Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary
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A, article, he.
Aback (as a sail), kopio, puawhe.
Abaft, adv., muri (i muri i).
Abandon, v., whaka-rere.
Abase, v., whaka-iti, whaka-poto.
Abate, v., marie, mahaki, mauru.
Abbreviate, v., whaka-poto.
Abdomen, s., hopara, kopu, tia, manawa, takapu, riu, kona.
Abduct, v., kahaki, kawemotu, manukawhaki.
Abet, v., whaka-uru.
Abhor, v., kino, matakawa.
Abide, v., noho.
Ability, s., ngohe, ngoi, kaha, koiwi, maroro.
Able, to be, v., ahei, kaha.
Ablution, s., horoi.
Abode, s., kainga, whare.
Abolish, v., whaka-hore, whaka-kahore, pehi.
Abominable, a., anuanu, etieti, hakirara, hirawerawe, whaka-rihariha, weriweri, whaka-rika-rika.
Abominate, v. [see Abhor].
Aborigines, s. [see Hiti, and Kohikohi].
Abortion, s., materoto, tahe.
Abortive, a., koaha, koriri.
Above (in number), prep., tera atu, nui atu.
Above (in rank), nui atu.
Above (in place), kei runga i; ki runga i.
Abound, v., hua, ngahua, rahi, maha, nui, ranea, nanea, tini, rawaka, rarawe, ngahoro, makuru.
About (near to), prep., tata ki.
About (engaged in), kei.
About (outside of, as clothes), kei waho.
Abreast, adv., upane.
Abridge, v., whaka-poto.
Abscess, s., tapoa, puku, tupua, maiao.
Absence, s., ngaro.
Absent, to be, v., honea, ngaro, riro, kore.
Absent (thoughtless), a., muhukai, whakaaro-kore.
Absorbed, to be, v., mimiti.
Abstain (from food), v., nohopuku.
Absurd, a., kuare, rare, wairangi.
Abundance, s., huakumu, hua, ranea, nanea, maha, rawaka, ngahiri, ngahoro, ngaruru, oha, patere, pukaha.
Abuse, v., whaka-kino, whaka-tupukino.
Abyss, s., torere, kore.
Accede, v., whaka-ae, whaka-koia.
Accelerate, v., whaka-hohoro, whaka-ngawari.
Accept, v., tango, whaka-ae.
Access, to have, v., tata, tae.
Accident, s., mate.
Affright
Accomplice, hoa, whaka-uru.
Accomplished, to be, v., taea, pau, oti.
Accordingly, adv., heoi.
According to, prep., ki.
Account (narration), s., korero.
Accumulate, v. [see Gather together.]
Accurate, a., tika.
Accustomed, to be, v., waia, taunga.
Accuse, v., whaka-pae, whaka-wa.
Ache, s., mamae, hotohoto [see Pain].
Acid, a., kawa.
Acknowledge, v., whaka-ae, whaki, whaka-mana.
Acquiesce, v., ae, whaka-ae, whaka-koia.
Acquire, v., whiwhi.
Acquired, to be, v., riro.
Acrid, a., hahae, tangeo, tawau.
Across, ad., hangai, pae, rakapikipiki.
Action, s., mahi.
Active, a., hohoro, kakama.
Acute, a., koi, tiotio, aneane, pirata.
Add, v., hono, hui, tapiri, apiti, hono, taparu.
Adept, a., matau, mohio, matanga.
Adhere, v., piri.
Adjacent [see Near].
Adjourn, v., pauhu.
Admire, v., mihi, mate, muiharo.
Admired, adv., ariari.
Admit, v., tuku.
Admonish, v., whaka-ako, riri.
Adorn, v., whaka-paipai, tawhete.
Adrift, to be, v., tere, manu, rewa.
Adult, s. kaumatua, koeke.
Adulterer, s., tangata puremu.
Adultery, s., puremu, tokohi.
Advance, v., haere.
Advantage, s., pai, huhuatanga.
Adversary, s., hoariri.
Adverse, to be, v., tika ke.
Adversity, s., mate.
Advice, s., kupu, korero.
Adze, s., kapu.
Afar, adv., i tawhiti.
Affable, v., atawhai, aroha.
Affect, to, v., aha, mamae, pa.
Affection, s., aroha, hinengaro, kanehetanga, matea, kanokanoa, konaki, puku, pirangi, konohi, kuwata, mahuru, manako, pai, puaroha.
Affirm, v., whaka-ae, whaka-koia.
Afflict, v., whaka-mamae, whaka-pouri, whaka-whiu.
Affray, s., tatauranga, whawhai, kakaritanga, ngangaretanga.
Affright, v., whaka-wehi [see Frighten].
page 630Affront, v., atete.
Afloat, to be (of a boat or ship), v., manu, morewa, tarewa, rewa, korewa.
