Māori Word Lists
Most common 100 words | Most common 500 words | Most common 1,000 words
Most common 2,000 words | Most common 4,000 words
1. Ahitereiria - Australia
2. Ahuriri - Napier
3. Airani - Ireland
4. Amerika - America
5. Aotearoa - New Zealand
6. Aranga - Easter; risen (n)
7. Ararā! - There!
8. Aua atu! - Don't worry!
9. Awherika - Africa
10. E hawa e hawa! - no way, you're joking, you're kidding!
11. E hoa mā e! - Good grief mate! Far out! Goodness me mate!
12. E hē! - No! that's wrong!
13. E taea hoki te pēwhea. - Nothing can be done about it. It can't be helped.
14. E tama mā e! - Good heavens boy! Good heavens! Far out! For goodness sake boy!
15. Haere mai! - Welcome! Come here!
16. Haina - China
17. Hakihea - December
18. Hana - Santa Claus, Father Christmas
19. Haratua - May
20. Hau pirau! - Exaggerating. Laying it on thick!
21. He aha hoki! - No way! Not a chance!
22. He aha te aha. - Nothing changes, nothing changed, to no avail, it was a waste of time.
23. He rā nō te pakiwaru! - It's very hot today!
24. Hei aha atu. - Don't bother.
25. Hepetema - September
26. Heptema - September
27. Here-turi-kōkā - August
28. Heretaunga - Hastings
29. Hingapoa - Singapore
30. Hoake tātou ki Ahuriri, {kaua ki} Heretaunga. - Let's all go to Napier, let's not go to Hastings.
31. Hoake! - Let's all go!
32. Hoatu! - You go, I'll stay!
33. Hongongoi - July
34. Hui-tanguru - February
35. Huitanguru - February
36. Huitene - Sweden
37. Huiterangi - Switzerland
38. Hune - June
39. Hāmoa - Samoa, Samoan
40. Hāmuere - January
41. Hānuere - January
42. Hātarei - Saturday
43. Hōngongoi - July
44. Hūrae - July
45. I ahau i te hokomaha, ka kite ahau i ōku hoa kura. - While I was at the supermarket, I saw my school friends.
46. I reira te mahi a te tangata! - The place was packed!
47. Ingarangi - England
48. Itāria - Italy
49. Kaikainga ngā taringa! - Got an earful!
50. Kei hīkaka te ihu! - Don't be a snob!
51. Kei noho koe! - Don't even think about it!
52. Kia ita! - Be committed!
53. Kia kaha! - Be strong!
54. Kia manawanui! - Be patient, committed, steadfast!
55. Kia mataara! - Be alert!
56. Kia mauritau! - Be settled!
57. Kia māhaki! - Be pleasant!
58. Kia māia! - Be brave!
59. Kia ngākau titikaha! - Be confident!
60. Kia ngākaunui! - Be strong hearted!
61. Kia ngāwari! - Be easy (lighten up)!
62. Kia niwha! - Be resolute!
63. Kia pai! - Be nice!
64. Kia piki te ora! - Be better!
65. Kia pono! - Be truthful!
66. Kia tapatahi! - Be fair, principled!
67. Kia tau! - Be relaxed!
68. Kia tika! - Be correct!
69. Kia tū pakari! - Be robust!
70. Kia ū! - Be resolute, unyielding!
71. Kirihimete - Christmas
72. Kirikiriroa - Hamilton
73. Ko wai koe? - Who do you think you are?
74. Kohitātea - January
75. Kotahi mano iwa rau mā iwa - 1909
76. Kotahi mano iwa rau mā ono - 1906
77. Kotahi mano iwa rau mā rima - 1905
78. Kotahi mano iwa rau mā rua - 1902
79. Kotahi mano iwa rau mā tahi - 1901
80. Kotahi mano iwa rau mā toru - 1903
81. Kotahi mano iwa rau mā waru - 1908
82. Kotahi mano iwa rau mā whitu - 1907
83. Kotahi mano iwa rau mā whā - 1904
84. Kotahi mano iwa rau tekau - 1910
85. Kotahi mano iwa rau - 1900
86. Kotahi mano waru rau iwa tekau mā iwa - 1899
87. Kotahi mano waru rau iwa tekau mā ono - 1896
88. Kotahi mano waru rau iwa tekau mā rima - 1895
89. Kotahi mano waru rau iwa tekau mā rua - 1892
90. Kotahi mano waru rau iwa tekau mā tahi - 1891
91. Kotahi mano waru rau iwa tekau mā toru - 1893
92. Kotahi mano waru rau iwa tekau mā waru - 1898
93. Kotahi mano waru rau iwa tekau mā whitu - 1897
94. Kotahi mano waru rau iwa tekau mā whā - 1894
95. Kotahi mano waru rau iwa tekau - 1890
96. Kotirangi - Scotland
97. Kua taka te kapa. - I get the picture.
98. Kāore i a au te tikanga. - My hands are tied.
99. Kūkara - Google
100. Maehe - March
101. Mahuru - September
102. Makitānara - MacDonalds
103. Mane - Monday
104. Maunga-whau - Mount Eden
105. Me haere koe i a Hēmi, kaua i a Mikaere. - Go with Hēmi, not with Mikaere.
106. Me kōrero kia ia, {kaore ki} a Mere. - Talk to him, {not to} Mere.
107. Me pēhea kē hoki! - How am I supposed to do that!
108. Mei - May
109. Mema Pāremata - MP, Member of Parliament
110. Māori - indigenous people of Aotearoa/New Zealand
111. Māoritanga - Māori culture
112. Māu anō e kuhu. - Help yourself!
113. Ngahuru - Autumn
114. Ngāmotu - New Plymouth
115. Ngāti - tribal name prefix (as in: Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu)
116. Niu Tīreni - New Zealand
117. Noema - November
118. Nā wai i hē, kātahi ka tino hē kē atu. - That's going from bad to worse.
119. Nāhinara - National party
120. Nāwai rā, nāwai rā. - Eventually.
121. Nō nā noa nei... - Just now...
122. Nōwei - Norway
123. Oketopa - October
124. Paengawhāwhā - April
125. Paeroa-o-Whānui - the Milky Way
126. Paipera Tapu - Holy Bible
127. Pakanga Tuarua - World War Two
128. Pakanga Tuatahi - World War One
129. Papaioea - Palmerston North
130. Parahutihuti ana te haere! - Couldn't see them for dust!
131. Paraire - Friday
132. Pepuere - February
133. Pipiri - June
134. Poutu-te-rangi - March
135. Poutū-te-rangi - March
136. Puku ana te rae! - He hit the roof!
137. Pākehā - New Zealander of European descent
138. Pāniora - Spain
139. Pōkōtiwha! - A very strong swear word.
140. Rarohenga - the underworld
141. Raukawa Moana - Cook Strait
142. Reipa - Labour party
143. Rāapa - Wednesday
144. Rāhina - Monday
145. Rāhoroi - Saturday
146. Rāmere - Friday
147. Rāpare - Thursday
148. Rātapu - Sunday
149. Rātū - Tuesday
150. Tai Rāwhiti - East Coast
151. Tai Tokerau - Northland
152. Taihoa! - Hang on!
153. Tamatea-aio - moon on the seventh night of the lunar month
154. Tamatea - moon on the eighth night of the lunar month
155. Taringa mārō. - Inattentive.
156. Tautoru - Orion's Belt
157. Te Ika-a-Māui - North Island
158. Te Moana o Raukawa - Cook Strait
159. Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa - Pacific Ocean
160. Te Papa-i-Oea - Palmerston North
161. Te Tai Rāwhiti - East Coast
162. Te Tai Tokerau - Northland
163. Te Waipounamu - South Island
164. Te Whanga-nui-a-Tara - Wellington
165. Te Whanganui-a-Tara - Wellington
166. Tiamani - Germany
167. Tiritama! - Silly boy!
168. Toitoi okewa. - Tempt fate.
169. Turituri! - Be quiet!
170. Tāite - Thursday
171. Tāmaki Makaurau - Auckland
172. Tāmaki-makau-rau - Auckland
173. Tāua tāua! - You and me both! We're both the same.
174. Tīhema - December
175. Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa - Gisborne
176. Tūrei - Tuesday
177. Uropi - Europe
178. Wenerei - Wednesday
179. Whakatipua - Queenstown
180. Whakatū - Nelson; erect
181. Whiringa-ā-nuku - October
182. Whiringa-ā-rangi - November
183. Wīwī - France
184. a - [a name follows] | Not translatable into an English word; nominal particle, used before names and pronouns: a Mere, a kōrua, a ia.
185. aewa - unhealthy
186. aha - what
187. ahakoa - although
188. ahatia - what happened to (pass of aha)
189. ahau - I, me
190. ahi kā - ownership through occupation
191. ahi mumura - bonfire
192. ahi - fire
193. ahiahi - early evening, afternoon
194. aho - light, to shine
195. ahokore - wifi
196. ahu - to look after
197. ahuahu - care for; heap
198. ahunga - direction
199. ahurei - unique
200. ahuwhenua - crops, agriculture
201. ai! - oh!
202. ai - Not translatable into an English word; verbal particle; used in various subordinate structures, for example relative clauses, adverbials, ...ai
203. aihe - dolphin
204. aihikirīmi - icecream
205. aikiha pepa - tissue
206. aikiha - handkerchief
207. aitanga - descendants
208. aituā - disaster, accident, misfortune; to suffer a disaster
209. aka wāina - grapevine
210. aka - vine
211. ake, ake, ake - for ever and ever
212. ake - up, upwards (Various uses and meanings, eg upwards, as in: piki ake, titiro ake; comparative as in: nui ake; own, as in: tōku whānau ake)
213. ako - to learn, to teach
214. akomanga - classroom
215. akoranga - thing that is taught or learnt; lesson
216. aku - my, mine (plural form of taku, neutral for possession category)
217. akutō - late
218. amiorangi - satellite
219. amo - carry; stretcher
220. amohia - be carried (pass. of amo)
221. amorangi - leader; priest
222. amuamu - groan, grumble, complain
223. amuri ake nei - time to come; afterwards; later
224. ana - indeed, when, if
225. anahera - angel
226. anake - only, just, alone
227. anei - here, by me
228. anga - seashell
229. angaanga - head; sea shell
230. anganui - to face towards
231. angi - freely
232. angiangi - thin (clothes, etc)
233. angitu - success, luck
234. aniana - onion
235. anu - cold; spit
236. anuanu - disgusting; disgusted
237. anuhe - caterpillar
238. anuhea - ugly
239. anā - there, by you
240. anō - again, also (Various meanings, eg again; also, too; self [reflexive] as in: ki a ia anō)
241. ao - world, dawn, cloud
242. aoake - the next day
243. aorangi - planet
244. apa - layer; level
245. apakapa - wing; flutter
246. apo - to gather together
247. apoapo - entangle
248. apu - gather greedily; gust
249. apuapu - gobble
250. ara hīkoi - footpath
251. ara tereina - railway track
252. ara whakawhiti - pedestrian crossing
253. ara - to rise (v); path (n)
254. arahanga - bridge; ladder
255. araheke - stairs
256. araoma - runway
257. arapiki - stairs
258. arapoka - tunnel
259. arapū - alphabet
260. arata - lettuce
261. arataki - to guide; to lead
262. aratakina - (pass) be guided; be led
263. arawhata - bridge; ladder; stairs
264. arero - tongue; point of taiaha
265. arewhana - elephant
266. ariki - chief, leader
267. ariā hirahira - special effects
268. ariā - feeling; theory, concept
269. aro - to face, turn towards, take notice of, pay attention to
270. aroaro - front; presence
271. aroha mai - sorry (show me some sympathy)
272. aroha - love, sympathy, compassion
273. arohaina - (pass) be loved
274. aromatawai - assessment
275. aronga kē - opposites
276. aronga - direction
277. arotahi - contact lens
278. arā - over there, away from us both; that is, namely
279. ata - morning, shadow
280. atamai - clever, intelligent
281. atamira - platform, stage
282. atarau - moonlight
283. atarua - bad eyesight
284. atawhai - to show kindness towards
285. atawhaitia - to be shown kindness (pass. of atawhai)
286. ate - liver; seat of affections
287. atu - away from current orientation
(often not translatable by a separate English word)
288. atua - god
289. au - I, me; cloud, smoke; current (of river or sea)
290. aua atu - who cares?
