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 Mouki, mouku Fern sp. (Asplenium bulbiferum)
New Zealand Maori Maamaa Light (in weight)
New Zealand Maori Mamae Pain
New Zealand Maori Maha Many; abundance, number; majority Problematic
New Zealand Maori Maamaangi A shrub (Coprosma repens and other spp.)
New Zealand Maori Mamaku Tree fern (Cyathea medullaris)
New Zealand Maori Mamao Distant
New Zealand Maori Matemate Die (of more than one person) Problematic
New Zealand Maori Mana Supernatural force
New Zealand Maori Mana Shrimp
New Zealand Maori Manaha Open country
New Zealand Maori Manaaki-tia Show respect or kindness to; entertain
New Zealand Maori Manako Set one's heart on; longing, anxiety
New Zealand Maori Manapau Tree name mentioned in tradition
New Zealand Maori Manatu Homesick, anxious, sad; bear in mind, remember
New Zealand Maori Manawa Belly, bowels, heart, breath
New Zealand Maori Manawa Breath
New Zealand Maori Maanawa Mangrove (Avicennia officinalis)
New Zealand Maori Manawa-nui Patience, fortitude, courage
New Zealand Maori Manene Stranger, one living in a strange country
New Zealand Maori Mania Set on edge
New Zealand Maori Mania Slippery
New Zealand Maori Maaniania Noisy
New Zealand Maori Maanihi Contract, narrow
New Zealand Maori Maa/nihi/-tia Make steep; make narrow, contract; smooth
New Zealand Maori Maanihi/ra Small fish
New Zealand Maori Manini Pleasant, agreeable
New Zealand Maori Mano Thousand, multitude
New Zealand Maori Manono, kanono, kaanonono A small tree (Coprosma australis [grandifolia])
New Zealand Maori Mano tini An exceedingly great number
New Zealand Maori Manu Bird
New Zealand Maori Manuwhiri Visitor, guest
New Zealand Maori Maanuka Troubled, anxious, sad; trouble, anxiety Problematic
New Zealand Maori Maanuka Tree (Leptospermum spp.); wood used for weapons
New Zealand Maori Manumanu Skate, ray sp Problematic
New Zealand Maori Manu-mea A sacred bird mentioned in old songs and spells
New Zealand Maori Manunu Into pieces, as in whati manunu "broken to pieces"
New Zealand Maori Maanunu Be slack (of full tide), just before ebb starts
New Zealand Maori Mao Cease raining
New Zealand Maori Maoa/rekareka Limp, languid
New Zealand Maori Maoa Cooked
New Zealand Maori Maopo/ Shrink back, wince Problematic
New Zealand Maori Maaota A tree (Dysoxylum spectabile); fresh-grown, green. A patch of land or fern gully that has not been burnt off for many years ; weeds and scrub on land that has been abandoned, second growth (Tgr).
New Zealand Maori Mapu Sob, sigh, whizz, hum, pant
New Zealand Maori Maapuna Well up, form a pool
New Zealand Maori Maha/maha Liver Problematic
New Zealand Maori Maahanga Snare, to ensnare
New Zealand Maori Maahanga Twin
New Zealand Maori Mahaki Sickness, sick person; a cutaneous disease
New Zealand Maori Mahara Think, thought; remember, recollect; be anxious; the spleen