Afraid, to be, v., wehi, mataku, hopi, opi, hopo, whaka-wiri, pairi, paoho, ihiihi, maka, pawera, hurangi, kopipi, pahunu, korapa, moteatea.
After, prep., ua; muri iho i.
Afterbirth, s., whenua, ewe, poki.
Afternoon, s., te heketanga o te ra; te titahatanga o te ra.
Again, adv., ano.
Against, prep. (leaning against), ki te taha.
Against, prep. (fighting against), ki.
Age, s., tau.
Aged, a., taipapa.
Agony, s., mamae, hotohoto.
Agree, v., rite.
Agreeable, a., ahuareka, reka, waireka, manawareka.
Aground, to be, v., eke.
Ague, s., kunawiri.
Aha, int., ha.
Ahead, adv., imua.
Alarm, to be in a state of, v., wehi, moariari, tumeke, mataku, opi, hopi, hopo, whaka-wiri, ihiihi.
Alarm, v. [see Frighten].
Alas, int., aue, taukiri, taukuri.
Albatross, s., toroa.
Albino, s., rako, korakorako.
Albumen, s., whaka-kakahu.
Alien, s. [see Stranger].
Alike, to be, v., rite tahi, penei, oropapa, whakaahua, patahi.
Alive, a., ora, mataora.
All, a., katoa.
All at once, petapeta.
Allow, v., tuku.
Allure, v., poapoa, whaka-pakepake, whaha-patipati.
Alluvium, s., kotae, onematua, para, parahua, parakiwai.
Ally, s., whaka-uru.
Almost, adv., wahi iti.
Aloft, adv., runga, ki runga.
Alone, adv., anake, anahe, kau.
Along, prep., i.
Aloof, to hold, v., tu ke.
Also, adv., hoki.
Altar, s., taumata, whata, mua, ahua, ahurewa, kaupapa, kawa.
Alter, v., whaka-whitiwhiti, korure, panoni.
Alternate, v., whaka-whitiwhiti.
Although, adv., ahakoa.
Altitude, s., ikeike, teitei, tiketike.
Altogether, adv., tahi.
Always, adv., tonu.
Ambitious, a., whaka-kake.
Ambush, s., whaka-takoto, haupapa, pehipehi, kauaeroa, tukiata.
Ambush, to lie in, v., haupapa, whaka-takoto, whaka-moka.
Amidst, prep., waenganui, waengarahi, waenga, pokapu, turotowaenga, turuawaenga.
Among, prep., kei roto i; i roto i.
Amputate, v., kokoti, pouto, poro, haporo, tapahi.
Amuse, v., whaka-ware, pataritari, whaka-takaro, whaka-ngaoko.
An, article, he.
Anabranch, s., matahae.
Ancestor, s., tupuna, tipuna, heinga.
Ancestry, line of, kaha, kawai, kawei, kauhou.
Anchor, s., punga.
Anchorage, s., tauranga.
Ancient, a., tawhito, auki, aweko, tuauki, kahi, kahika, namata, nehe, onamata, whaka-pata.
And, conj., a, ma, me.
Anger, s., riri, aritarita, nanau, whaka-tuma, kiriweti, nguha, haurangi.
Angle, s., hau, poti, koki, ngao, konae, kopa, kokonga.
Angry, to be, v., riri, haurangi, takarita, arita, naunau, nanakia, rotari.
Animal, s., kuri, kararehe.
Animalculæ, s., ngu, piritoka, rori.
Animate, v., whaka-hau, ngahau.
Animation, s., tara.
Ankle, s., pona.
Annihilate, v., whaka-ngaro.
Annoyance, s., porearea, whaka-tete, whaka-ngari, honohonoa, nanakia, rangirangi, taitahae, inati, autaia, aweke.
Annoyed, to be, v., honohonoa, haurangi, arita, korangaranga.
Annul, v., whaka-kore, whaka-kahore.
Anoint, v., whaka-wahi, kaukau, korae, popo, porae, takawai, pahanahana.
Another, a., tetahi.
Answer, v., whaka-hoki-kupu, whaka-o, katoitoi.
Ant, s., pokorua, rororo, popokorua, upokorua, nonoko, poko.
Antagonist, hoa whawhai, hoariri.
Anus, s., kotore, tou, kumu.
Anxious, to be, v., manukanuka, pairi, karangi, awengawenga, manakanaka, matapopore, pahi, tuatea, tumatatenga, nakonako.
Any, a., tetahi, etahi.
Apart, adv., tahaki.
Apparel, s. [see Mat, and Garment].
Apparition, s. [see Ghost].
Appear, v., aranga, puta, pahure.
Appear (as a spirit), whaka-aranga, poke.
Appear (suddenly), marumaruaitu.
