1370. whakamahi — to put someone to work, to make someone work

1371. whakamahia — used (pass of whakamahi)

1372. whakamaroke — whakamaroke. 1. n. Eaves of a house. 2. v.t. Cause…

1373. whakamatea — killed (pass. of mate)

1374. whakamau — to fix, fasten; to put on

1375. whakamaua — be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)

1376. whakamihi — grateful

1377. whakamā — to be embarrassed, ashamed

1378. whakamārama — to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify

1379. whakamātautau — examination, test

1380. whakamīharo — amazing, astonishing

1381. whakamōhio — to let know, inform, notify, tell

1382. whakangahau — to entertain, to amuse

1383. whakangaro — destroy

1384. whakangau — hunt with dogs

1385. whakanui — to enlarge; celebrate

1386. whakaoho — to wake up

1387. whakaora — to rescue, to cure

1388. whakaorangia — deliver

1389. whakaoti — complete

1390. whakapai — to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning

1391. whakapaingia — prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)

1392. whakapaipai — to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify

1393. whakapaitia — tidied (pass of whakapai); tidy!

1394. whakapakari — to strengthen

1395. whakapapa — genealogy

1396. whakapau — consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend

1397. whakapono — to believe; faith

1398. whakapuare — to open

1399. whakaputa — to make something come out, to appear

1400. whakapāha — apologise

1401. whakarere — abandon, leave behind

1402. whakarite — to compare; arrange, organise

1403. whakaritea — arranged (pass of whakarite)

1404. whakaritenga — appointment

1405. whakarongo — to listen

1406. whakataetae — to compete (v); competition (n)

1407. whakatakotoria — (pass) be laid down; be placed

1408. whakatangi — to play an instrument

1409. whakatangitangi — music

1410. whakatau — to decide

1411. whakataukī — proverb

1412. whakatauria — (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed

1413. whakatika — to straighten, to correct, to fix

1414. whakatikaina — to be corrected, fixed

1415. whakatipu — to raise, grow, develop

1416. Whakatipua — Queenstown

1417. whakatoi — to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky

1418. whakatuwhera — to open

1419. whakatā — to rest (v); relaxed (adj)

1420. whakatō — to plant

1421. whakatū — to stand something up

1422. whakatūria — erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)

1423. whakautu — to reply, to respond, answer

1424. whakautua — (pass) be replied to; be responded to

1425. whakaweto — turn off [a light]

1426. whakawhiti — to cross

1427. whakawhiwhi — give; to award

1428. whakawātea — make way for, clear space

1429. whana — to kick

1430. whanaunga — relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)

1431. whanawhana — whanawhana, v.t. Bend backwards and forwards.

1432. whanga — to wait (v); harbour (n)

1433. whara — to be injured

1434. wharau — temporary shed

1435. whare — house, building

1436. wharekai — restaurant

1437. wharekura — Māori-medium secondary school

1438. wharenui — meeting house; hall

1439. wharepaku — toilet

1440. whata — elevated storage platform; cupboard

1441. whati — broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn

1442. whatitiri — thunder

1443. whatu — to weave, knit; eye

1444. whawhai — to fight; a battle

1445. whea — where? (variant of hea)

1446. wheke — creak; octopus

1447. whenua — land

1448. whero — red

1449. whetū — star

1450. wheua — bone (usually of an animal)

1451. whewhero — reddish, a little bit red

1452. whiri — plait; twist

1453. whiringa — whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino…

1454. whiriwhiri — choose; decide; deliberate on

1455. whiti — to cross; shine, rise

1456. whitia — (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on

1457. whitu — seven

1458. whiu — to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled

1459. whiua — punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)

1460. whiwhi — to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get

1461. whutupaoro — rugby

1462. whutupōro — football, rugby

1463. whā — four

1464. whāia — chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)

1465. whāinga — objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)

1466. whānau — family; to be born, be born

1467. whāngai — to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)

1468. whāngaia — (pass) be fed; be nourished

1469. whānui — broad, wide

1470. whārangi — page (n); spread flat (v)

1471. whāriki — mat, carpet, rug

1472. whāwhā — to fiddle with, to touch

1473. wiki — week

1474. wini — window

1475. wiri — drill

1476. wā — time, times

1477. wāhanga — chapter, episode

1478. wāhi — part, portion; place

1479. wāhia — (pass) be broken

1480. wāhine — women, wives (plural form of wahine)

1481. wānanga — study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning

1482. wātakirihi — watercress

1483. wātea — to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction

1484. wātū — present tense [eg 'kei te' and 'e... ana']

1485. ā — and; and then

1486. āe — yes

1487. āhea — Āhea = awhea, a hea, ad. interrogative, of future time.…

1488. āhei — Āhei (i), pt. 1. Able. Mo te whai rawa ake…

1489. āheinga — ability, opportunity

1490. āhua — shape, form, appearance

1491. āhuatanga — property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)

1492. Ākarana — Auckland

1493. ākau — shore, coast

1494. ākonga — student

1495. āku — my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)

1496. ākuanei — Ākuanei, ad. of time following. Presently, today. Akuanei u tonu…

1497. āmaimai — nervous

1498. āna — his, her, plural, for ā category items

1499. ānō — as though; as if

1500. āpiha — officer

1501. āporo — apple

1502. āpōpō — tomorrow

1503. ārahi — to lead, guide

1504. ārahina — (pass) be led

1505. ārani — orange [fruit]

1506. āta — gently, carefully, deliberately

1507. ātaahua — beautiful, well formed

1508. āu — your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)

1509. āwangawanga — worried

1510. āwhea — Āwhea = ahea. ‖ hea.

1511. āwhina — to help

1512. āwhinatia — helped (pass of āwhina)

1513. āwhiowhio — whirlpool; whirlwind

1514. ēhara — Ēhara, ad. 1. Not, stating non-identity, and followed by i.…

1515. ēhea — which

1516. ēnei — these, near me (plural of tēnei)

1517. ēnā — those, near you (plural of tēnā)

1518. ērā — those (over there)

1519. ētahi — some, a few (plural of tētahi)

1520. ētehi — some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)

1521. īmera — email

1522. īmēra — email

1523. ō — your, one person, neutral category possession, plural

1524. ōku — mine, plural, ō category possession

1525. ōna — his, her, plural, ō category possession

1526. Ōtautahi — Christchurch

1527. Ōtepoti — Dunedin

1528. ōu — yours, one person, ō category possession, plural

1529. ū — breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)

1530. ūkui — to wipe

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