| |
plural? |
definition |
| ahuru+ |
|
a small pink cod of SW Pacific water |
| ahuruhuru+ |
|
a small pink cod of SW Pacific water |
| aka+ |
|
a New Zealand vine |
| akatea+ |
|
a New Zealand vine with white flowers |
| akeake+ |
akeakes+ |
a New Zealand tree |
| akiraho+ |
|
a small New Zealand shrub with white flowers |
| amokura+ |
|
a white pelagian bird of tropical latitudes, with a red beak and red tail feathers |
| araara+ |
araaras+ |
another name for TREVALLY, a kind of horse-mackerel |
| ariki+ |
|
the first-born male or female of a notable family |
| aroha+ |
arohas+ |
love, compassion |
| aruhe+ |
|
the edible root of a New Zealand fern |
| ataata+ |
ataatas |
a grazing marine gastropod |
| atua+ |
atuas+ |
a spirit or demon |
| aua+ |
|
the yellow-eye mullet |
| aue+ |
|
an exclamation of pain, distress or astonishment |
| awato+ |
|
the so-called vegetable caterpillar of New Zealand |
| aweto |
awetos |
the so-called vegetable caterpillar of New Zealand |
| awhato+ |
|
the so-called vegetable caterpillar of New Zealand |
| awheto+ |
|
the so-called vegetable caterpillar of New Zealand |
| haeremai |
|
welcome |
| haka |
hakas |
a ceremonial war-dance |
| hakari+ |
|
a ritual feast |
| haku+ |
hakus+ |
the kingfish |
| hangi+ |
hangis+ |
an open air cooking pit |
| hapu+ |
hapus+ |
a subtribe |
| hapuka+ |
hapukas+ |
the groper |
| hapuku+ |
hapukus+ |
the groper |
| harakeke+ |
harakekes+ |
flax |
| heitiki+ |
heitikis+ |
a neck ornament of greenstone |
| heketara+ |
heketaras+ |
a small shrub that has flowers with white petals and yellow centres |
| hikoi+ |
hikois+ |
to take part in a protest march: HIKOIS, HIKOIING, HIKOIED |
| hinahina+ |
|
a small, bushy white-barked tree of New Zealand, aka MAHOE |
| hinau+ |
|
a New Zealand tree |
| hioi+ |
hiois+ |
a plant of the mint family |
| hoha+ |
|
bored, fed up |
| hoka+ |
|
red cod |
| hongi |
hongis |
a traditional greeting, touching nose to nose: HONGIS, HONGIING, HONGIED |
| hori+ |
horis+ |
a Maori; falsehood |
| horoeka+ |
|
a New Zealand tree |
| horokaka+ |
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a low-growing New Zealand plant with fleshy leaves and pink or white flowers |
| horopito+ |
horopitos+ |
a New Zealand plant |
| houhere+ |
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a small evergreen New Zealand tree |
| huhu+ |
huhus+ |
a New Zealand beetle |
| hui |
huis |
a social gathering |
| huia |
huias |
a New Zealand bird akin to a crow |
| hupiro+ |
|
a New Zealand name for STINKWOOD |
| inanga+ |
inangas+ |
the New Zealand whitebait |
| iwi+ |
iwis+ |
a tribe |
| kahawai |
kahawais |
a large marine fish of the perch family |
| kahikatea+ |
kahikateas+ |
a tall New Zealand coniferous tree |
| kahikatoa+ |
|
a tall New Zealand coniferous tree |
| kai |
kais |
food, a meal |
| kaik+ |
kaiks+ |
= KAINGA, a village or small settlement |
| kaika+ |
kaikas+ |
= KAINGA, a village or small settlement |
| kaikai |
kaikais |
food, a feast |
| kaikawaka+ |
|
a small pyramid-shaped New Zealand conifer, aka PAHAUTEA |
| kaikomako+ |
|
a small New Zealand tree with white flowers and black fruit |
| kainga+ |
kaingas+ |
a village or small settlement |
| kaka |
kakas |
a brownish-green New Zealand parrot |
| kakapo |
kakapos |
a ground-dwelling New Zealand parrot |
| kakariki+ |
|
a green-feathered New Zealand parrot |
| kamahi+ |
|
a tall New Zealand hardwood tree with pinkish flowers |
| kamokamo+ |
|
