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Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary

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CABBAGE-TREE (Bot. Cordyline sp.), ti, kauka, kouka, whanake, kauru, mauku, para.

Calabash, s., ipu, kahaka, taha, karaha, kiaka, kimi, wai, tahe, tawha, papapa, pahaka, koaka.

Cajole, v., ene, hangarau, maminga, whaka-wai, waniwani.

Calamity, s., aitu, aitua, mate.

Calculate, v., tatau.

Calf (of the leg), s., ateate, hikari, kopu-o-te-wae-wae.

Call, v., kara, karanga, pie.

Call (to a feast), v., here.

Calm, to be, v., aio, marino, marinoto, taroia, marinotokitoki, kupe, whaka-maru, marire, mate, tokitoki.

Canoe, s., waka, amatiatia, huhunu, tiwai, tawai, pinaku, pitau, koki, neke, konia, korea, ko-papa.

Canoe (raft made of rushes), s., mokihi, moki.

Cap, s., potae.

Cape (promontory), s., rae, tumu, matarae, mata-mata, kurae, koraenga.

Captive, s., herehere, pononga, whaka-rau, mokai.

Careful, a., hakune, tupato, watea.

Careless, to be (about a thing), v., makuware, papakore, tato.

Carpet, s., whariki.

Carry, v., hari, mau, kawe, tari, rare.

Carry (on the shoulders), v., amo, matika, matata, kauhoa.

Carry (in the hand), v., apatari, kawe, mau, ngita, tari, hari.

Carry (about), v., apatari, hapai.

Carry (away by stealth), v., kahaki.

Carry (away by force), v., kahaki.

Carry (in the arms), v., hiki, okooko, taiapo.

Carry (on the back), v., waha, pikau, tihei.

Carry (on a pole), v., tauteka, tukuwaru.

Carve (as in wood), v., whaka-iro, whaowhao, pare.

Carved (well), v., nanahu.

Case (sheath), s., kopaki.

Cast, to, v., maka, akiri, whiu, whaka-rere, whaka-rei.

Cat, s., ngeru, tori.

Cat's-cradle, whai, maui, huhu, huhi.

Cataract, s., rere, taheke.

Catarrh, s., taiawa. tarutawhiti, rewharewha.

Catch, v., hopu, tango.

Catch (hold of), v., tataugo.

Catch (fish), v., hi, hao, whaka-heke.

Catch (water, as with an oar), v., urupa.

Catch (one's breath), v., kiha, huatare, taretare.

Caterpillar, s., anuhe, whe, awhato, hotete, mako-korori, ngata, pukupuku.

Caulk, v., mono, puru.

Cave, s., ana, rua.

Cavernous, a., areare.

Cause, s., hua, take, pu, mea.

Cause (of quarrel), s., papa.

Causeless, a., huhuakore, wheto, pokanoa, poke-rehu.

Cautious, to be, v., tupato, atea, hopohopo, koriti, ngarahu, whaka-pinipini.

Cease, to make to, v., whaka-mutu, whaka-oti.

Centipede, s., hara, hura, weri, wheke.

Centre, s., pokapu, waenganui, waengapu.

Cervical vertebræ, s., tangai.

Chaff, s., papapa.

Chain, s., mekameka.

Challenge, v., taki, tautapa, whaka-tara.

Champion, s., toa, papatu.

Chance, by, adv., noa.

Change-about, v., whaka-whitiwhiti.

Change, korure, panoni,

Change (as the name), v., panoni.

Changeable, a., arangi.

Channel, s., awa, hongere, korou.

Chap, v., raupa, tapa, titupu, whawhati, ngatata, putotoi.

Char (to burn), v., hunu.

Character, s., ahua.

Charcoal, s., ngarahu, ngarehu.

Charm, s. [see Incantation].

Chase, v., aruaru, atiati, whai.

Charge (attack), s., huaki, tau, kokiri, takiri.