291. aua - those (previously mentioned, plural of taua)
292. auahi - smoke
293. auau - to bark, howl
294. auautia - barked, howled (pass of auau)
295. aukume - magnet
296. aupuru - cushion
297. autaha - to one side
298. autāne - brother-in-law (of a woman)
299. auwahine - sister-in-law (of a man)
300. auē! - alas!
301. auē - alas! (an expression of woe, sadness)
302. awa - river, stream
303. awaawa - valley
304. awarewa - elevator
305. awatea - daylight
306. awhi - to hug, embrace
307. awhitia - to be embraced (pass - awhi + tia)
308. e ai ki - according to, in someone else's opinion
309. e hia? - how many?
310. e hoa mā - friends (when speaking to a group of people)
311. e hoa - friend (when speaking to someone)
312. e kore e taea - impossible
313. e kō! - girl!
314. e noho rā - farewell (said by those leaving), goodbye to people staying
315. e noho - sit down
316. e tekau mā rua karaka - twelve o'clock
317. e tekau mā tahi karaka - eleven o'clock
318. e tika! - well, well!
319. e tū - Stand up!
320. e whia? - how many?
321. e - by; of course; a term of address follows; [in the future]; particle used in a negation
322. ea - be avenged; be paid for; worth
323. ehara i te hanga! - it is no ordinary thing!
324. ehara... i - not
325. ehara - exclamation: sure enough, without a doubt; not
326. eke - to embark, get onto; riding
327. ekengia - (pass) to be boarded; to be climbed; to be earned
328. engari - but
329. epa - to throw at
330. erangi - but
331. hae - to cut; jealous
332. haea - (pass) to be cut
333. haeana - iron (for clothes)
334. haeata - beam of light; dawn; laser beam
335. haehae - to cut up; to tear
336. haehaea - to be cut up; to be torn (pass of haehae)
337. haenga - iron
338. haere mā raro - to travel on foot
339. haere rā - goodbye to people going
340. haere - go, come
341. haerea - travelled (pass of haere)
342. haerenga - journey (n); travel (v)
343. hai - as, for (variant of hei)
344. haika - anchor
345. haina - to sign (a letter, document)
346. hainatanga - signature; signing
347. haka - to perform traditional dance; haka, a traditional dance, war dance
348. hake - hockey
349. haki - flag
350. hako - ugly; clown
351. haku - complain
352. hama - hammer
353. hamarara - umbrella
354. hamumu - speak softly; mutter
355. hanawiti - sandwich
356. hanehane - decay
357. hanga - to build, erect, make (v); construction, practice (n)
358. hangaia - built (hanga + passive suffix -ia)
359. hangarau - technology; funny (amusing); joke
360. hangareka - clown
361. hangatītī - tease
362. hangā - (pass) be built, be made
363. hao - to catch in a net, a net
364. haona - horn
365. hapa - mistake; supper, dinner
366. hapū - subtribe; to be pregnant
367. hara - to make a mistake; mistake
368. harakeke - flax
369. haramai - to arrive
370. hararei - holiday
371. harawene - jealous
372. hari koa - glad, pleased, overjoyed
373. hari - to feel happy; to take or carry
374. haria - to be carried (hari + passive suffix -a)
375. harikoa - happy, joyful, euphoric
376. harirū - shake hands
377. harore - mushroom
378. haruru - to resound; a heavy sound
379. hau kāinga - home
380. hau ārai - ozone layer
381. hau - wind, air, breath
382. hauhake - harvest
383. hauhakea - (pass) be dug up
384. hauhaketia - harvested (pass. of hauhake)
385. haumaruru - moody, sulky, sullen
386. haunga - smelly
387. haunga - smelly, stinky
388. hauora - health, healthy
389. haupaoro - golf
390. haupapa - an ambush
391. haupū - heap
392. haurangi - drunk
393. hauraro - north; north wind
394. haurua mai i te tekau mā tahi karaka - half past eleven
395. haurua - half
396. hautai - sponge
397. haututū - mischievous
398. hautō - drawer; chest of drawers
399. hauwhā ki te tekau karaka - quarter to ten
400. hauwhā ki te tekau mā tahi karaka - quarter to eleven
401. hauwhā mai i te tekau mā rua karaka - quarter past twelve
402. hauwhā mai i te tekau mā tahi karaka - quarter past eleven
403. hauwhā - quarter
404. hauā - crippled, lame
405. hauāuru - west; west wind
406. he aha ai? - why?
407. he aha? - what?
408. he - a, some; in the category of
409. hea - where?
410. hea? - where?
411. heahea - silly
412. hei aha! - never mind!
413. hei aha - never mind
414. hei aha? - what for?
415. hei konei rā - goodbye (said by those leaving)
416. hei konā - goodbye (on telephone)
417. hei mahi - exercises
418. hei taira tēnei - for example
419. hei tā... - according to...
420. hei - at, in, with, for, to, as a; hay; necklace (Various meanings, eg future preposition)
421. heihei - chicken
422. heitiki - greenstone pendant
423. heke - rafter (n); to descend, get off (v)
424. hekea - to be descended (pass. of heke)
425. hekenga - descent (heke + nominal suffix -nga)
426. hekerangi - parachute
427. hekeretari - secretary
428. heketua - toilet (that you sit on when you're in the wharepaku)
429. heketā - hectare
430. hemo - to pass by, be gone; died, die
431. heoi anō - however; so so
432. heoi - however; and so
433. heoti - however; and so
434. hepapa - zebra
435. here - to tie, to bind (v0: dog lead (n)
436. herea - tied up (here + passive suffix -a)
437. herehere - prisoner; captivity
438. heru - comb
439. herua - combed (pass of heru)
440. hetiheti - hedgehog
441. heu - pull apart; razor; to shave
442. hia - how many?
443. hia? - how many?
444. hiahia - to want
445. hiainu - thirst, thirsty
446. hiakai - hungry
447. hiako - skin; bark (of tree)
448. hiamo - excited
449. hiamoe - sleepy
450. hiawai - thirsty
451. hihi kōkiri - X-ray
452. hihi - stitch bird; sun's rays
453. hihiani - radar
454. hihiko - active; quick
455. hihiri - industrious; long for
456. hika! - goodness me!
457. hika - a term of address for both sexes (eg 'E hika')
458. hikahika - rub
459. hiki - to carry in the arms, to nurse
460. hikihiki - to nurse (v); ski lift (n)
461. hikitia - (pass) be raised, be lifted
462. hiko - electricity
463. hiku - end, rear; tail of a fish or reptile
464. himu - hip
465. hina - grey hair
466. hinapōuri - sadness
467. hine - term of address for a girl: E hine!
468. hinengaro - mind, intellect
469. hinga - to fall from an upright position; to fall (and not be able to get up again)
470. hingareti - singlet
471. hinu - oil, fat
472. hiore - tail (of four-legged animal)
473. hipi - sheep
474. hipohipo - hippopotamus
475. hipokina - (pass) be covered
476. hira - great; numerous
477. hirahira - special, prized
478. hiripa - slipper
479. hiriwa - silver
480. hiriwiri - screwdriver
481. hiwa - watchful
482. hiwi - line of descent; ridge of a hill
483. hoa - friend; partner; spouse
484. hoari - sword
485. hoariri - enemy, opponent
486. hoatu - to give (away from speaker)
487. hoe waka - canoeing
488. hoe - to paddle, row (v); oar (n)
489. hoea - (pass) to be rowed
490. hoeha - saucer
491. hohoro - quick
492. hohou rongo - make peace
493. hoi - deaf
494. hoiho - yellow-eyed penguin
495. hoihoi! - be quiet!
