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 | Tuki/tuki | Demolish, knock to pieces; batter, dash; pestle |
New Zealand Maori | Tuku | Give up, cease |
New Zealand Maori | Winiwini, wiwini | Shudder; dread, terror |
New Zealand Maori | Tukutuku | Spider web; ornamental lattice-work |
New Zealand Maori | Tuuranga | Circumstance, time, etc., of standing; site, foundation |
New Zealand Maori | Turaki-na | Push over, overthrow |
New Zealand Maori | Turi | Deaf |
New Zealand Maori | Tu/turi/pourewa | (Himantopus leucocephalus) White-headed Stilt |
New Zealand Maori | Turi | Knee |
New Zealand Maori | Turituri | What a noise; shut up! |
New Zealand Maori | Turori | Stagger, totter |
New Zealand Maori | Turu(turu) | Drip, leak |
New Zealand Maori | Turu | Post, pole, upright |
New Zealand Maori | Oo/turu/ | Sixteenth night of the moon |
New Zealand Maori | Tuurua-poo | Middle of the night |
New Zealand Maori | Turuma | Ritually restricted place; latrine |
New Zealand Maori | Tuma/tuma | Quarrelsome |
New Zealand Maori | Tuumaa | Odd number in excess |
New Zealand Maori | Tuumatatenga | Apprehensive, sulky, overcome with grief |
New Zealand Maori | Tuumau, tuumou | Fixed, constant, permanent; continuous |
New Zealand Maori | Tume | Slow, dilatory |
New Zealand Maori | Tumu | Foundation |
New Zealand Maori | Tumuaki | Crown of head |
New Zealand Maori | Whaka/tumutumu/ | Heaped up, standing up |
New Zealand Maori | Tuna | Fresh-water eel |
New Zealand Maori | Tunu | Cook on open fire |
New Zealand Maori | Tioro | Scream, make a discordant sound |
New Zealand Maori | Tioro, Tuoro, Tuna Tuoro | A fabulous monster which was said to bark like a dog |
New Zealand Maori | Tupa | Scallop |
New Zealand Maori | Tuupono | Light upon accidentally, hit upon |
New Zealand Maori | Tuupoupou | Porpoise (Cephalorhyncjus hectori) Problematic |
New Zealand Maori | Tupu | Grow |
New Zealand Maori | Tupu | Grow, increase |
New Zealand Maori | Tupua | Goblin, demon, one versed in magic |
New Zealand Maori | Tipua | Goblin, demon, one versed in magic |
New Zealand Maori | Tipuaki | Crown of head |
New Zealand Maori | Tuupuna | Plural of tupuna "grandparent, ancestor" |
New Zealand Maori | Tuhi | Point (to), indicate |
New Zealand Maori | Tuutae | Excrement |
New Zealand Maori | Tuutaki | Junction, to close (e.g. of a door), to meet |
New Zealand Maori | Tuutara | Small talk, gossip; to slander, defame |
New Zealand Maori | Tute | Shove, push |
New Zealand Maori | Tutu | Hoop (used as net spreader) |
New Zealand Maori | Tutu | A shrub (Coriaria spp.). The berries produce wine-coloured juice |
New Zealand Maori | Uu-ngia | Strike home of weapons or blows; reach (the land), arrive (by water) |
New Zealand Maori | Uu-ria | Bite, gnaw |
New Zealand Maori | Ua/ua | Vein, artery, sinew; firmness; difficult |
New Zealand Maori | Ua | Neck |
New Zealand Maori | Ue | Push, shove, shake |
New Zealand Maori | U(w)ha | Female, generally of animals |