a kind of marrow found in New Zealand |
| kanae+ |
|
grey mullet |
| kanuka+ |
|
a New Zealand myrtaceous tree |
| kapuka+ |
|
a broadleaf tree |
| karaka |
karakas |
a New Zealand tree with edible orange fruit |
| karakia+ |
karakias+ |
a prayer |
| karamu+ |
karamus+ |
a small New Zealand tree with glossy leaves and orange fruit |
| karanga+ |
karangas+ |
a call or chant of welcome sung by a female elder; (verb) to sing a KARANGA: KARANGAS, KARANGAING, KARANGAED |
| karearea+ |
|
a New Zealand falcon |
| karengo+ |
karengos+ |
an edible type of Pacific seaweed |
| karo+ |
|
a small New Zealand shrub or tree |
| karoro+ |
karoros+ |
a large seagull with black feathers on its back |
| karuhiruhi+ |
|
the pied shag, Phalacrocorax varius, found in New Zealand |
| katipo |
katipos |
a venomous black New Zealand spider |
| kaumatua+ |
kaumatuas+ |
a senior member of a tribe |
| kaupapa+ |
kaupapas+ |
strategy, policy or cause |
| kauri |
kauris |
a gum- and timber-yielding tree of New Zealand; its white timber |
| kaury |
kauries |
a gum- and timber-yielding tree of New Zealand; its white timber |
| kauru+ |
|
the edible stem of the cabbage tree |
| kawa+ |
kawas+ |
protocol or etiquette (in a Maori tribal meeting place) |
| kawakawa+ |
kawakawas+ |
a New Zealand tree, aka PEPPERTREE |
| kawanatanga+ |
kawanatangas+ |
sovereignty |
| kawau+ |
|
the black shag |
| kea |
keas |
a large brownish-green parrot |
| kehua+ |
kehuas+ |
a ghost or spirit |
| kekeno+ |
|
a New Zealand fur seal |
| kekerengu+ |
|
a New Zealand bug |
| kereru+ |
|
a New Zealand pigeon |
| kete+ |
|
a basket woven from flax |
| kiekie+ |
kiekies+ |
a climbing bush plant of New Zealand |
| kiore+ |
|
a small brown rat native to New Zealand |
| kiwi |
kiwis |
a New Zealand Bird, aka APTERYX |
| ko |
kos |
a digging-stick |
| koekoea+ |
|
the long-tailed cuckoo of New Zealand |
| koha+ |
kohas+ |
a gift or donation esp. of cash |
| kohekohe+ |
|
a New Zealand tree with large glossy leaves and reddish flower |
| kohutuhutu+ |
|
a New Zealand shrub with tasty purple berries |
| kokako+ |
kokakos+ |
a large dark grey wattled crow of New Zealand |
| kokiri+ |
| the rough-skinned New Zealand triggerfish |
| kokopu+ |
|
any of several small freshwater fish of New Zealand |
| kokowai+ |
kokowais+ |
a type of clay used in decoration because of its reddish colour |
| konini+ |
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the edible dark purple berry of the KOTUKUTUKU or tree fuchsia |
| korari+ |
|
a native New Zealand flax plant, aka CLADDIE |
| korero |
koreros |
talk, conversation, discussion; a conference: KOREROED+, KOREROING+ |
| korimako+ |
|
the BELLBIRD |
| koro+ |
|
an elderly Maori man; a title of respect for an elderly Maori man |
| koromiko+ |
|
a flowering New Zealand shrub |
| korora |
kororas |
the fairy penguin or little blue penguin |
| korowai+ |
|
a decorative woven cloak worn by a Maori chief |
| koru+ |
korus+ |
a stylized curved pattern used especially in carving |
| kotahitanga+ |
kotahitangas+ |
unity or solidarity |
| kotare+ |
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a small greenish-blue kingfisher found in New Zealand and Australia |
| kotuku+ |
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a kind of heron with brilliant white plumage, black legs, yellow eyes and bill |
| kotukutuku+ |
|
the tree fuchsia |
| koura+ |
|
a New Zealand freshwater crayfish |
| kowhai |
kowhais |