496. hoihoi - too noisy
497. hoki - to go back, return; also, indeed
498. hokia - returned (pass. of hoki)
499. hokinga - return
(hoki + nominal suffix -nga)
500. hoko ki tai - export
501. hoko ki uta - import
502. hoko - to buy, sell, purchase
503. hokohoko hanumi - jumble sale
504. hokohoko karāti - garage sale
505. hokohoko - to shop, trade
506. hokomaha - supermarket
507. hokona - sold (hoko + passive suffix -na)
508. hokowhitu - band of warriors
509. homai - give (to the speaker)
510. honae - wallet
511. hongehongeā - boring
512. hongere - channel (TV), TV channels
513. hongi - pressing noses
514. hongia - nose was pressed (pass. of hongi)
515. hono - to join together
516. honohono - continual
517. hononga - network; union; link; relationship
518. honu whenua - tortoise
519. honu - turtle
520. hope - waist, hip
521. hopi makawe - shampoo
522. hopi - soap
523. hopohopo - panic
524. hopu ataata - video recorder
525. hopu - to catch
526. hopukia - caught (pass. of hopu)
527. hopuoro - microphone
528. hopureo - tape deck
529. hora - display; scatter; spread out
530. horahia - (pass) be spread out; be displayed
531. hore rawa - not at all
532. hore - bare, bald; not
533. horo puehu - vacuum cleaner
534. horoa - (pass) be fallen upon
535. horohoro - remove tapu
536. horoi - to wash, to clean
537. horoia - washed (pass of horoi)
538. horomi - to swallow
539. horomia - swallowed (pass. of horomi)
540. hororia - cleaned (pass. of horoi)
541. hororē - vacuum cleaner
542. horowai - waterfall
543. horowhenua - avalanche, landslide
544. hotu - long for; sigh; sob
545. hou - new, modern; feather
546. houhou - unpleasant
547. hua hīmoemoe - grapefruit
548. hua - product, fruit
549. huahua - sketch, draw
550. huaki - open
551. huakina - to open (huaki + passive suffix -na)
552. huakiwi - kiwifruit
553. huamata - salad
554. huanga - advantage, benefit
555. huangō - asthma; short breath
556. huapata - cereal
557. huarahi - street, path, road
558. huarere - weather
559. huarite - rhyme
560. huarākau - fruit
561. huata - spear
562. huatahi - an only child
563. huatau - polite
564. huawhenua - vegetables
565. huhu - a larva; type of beetle
566. huhua - numerous
567. hui - meeting; gathered
568. huia - a treasured bird, now extinct
569. huirapa - flippers
570. huka - sugar
571. hukahuka - foam
572. hukapapa - frost
573. hukarere - snow
574. hukātara - hail
575. huna kanohi - a mask
576. huna - to hide
577. hunahuna - concealed
578. hunaonga - daughter-in-law; son-in-law
579. hunarei - father-in-law; mother-inlaw
580. hunarere - father-in-law; mother-inlaw
581. hunga kore mahi - the unemployed
582. hunga pāpāho - the media
583. hungarei - father-in-law; mother-in-law
584. hungawai - father-in-law; mother-in-law
585. hunuhunu - to singe
586. hunuhunutia - singed (pass. of hunuhunu)
587. hunōnga - daughter-in-law; son-in-law
588. hupa - soup
589. hura kōhatu - unveiling
590. huri noa - right around
591. huri - to turn
592. hurihau - windmill
593. hurihia - be turned; be changed (pass of huri)
594. hurihuri - to turn round and round, over and over
595. hurikaikamo - eyelash
596. huripara - wheelbarrow
597. huritau - birthday
598. huru - glow; hair; feather
599. huruhuru - fur
600. huti - hoist up
601. hutupōro - rugby ball
602. huānga - relative
603. hā - breath; flavour
604. hāereere - to wander, roam
605. hāhi - church, religion
606. hāka - jar
607. hākari - feast
608. hākerekere - crowd; hair cut short
609. hākete - jacket
610. hākinakina - sport; to play sport
611. hākirikiri - vague
612. hāmama - open, gaping
613. hāmamamama - yawn
614. hāmana - salmon
615. hāmeme - grumble; mutter
616. hāmipēka - hamburger
617. hāneanea - sofa
618. hāngai - opposite, facing
619. hāngi - traditional earth oven
620. hāora - hour; oxygen
621. hāpai - carry; lift up
622. hāpaitia - (pass) be carried
623. hāparangi - to shout, bawl
624. hāpiapia - sellotape; glue
625. hārau - graze
626. hātakēhi - hard case, comical, amusing
627. hāte - shirt
628. hātea - faded
629. hātepe - cut off
630. hātākēhi - hardcase, funny
631. hāunga - besides
632. hāwhe - half (n); to halve (v)
633. hāwhetia - to be halved (pass. of hāwhe)
634. hē manawa - heart attack
635. hē - wrong; error, mistake
636. hēkena - second (time)
637. hēki Aranga - Easter egg
638. hēki kōhua - boiled egg
639. hēki kōrori - omelette
640. hēki parai - poached egg
641. hēki - egg
642. hēneti - cents
643. hēnimita - centimetre
644. hēoi - and so, therefore
645. hēpapa - zebra
646. hēpara - shepherd
647. hēra - sail
648. hēramana - sailor
649. hī - to catch fish with a line
650. hīa - to be fished with a line (pass. of hi)
651. hīanga - to play, get into mischief, deceive, naughty
652. hīhō - donkey
653. hīkaikai - wiggle
654. hīkoi - to walk, step, tread
655. hīkoitia - walked (pass of hīkoi)
656. hīmene - hymn
657. hīmoemoe - grapefruit
658. hīnaki - eel-pot
659. hīoi pepa - peppermint
660. hīpoki - to cover; covering
661. hīrangi - heatwave
662. hīrawhe - giraffe
663. hīrere - to rush; waterfall; shower
664. hītako - yawn
665. hīteki - to walk on tip toe, prance on one foot, strut
666. hītekiteki - tiptoe
667. hīti - sheet
668. hītimi - marble; marbles
669. hītoki - hop
670. hītori - history
671. hōanga - sandpaper
672. hōhipera - hospital
673. hōhonu - deep (adj); depth (n)
674. hōhā - annoyed, bored (adj), a nuisance (n)
675. hōia taputapu tākaro - toy soldiers
676. hōia - soldier, warrior
677. hōiho pīoio - rocking horse
678. hōiho - horse
679. hōnore - honour
680. hōpa - sofa
681. hōpane - saucepan
682. hōpara - belly; sightseeing
683. hōpua kaukau - swimming pool
684. hōpua - pond, puddle; pool of liquid
685. hōrite - equalizer (football)
686. hōro - hall
687. hōtiti totetote - salami
688. hōtēra - hotel
689. hōu - new, modern; fresh
690. hū mahi - work boot
691. hū - shoe
692. hūhunu - barbecue; grumbling
693. hūmārie - humble, easy going
694. hūmārire - peaceful, beautiful
695. hūpana - fly back; fly up
696. hūpeke - bend arms or legs; jump
697. hūrokuroku - jogging
698. hūtia - (pass) be hoisted up
699. hūtu - suit (clothing)
700. hūwai - cockle
701. i mā - via
702. i nāianei - now
703. i te mea - because
704. i te rangi nei - this day
705. i te taha - at the side, with
706. i tēnei pō - tonight
707. i tēnei rā - today
708. i tērā tau - last year
709. i - object of the sentence, from; concerning; in; in the past; on; → | Several uses; not always translatable with a specific English word.
Past tense verb particle: I haere ia ... She went
Past time marker: I tērā wiki ... Last week
Direct object marker: Ka kai ia i te āporo.
Source marker (from): Kua hoki mai au i te kura.
710. iPapa - iPad
711. ia - he, she, him, her
712. ihi - power, essential force
713. ihiihi - terrified; excited; fear
714. iho - downwards
715. ihu - nose
716. ika a Whiro - veteran
717. ika - fish
718. ikarangi - galaxy
719. ikeike - to be high, lofty
720. ina - if, when
721. inahea? - when? (of the past)
722. inaki waka - traffic jam
723. inakuanei - just now
724. inakuarā - recently
725. inamata - formerly; immediately
726. inanahi - yesterday
727. inapō - last night
728. inarapa - rubber
729. inatahirā - the day before yesterday
730. inawhea? - when? (of the past)
731. ine mahana - thermometer
732. ine taumaha - weigh
733. ine - to measure
734. ineroa - tape measure
735. ingoa kārangaranga - nickname
736. ingoa takakau - maiden name
737. ingoa tāpiri - nickname
738. ingoa whānau - surname
739. ingoa - name
740. inihua - insurance
741. inoi - pray
742. inu - to drink (v); drink (n)
743. inuinu - sip
744. inumia - [the liquid was] drunk (inu + mia; pass)
745. inā - if, when
746. ināia tonu nei - right now
747. ināianei tonu - right now
748. ināianei - now
749. ipu para - rubbish bag
750. ipu peita - paint pot
751. ipu - container, bowl; drinking glasses
752. ipui para - rubbish
753. ipurangi - internet
754. ira atua - of supernatural beings
755. ira rukeruke - radioactive
756. ira tangata - human life
757. ira! - over there!
758. ira - freckle; gene
759. iraira - freckle
760. iri - to be hanging; rest upon
761. iriiri - baptise
762. irirangi - radio (usually as reo irirangi)
763. iroiro - vermin
764. iroriki - germ
765. irāmutu - niece, nephew
766. ita - held firm; be committed
767. iti - small, little
768. itiiti - tiny
769. iwa - nine
770. iwi whānui - the public
771. iwi - tribe
772. iāri - yard
773. ka mau te wehi! - awesome!
774. ka pai! - good!
775. ka - will happen | Verbal particle with a range of meanings; not directly translated with an English word
776. kaha - strong, able
777. kahaki - kidnap; hijack
778. kahakina - (pass) be hijacked; be kidnapped
779. kaharoa - large drag net
780. kaho - railings of a fence
781. kahu kiwi - cloak made from kiwi feathers
782. kahu moe - pyjamas
783. kahu tangatanga - dressing gown
784. kahu - cloak, cape, covering
785. kahukahu - dressing gown
786. kahurangi - dark blue; woman of high status or rank
787. kahuwae - tights
788. kai horo - to eat quickly
789. kai inati - overdose
790. kai kurī - dog food
791. kai paipa - smoke cigarettes
792. kai roro - quiz
793. kai - eat (v); food (n)
794. kaiahuwhenua - farmer
795. kaiaka-mīhini - mechanic
796. kaiaka - merit
797. kaiako - teacher (kai- + ako)
798. kaiamo mēra - postie
799. kaiauru - vandal
800. kaieke hōiho - bareback rider
801. kaieke paihikara - trick cyclist
802. kaihana - cousin
803. kaihanga - creator; builder
804. kaihautū - leader; bus driver, pilot, truck driver
805. kaihe - donkey
806. kaihoko - seller
807. kaihī ika - fisherman
808. kaihī - fisherman
809. kaiiwi - strangers, foreigners
810. kaikaha - keen
811. kaikamo - eye
812. kaikanikani - dancer
813. kaikaranga - woman who calls on the Marae
814. kaikuti makawe - hairdresser
815. kaikā - eager, impatient
816. kaikōhuru - murderer
817. kaikōrero - speaker, orator (kai- + kōrero)
818. kaimahi - worker, employee (kai- + mahi)
819. kaimanga - vegetarian
820. kaimoana - seafood
821. kaimātai whatu - optician
822. kainga - (pass) be eaten
823. kaingākau - passion; like
824. kaioma - runner
825. kaiotaota - vegetarian
826. kaipakihi - business
827. kaipara - athlete; athletics
828. kaipatu ahi - firefighter
829. kaiponu - selfish; greedy
830. kaipuke - ship
831. kaipōkai tūārangi - astronaut
832. kaipūtaiao - scientist (kai- + pūtaiao)
833. kairangi - excellence
834. kairapu hara - detective
835. kaireperepe - relation by marriage
836. kairuku - diver
837. kairīpoata - journalist
838. kaitaka - fine cloak with ornamental border; whipping-top
839. kaitapere - actor, actress
840. kaitaraiwa pahi - bus driver
841. kaitiaki - caretaker, caregiver (kai- + tiaki)
842. kaitiakitanga - guardianship
843. kaitiora - pirate
844. kaitirotiro - inspector
845. kaititiro - spectator
846. kaitoa! - serves you right!
847. kaitohutohu - coach (sports)
848. kaituhi - writer, author
849. kaituku mahi - employer
850. kaituku miraka - milkman
851. kaitā - big, sturdy of build
852. kaitākaro - player, sportsperson
(kai- + tākaro)
853. kaiurungi - pilot
854. kaiwaiata - singer
855. kaiwawao - referee, umpire
856. kaiwhaiwhai - fan (music, sport)
857. kaiwhakaahua - photographer
858. kaiwhakaako - teacher
859. kaiwhakaatu - fashion model
860. kaiwhakahaere - manager, organiser (kai- + whakahaere)
861. kaiwhakataetae - athlete; competitor
862. kaiwhakatangitangi - musician
863. kaiwhakatuma - terrorist
864. kaiwhakawā - a judge
865. kaiārahi - leader, guide
866. kaka rēhia - tracksuit
867. kaka - hair; fibre; ridge; dress
868. kakama - quick; active; smart, clever
869. kakapa - flutter; throb
870. kakara - fragrance, scent, smell; to be delicious
871. kakati - sting; bite
872. kakau - handle
873. kakawa - sweat
874. kake - to climb
875. kakea - (pass) be climbed; be overcome
876. kakī - neck
877. kama - eager
878. kamakama - smart, clever; talkative; joyous
879. kamo - eye; eyelashes
880. kamokamo - twinkle; marrow, squash (the vegetable)
881. kamonga - eyelash
882. kamupene - company, business
883. kamupūtu - gumboot
884. kanae - mullet
885. kanapa - bright
886. kanekane - gingerbread
887. kanga - abuse; curse
888. kangaia - cursed (pass. of kanga)
889. kangaru - kangaroo
890. kani - to saw; a saw
891. kanikani - dance, to dance
892. kanikanitia - danced (pass. of kanikani)
893. kano - colour
894. kanohi - face
895. kao - cooked and dried kūmara
896. kaokao - ribs; armpit; side
897. kapa haka - Māori performing arts
898. kapa - group, row of people, as in: kapa haka
899. kape - photocopy, copy; crescent (shape)
900. kapi - to be covered or occupied (of space), filled with
901. kapiti - gorge; crevice; shut in
902. kapo - to grasp, snatch; flash; lightning
903. kapohia - (pass) be snatched
904. kapowai - dragon-fly
905. kapu hēki - eggcup
906. kapu - cup
907. kapua - cloud
908. kaputī - cup of tea
909. kara - colour
910. karaehe - class (school); glass
911. karaihe - grass
912. karaitiana - christian
913. karaka - orange (colour)
914. karakia - prayer, to pray
915. karakiatia - prayed (pass of karakia)
916. karamuimui - swarm
917. karanga - to call
918. karangahia - called (karanga + -hia; pass)
919. karangatanga - relationship; relative; occupation
920. karangatia - (pass) be called; be welcomed
921. karani - granny, grandmother
922. karapoi - around; surround; to be surrounded
923. karapu - club, society
924. kararehe kōwao - wild animal
925. kararehe - animal
926. karate - karate
927. karauna - crown; the Crown, government
928. karawaka - measles
929. karawhiu - whirl around, thrash around; debate; 'give it heaps'
930. karawhiua! - give it heaps!