Chasm, s., pakohu, toha.

Chatter, v., korerorero, tutara, papatu.

Chatter (as the teeth with cold), v., hanguru, papa.

Cheek, s., paparinga, panipani.

Cheerful, to be, v., manahau.

Chequered, a., ketingotingo.

Cherish, v., whaka-tupu, mira.

Chest (of body), s., poho, rei, uma.

Chew, v., ngau.

Chickweed, s., kohukohu,

Chief, s., ariki, rangutira, upoko, iwi-whenua, kahika, matahiapo, pu, puapua.

Chilblain, s., mangiongio.

Child, s., tamaiti, potiki, kohungahunga, tahake.

Childhood, s., tamarikitanga.

Chin, s., kauwae, kauae.

Chip, v., maramara.

Chip, v., rehu, hahau, tarai, runa, toto.

Chipped, a., hawa, riwha.

Chip (with a spade), v., perepere, tipi.

Chirp, v., peki.

Chirrup, v., koroti.

Chisel, s., purupuru, whao.

Choked, to be, v., raoa, tanea.

Choke (with weeds), v., kowaowao.

Choose, v., whiriwhiri, komiri, kowae, mahiti.

Chop, v., hau, tapahi.

Chrysalis, s., tungoungou, kihikihi, pungoungou, whangawhanga.

Circle, s., porowhita.

Circuitous, a., autaki, takaawhe, awhiowhio, taia-whio, pokai.

Circular, a., potakataka, porotaka.

Circumcision, s., tehe, putete.

Circumnavigate, v., aewa.

Clandestinely, adv., momote [see Stealthily].

Clap, v., papaki.

Clatter, v., tatangi.

Claw, s., matihao.

Clay, s., kotore, kerewhenua, paruma, taioma.

Clay (white), s., uku. ukui.

Clean, a., ma, mamutu.

Clear, to be (as a space), v., atea, watea, marama, mahea, piata.

Clear, to be (as a liquid), v., piari, purotu.

Clear (away), v., heu, tahi, tarake, whaka-tahe.

Clear (out an oven), v., akuaku.

Clear (a road), v., para.

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Clear (off weeds), v., huti, paketu, perepere.

Clearing (cultivation), s., hutinga, mara, ngakinga.

Cleave (to split), v., wawahi, titore, tata, toihi, toetoe, tiora, watoahi.

Cleave (to adhere), v., piri, aropiri.

Cleft, s., apiti, hakono, riwha, kapiti, pakohu.

Click (the tongue, as to a horse), v., hu, kete, ngete.

Clever [see Wise].

Cliff, s., pari, pananunga, parahi.

Climb, v., piki, kake.

Cling, v., aropiri, pupuri.

Clinch (the hand), v., kuku, kumu.

Clitoris [see Pudendum].

Clip, v., koti, koripi, kutikuti, tohi, haporo, pouto.

Clod, s., pokuru, keretu, kerepei, kerengeo, peipei, kurupei.

Close, to be, v., apiapi, piri, pine, patata, tata, pepe, rawe, puputu, poruru, punui, kapiti.

Close, to, v., whaka-rawe, whaka-rawa, tutaki, kopi, kopani.

Close (the eyes), v., whaka-moe.

Closed, to be, v., kati, aukati, rahui.

Clot, s., tepetepe, karukaru.

Clothe, v., whaka-kakahu.

Cloud, s., ao, aorere, au, aorewa, kapua, kekeao, kupe, paiao, porewakohu.

Cloudy, a., kongu, koruki, paroro, koruru, tukumaru, koipuipu, pokeke, kowhanga, mokinokino.

Clump, s., ropu, kari, motu, uru.

Clumsy, a., pekengohe.

Cluster, v., mui, pohuhu, rapoi, ohu, popo.

Cluster, s., tautau.

Clutch, v., aurara, apo, kapo, hao.

Coal, s., waro, konga, ngoungou.