a New Zealand tree with golden flowers |
| kowhaiwhai+ |
kowhaiwhais+ |
a type of pattern in Maori decorative art |
| kuia+ |
kuias+ |
a Maori female elder or elderly woman |
| kuku |
kukus |
a large fruit-eating pigeon of New Zealand |
| kumara |
kumaras |
the sweet potato |
| kumera+ |
kumeras+ |
the sweet potato |
| kumarahou+ |
kumarahous+ |
a New Zealand shrub |
| kumikumi+ |
|
a kind of marrow found in New Zealand |
| kuri |
kuris |
a mongrel, an extinct native dog |
| kutu+ |
kutus+ |
a body louse, a COOTIE |
| mairehau+ |
mairehaus+ |
a small aromatic shrub of New Zealand |
| mako |
makos |
a kind of shark |
| makutu+ |
makutus+ |
Polynesian witchcraft; (verb) to cast a spell on: MAKUTUS, MAKUTUING, MAKUTUED |
| mamakau+ |
|
a tall edible New Zealand tree fern |
| mamako+ |
|
a tall edible New Zealand tree fern |
| mamaku+ |
|
a tall edible New Zealand tree fern |
| mana |
manas |
an impersonal supernatural force |
| manaia+ |
|
a figure in Maori carving consisting of a human body and bird-like head |
| manatu+ |
|
a large flowering New Zealand deciduous shrub |
| manawa+ |
manawas+ |
a mangrove |
| mangeao+ |
|
a small New Zealand tree with glossy leaves |
| manoao |
manoaos |
a shrub of the heath group |
| monoao+ |
monoaos+ |
a shrub of the heath group |
| manuhiri+ |
manuhiris+ |
a visitor to a MARAE |
| manuka |
manukas |
an Australian and New Zealand tree of the myrtle family |
| maomao+ |
|
a New Zealand fish |
| mapau+ |
|
a small New Zealand tree with reddish bark |
| marae |
maraes |
a meeting-place |
| marari+ |
mararis+ |
the BUTTERFISH |
| matagouri+ |
matagouris+ |
a thorny bush of New Zealand, forming thickets in open country |
| matai+ |
matais+ |
a coniferous evergreen tree of New Zealand, aka black pine |
| matata+ |
|
a New Zealand bird, aka FERNBIRD |
| matipo+ |
matipos+ |
a New Zealand shrub |
| mauri+ |
mauris+ |
the soul |
| meri |
meris |
a war-club |
| miha+ |
|
a young fern frond that has not opened |
| mihi+ |
mihis+ |
a ceremonial greeting; (verb) to greet ceremonially: MIHIS, MIHIING, MIHIED |
| mingimingi+ |
mingimingis+ |
a type of New Zealand tree with white berries |
| miro+ |
|
a tall coniferous tree of New Zealand |
| miromiro+ |
|
a small New Zealand bird |
| moa |
moas |
an extinct ostrich-like New Zealand bird |
| mohua+ |
|
a small New Zealand bird with yellow head and breast
|
| moki |
mokis |
a New Zealand sea fish |
| mokihi+ |
|
a Maori raft |
| moko |
mokos |
a system of tattooing |
| mokomoko+ |
|
a type of skink found in New Zealand |
| mokopuna+ |
mokopunas+ |
a grandchild or young person |
| motu |
motus |
a small reef island in the Pacific |
| namu+ |
|
a black New Zealand sandfly |
| nanua+ |
|
a New Zealand sea fish, aka MOKI |
| neinei+ |
neineis+ |
a type of plant |
| ngaio |
ngaios |
a New Zealand tree with white wood |
| ngarara+ |
|
a lizard found in New Zealand |
| ngati+ |
ngatis+ |
a tribe or clan |
| nikau |
nikaus |
a type of palm-tree |
| ongaonga+ |
ongaongas+ |
a New Zealand nettle with a severe or fatal sting |
| orihou+ |
|
a small New Zealand tree |
| pa |
pas |
a hill fort |
| pah |
pahs |
a hill fort |
| pahautea+ |
|
a small pyramid-shaped New Zealand conifer, aka KAIKAWAKA |
| pakahi+ |
pakahis |
acid land unfit for cultivation |
| pakeha |
pakehas |
a white man; a non-Polynesian citizen |
| pakihi+ |
pakihis+ |
an area of swampy infertile land |
| pakirikiri+ |
pakirikiris |
the blue cod |
| pakoko+ |
pakokos+ |
a small fish, aka BULLY |
