Entries from Williams 1971 in Pollex-Online
Williams, H. W. (1971). A Dictionary of the Maori Language. Wellington, Government Printer.
Language | Item | Description |
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New Zealand Maori | Kana | Stare wildly; bewitch |
New Zealand Maori | Mata/kana | Shy, distrustful, watchful |
New Zealand Maori | Kana/kanaia | Witchcraft |
New Zealand Maori | Kanae | Mullet |
New Zealand Maori | Kanapa | Bright, gleaming |
New Zealand Maori | Kanapu | Bright, shining; lightning |
New Zealand Maori | Kano | Colour, sort, kind; seed |
New Zealand Maori | Kanohi | Eye |
New Zealand Maori | Kaanuka | Tea-tree (Leptospermum ericoides) |
New Zealand Maori | Kao | Sweet-potato grated, cooked and dried in the sun |
New Zealand Maori | Kao/riki | Little bittern (ixobrychus novaezelandiae) |
New Zealand Maori | Kaokao | Side of canoe or person, ribs; be sideways |
New Zealand Maori | Kaahore | No, not; on the contrary |
New Zealand Maori | Kapa | Row, line |
New Zealand Maori | Kapakapa/tuu | To flash repeatedly (of lightning) |
New Zealand Maori | Kapa | Play, sport,; disobedient, wayward Problematic |
New Zealand Maori | Kapakapa | Flap wings, flutter |
New Zealand Maori | Kape | Pick out, separate |
New Zealand Maori | Kape | Pass by, leave out, reject, refuse |
New Zealand Maori | Kaapiti | Joined |
New Zealand Maori | Whaka/kaapiti/ | Join, collect together |
New Zealand Maori | Kapo | Catch, snatch |
New Zealand Maori | Kapua | Fish sp. (Polyprion oxygeneios) Problematic |
New Zealand Maori | Kapu | Hollow of hand, mussel scoop |
New Zealand Maori | Kapu | Palm of hand, sole of foot |
New Zealand Maori | Kaapu/i | Cover crops or embers |
New Zealand Maori | Kapua | Cloud, mist |
New Zealand Maori | Kaa-pui | Draw in mouth of a bag, earth up crops or embers |
New Zealand Maori | Kaa/kahi/ | Freshwater mussel |
New Zealand Maori | Kaa/kahi/ | Species of whale or large porpoise |
New Zealand Maori | Kahiwi | Ridge of a hill |
New Zealand Maori | Kaho | Batten laid horizontally on rafters to carry the thatch |
New Zealand Maori | Kata | Laugh |
New Zealand Maori | Kawariki | A plant growing in swamps (?Ranunculus sp.); (Coprosma australis), the plant and fruit (Tuhoe only). Problematic |
New Zealand Maori | Kaatara | Sharp point, prick |
New Zealand Maori | Katamu | Eat, as a child making noise with lips |
New Zealand Maori | Kaatahi | Then |
New Zealand Maori | Me | As if, as it were; like |
New Zealand Maori | Katea | Crosspieces used as ribs to strengthen canoe, ? thwarts |
New Zealand Maori | Kati-a | Bite, nip |
New Zealand Maori | Ka/kati | Eat, gnaw; clenched (of teeth);acrid, sour, intense |
New Zealand Maori | Kati/kati | Bite frequently, champ |
New Zealand Maori | Kaati | Leave off, cease (vi); be left in statu quo; so be it, well, enough (introducing a conclusion) |
New Zealand Maori | Katirehe | Sore throat, quinsy |
New Zealand Maori | Katipoo | (Lactrodectus katipo) |
New Zealand Maori | Kato | Pick, pluck, of flowers, etc |
New Zealand Maori | Katoa | All, the whole, wholly, altogether |
New Zealand Maori | Katoto | A variety of sweet-potato |
New Zealand Maori | Kau | Multitude, company |
New Zealand Maori | Kau | Stalk, stem |