Coast, s., akau, tahatika, takutai, puouhau, raha.

Coat (of raupo on wall of house), s., paru.

Coax, v., ene, pati, rutu.

Cockles, s., pipi.

Codfish, s., hapuku, whapuku.

Coil, s., koromeke, koropewa.

Cold (catarrh), s., taiawa, tarutawhiti.

Cold (absence of heat), s., makariri, anu, hauaitu, hoto, hotoke, huiki, matoke, huwiniwini, hawiniwini, koanu, pieke, kopeke, korohawini, kutao, motu, maeke.

Collarbone, s., a, ahei, manumanu, paemanu.

Collect, v., ao, kohikohi, huhui, apo, amiki.

Collect together (assemble), v., amene, whakahiato, hui.

Collops (of fat), s., pori.

Colour, s., tae.

Colour, to lose, v., hatea.

Comb, s., heru, karau, routu, mapara, kapara, tia.

Combustible matter, s., whaka-ka.

Come, v., haere-mai, ahu-mai, onga.

Come (one at a time), v., kotiri.

Come (leaving none behind), v., peke, mutu, poto, pau, tapeke, taweke.

Come (together), v. [see Congregate].

Come (down), v., tuku.

Come (in sight), v., pahure, puta.

Come (upon), v., pono.

Come (out, as the handle of an axe), v., maunu.

Come (straight towards), v., heipu.

Come (to remain), v., oti mai.

Come (to the end), v., tutuki.

Come (hither), v., haere-mai, ahu-mai, tauti-mai, nau-mai.

Comet, s., wheturere.

Command, v., whaka-hau, akiaki, korero, tapa, ki.

Comfortable, to be, v., ahuru, aumoe.

Common, a., noa.

Common, to make, v., whaka-noa.

Companion, s., hoa, whaka-uru, takapui, tapui.

Company, s., hunga, kahui, ope, tira, whana, rawehi, ika, matoru, tina, matua, terelere, pahi, ropu, puni, rangapu, ranga, takapui, rahinga.

Company (of workmen), s., apa, apu, ohu.

Compact, to be, v., whaiti.

Compare, v., whaka-rite.

Compassion, s., aroha, atawhai, oha.

Complete, v., whaka-oti, whaka-tutuki.

Completed, to be, v., oti, hemo, heoi, tino rite.

Concave, to be, v., hakoko, kokopa, kokohu, kokeu, pokonao.

Conceal, v. [see Hide].

Conceive (as a woman), v., hapu, ahua, to.

Conceited, to be, v., whaka-eneene, whaka-ii, whaka-tongotongoheke.

Conciliate (with a present), v., whaka-here.

Conclude, v., whaka-mutu, whaka-oti.

Conclusion, s., mutunga, poronga.

Concourse, s. [see Company].

Condemn, v., whaka-he.

Conduct (to lead), v., arahi, arataki, whaka-taki.

Confederate, v., haumi, hoa, whaka-uru.

Confess, v., whaki.

Confine (enclose), v., hamaruru, kopani.

Confuse, v., whaka-pohehe, rika, whaka-raru.

Confused, to be (as the mind), v., pohehe, poauau, pokaikaha, pokeka, ponana, pororaru, porauraha.

Confused, to be (as words), v., nanu, papipepi.

Con?regate, v., amene, mene, tamene, emi, hiapo, hiato, hui.

Connected, to be (as by marriage, friendship, &c.), v., taunga, taruna.

Connexion, s., whaka-tarunatanga.

Connexion (by marriage), s., wharetangata.

Connexion, to have sexual, v., ai, whaka-eke, tokohi, puremu, kaikaiatara, kotiritiri, mahi-mahi, maka.

Conscience, s, hinengaro, ngakau.

Conscious, to be, v., mahara, matau, mohio.

Consecrate, v., whaka-tapu.

Consent, v., whaka-ae, whaka-koia.

Consequence, s., tukunga iho.

