Entries from Williams 1971 in Pollex-Online

Williams, H. W. (1971). A Dictionary of the Maori Language. Wellington, Government Printer.

Language Item Description
New Zealand Maori Ra/rawe/ Clasp tightly
New Zealand Maori Rea Murmur v
New Zealand Maori Hii/rea/ Make an audible sound; indistinct, just audible; slight sound
New Zealand Maori Haa/rea/rea Heard indistinctly
New Zealand Maori Whaka/rewha Look askance
New Zealand Maori Koo/rewha Blink the eyes
New Zealand Maori Rehe/rehe Buttocks
New Zealand Maori Rehe Wrinkle, fold in the skin; wrinkled
New Zealand Maori Rehe Wrinkle, fold in the skin; wrinkled
New Zealand Maori Ko/rehe/ Shrivelled, wrinkled, stunted
New Zealand Maori Punga/rehu, poko/rehu Ashes
New Zealand Maori Rehu Dimly seen
New Zealand Maori Whaka/rehu/ Set, of sun
New Zealand Maori Rehua Antares (Bst), Sirius (Stowell).
New Zealand Maori Ree/rehu The star whose appearance marks the ninth month, ? Antares
New Zealand Maori Renga/renga Anthropodium cirrhatum, a plant. ("rhizome and broadly strap-like leaves" (Gdr))
New Zealand Maori Renga/mutu Tetragonia expansa, New Zealand Spinach
New Zealand Maori Renga Yellow
New Zealand Maori Reho (Maurea tigris)
New Zealand Maori Rei Whale tooth, ivory, cherished possession
New Zealand Maori Rei Leap
New Zealand Maori Rere kee Be changed, be different; extraordinary
New Zealand Maori Reira There, aforementioned place
New Zealand Maori Reka Pleasant
New Zealand Maori Reke Knob, poll of an adze, tongue end of a taiaha; pin used to fasten hair in a top-knot; fish-hook
New Zealand Maori Reke/reke Heel
New Zealand Maori Rere Fly, jump, run v
New Zealand Maori Remu/remu Plant sp
New Zealand Maori Rena Stretch out (e.g. of cloth)
New Zealand Maori Rena/rena Fasten, tie up; taut, close
New Zealand Maori Reo Voice
New Zealand Maori Ko/repe Split, tear off, rip up
New Zealand Maori Repe/repe Buttocks
New Zealand Maori Taa/reperepe Ragged, tattered
New Zealand Maori Repe Lump; gland; rock-oyster Problematic
New Zealand Maori Repo Dirt
New Zealand Maori Retoreto (Azolla rubra), an aquatic fern
New Zealand Maori Returetu (Azolla rubra), an aquatic fern
New Zealand Maori Rewa Float, elevated
New Zealand Maori Whaka/rewa Suspend
New Zealand Maori Rewa To be, get under way
New Zealand Maori Rii Bind, bond
New Zealand Maori Riaki Lift up
New Zealand Maori Rie Two
New Zealand Maori Whaka/rihariha/ Disgusting
New Zealand Maori Rihariha Bad
New Zealand Maori Riwha Chipped, scarred, broken; a scar
New Zealand Maori Ringa Hand, arm
New Zealand Maori Ri(ri)ngi Pour
New Zealand Maori Riko/riko Man-eating spirits which haunted deserted houses (MAS) Problematic