Appear (above water), aeaea, ea, maea, moriroriro, puea, purero.
Appear (as the new moon), kowhiti.
Appear to be (to seem), v., ngia.
Appearance, s., ahua, kahua, putanga.
Appease, v., whaka-marie.
Appeased, to be, v., marie, marire, ngata.
Appetite, s., hiahia, hiakai.
Apply, s., ui, patai, tono.
Approach, v. awhi.
Approve, v., whaka-pai.
Apron, s., taupaki, hitau, tu, maro, marowaero, marowhaiapu.
Approximate, v., awhiwhiwhi, kauawhiwhiwhi.
Apteryx, s., kiwi, tokoeka, roa.
Arduous, a., hia, whaka-rira, uaua.
Argue, v., totohe.
Arise, v., ara, maranga, matika, whaka-tika, whaka-tairangaranga, tutu.
Ark (constellation), pipiwharauroa.
Arm, s., ringaringa, kikopuku, kikowhiti, pea, peke.
Armpit, s., keke, pukeke.
Army, s., taua, whaka-ariki, ope, whaka-ara, kopuni.
Aromatic, a., kakara.
Around, prep., ki tetahi taha, ki tetahi taha [see Round-about].
Arouse, v., whaka-ara, whaka-oho.
Arrange, v., whaka-rite, whaka-tika.
Arrive, v., tae, pono, tupono, u.
Arrogance, s., whaka-pehapeha, whaka-hihi.
page 631Arrow, s., pere.
Art, s., mahi tohunga.
Artery, s., uaua.
As, conj., i.
As far as, to, tae rawa ki.
Ascend, v., piki, kake, eke, pananaki.
Ascent, s., ekenga, pananakitanga, kakenga, pikitanga.
Ashamed, to be, v., whaka-ma, emi, hane, numi-numi, matangerengere, ngaringaria.
Ashes, s., pungarehu, pokorehu.
Ashore, adv., uta.
Aside, adv., ki tahaki, ki te whanga.
Ask, v., ui, patai, tono, pakiki, inoi, pakirehua, manene.
Aslant, hinga, honga, tiraha, whanau, taiuru.
Asleep, to be, v., moe.
Aspect, s., anga.
Assault, v., huaki, tau, rere mai, taiapu.
Assemblage, s., hui, huihuinga, whaka-menenga.
Assemble, v., huihui, whaka-mene, whaka-emi, whaka-rapopoto, whaka-mine.
Assembled, to be, v., emi, amene, mene, mine, kuemi, rupeke, pohuhu, tamene, tanga.
Assent, v., ae, whaka-ae, whaka-koia.
Assent, words denoting, ahokira, aheiha, ahua, anaoa, ae, ata, au, auara, ina.
Assert, v., korero, ki.
Assiduous, a., hihiri, mamahi.
Assimilate, v., whaka-rite.
Assist, v., awhina, whaka-hirihiri.
Associate, v., hoa, takapui, tapui, whaka-uru.
Assume, v., tango.
Asthma, s., hu, huamo, ngoio, ngoro.
Astonish, v., miharo.
Astray, to be, v., marara, kaewa, kokewa, atiutiu, konewha, korara.
Astringent, a., whaka-toka.
Asunder, v., tatahi, takitahi.
At (of future time), prep., a, hei.
At (of place), hei, i, kei, ki.
Athirst, a., matewai, hiainu, wheinu.
Atone, v., whaka-utu, whaka-ea, ngaki.
Atonement, s., utu.
Attack, v., auta, whaka-eke, hauki, aki, tau.
Attack (by stealth), haupapa, pehipehi, whaka-takoto.
Attainable, to be, v., rarawe, taea.
Attempt, v., whaka-matau, tohe.
Attend (heed), v., whaka-rongo.
Attend (a death-bed), v., whaka-hemohemo.
Attention, s., rongo.
Attentive, to be, s., aro, rongo, matenui, tau, puakaha.
Aunt, s., matua keke.
Aurora australis, s., aparangi, tahunuiarangi.
Autumn, s., kahui-rau-mahu.
Avarice, s., apo, kaiponu, huirapa, kaihoro [see Stingy].
Avenge, v., ea, ngaki, takitaki, uto, kaki.
Avert, v., pare, kaupare, uapare, whariu.
Avoid, v., whaka-rere.
Authority, s., mana, hono, take, hua, ihi, io, mamutu, parepare.
Await, v., tatari, whaka-nanawe.
Awake, v., ara, oho.
Awaken, v., whaka-ara, whaka-oho.
Away, adv., atu.
Awe, to feel, v., hopohopo, ihiihi.
Awkward, a., pekengohe, tahangoi.
Awful, a., wehi, mataku.
Axe, s., toki, titaha, poke, poike [see Hatchet].
Aye, adv., ae, koia.