Consideration, s., ngarahu, whaka-aro.

Consolation, s., whaka-marietanga, oranga ngakau.

Console, v., whaka-marie, whaka-ora.

Conspiracy, s., haumi, kara, kohuru, whaka-ngarahu.

Constant, to be, v., pumau, tumau, mau, whiwhita.

Constellation, s., kahuiwhetu, kahuwiwhetu.

Consternation, s., hehe.

Constricted, to be, v., nanati.

Consume, v., whaka-hemo, hohoni, iki, horomi, kaihoro, monemone, monimoni, none, pau, pareho.

Consumed, to be, v., pau, oti, hama, hemo, pareho, peto, mahiti, monimoni, moti, tipoko, memeha.

Contemptuous (language), s., whaka-rawai.

Contemptuously, to behave, v., atamai, whakahauea, whaka-hihi, ko.

Contend, v., aweke, tauwhainga, tautohe, whakataetae, tatawhainga.

Contentious, a., whaka-tenetene, whawhai.

Continual, a., hono.

Continually, adv., tonu, tou.

Continue, v., mau, tiwai.

Contract, v., hupeke, komeme.

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Contradictory, a., tata.

Contribute, v., homai, hoatu.

Convalescent, to be, v., hauora, tangatanga, matutu.

Convenient, a., haratau.

Conversation, s., korero.

Converse, v., korero.

Convert, v., whaka-tahuri.

Convey, v. [see Carry].

Convey (across or over), v., whaka-whiti.

Conveyance, s., ara.

Convolvulus, s., pohue, panahi.

Convulsion, s., hukihuki, hiki.

Coo, v., ku.

Cook, v., topa, tao, topipi, tarahu, kohu.

Cooked, a., maoa, maoka, mamoa, maru, ngoungou.

Cook-house, s., kamuri, kauta, hereumu, kuhu, pureku.

Cool, a., hauhau, hauangi, hou, hotoke, hoto, houhou, puangiangi, puanu, matomato, koangi.

Cool. v., whaka-houhou, whaka-mataotao.

Copy, s., tauira.

Cord, s., aho, nape.

Core, s., uho, iho, tarauho, nganga.

Cork (plug), a., puru.

Corks (of net), s., pouto.

Corn (maize), s., kaanga, kopakipaki.

Corn (on foot), s., kopupu.

Corner, s., hau, kokonga, ngao, konakitanga, koki.

Corner (inner), s., kopanga, poti.

Corner (of eye or mouth), s., pi.

Corpulent [see Fat].

Corpse, s., tupapaku, ikatapu, turoro.

Correct, a., tika, totika.

Correct, v., whaka-tika.

Corrupt, a., pirau.

Cost, s., utu.

Cover, v., poki, taupoki, hipoki, ropi, ropine, raupi, uwhiuwhi, whaka-pungenengene, tupoki, kaupoki.

Cover (or spread over), v., horapa.

Cover (up embers with ashes), v., kanoti, tamau.

Cover (up oneself). v., tururu, pokiaiho.

Covered, to be, v., kapi, puni.

Covered (over with clouds), to be, v. [see Cloudy].

Covering, s., kopaki, whariki, whaka-puru, korama.

Covering (over food in an oven), s., retao, ritaka, rautao, repaki.

Covet, v., apo, popono, kaiponu, huirapa, taiapo.

Cough, s., mare, wharo, menemene.

Council, s., runanga.

Counsel, s., ngarahu.

Count, v., tatau.

Countenance, s., ahua, kanohi.

Country, s., whenua, kainga, wa.

Couple, s., rua, topu.

Courage, s., tara, toa, para, maia.

Court (to woo), v., aruaru, whai, matoro.

Cousin, s., tungane keke, tuahine keke, tuakana keke, teina keke.

Coward, s., hume, waerohume.

Cowardly, a., haua, tautauà, hauarea, roku.

Cower, v., huiki, tungehe.

Crab, s., papaka, rerepari.

