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 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; ripple, sway, undulate
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
New Zealand Maori Maaharo To wonder
New Zealand Maori Mii/haro/ To wonder at, admire
New Zealand Maori Maaere/ere Fern sp. or sedge sp
New Zealand Maori Mahi/mahi Rotten, putrid
New Zealand Maori Maahi/i Fermented
New Zealand Maori Maahina Moon
New Zealand Maori Mahunu Burnt
New Zealand Maori Mata Eye, face
New Zealand Maori Mata Mesh of net
New Zealand Maori Mata Blade, cutting edge, point