931. karawhiua - (pass) be thrashed around
932. kare ā-roto - emotions
933. kare-ā-roto - sweetheart
934. kare - stove, heater
935. karekare - surf, waves
936. kareparāoa - cauliflower
937. karera - light green
938. karere hiko - e-mail
939. karere - message
940. karetao - puppet; robot
941. kari - dig
942. karia - (pass) be dug
943. karihi-kau - nuclear-free
944. karihi - nuclear
945. karo - dodge, avoid
946. karoro - seagull
947. karu - eye
948. karāhe - glass, mirror
949. karāone - crown
950. karāti - garage
951. karēpe tauraki - raisin
952. karēpe - grape
953. kata - to laugh
954. kataina - laughed (pass. of kata)
955. katakata - to laugh and laugh, laughter
956. katipō - venomous spider
957. kato - pluck
958. katohia - plucked (pass of kato)
959. kau - swim; cow
960. kaua e - don't
961. kaua rawa - absolutely don't
962. kaua - negative word, do not, eg: Kaua e tangi
963. kauae - chin
964. kauaka - Negative word, do not (variant of kaua; eg:
Kauaka e tangi)
965. kauhau - recite; preach; speech; lecture
966. kauhoe - to swim
967. kauhoetia - swum (pass. of kaohoe)
968. kaui - shoelace, cord
969. kauika - school of fish; pod of whales
970. kaukau - to bathe
971. kaukauria - bathed (pass of kaukau)
972. kaumātua - elder; elderly
973. kaunihera - council
974. kaupane - head
975. kaupapa here - policy
976. kaupapa - topic, theme, plan, subject
977. kaupeka - season
978. kaupoai - cowboy
979. kaute pēke - bank account
980. kaute - to count
981. kautetia - counted (pass. of kaute)
982. kauwae - jaw
983. kauwhata - graph
984. kauwhau - recite; preach; lecture; speech
985. kawa - sour, yuck
986. kawe rongo - headphones
987. kawe - to carry, convey
988. kawea - brought (kawe + passive suffix -a)
989. kawenga - load, luggage, burden
(kawe + nominal suffix -nga)
990. kawhe - coffee
991. kawititanga o te ringaringa - wrist
992. kei a koe - you’re onto it
993. kei hea? - where is?
994. kei mua - in front
995. kei muri - behind
996. kei te aha? - what is... doing?
997. kei te pai - it's okay; I'm fine
998. kei whea? - where?
999. kei - Various uses, meanings, eg:
preposition, present time and place location; at the moment; it might be that...
1000. keke - cake
1001. kekeno - seal
1002. kemokemo - wink; blink
1003. kenepuru - silt
1004. keo - peak
1005. kerei - grey
1006. kerepe - grape
1007. kerepeti - pottery
1008. kerepō - blind
1009. kererū - native pigeon
1010. keri - dig
1011. keria - (pass) be dug
1012. kerēme - claim
1013. kete - basket, kit
1014. keti - gate
1015. ki a ia - in his opinion
1016. ki - to
1017. ki - to, at, →; | Has various uses and meanings
1018. kia ora - hello; thank you; be well
1019. kia - may you be; may we be; let it be that; | Various uses, meanings. Often not translatable by an English word.
1020. kiekie - a climbing plant used in weaving
1021. kihi - kiss (v); key (n)
1022. kihikihi - cicada
1023. kiia - crowded, full up
1024. kiki - kick
1025. kikia - kicked (pass. of kiki)
1026. kikikiki - to stutter
1027. kikimo - eyes tightly closed
1028. kiko - flesh; body
1029. kikokiko - of flesh and blood
1030. kikorangi - blue sky; dark blue
1031. kimi - to look for, seek
1032. kimihia - sought; look for! (kimi + passive suffix -hia)
1033. kimo - to wink
1034. kina - sea urchin
1035. kini - pinch
1036. kino ake - worse
1037. kino - bad
1038. kiore - rat
1039. kiri kau - naked
1040. kiri kā - fever
1041. kiri - skin
1042. kiriata - movie, film
1043. kirihou - plastic
1044. kirikau - leather
1045. kirikiri - sand
1046. kirikiti - cricket (sport)
1047. kirimana - a contract
1048. kirimate - chief mourners
1049. kiripaepae - receptionist
1050. kiritaki - customer
1051. kiritapu - single (unmarried)
1052. kiritea - fair-skinned
1053. kiritona - pimple; mole; wart
1054. kiriwara - drug addict
1055. kiriweti - unpopular
1056. kirokarāmu - kilogram
1057. kiromita - kilometre
1058. kirīmi - cream
1059. kita - fast; tightly
1060. kite - to see
1061. kitea - seen (kite + passive suffix -a)
1062. kitenga - observation, seeing (kite + nominal suffix -nga)
1063. kiwa - wink
1064. kiwi - native bird of Aotearoa
1065. kiwikiwi - grey
1066. ko wai? - who?
1067. ko - is, are (Various uses; not usually translatable with an English word), [equals], [topic marker]
1068. koa - happy
1069. koakoa - stupid
1070. koara - koala
1071. koata - quarter
1072. koe - you, one person
1073. koha - gift
1074. kohe - talk nonsense
1075. kohete - scold, reprimand, rebuke
1076. kohetengia - scolded (kohete + -ngia; pass)
1077. kohetetia - scolded (pass. of kohete)
1078. kohi - to collect, gather together
1079. kohia - (pass) be collected; be gathered
1080. kohikohi - to collect, gather together
1081. kohikohinga - collection
1082. kohinga - collection
1083. kohu - mist; concave; hollow
1084. kohuku - unfinished
1085. koi - sharp
1086. koia - it is, so
1087. koina - that is (near listener)
1088. koinei - this is
1089. koinā - that is, those are; like that
1090. koirā - that is, those are; like that
1091. koki - angle; corner
1092. koko - scoop; shovel; spoon; corner (of a room, house, etc)
1093. kokoiti - teaspoon
1094. kokopi - closed; shut
1095. kokotaha - tablespoon
1096. komekome - chew; grumble
1097. komiti - committee
1098. komuri - backwards
1099. konei - here, by speaker
1100. koneke - rollerblades; skating; sledge; to slide along
1101. kongakonga - small piece, fragment
1102. konganuku - metal
1103. kongene - withered; wrinkled
1104. konihi - stealthy
1105. konohete - concert
1106. konā - there, by listener
1107. kopa - disappear; crippled; sandal; wallet; schoolbag
1108. kopareti - skates
1109. kope - nappy
1110. kora - fragment; spark
1111. koraha - open country; desert; mud-flats
1112. kore e - not (future)
1113. kore mahi - unemployed
1114. kore - zero, nothing
1115. koretake - useless
1116. korikori tinana - exercise
1117. korikori - move; wriggle
1118. korimako - bellbird
1119. koro - term of address for an elderly man, grandfather (E koro)
1120. koroahu - steam
1121. koroheke - old man
1122. korokoro - loose; throat; palate
1123. koropungapunga - porous; decayed; pumice
1124. koropupū - bubble up; to boil
1125. kororā - little blue penguin
1126. koroua - elderly man, grandfather
1127. korowai - cloak
1128. korowhio - whistle
1129. koru - coiled; shape of fern shoot
1130. korukoru - wrinkle
1131. korā - over there
1132. korōria - glory
1133. korōwha - golf
1134. kota - cockle-shell; sawdust
1135. kotahi - one
1136. kotahitanga - unity
1137. kotakota rīwai - potato chips
1138. kotere - swelling
1139. koti - coat, jacket
1140. kotikara - finger; fingernail; toe; toenail
1141. kotikoti - cut to pieces; divide lands; striped
1142. kotinga - division; boundary line
1143. kotiti - be displaced; move aside
1144. kotiuru - headache
1145. kotutu - boil up (meat and veges)
1146. kounga - quality
1147. koura - gold
1148. koutou - you, three or more people
1149. kowata - transparent
1150. kowhera - flash; open; yawn
1151. kua - then; have; has; had | Verbal particle; indicating completed action or movement into a state
1152. kuau - beard
1153. kuha - gasp; ragged
1154. kuhu - to enter, to go or come in
1155. kuhua - (pass) be entered; be put on (clothes)
1156. kuhukuhu - pig
1157. kui - Term of address for an elderly woman (eg 'E kui'.)
1158. kuia - elderly woman, grandmother
1159. kuihi - goose
1160. kuini - queen
1161. kuki - cook
1162. kuku - draw together; nip; nightmare; mussel
1163. kukume - to pull, to drag
1164. kukune - grow; plump
1165. kume-ā-papa - gravity (force of)
1166. kume - drag; pull
1167. kumea - (pass) be dragged; be pulled
1168. kumete - wooden bowl or trough
1169. kumikumi - beard
1170. kumu - buttocks, bottom
1171. kupenga - net
1172. kupu matua - headline
1173. kupu - word
1174. kuputuhi - text message
1175. kura kaupapa Māori - Māori language school
1176. kura kōhungahunga - kindergarten
1177. kura rata - medical school
1178. kura tuarua - high school
1179. kura - school; treasured item
1180. kuraina - taught (pass. of kura)
1181. kuru - strike with the fist; weary
1182. kurupae - beam
1183. kurī tautiaki - guard dog
1184. kurī ārahi - guide dog
1185. kurī - dog
1186. kutarere - scooter
1187. kuti - draw together; nip; close hand or mouth; nightmare
1188. kutikuti - scissors
1189. kutu - nits
1190. kutukutu ahi - nonsense
1191. kā - to burn, be alight
1192. kāheru - spade
1193. kāho - barrel
1194. kāhore - Negative used for verb sentences
1195. kāhu - harrier; hawk; chief
1196. kāhui ariki - those of the highest rank
1197. kāhui - group; cluster; flock
1198. kāinga - home
1199. kākahu kaukau - togs
1200. kākahu kura - school uniform
1201. kākahu ōrite - uniform
1202. kākahu - clothing, garment
1203. kākahuria - (pass) be dressed
1204. kākano - seed
1205. kākāiti - budgie
1206. kākāriki - green
1207. kāmaka - a rock
1208. kāmera ataata - video camera
1209. kāmera tere - speed camera
1210. kāmera - camera
1211. kāmeta - scarf
1212. kāmura - carpenter
1213. kānapanapa - gleaming dark green (as deep water)
1214. kānara - candle
1215. kānekeneke - move about; from place to place
1216. kānewha - unripe; underdone
1217. kānga papā - popcorn
1218. kānga pirau - rotten corn
1219. kānga wai - rotten corn, formented corn
1220. kānga - corn
1221. kāngia - (pass) be lit, be burnt
1222. kāo - no!