Crack (with a noise), v., pato, te, ngatete, pake, patate.

Crack (as the ground), v., kakata, tawha, ngatete.

Crackle, v., ngatete.

Crafty, a., maminga, tinihanga, koroke, mohio, mokeke.

Cram, v., whaka-kiki.

Cramp, to have, v., hui, hukihuki.

Cranium, s., angaanga.

Crave, v., hiahia.

Crawl, v., ngaoki, ngoki.

Crayfish, s., koura, waerau, karawai.

Crazy, to be, v. [see Mad].

Creak, v., koke, keke.

Creased [see Wrinkled].

Create, v., hanga.

Creep, v., ngaweki, ngaoki, totoro, ngoki.

Creep (under), v., hou.

Creeper (bird), s., pipipi.

Cricket (insect), s., piharenga.

Crime, s., hara.

Crimson, a., whero.

Cripple, s., ngongengonge, turingongengonge.

Crippled, a., hauà, kopiri.

Crookback, s., hake.

Crooked, to be, v., piko, hake, hape, hapa, kononi, kopikopiko, makaka, noni, nuke, parori.

Cross, to, v., whiti.

Cross, s., ripeka.

Cross-grained (twisted), a., koraparapa.

Cross-road, s., peka, pekanga.

Crow (a bird), s., kokako.

Crowd, s., hira, rapu, huihuinga [see Company].

Crowd (together), v., apiapi, apo, apuru, pururu, tapokere, hapopo, kiki, poruru, kopiripiri.

Crowd (around), v., inaki, mui, popo, rapoi, pokea.

Crown (of the head), s., tumauki, tipuaki.

Crumb, s., kongakonga, kora, pahunga.

Crumble, v., horo, mohungahunga, ngawhara, ngawhere.

Crumpled, to be, v., hahohaho, kopenupenu, ngota, koremengemenge.

Crushed, to be, v., penupenu, ngonga, patuatua, koparu, kopenupenu. hupenupenu, pe, mohunga.

Cry, v., tangi, koreto, ngangi.

Cry (out), v., haparangi, hamama, parare, karanga.

Cubit, s., whatianga.

Cuckoo, s., koehoperoa, kohoperoa, koheperoa, koekoea, pipiwharauroa.

Cultivation, s., mara, waenga, ngakinga.

Cultivate (the soil), v., ahu, ngaki.

Cultivation (on forest land), s., waerenga.

Cumbersome, a., hirawerawe.

Cunning [see Crafty].

Cure, v., rongoa.

Cure, to (as meat), whaka-kapowai.

Curl (as smoke), v., riporipo.

Curl (as a wave), v., kapukapu.

Curled up, to be, v., mingo, potete, taramengemenge, koromengenge, putete.

Current, s., au, eia, ia, iho, roma, miro, purohu.

Curse, v., kanga, apiti, tapatapa, kohukohu.

Curved (as a bow), a., tiwhana, kokeu.

Custom, s., ritenga, toho.

Cut, v., koti, hapara, hatepe, hautope, kaikauau, kairangi, kutikuti, haehae, ripi, koripi, whaka-totohi, poutu, ta, tipi, tapahi, toritori, tope.

Cut (with a spade), v., tipi, perepere.

Cut (or notch), v., tokari.

Cut (off), v., haporo, hatepe, hautope, tope, tipi, haukoti, kairangi.

Cut (off short, as a canoe), a., koporo.

Cut (off at the end, as of hair), a., kaikauau, kohumuhumu.

Cut (down wood), v., para, tua, tope.

Cut (open), v., pawhara.

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Cut (the hair), v., whaka-iho, tarotaro, potarotaro.

Cut (up), v., haehae.

Cutaneous disease, s., hakihaki, mahaki, waihakihaki, harehare, kirimaho, tarakura.

Cutting (keen), a., tiotio.

Cuttle-fish, s., ngu, tapairu, wheke.