Ngā kupu whakamārama
A
aho envelop
ākina dashing
amokapua chief, leader
ārei obstacle
atiati drive off as in banish
aweko knowing
āwhā storm
H
haeata dawn
hanga build, make, construct
hanguru rumble
haurui dispel, dispelling
hawa tremble
hikuwai source of a stream
horoi (a) mutunga kore wash in eternal glory
horokukū reluctant
hukinga source
K
kakano texture
kapua pateri kaihau Magellan clouds
kārapu splash
kārarapa flashing
kōhumuhumu whisper
koimutu truncated
kōripo whirlpool
korowai raurau cloak of leaves
M
manawa heart
mawhiti mōhukihuki yearning glance
mōhukihuki yearn, yearning
mōkihi creep, move stealthily
mōnehunehu spray of water
O
okiri eddy, ripple of water
P
pakoa allow water to disappear in the ground
pāpuni to dam up water
pātari entice
punuku quiet, calm
R
rangitoto lava
rarohenga underworld of the Māori
ripa ridge
rūnuku shake
rūpara stir, stirring
rūrangi tremble
rutu (a) bind together
T
tahataha slopes, sides
tāheke waterfall
taitā snag
taitoa brave
takahui gather together (as people)
takaware move slowly
takere keel of a boat or waka
tāmau to give in marriage, betroth
tara peak, mountain top
taratutu fiercely
tārei shape
tātai whetū star cluster
taumauri world of calm
tau pūmau loved one, sweetheart
tawatawa paddle for a canoe
tāwhana curved contours of land
tāwharu clothed in vegetation
teitei high, lofty
tikapakapa plaintive
tīoi to sway
tiraki clear away
toi nuku earth summit
toi rangi sky summit
tōwenetanga setting of the sun
tūhāhā stand alone
W
wai ū breast milk
whakahāwea mocking, dismissive
whakahīhī proud, cheeky
whakahū flow silently
whakaihi dedicate
whakanoa to renew life
whanga wait