1223. kāore anō - not yet...
1224. kāore e mōhiotia ana - unknown
1225. kāore he tangata - nobody, no one
1226. kāore i mōhiotia - unknown
1227. kāore - negative used for verb sentences
1228. kāpata kākahu - wardrobe
1229. kāpata - cupboard
1230. kāpene - captain
1231. kāpeti - cabbage
1232. kāpia - glue
1233. kāpui - to lace (shoes)
1234. kāpō - blind, unable to see
1235. kārangaranga - call frequently
1236. kāre - Negative word
1237. kārehu - spade
1238. kāreti - carrot
1239. kārewa - buoy; float; surface of water
1240. kāri moni - cash card
1241. kāri nama - credit card
1242. kāri utu-ā-hiko - eftpos card
1243. kāri - playing card
1244. kāriki - garlic
1245. kāta - cart
1246. kātahi anō... ka - only just
1247. kātahi - then
1248. kāti - stop! (as in: kāti te tangi)
1249. kāuta - cooking shed, cookhouse
1250. kāwai - lineage
1251. kāwana - government, governor
1252. kāwanatanga - government (kāwana + nominal suffix -tanga)
1253. kāwhaki - take by force
1254. kāwhakina - (pass) be taken by force
1255. kāwhe - calf
1256. kāwhena - coffin
1257. kē - already; different; other; differently; rather; strange; actually
1258. kēhi - suitcase
1259. kēhua - ghost
1260. kēkē - armpit
1261. kēmihi - chemist
1262. kēmu - game
1263. kēna wai - watering can
1264. kēne - a can
1265. kēti kura - school gate
1266. kī - to be full
1267. kīa - (pass) be said; be filled
1268. kīhai - Negative word
1269. kīhini - kitchen
1270. kīnaki - relish (to accompany food); song following a speech
1271. kīngi - king
1272. kō atu - the further side
1273. kō mai - the near side
1274. kō - at a distance, yonder; shovel
1275. kōaro - upside down
1276. kōauau - flute played with nose or mouth
1277. kōhanga reo - Māori language preschool
1278. kōhanga - nest, preschool, nursery
1279. kōhatu - stone
1280. kōhine - girl
1281. kōhinu - petrol
1282. kōhoi - thin
1283. kōhoimako - bellbird
1284. kōhonihoni - nibble
1285. kōhua - to boil; cooking pot
1286. kōhumuhumu - whisper; murmur; short hair
1287. kōhungahunga - child
1288. kōhuru - to murder
1289. kōiti - little finger; little toe
1290. kōiwi - bone
1291. kōkiri - to charge, rush at, to thrust forward, attack
1292. kōkā - mother, aunt
1293. kōkō - cut in tattooing
1294. kōkōwai - red ochre
1295. kōmeke - comic
1296. kōmore - bracelet
1297. kōmukumuku - to scrub
1298. kōmā - pale
1299. kōngenge - exhausted
1300. kōngutu - mouth of river
1301. kōnohi - grieve; yearn
1302. kōnui - thumb; big toe
1303. kōpae - disc
1304. kōpaepae pūoru - compact disc (CD)
1305. kōpani - to shut
1306. kōpapa - surfboard
1307. kōpara - bellbird
1308. kōpere - a dart; a sling; rainbow
1309. kōpiko - meander
1310. kōpikopiko - wandering; winding
1311. kōporo - van
1312. kōpua - deep (water)
1313. kōpure - blotchy, spotted; ladybird
1314. kōpā - numb; stiff; set; cramped, confined
1315. kōpū - belly, womb
1316. kōrakorako - fairies
1317. kōrangaranga - ache
1318. kōrapa - cage
1319. kōrapu - flash; shine
1320. kōrea - wheelchair
1321. kōrengarenga - crushed; overflowing
1322. kōrere - tap; diarrhoea
1323. kōrero pūrākau - folk-tales, stories, legends
1324. kōrero teka - to tell lies
1325. kōrero - to talk, speak
1326. kōrerorero - to discuss (v); discussion (n)
1327. kōrerotia - spoken (kōrero + passive suffix -tia)
1328. kōreti - kayak
1329. kōriha - gorilla
1330. kōrori - stir
1331. kōrua - you, two people
1332. kōruarua - hole; pit
1333. kōtare - kingfisher
1334. kōti - court
1335. kōtingotingo - speckled
1336. kōtiri - meteor
1337. kōtiritiri - meteor
1338. kōtiro - girl
1339. kōtui - zip
1340. kōtuitui - network
1341. kōtuku - white heron
1342. kōtītiti - wander about
1343. kōura - crayfish
1344. kōwaha - yawn
1345. kōwhai - yellow; a native tree
1346. kōwhaki - tear off
1347. kōwhakiwhaki - flash frequently
1348. kōwhao - hole
1349. kōwhatu - stone
1350. kōwhiri - choose
1351. kōwhiuwhiu - fan
1352. kūaha - door
1353. kūao - young of animals
1354. kūare - ignorant
1355. kūhā - thigh
1356. kūkū - pigeon
1357. kūmara - kūmara, sweet potato
1358. kūmera - sweet potato
1359. kūngia - (pass) be drawn together; be nipped
1360. kūpangopango - dark in colour
1361. kūpapa - side with the government; traitor
1362. kūrae - headland
1363. kūraruraru - perplexed
1364. kūtai - mussel
1365. kūtia - (pass) be drawn together; be closed
1366. kūwaha - door; entrance; mouth
1367. kūwhewhewhewhe - wrinkled
1368. maha - many
1369. mahaki - sick; sick person
1370. mahana - to be warm, warm
1371. mahara - thought, memory
1372. mahau - porch; verandah, deck
1373. mahere - map, plan
1374. mahi kāinga - home work
1375. mahi ā whare - housework
1376. mahi - to do, work, make
1377. mahia - worked (mahi + passive suffix -a)
1378. mahihore - peeled off
1379. mahinga kai - cultivation
1380. mahira - to be inquisitive, curious, nosy
1381. mahu - healed
1382. mahue - to be left behind (trans)
1383. mahuetia - (pass) be passed by; be left behind; be deserted
1384. mai i te - passed
1385. mai rā anō - from long ago
1386. mai - towards the speaker in space or in orientation; to here
1387. maihao - finger; toe
1388. maihi - bargeboards of meeting house
1389. maika - banana (also panana)
1390. maikuku - claw; fingernail, toenail
1391. maimai aroha - token of affection
1392. maioha - greet affectionately; welcome
1393. mairō - milo
1394. maka - to throw or pass
1395. makaia - (pass) be thrown
1396. makariri - cold
1397. makau - favourite; lover; husband; wife
1398. makawe - hair of the head (human, used in plural: ngā makawe)
1399. makere - to get down from
1400. makimaki - monkey
1401. makinui - gorilla
1402. mako - shark
1403. makuku - lazy; pleasant tasting
1404. mamae - hurt, sore, pain
1405. mamaha - steam
1406. mamaku - black tree-fern
1407. mamao - distant
1408. mamaoa - steam
1409. mana motuhake - self-government; personal freedom
1410. mana - prestige, authority
1411. manaaki - to look after, to show hospitality towards
1412. manaakitanga - hospitality, kindness, generosity
1413. manaakitia - (pass) be looked after; look after
1414. manahau - to be cheerful, triumphant, stoked
1415. manaia - abstract carved figure
1416. manako - to like
1417. manatu - homesick
1418. manawa hē - heart attack
1419. manawa - heart
1420. manawapā - grudging; reluctant
1421. manawareka - satisfied
1422. manene - stranger
1423. manga - branch; stream
1424. mangeo - itch
1425. mangu - black
1426. mangungu - crushed; uncooked
1427. mangō - shark
1428. mania - slippery; smooth; to slide
1429. maniheko - nasty
1430. maninirau - circus
1431. mano - thousand
1432. manu aute - kite
1433. manu - bird
1434. manuhiri - guest
1435. maoa - cooked; ripe
1436. maonga - cooked, ripe
1437. maota - fresh green
1438. mapi - map
1439. mapu - flow freely; sigh; sob
1440. marae ātea - open space in front of meeting house
1441. marae - traditional Māori gathering place
1442. marakihau - sea monster
1443. marama - month, moon
1444. maramara rīwai - chips
1445. maramara - crumbs, small pieces
1446. maramataka - calendar
1447. maranga - to arise; to get up
1448. marangai - heavy rain, storm
1449. marara - scattered; separated; umbrella
1450. maremare - to cough
1451. marere - to drop
1452. maringi - to spill (trans)
1453. marino - calm
1454. maro - kilt-like garment
1455. maroke - dry
1456. maru - power; shelter
1457. marumaru - shaded
1458. marū - bruised; crushed
1459. mata kohore - bleary-eyed
1460. mata - point, blade; face
1461. mataaho waka - windscreen
1462. matakahi - wedge
1463. matakana - wary
1464. matakerepō - blind
1465. matakoma - swollen
1466. mataku - scared, afraid
1467. matangi - wind, breeze
1468. matapaia - pottery
1469. matapihi - window
1470. matapiko - mean, stingy
1471. matapōrehu - sadness
1472. matau - fish hook; right side
1473. matawaia - filled with tears
1474. matawhāiti - cautious
1475. matawā - clock; live broadcast
1476. mate huka - diabetes
1477. mate manawa - heart attack; heart disease
1478. mate moe - sleepy
1479. mate pukupuku - cancer
1480. mate ā moa - extinct
1481. mate - to be sick, ill, dead
1482. matekai - hungry, starving
1483. matenga - time or circumstance of death
1484. matewai - thirst; thirsty
1485. matihao - finger; toe
1486. matihe - sneeze
1487. matikara - finger; toe
1488. matikuku - claw; fingernail; toenail; hoof
1489. matimati - finger, toe
1490. matira - fishing rod
1491. matua kēkē - uncle
1492. matua tāne - father; uncle
1493. matua wahine - mother; aunt
1494. matua whāngai - foster-parent
1495. matua - parent, father
1496. matā - flint; blade; lead; bullet; earwig
1497. matū - fat, chemical
1498. mau herehere - hostage; prisoner
1499. mau kakī - necklace
1500. mau - to wear clothes
1501. maumahara - to remember, remember
1502. maumau - waste (of time, effort etc)
1503. maunga - mountain
1504. maunu - come out; be drawn
1505. maunutanga - migration
1506. mauri moe - unconscious
1507. mauri - life spirit
1508. mauria - to be carried (mau + passive suffix -ria)
1509. mautohe - protest
1510. mauāhara - hate, loathe
1511. mauī - left (direction)
1512. mawhiti - jump; skip
1513. me - and, should, with (various meanings, uses, eg with, like, should)
1514. mea kau ake - immediately; very soon
1515. mea - a thing (n); to say (v)
1516. meatia - (pass) be done, be said, be thought
1517. mehemea - if (presuming not; cf. ki te, if, expressing simple uncertainty)
1518. meke - fist; to punch
1519. mekemeke - boxing; to punch repeatedly
1520. mekepaoro - volleyball
1521. mema - member, members
1522. memeha - weak
1523. mene - assemble
1524. menemene - to smile
1525. meneti - minute
1526. mere - bush, shrub
