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 Rangi Day, period of time
New Zealand Maori Kanakana Geotria australis, lamprey Phonologically Irregular
New Zealand Maori Ai Verb substantive, there was, etc.
New Zealand Maori Whakanoho Give in marriage
New Zealand Maori Ango Gape, be open; be consumed
New Zealand Maori Kapi Be covered, overspread (of a surface); occupied (as space); closely guarded
New Zealand Maori Wharau Travel, particularly by water Problematic
New Zealand Maori Pau Consumed, exhausted; denoting the complete or exhaustive character of any action
New Zealand Maori Hikuhiku Eaves of a house
New Zealand Maori Aataarangi Shadow
New Zealand Maori Tua (On) the farther side (of a solid body)
New Zealand Maori Tai tua Western sea
New Zealand Maori Wha(a)ea Mother, aunt
New Zealand Maori Whaene Mother, aunt
New Zealand Maori M/aa, r/aa By way of
New Zealand Maori Whakatere Steer, navigate a canoe
New Zealand Maori Peke Contracted with cold, numbed
New Zealand Maori Pe/peke, peke/peke Hasten, quick
New Zealand Maori Peke (with atu or mai) be all gone or come, without exception; be completed, be all included
New Zealand Maori Makuku Indolent, inactive Uncertain Semantic Connection
New Zealand Maori Pakihi Dried up; at lowest ebb
New Zealand Maori Karu/karu Spongy matter in a gourd, or anything of similar consistency: brains, matter from a sore, clotted blood
New Zealand Maori Mea Do, deal with; cause, make; say; intend, wish
New Zealand Maori Pongaaihu Nostril
New Zealand Maori Haangai Opposite, confronting; across, at right angles, astride Phonologically Irregular
New Zealand Maori Hia An indefinite number, several
New Zealand Maori Tari Ensnare
New Zealand Maori Ware Mean, low in social position
New Zealand Maori Ware/ware Of no account, mean, low-born
New Zealand Maori Warea Be rendered unconscious; be absorbed, occupied, have the attention diverted
New Zealand Maori Tahataha Steep bank of river, etc.; slope of hill
New Zealand Maori Waha Sheet of a sail
New Zealand Maori Taratara Prickly, rough, barbed
New Zealand Maori Whakaatu Point out, show; call attention to
New Zealand Maori Hiringa A name for the eighth month
New Zealand Maori Hiringa (-a-Nuku, -a-Rangi) A name for the eighth month Problematic
New Zealand Maori Ree/rehu The star whose appearance marks the ninth month, ? Antares
New Zealand Maori Taapuni Close up faulty places in a net
New Zealand Maori Anuhea Weak, listless, pinched with cold
New Zealand Maori Teeraa That, yonder, away from or unconnected with either the speaker or the person addressed; that other, the other; yonder, there, then
New Zealand Maori Teenaa That, this, near or connected with the person addressed
New Zealand Maori Maangio/ngio Chillblain
New Zealand Maori Muu/muu A large green beetle
New Zealand Maori Miti Undertow
New Zealand Maori Peeraa Like that; treat or do in that way; act or behave in that way; in that way, so
New Zealand Maori Pihi Spring up, begin to grow; shoot, sprout Uncertain Semantic Connection
New Zealand Maori Too/taa Sweat; condensed vapour
New Zealand Maori Whakahoa Make a companion of, associate with
New Zealand Maori Taa Slant, be oblique, deviate from the perpendicular or parallel Problematic
New Zealand Maori Tori/tori Cut in pieces, separate