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 | Ro(ro)ku | Bend; weighed down; grow weak, decline; wane (of moon) |
| New Zealand Maori | Rori | Scutus breviculis |
| New Zealand Maori | Roro | Brains, bone marrow, spongy matter round gourd seeds |
| New Zealand Maori | Rorongo | Repeat the commencement of a song, etc |
| New Zealand Maori | Roroi | Grate into a pulp Uncertain Semantic Connection |
| New Zealand Maori | Roma | Flood, flood tide, stream, current; channel |
| New Zealand Maori | Romi | Squeeze, suffocate, engulf |
| New Zealand Maori | Rona | Bind, confine with cords; encircle; be caught in a snare |
| New Zealand Maori | Taa/rona | Strangle v.t. |
| New Zealand Maori | Roopaa | Servant, slave |
| New Zealand Maori | Ropi-a | Cover up, use as a cover; a cloak; body, person, female pudenda |
| New Zealand Maori | Ropiropi | Striped, streaky |
| New Zealand Maori | Roto | Inside |
| New Zealand Maori | Rotu | Spell for putting persons into deep sleep |
| New Zealand Maori | Rotu/ moana | Spell for making sea calm |
| New Zealand Maori | (Ro)rotu | Heavy, oppressive Problematic |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruu(Ruu) | Shake |
| New Zealand Maori | Rua | Hole, pit |
| New Zealand Maori | Rua | Two |
| New Zealand Maori | Ru(w)ahine | Old woman; woman employed in certain ceremonies for removing tapu |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruaki | Vomit |
| New Zealand Maori | Whaka/rue/rue | Tremble, shake |
| New Zealand Maori | Runga | Above |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruki | Dark |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruku | Gather together |
| New Zealand Maori | Ru/ruku/ | Draw together with cord, etc |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruku | Sink, dive, submerge |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruru | Owl, morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruru-wheekau | Laughing Owl (Sceloglaux albifacies) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruru-taaiko | Black Petrel (Procellaria parkinsoni) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruru | Tie (Together) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruru | Shelter, sheltered |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruma/ki | Stoop, bow Problematic |
| New Zealand Maori | Rumaki-na | Immerse, bury, plant |
| New Zealand Maori | Runa | Dock (Rumex flexuosus) and a shrub (Plagianthus divaricatus) |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruunanga | Assembly, council |
| New Zealand Maori | Ruunaa (pass. runaa) | Draw together, tie up, close, keep close; steer, dress, keep in line |
| New Zealand Maori | Whakaruna/runa | Dally with |
| New Zealand Maori | Rupe/rupe | Shake violently |
| New Zealand Maori | Rutu | Dash down, fell, overcome; jolt, jerk, clash |
| New Zealand Maori | Maa | Go, come (only when followed by a directional particle such as atu, mai, ake) |
| New Zealand Maori | Maa | Clean, faded, white |
| New Zealand Maori | Maa | For |
| New Zealand Maori | Mae | Withered |
| New Zealand Maori | Maea | Languid, listless |
| New Zealand Maori | Maene | Soothing, pleasant |
| New Zealand Maori | Maeneene | Soft to the touch, smooth Problematic |
| New Zealand Maori | Maewa | Wander |
| New Zealand Maori | Maaha | Gratified, satisfied, contented |
| New Zealand Maori | Maawhai | (Sicyos angulata) and (Cassytha paniculata), plant spp. Uncertain Semantic Connection |