1527. merekara - miracle
1528. merengi - melon
1529. meāke - soon
1530. mihi - to greet; thank; acknowledge
1531. mihimihi - greetings and introductions
1532. mihinare - missionary; Anglican
1533. mimi - urine; urinate
1534. mimia - pissed (pass. of mimi)
1535. mimiti - dried up; swallowed up
1536. minamina - desire, wish for mine be gathered together
1537. mingomingo kata - to smile
1538. minita - minister
1539. miraka tepe - yoghurt
1540. miraka - milk
1541. miri - rub; stroke; soothe; wipe
1542. mirihau - windsurfing
1543. mirimiri - massage
1544. mirimita - millimetre
1545. miriona - million
1546. mirionea - millionaire
1547. miririta - millilitre
1548. miro - thread, a type of pine tree
1549. mirumiru - bubbles
1550. mitimiti - to lick
1551. moana - sea
1552. moata - early; early morning
1553. moe - sleep; to marry
1554. moemoeā - to dream (v), dream (n)
1555. moenga - bed
1556. moepapa - nightmare
1557. moeroa - sleepyhead; to sleep in
1558. moho - stupid
1559. mohoa - to the present time
1560. moka - end, margin, piece
1561. mokamokai - dried human head
1562. moke - solitary; solitary person
1563. mokemoke - lonely
1564. moko ngārara - crocodile
1565. moko - lizard
1566. mokomoko - lizard
1567. mokopuna - grandchild
1568. mokotuauri - dinosaur
1569. mokoweri - dinosaur
1570. momi - suck
1571. momo - type, kind
1572. momoe - keeping the eyes shut
1573. momori - bare; smooth
1574. monamona - knuckle; joint
1575. mongamonga - crushed
1576. moni whiwhi - income
1577. moni - money
1578. more - bare; plain, not decorated; toothless
1579. morearea - dangerous
1580. moremore - bald
1581. morihana - goldfish
1582. moto - strike with fist
1583. motokia - (pass) be struck with fist
1584. motokā - car, motorcar
1585. motu - island (n); cut (v), cut off (adj)
1586. motuhake - special
1587. motuhia - (pass) be cut
1588. motuhuka - iceberg
1589. motukā - car
1590. motunga - quota
1591. motupaika - motorbike
1592. moturere - broken or cut off
1593. motū - steak
1594. moumou - waste (n): to be wasteful (v)
1595. moutere - island
1596. mua - front, before
1597. muanga - eldest child
1598. muheni - insult
1599. mui - to swarm
1600. muka - flax fibre
1601. muku - wipe, rub; rubber (stationery)
1602. mukua - rubbed (pass of muku)
1603. mukākā - irritate, annoy
1604. muna - darling; secret, mystery; hide
1605. mura - blaze, flame
1606. muramura - flash; bright-coloured
1607. muri - behind, after
1608. muringa - afterwards; youngest child
1609. muritai - sea breeze
1610. muriwai - backwater; lagoon
1611. muru - forgive; plunder; rub; wipe
1612. murua - (pass) be forgiven
1613. mutu - be ended, finished (but not necessarily completed)
1614. mutunga rawa - maximum
1615. mutunga wiki - weekend
1616. mutunga - end (mutu + noun ending -nga)
1617. mā runga - to travel by, by the means of
1618. mā te wā - sometime, whenever
1619. mā tēnā - each of you
1620. mā - clean, white
1621. māeke - cold
1622. māeneene - smooth; soft
1623. māhaki - calm; quiet
1624. māhanga - twin(s)
1625. māharahara - worry (n); anxious (adj)
1626. māhau - for you
(variant of māu)
1627. māhina - moon
1628. māhita - teacher
1629. māhuna - head
1630. māhunga - head
1631. māhē - sinker
1632. māhū - gentle
1633. māia - capable, brave, bold
1634. māipi - wooden weapon
1635. mākekehu - fair-headed
1636. mākona - satisfied, full
1637. māku - for me, by me
1638. mākurakura - pink
1639. mākutu - bewitch; magic; spell
1640. mākā - wild; shy
1641. mākūkū - moist; damp; dew
1642. mākūware - careless
1643. māminga - pretend
1644. māmā - mother (n); easy, simple (adj)
1645. māna - for him, her, by him, her
1646. māngai - mouth; representative
1647. māngeongeo - itchy
1648. māngere - lazy
1649. mānia - plains
1650. mānu - float; be launched; overflow; be flooded
1651. mānukanuka - worry; doubt; anxiety; anxious
1652. māori - clear; normal, ordinary
1653. māpere - marble
1654. māra wāina - vineyard
1655. māra - garden
1656. mārama - clear, understand
1657. mārau - fork
1658. mārena - to marry; wedding
1659. mārenatanga - marriage
1660. mārenatia - (pass) to be married
1661. mārie - fortunate; peaceful
1662. mārika - indeed, quite, certainly; āe mārika
1663. māripi - knife
1664. mārire - quietly; thoroughly; peaceful
1665. mārua - hollow; pit; valley; vacuum
1666. mārō - hard (of texture, personality), firm
1667. mārū - gentle, calm
1668. mātaitai - seafood
1669. mātaki - to watch
1670. mātakitaki - to watch, to observe, examine, inspect
1671. mātakitia - inspected (pass. of mātaki)
1672. mātao - cold
1673. mātaotao - cool
1674. mātau - to know, understand
1675. mātauranga - education, knowledge, understanding
1676. mātenga - head
1677. mātengatenga - causing pain
1678. māti - match (to light a fire)
1679. mātotoru - thick
1680. mātotorutanga o te waka - (heavy) traffic
1681. mātou - we, us (three or more people, excluding the person/ people addressed)
1682. mātua - parents, fathers (plural form of matua)
1683. mātā - swamp
1684. mātāmua - eldest; first; main
1685. mātāwaka - all tribes
1686. māu - for you, by you; ā category possession
1687. māua - we, us (two people, excluding addressee)
1688. māuiui - sick
1689. māunu - bait
1690. māwhe - faded
1691. māwhero - pink
1692. māwhitiwhiti - grasshopper
1693. mēnā - if
1694. mēra - mail
1695. mētara - metal
1696. mīere - honey
1697. mīharo - to wonder at; amazing
1698. mīhini hoko - vending machine
1699. mīhini keri - digger
1700. mīhini - machine
1701. mītara - measles
1702. mīti hipi - mutton
1703. mīti kau - beef
1704. mīti - meat
1705. mō taku hē - sorry, my bad
1706. mō - for, unrealised, ō category possession, about
1707. mōhio - to know
1708. mōhiotanga - knowledge
(mōhio + nominal suffix -tanga)
1709. mōhiotia - known (mōhio + passive suffix -tia)
1710. mōhiti ārai hihirā - sunglases
1711. mōhiti - glasses
1712. mōhū - selfish
1713. mōkai - pet
1714. mōkarakara - to be savoury, delicious
1715. mōku - for me, unrealised, o category possession
1716. mōkī - tie in a bundle; raft made of flax stalks; package
1717. mōmona - fat
1718. mōna - for him, her, unrealised, o category possession
1719. mōrearea - dangerous
1720. mōrehu - survivor
1721. mōrena - good morning
1722. mōrunga - lifted up
1723. mōteatea - lament; traditional song
1724. mōtēra - motel
1725. mōu - for you
1726. mōua - back of neck
1727. mōunu - bait
1728. mōwhiti kaukau - goggles
1729. mōwhiti rā - sunglasses
1730. mōwhiti - glasses
1731. mūrere - to be clever, cunning, crafty
1732. naenae - mosquito
1733. naeroa - mosquito
1734. naihi - knife
1735. naka - near you
1736. nama - number
1737. namata - ancient times
1738. namu - sandfly
1739. nana - eyebrow
1740. nanahi - yesterday
1741. nanakia - rascal
clever, cunning
1742. nanekoti - goat
1743. nanenane - goat
1744. nanā! - look!
1745. nao - feel; to handle
1746. napō - last night
1747. nati - nut; pinch
1748. natinati - pinched; stifled
1749. natu - scratch
1750. nau mai! - welcome!
1751. nau - come, go (as in: Nau mai!)
1752. nawe - scar
1753. neha - doze
1754. nehenehe - forest
1755. neherā - ancient times
1756. nehu - bury
1757. nehua - (pass) be buried
1758. nei - here, by speaker
1759. neke - to move
1760. nekeneke - to move gradually
1761. nenewha - shut the eyes
1762. newanewa - soft toys
1763. ngaengae - heel
1764. ngahau - party, concert
1765. ngahere - forest, bush
1766. ngahoro - to fall; and more
1767. ngaki - avenge; to plant; to weed
1768. ngakina - till soil, weed
1769. ngakinga - a garden
1770. ngako - fat (as on meat)
1771. nganga - stone of fruit; hail; shell; husk
1772. ngangare - quarrel
1773. ngaoki - crawl
1774. ngaoko - move slightly
1775. ngare - blood relations; family; send; urge
1776. ngari - annoyance
1777. ngaro - to be lost, missing, gone, hidden (trans)
1778. ngaru - wave
1779. ngaruiti - microwave
1780. ngata - snail (n); to be satisfied (v)
1781. ngau - to bite
1782. ngaungau - to chew, a snack
1783. ngehengehe - soft; weak
1784. ngenge rererangi - jet lag
1785. ngenge - tired
1786. ngeri - chant with actions
1787. ngeru - cat
1788. ngira - needle
1789. ngoengoe - scream
1790. ngohengohe - soft; pliable; easy
1791. ngoi - energy; strength
1792. ngoikore - weak; listless
1793. ngoio - asthma
1794. ngongo - tube
1795. ngongohā - snorkel
1796. ngongore - blunt
1797. ngongoro - exclaim; snore
1798. ngore - flexible
1799. ngota - fragment; particle; atom
1800. ngotangota - smashed to powder
1801. ngungu - turn aside
1802. ngunguru - to growl, grumble, shake
1803. nguru - nose-flute
1804. ngutu hore - wasteful
1805. ngutu huia - talkative person
1806. ngutu momoho - abusive; talkative
1807. ngutu pārera - pistol
1808. ngutu tere - untrustworthy
1809. ngutu - lip, lips
1810. ngutuawa - river-mouth
1811. ngā kare-ā-roto - emotions
1812. ngā - the, plural
1813. ngāherehere - bush
1814. ngāhoahoa - headache
1815. ngāi - prefix meaning tribe or clan (e.g., Ngāi Tahu)
1816. ngākau - heart, as in seat of the affections and feelings
1817. ngākaukore - disinclined
1818. ngākaunui - eager, keen
1819. ngākaurua - uncertain, in two minds
1820. ngāngā - breathe heavily; make a noise; screech
1821. ngārara arikata - alligator invisible; extinct; forgotten; hidden;
1822. ngārara - reptile, monster
1823. ngātahi - together
1824. ngāueue - to shake
1825. ngāwari - kind, pleasant of personality; easy
1826. ngāwhā - boiling spring
1827. ngē - noise
1828. ngū - squid; silent, speechless
1829. niao - edge; rim; top plank of canoe
1830. niho tunga - toothache
1831. niho - tooth
1832. ninipa - clumbsy, unskilled
1833. niwha - brave; rage; barb
1834. no hea? - from where?