| papauma+ |
|
a kind of tree |
| parapara+ |
|
a small New Zealand tree with very sticky fruits, aka Birdcatcher tree |
| parera+ |
|
a New Zealand duck with brown-edged grey feathers |
| parore+ |
|
a type of fish found around New Zealand and Australia |
| pataka+ |
|
a building on stilts, used to store provisions |
| patiki+ |
|
the New Zealand sand flounder or dab |
| patu+ |
patus+ |
a short club |
| patutuki+ |
patutukis+ |
the blue cod |
| paua |
pauas |
a name for the abalone shell |
| pawa |
pawas |
a name for the abalone shell |
| pihoihoi+ |
|
a variety of New Zealand pipit |
| pikau+ |
pikaus+ |
a rucksack |
| piopio+ |
|
a New Zealand thrush, thought to be extinct |
| pipi |
pipis |
A type of edible shellfish |
| pipiwharauroa+ |
pipiwharauroas+ |
a Pacific migratory bird with metallic gold-green plumage |
| piupiu |
piupius |
a skirt, traditionally made from strips of flax, worn by both men and women |
| piwakawaka+ |
|
a New Zealand bird, aka the Grey Fantail |
| poaka |
poakas |
a New Zealand bird of the stilt family |
| pohiri+ |
pohiris+ |
a ceremony of welcome, esp to a marae |
| powhiri+ |
powhiris+ |
a ceremony of welcome, esp to a marae |
| pohutukawa |
pohutukawas |
a New Zealand evergreen which bears clusters of red flowers in December and January; thus called the Christmas tree |
| poi |
pois |
a light ball swung on a string in traditional Maori dancing |
| ponga |
pongas |
a tall tree-fern of New Zealand, with soft thick leaves |
| punga |
pungas |
a tall tree-fern of New Zealand, with soft thick leaves |
| porae+ |
|
a large edible seafish of New Zealand waters |
| porangi+ |
|
crazy |
| potae+ |
potaes+ |
a hat |
| puckerood+ |
|
ruined, exhausted. [Maori pakaru, to shatter] |
| puha+ |
puhas+ |
sow-thistle |
| puka+ |
|
any tobacco plant having broad leaves |
| pukatea+ |
pukateas+ |
an aromatic New Zealand tree, valued for its high-quality timber |
| pukeko |
pukekos |
a New Zealand wading bird with bright plumage |
| puku |
pukus |
the belly or stomach |
| puriri+ |
puriris+ |
a timber tree of New Zealand, with red berries and glossy green leaves |
| putangitangi+ |
|
a New Zealand bird, aka paradise duck |
| rahui+ |
rahuis |
a Maori prohibition |
| rangatira |
rangatiras |
a leader or chief |
| rangatiratanga |
rangatiratangas |
the condition of being a Maori chief |
| rangi+ |
rangis+ |
sky |
| rangiora+ |
rangioras+ |
an evergreen New Zealand shrub with large ovate leaves and small greenish-white flowers |
| rata |
ratas |
any of several New Zealand trees of the myrtle family |
| raupatu+ |
raupatus+ |
confiscation of land |
| raupo+ |
|
the New Zealand bulrush |
| rauriki+ |
raurikis+ |
sow-thistle |
| rawaru+ |
|
the blue cod |
| reo+ |
reos+ |
a New Zealand language |
| reperepe+ |
|
the elephant fish, a large fish of the Pacific with a trunk-like snout |
| reremai+ |
|
the basking shark |
| rewarewa |
rewarewas |
a New Zealand tree whose wood is used in furniture making |
| rimu |
rimus |
a coniferous New Zealand tree |
| riroriro+ |
riroriros+ |
the grey warbler |
| runanga+ |
|
an assembly or council |
| ruru |
rurus |
the BOOBOOK owl |
| tahou+ |
tahous |
a greenish-coloured tropical songbird, aka SILVEREYE |
| taiaha |
taiahas |
a long-handled club with a sharp tip |
| taihoa+ |
|
hold on! |
| takahe |
takahes |
an almost-extinct, New Zealand, brightly colored, flightless bird with a large bill |
| tangi |
tangis |
a ceremony of mourning |
| taniwha |
