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 | Tao/tao | A lattice of rods or vine stems to retain in place the thatch of a roof |
| New Zealand Maori | Teitei | High, tall, lofty; summit, top |
| New Zealand Maori | Ngangau | Disturbance, noise; quarrel Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| New Zealand Maori | Rona/rona | Strangle |
| New Zealand Maori | Tuu/tuki | Strike against an object, stumble |
| New Zealand Maori | Tuki/tuki | Pestle, pounder |
| New Zealand Maori | Namu/namuaa | Flavour imparted to food by something with which it has been in contact |
| New Zealand Maori | Aawhiowhio | Whirlwind, whirlpool Phonologically Irregular |
| New Zealand Maori | Whai | Practise |
| New Zealand Maori | Whai | Follow, pursue; look for, go in search of; |
| New Zealand Maori | Ai/taga | Progeny, descendants |
| New Zealand Maori | Kora | Small fragment, speck; spark Phonologically Irregular |
| New Zealand Maori | Maimoa | Pet, fondling; decoy, parrot; cherish, take care of |
| New Zealand Maori | Mahea | Cleared away (of rain); free from obstruction, clear |
| New Zealand Maori | Maahea/hea | Faintly perceptible |
| New Zealand Maori | Rore | Weary; intoxicated |
| New Zealand Maori | Rore/rore | Enervating, relaxing |
| New Zealand Maori | Maihi, maaihi/ihi | Scurf, dandruff |
| New Zealand Maori | Hawara | [not glossed, but follows popore 'desire' in example] |
| New Zealand Maori | Maukoroa | Red paint Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| New Zealand Maori | Taute | Prepare food for cooking; tend, look after; consider, ponder over |
| New Zealand Maori | Tookia, toongia, tooia | Moistened, wet (passive of too) |
| New Zealand Maori | Wharangi | Tree sp., Melicope ternata |
| New Zealand Maori | Maaruu | Gentle, easy, calm; low in tone |
| New Zealand Maori | Taupoki | Cover, close with a lid; lid, cover |
| New Zealand Maori | Tooii | Be moist, exude Problematic |
| New Zealand Maori | Toi | Prepare the pulp of tii para by pounding it after it has been cooked Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| New Zealand Maori | Ue/ue | Disturb (actually or metaphorically); incite, impel |
| New Zealand Maori | Wheeiro(iro) | To be seen, understood, apprehended |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaka/kaahore | Deny, refuse |
| New Zealand Maori | Whakatuu raakau | Practise with weapons |
| New Zealand Maori | Whakauru | Insert; ally oneself to, join; assist |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaka/ene/ene | Dawdle |
| New Zealand Maori | Moko-taawhana | Caterpillar |
| New Zealand Maori | Moko-taa | A sort of death-watch [beetle], said to live in the thatch of houses... |
| New Zealand Maori | Moko/roa | A large white grub, probably the larva of Prionoplus reticularis...; Cordiceps robertsii, "vegetable caterpillar" |
| New Zealand Maori | Moko/whiti, moko/hiti | Fish sp.: herring (Agonostomus forsteri) |
| New Zealand Maori | Mako | Shark sp. (Isurus glaucus) Phonologically Irregular |
| New Zealand Maori | Taraawa | A fish |
| New Zealand Maori | Rure | Shake something, brandish, dash upon, maltreat |
| New Zealand Maori | Ake | Indicating immediate continuation in time (postverbal) |
| New Zealand Maori | Mea (kau) ake | Immediately, soon, in a very little while |
| New Zealand Maori | Ake, ake, ake | Forever |
| New Zealand Maori | Puu | Bunch, bundle; anything growing in a bunch, tuft; heap, stack |
| New Zealand Maori | Iwitua/raro, iwitua/roa | Backbone |
| New Zealand Maori | Tuaiwi | Back, backbone |
| New Zealand Maori | I | Preposition: simply transitive, serving to connect an active verb with its object |
| New Zealand Maori | Kooiwi | Bone; corpse; person, self... |
| New Zealand Maori | Kura | Precious; treasure, valued possession, darling |
| New Zealand Maori | Puu | Exceedingly, exactly; simple intensive |