1835. noa - free from tapu; only, just, merely
1836. nohinohi - small
1837. noho puni - camping
1838. noho taratahi - self-isolation
1839. noho - to live; sit
1840. nohoanga - home, sofa
1841. nohoia - (pass) be sat upon, be inhabited
1842. nohopuku - silent; to diet
1843. nohotū! - sit up straight!
1844. noke - worm
1845. noko - stern of canoe
1846. nonohi - small (plural)
1847. nonoke - judo
1848. noti - contract; pinch
1849. nou - belongs to you (Å catergory), yours
1850. nui ake - bigger
1851. nui te utu - expensive
1852. nui - big, great, many
1853. nuinga - majority (nui + nominal suffix -nga)
1854. nuke - crooked
1855. nuku - to move
1856. nukunuku - remove
1857. numia - passed by (pass of numi)
1858. nunui - big (plural form)
1859. nunumi - disappear
1860. nā konei - because of this
1861. nā konā - because of that
1862. nā reira - therefore
1863. nā te mea - because
1864. nā - Various meanings, eg by, belonging to (ā category), by way of
1865. nāianei - now
1866. nākahi - snake
1867. nāku - mine, realised possession,
it was done by me (ā category)
1868. nāna - by him, her, belonging to him, her
1869. nāu - you (past tense); yours (singular)
1870. nāwai - presently, in due course, after a while
1871. nē - tag question, translated variously depending on the English structure; eh?
1872. nē? - really?; isn't it?; shall I/we?
1873. nēra - nail
1874. nō konei - therefore
1875. nō konā - therefore
1876. nō reira - so, therefore
1877. nō te mea - because
1878. nō tāwāhi - international
1879. nō whea? - from where?
1880. nō - from
1881. nōku - mine, realised possession, ō category
1882. nōna - belongs to him or her (Å catergory), his, hers
1883. nōnahea? - when? (used of the past)
1884. nōnanahi - yesterday
1885. nōnapō - last night
1886. nōnawhea? - when? (used of the past)
1887. nōnāianei - now; today
1888. nōu - yours
1889. nūpepa - newspaper
1890. o te ao - international
1891. o - of, belonging to | Has several uses
1892. oha - dying speech; keepsake; greet
1893. ohaoha - abundant; generosity; generous
1894. oho - to wake up
1895. ohooho - panic; cherished; requiring care
1896. ohorere - to start suddenly, be startled; surprised
1897. ohotata - emergency
1898. ohu rapa - search party
1899. ohu - group of volunteers; workers
1900. oi - shake, shudder
1901. oinga - childhood, youth
1902. oioi - shake gently
1903. oka - chef's knife, dagger; prick; stab; yam
1904. okaoka - stab
1905. oke - invalid; wriggle
1906. okeoke - toss about
1907. okioki - to pause; rest
1908. oko - bowl
1909. okooko - to nurse
1910. oma taumano - marathon
1911. oma - to run, escape
1912. omakia - run (pass of oma)
1913. omanga - refuge
1914. onamata - of ancient times
1915. one - beach, sand
1916. oneone - earth, soil
1917. onepū - sand, beach
1918. oneuku - clay
1919. ono - six
1920. ope - group travelling together
1921. ora - alive, well, healthy, safe
1922. oranga - health, life
(ora + nominal suffix -nga)
1923. oreore - to shake, quiver
1924. ori hīteki - ballet
1925. oriori - lullaby
1926. oro - sharpen; grind
1927. orotahi - note (music)
1928. ota - uncooked; unripe
1929. otaota - vegetation, herbs, grass, weeds
1930. oti - to be completed
1931. otirā - but, on the other hand
1932. pae patopato - typewriter
1933. pae tere - speed limit
1934. pae - ridge
1935. paekura - lost property
1936. paenga - shelf
1937. paepae - speakers
1938. paeroa - range of hills; wind which blows along the shore
1939. paetae - achieved
1940. paetahi - bachelor level
1941. paheke - fail; slip; to slide
1942. pahemo - pass by; pass on
1943. pahi iti - minibus
1944. pahi - bus
1945. pahure - escape; pass by; be carried out successfully
1946. pahī - adventure
1947. pahū - drum (n); blow up, explode (v)
1948. pai ake - better
1949. pai atu - better
1950. pai - good (adj); to like (v); good
1951. paiaka - root of tree
1952. paiheneti - percent
1953. paihikara maunga - mountain bike
1954. paihikara - bike
1955. painga - benefit, skill, good qualities
(pai + nominal suffix -nga)
1956. paingia - (pass) be approved; be liked
1957. paipa - pipe
1958. paitini - poison
1959. pakanga - to fight, battle, war, hostility
1960. pakapaka - burnt, dry
1961. pakari - mature, ripe
1962. pakaru - broken (applied to a thing not a body part) (trans)
1963. pake - obstinate
1964. pakeke - hard, stiff (adj); to grow up (v); age, adult, elder (n)
1965. paketai - driftwood; anything cast up by the sea
1966. paki - to slap, to pat; to be fine; a fine day
1967. pakiaka - root
1968. pakihi - business
1969. pakihiwi - shoulder
1970. pakipaki - to applaud, to clap; applause
1971. pakitara - wall
1972. pakituri - hitchhiker
1973. pakiwaitara - story
1974. pakiwaituhi - cartoon
1975. paku - dried; small
1976. paku - small
1977. pakupaku - very small
1978. pakō - blistered; make a loud sound
1979. pakū - make sharp or sudden sound; resound
1980. pana - to push away, to expel
1981. panana - banana
1982. panatahi - odd number
1983. pane kuini - postage stamp
1984. pane - head
1985. paneke - goal (in sport); to score; to advance
1986. panekeke - pancake
1987. panekoti - skirt, dress
1988. panga - puzzle, riddle
1989. pango - black
1990. pangā - (pass) be thrown; be passed
1991. pani ngutu - lipstick
1992. pani - orphan (n); to be orphaned (v): to smear, spread out (v)
1993. paniaku - toothpaste
1994. panikakā - mustard
1995. panuku - sledge
1996. panā - (pass) be driven away, be expelled
1997. pao - break; sing; a type of song; strike, pound
1998. paoa - smoke (from a fire)
1999. paoka - fork; pierce; stab
2000. paoro - ball
2001. papa angaanga - skull
2002. papa kararehe - zoo
2003. papa kāinga - ancestral settlement
2004. papa pānui - noticeboard
2005. papa tuhituhi - blackboard, whiteboard
2006. papa tākaro - playground, sports field
2007. papa - floor, ground, flat surface
2008. papahokohoko - mall
2009. papai - good (plural), very good
2010. papaki - smack
2011. papakupu - dictionary
2012. papanga - layer
2013. paparahua - dining table
2014. papareti - skateboard
2015. papatahi - flat
2016. papataunga - runway
2017. papatuhituhi - whiteboard
2018. papatākaro - playing field, playground
2019. papi - puppy
2020. papā - burst, explode
2021. papāroa - scarce
2022. para - blood relation; pollen; sediment; waste material
2023. parahanga - litter (rubbish)
2024. parai - fry; frying pan
2025. paraihe niho - toothbrush
2026. paraihe - award, prize; brush
2027. paraikete - blanket
2028. parakipere - blackberry
2029. parakuihi - breakfast
2030. paramanawa - refreshments, snacks, nibbles
2031. paramu - plum
2032. parani - daisy, brand
2033. paraone - brown
2034. parapara - filth; talents
2035. pararau - slave
2036. parareka - potato
2037. parau - false; lie
2038. parauri - brown
2039. pare tīkākā - sunscreen
2040. pare - to ward off, to divert
2041. parehe - pizza; flattened
2042. parekura - disaster; battle
2043. paremo - drowned
2044. parenga - riverbank
2045. parerori - cramp
2046. paretai - river bank
2047. pari - cliff
2048. parirau - wing
2049. paritū - steep
2050. parori - sprained; crooked
2051. paru - dirt, mud, dirty
2052. paruparu - dirt, mud
2053. parā - rotten
2054. parāoa parai - fried bread
2055. parāoa rimurapa - pasta
2056. parāoa roa - weapon made of rib of whale
2057. parāoa - bread, flour
2058. pata kai - cereal
2059. pata - butter
2060. patahinu - margarine
2061. patahua - muesli
2062. patapata - drip; drop
2063. patapatai - question frequently
2064. patiko - hastily
2065. patipati - flatter, sweet-talk
2066. patu parāoa - short flat whalebone weapon
2067. patu - to strike, hit; to kill
2068. patua - hit/killed (patu + passive suffix -a)
2069. patupaiarehe - fairy, elf, pixie
2070. pau - to be consumed, used up completely, all gone (trans)
2071. paukena - pumpkin
2072. paunga rā whitu - weekend
2073. paura - powder
2074. pea hurumā - polar bear
2075. pea - pair; pear
2076. peara - pearl
2077. peha - boast; skin
2078. peihana - basin
2079. peita - paint
2080. peka - branch
2081. pekapeka - bat
2082. peke - to jump, to leap over
2083. pekerangi - ozone layer
2084. pene pura - ballpoint pen
2085. pene rākau - pencil
2086. pene - pen
2087. pepa whēru - toilet paper
2088. pepa - paper; pepper
2089. pepe - flutter; butterfly
2090. pepeha - proclamation of origin
2091. pepeke - frog
2092. pere rua - yacht
2093. pere - bell
2094. perehana - present, gift
2095. perehi - press; print
2096. perehina - bristle
2097. pereki - brick
2098. pereti - plate
2099. peruperu - eyebrows
2100. peti - heap up
2101. pewa - bow-shaped; eyebrow; raise the eyebrows
2102. pia kano - crayon
2103. pia ngaungau - chewing gum
2104. pia - beer
2105. piako - empty; hollow
2106. piana - piano
2107. piau - axe; iron
2108. piha - gills
2109. pihareinga - cricket (insect)
2110. pihi - waterproof
2111. pihikete - biscuit
2112. piki toka - rock climbing
2113. piki - to increase
2114. pikiniki - picnic
2115. pikitanga - ascent of hill
2116. pikitia - picture, film
2117. piko - bend; bent; corner; curve; curved
2118. pikopiko - winding about
2119. pine - close together; pin
2120. pinepine - little
2121. pirau - rotten
2122. pire - bill; pill
2123. piri - to stick to, to cling
2124. pirihi - priest
2125. pirihimana - police officer
2126. pirikoko - mystery
2127. pirimia - prime minister
2128. piriniha - prince; princess
2129. piritahi - to be together, as one
2130. piriti - bridge
2131. piro - stinking, putrid
2132. pito - belly button, end, extremity
2133. piu - skipping; throw; step; jump
2134. piupiu - flax skirt (worn as part of traditional costume, eg in kapa haka)
2135. poaka kini - guinea pig
2136. poaka - pig
2137. poari - board
2138. pohe - blind
2139. pohepohe - distracted, inattentive
2140. pohewa - imagine
2141. poho - chest
2142. poi - poi, small, soft ball on string
2143. poihau - balloon
2144. poikiri - soccer