taniwhas |
a mythical monster, that lives in very deep water |
| taonga+ |
taongas |
treasure |
| tara |
taras |
(Chambers) a variety of bracken found in New Zealand and Tasmania; (Collins) the white-fronted tern |
| taraire+ |
|
a type of New Zealand tree |
| tarakihi |
tarakihis |
an Australasian foodfish |
| terakihi |
terakihis |
an Australasian foodfish |
| taramea+ |
tarameas+ |
a variety of New Zealand speargrass |
| tauhinu+ |
tauhinus+ |
a poplar tree |
| tauhou+ |
|
a greenish-coloured tropical songbird, aka SILVEREYE |
| tauiwi+ |
tauiwis |
non-Maori people of New Zealand. [Maori 'foreign race'] |
| taupata+ |
|
a New Zealand tree with shiny dark green leaves |
| tawai+ |
tawais+ |
any of various species of Nothofagus, New Zealand beech |
| tawhai+ |
tawhais+ |
any of various species of Nothofagus, New Zealand beech |
| tawheowheo+ |
tawheowheos+ |
a type of azalea found in New Zealand |
| tawhiri+ |
|
a small New Zealand tree with wavy glossy dark green leaves |
| tikanga+ |
tikangas+ |
usage or custom |
| tiki |
tikis tikiing+ tikied+ |
to take a scenic tour round an area |
| tipuna+ |
tipunas+ |
an ancestor |
| titipunamou+ |
|
a kind of New Zealand wren |
| tupuna+ |
tupunas+ |
an ancestor |
| tiriti+ |
tiritis+ |
another name for the Treaty of Waitangi |
| titarakura+ |
titarakuras+ |
a small freshwater fish of New Zealand |
| titoki |
titokis |
a New Zealand tree |
| toetoe |
toetoes |
a tall reedlike grass of New Zealand |
| toitoi |
toitois |
a tall reedlike grass of New Zealand |
| toheroa |
toheroas |
a kind of New Zealand shellfish |
| tohunga |
tohungas |
a priest, a wise man with healing powers |
| tokotoko+ |
tokotokos+ |
a ceremonial carved Maori walking stick |
| tomo+ |
tomos+ |
a shaft formed by the action of water on volcanic or limestone rock |
| totara |
totaras |
a New Zealand timber tree, with reddish wood: mahogany pine |
| tuatara |
tuataras |
a primitive reptile found in New Zealand |
| tuatera |
tuateras |
a primitive reptile found in New Zealand |
| tuatua+ |
|
an edible marine bivalve mollusc of New Zealand |
| tui |
tuis |
a New Zealand bird, a honey-guide |
| tumatakuru+ |
|
a native thorny shrub of New Zealand, aka Wild Irishman |
| turangawaewae+ |
turangawaewaes |
the area that is a person's home |
| umu+ |
|
a type of oven |
| utu |
utus |
the settlement of a debt |
| wahine |
wahines |
a Maori woman |
| wai+ |
wais+ |
water |
| waiata+ |
waiatas+ |
a Maori song |
| wairua+ |
wairuas+ |
a spirit or soul |
| waka |
wakas |
a traditional Maori canoe, usu made of a hollowed tree trunk |
| wakame+ |
wakames+ |
an kind of edible seaweed |
| warehou+ |
|
any of several edible New Zealand fish |
| weka |
wekas |
a flightless rail of New Zealand |
| wero+ |
weros+ |
a challenge made by an armed Maori warrior to a visitor to a MARAE |
| weta |
wetas |
a large New Zealand grasshopper |
| whaikorero+ |
whaikoreros+ |
formal speech-making as forming part of the ceremonies at a MARAE |
| whakairo+ |
whakairos+ |
the art of carving |
| whakapapa+ |
whakapapas+ |
a family tree |
| whanau+ |
whanaus+ |
a family, esp an extended one |
| whare |
whares |
a house |
| wharenui+ |
wharenuis+ |
a tall carved building used as a guesthouse |
| wharepuni+ |
wharepunis+ |
a tall carved building used as a guesthouse |
| whata+ |
whatas+ |
a building on stilts used for storing provision |
| whenua+ |
whenuas+ |
land |
| whio+ |
|
a New Zealand mountain duck with blue plumage |