2145. poikōpiko - table tennis
2146. poitarawhiti - netball
2147. poka noa - randomly
2148. poka tata - short-cut
2149. poka - hole (n); to make a hole in, to pierce (v)
2150. pokake - presumptuous
2151. pokanga - operation (surgical)
2152. poke parāoa - to make bread
2153. poke - pollute
2154. pokenga - pollution
2155. pokerehū - unintentionally
2156. pokerenoa - reckless
2157. poki - to cover over, swamp, spread over
2158. pokohiwi - shoulder
2159. pokorua - pit; ant
2160. pona - cord; knot, tie in knot; ankle; knuckle
2161. pongaponga - nostril
2162. pongāihu - nostril
2163. poniponi - pony; small
2164. pono - true, faithful
2165. pononga - servant; prisoner; slave
2166. popo - decay; rotten
2167. popoki - cover; cover over; kneecap; lid; spread over
2168. popō - crowd
2169. pora - large sea-going canoe; foreign; stranger
2170. poraka taratara - toad
2171. poraka - jersey
2172. poro - to cut off, to cut short
2173. porohita - circle, round (variant of porowhita)
2174. porohita - ring (circle)
2175. porohuri - overturn
2176. poroka - frog
2177. porokakī - neck
2178. poroporo - bracelet; purple
2179. poroporoaki - farewell speech; say goodbye to; a tribute to someone who has died
2180. pororaru - bewildered
2181. porotiti - disc; rotate
2182. porowhawhe - merry-go-round
2183. porowhita - circle, round (variant of porohita)
2184. poti paku - dinghy
2185. poti - boat
2186. poto - short
2187. potopoto - short
2188. pou niho - dentist
2189. pou tātū - main post of house
2190. pou - pole, post
2191. pouaka poutāpeta - PO box
2192. pouaka whakaata - television
2193. pouaka - box
2194. pouaru - widow; widower
2195. pounamu - greenstone
2196. poupou - father-in-law; mother-inlaw; old people; peg; post (especially inside meeting house); steep
2197. poupoutanga o te rā - midday, noon
2198. pourewa - elevated platform
2199. poururu - a frown
2200. poutokomanawa - middle post of house
2201. poutoti - stilts
2202. poutāpeta - post office
2203. pouwhenua - pole-like weapon
2204. pua - flower; seed
2205. puaki - come out, emerge
2206. puare - open, opening
2207. puehu - dust
2208. puhi - to blow (wind)
2209. puhipuhi - blow or puff frequently; to smoke
2210. puia - hot spring; volcano
2211. pukapuka pakiwaituhi - comic book
2212. pukapuka - book, lungs
2213. pukarangi - chromebook
2214. puke - hill
2215. pukepuke - hilly; small hill
2216. puku - stomach, belly
2217. pukukino - grumpy
2218. pukumahi - hard-working, industrious
2219. pukupā - barren; childless
2220. pukuriri - fury; furious; grumpy
2221. pukutākaro - full of fun; playful
2222. puna hohunu - deep pool
2223. puna kaukau - swimming pool
2224. puna pāpaku - shallow pool
2225. puna - pool, spring
2226. pune - spoon
2227. punenga kupu - word processor
2228. punga - anchor; joint
2229. pungarehu - ashes
2230. puni - camp; company; crowd; dam
2231. punua kurī - puppy
2232. punua poti - kitten
2233. punua - young animal
2234. puoro - to sing, to rumble
2235. pupuhi - to shoot
2236. pupuri - to hold onto
2237. pupuritia - be held, be retained, kept possession of, gripped (pass of pupuri)
2238. pupū - to bubble up, arise from
2239. pura - blind; twinkle
2240. purapura - seed
2241. purei - to play, play
2242. purepure - spotted; in patches
2243. purini - pudding
2244. puritanga - a handle
2245. purotu - handsome
2246. puru - to put, place somewhere
2247. purua - put in/blocked up (puru + passive suffix -a)
2248. puruhi - flea
2249. purumatia - swept (pass of puruma)
2250. purutaringa - earphone
2251. purūma - broom; sweep
2252. puta - to appear, to come out
2253. putanga - opening, exit
(puta + nominal suffix -nga)
2254. putiputi - flower
2255. putu - to heap up; a heap, pile
2256. puāwai - flower; grey hair
2257. pā hirahira - castle
2258. pā tāwhanawhana - bouncy castle
2259. pā tūwatawata - fort
2260. pā - a fortified settlement (n); to touch (v)
2261. pāhau - beard
2262. pāhekeheke - slippery; uncertain
2263. pāhi - purse, to pass
2264. pāhihi - passenger
2265. pāhiketepōro - basketball
2266. pāhotanga - programme
2267. pāina - to dry; warm oneself; sunbathe
2268. pāka - a park; a box
2269. pākatio - freezer
2270. pākau - kite; wing
2271. pākaurua - stingray
2272. pākehokeho - slippery
2273. pākete - bucket
2274. pākia - (pass) be struck; be touched
2275. pākihi - desert; barren land
2276. pākā - burger
2277. pākī - hamburger
2278. pāmamao - distant
2279. pāmu - farm
2280. pānga tuhituhi - stationery
2281. pāngarau - maths
2282. pānui - to read; to publish, advertise; notice, advertisement
2283. pānuitanga - announcement
2284. pānuitia - read; advertised (pass of pānui)
2285. pāpaka - crab
2286. pāpaku - shallow
2287. pāpango - dark in colour
2288. pāpapa - husk, shell
2289. pāparakauta - pub
2290. pāparakāuta - pub
2291. pāpura - purple
2292. pāpā - father, uncle
2293. pāpāho maha - multimedia
2294. pāpāho - broadcast
2295. pāpāringa - cheek
2296. pāpātanga - rate, speed
2297. pārae - a park; paddock
2298. pārekareka - fun; enjoyable, beautiful
2299. pāremata - parliament
2300. pārera - grey duck
2301. pārongo - hearing aid
2302. pāroro - cloudy; storm
2303. pārunga - upstairs
2304. pātai - question; to ask a question
2305. pātaia - (pass) be asked; be questioned
2306. pātaka - elevated storehouse; pantry
2307. pātangatanga - starfish
2308. pātara wai - waterbottle
2309. pātara - bottle
2310. pātari - amuse; entice; provoke
2311. pātata - close (of distance)
2312. pātene - button
2313. pātere - chant
2314. pātiki rori - sole
2315. pātiki - flounder (fish)
2316. pātuhi - text message, to text
2317. pātītī - grass
2318. pātōtō - knock
2319. pātū - wall
2320. pāua - abalone
2321. pāwera - afraid
2322. pāwhero - red-haired
2323. pēhea - how?
2324. pēhea? - how? in what way?
2325. pēhi - press; oppress; repress
2326. pēhia - (pass) be pressed; be oppressed; be repressed
2327. pēkana - bacon
2328. pēke parapara - rubbish bag
2329. pēke - bag
2330. pēke - bag
2331. pēnei - like this, near speaker
2332. pēniho - toothpaste
2333. pēnā - like that, near listener
2334. pēpe - baby
2335. pēpepe - butterfly; moth
2336. pēpi - baby
2337. pērā tonu - same old; to be unchanged
2338. pērā - like that, yonder
2339. pēwhea - how? (variant of pēhea)
2340. pēwhea? - how? in what way?
2341. pī rorohū - bumblebee
2342. pī - bee; pea
2343. pīata - bright; clear; shine; shiny
2344. pīauau - knife
2345. pīhopa - bishop
2346. pīkaokao - chicken
2347. pīkau - backpack; carry on back; take responsibility for
2348. pīkaunga - mountaineering
2349. pīnati pata - peanut butter
2350. pīnati - peanut
2351. pīngao - seaside plant used in weaving; kodak yellow
2352. pīnohi - tongs
2353. pīnono - beg
2354. pīoioi - to shake, wave, sway
2355. pīpī - chick, baby
2356. pīpīwharauroa - shining cuckoo
2357. pīrangi - to want, desire
2358. pīrangitia - (pass) be wanted, be desired
2359. pītakataka - gymnastics
2360. pītiti - peach
2361. pīwaiwaka - fantail
2362. pō mārie - good night
2363. pō whakangahau - night-time party
2364. pō - night
2365. pōangaanga - skull
2366. pōhara - poor
2367. pōhatu - stone
2368. pōhauhau - confused
2369. pōhekaheka - mould
2370. pōhiri - welcome; to wave
2371. pōhā - youngest child; food container; pastry
2372. pōhēhē - to think mistakenly, be mistaken
2373. pōkai tueke - pack bags
2374. pōkai - flock, swarm; roll up, wind up, wrap around
2375. pōkaikaha - confused, in doubt
2376. pōkarekare - to be agitated (of liquid)
2377. pōkokohua - a term of contempt - dickhead, bastard
2378. pōkē - dark; dirty; gloomy
2379. pōkēao - dark cloud
2380. pōma - bomb
2381. pōnga - nightfall
2382. pōpokorua - ant
2383. pōpō - pat with the hand; soothe
2384. pōrangi - crazy; idiot
2385. pōrearea - nuisance
2386. pōrera - mat
2387. pōro - ball (also 'paoro')
2388. pōrohe - messy, untidy
2389. pōrutu - splash
2390. pōtae mārō - helmet
2391. pōtae - hat
2392. pōtaka - spinning top
2393. pōtari - snare
2394. pōtarotaro - lawnmower
2395. pōti - vote
2396. pōtiki - child; youngest child
2397. pōturi - deaf; slow
2398. pōua - grandfather; old person
2399. pōuri - sad, dark
2400. pōuriuri - gloomy; very dark
2401. pōwhiri - welcome
2402. pū hurihuri - pistol
2403. pū - to blow gently
2404. pūaha - mouth of river
2405. pūangi - balloon
2406. pūao - dawn
2407. pūhaehae - envy, jealousy
2408. pūhana - glow
2409. pūhia - (pass) be blown; be shot
2410. pūhoi - slow; blunt
2411. pūhungahunga - rough; unfinished
2412. pūhuruhuru - hairy
2413. pūhā - green spinach-like vegetable
2414. pūkaea - large wooden wind instrument
2415. pūkaha - engine
2416. pūkai - to lie in a heap
2417. pūkana - stare with bulging eyes (fierce facial expressions used in actions songs and haka)
2418. pūkei - to lie in a heap
2419. pūkenga - skills, skill, expertise, lecturer
2420. pūkohu - mist
2421. pūkēkē - arm; armpit
2422. pūmanawa rorohiko - software
2423. pūmau - fixed, permanent
2424. pūngao kōmaru - solar power
2425. pūngene - sleeping bag
2426. pūngāwerewere - spider
2427. pūoru - music
2428. pūrama - light bulb
2429. pūrehu - moth
2430. pūrere horoi maitai - dishwasher
2431. pūrere horoi - washing machine
2432. pūrere whakaahua - photocopier
2433. pūrere - appliance, machine (electric) (n); to escape (v)
2434. pūrerehua - butterfly
2435. pūreretā - printer
2436. pūrongo - a report
2437. pūru - bull
2438. pūruru - shady (of trees)
2439. pūrākau - traditional story
2440. pūtaiao - science
2441. pūtake - root
2442. pūtea - budget, resources, money
2443. pūtiki - knot; to knot; topknot
2444. pūtohe - saxophone
2445. pūtoko - slug
2446. pūtu - boot
2447. pūtātara - shell trumpet; fund, funding
2448. pūtōrino - flute-like instrument
2449. pūwhā - green spinach-like vegetable
2450. rae - forehead; headland
2451. raha - open; extended
2452. rahi - large, numerous, great, big
2453. raho - testicles
2454. rahurahu - to handle; to interfere with
2455. raihana taraiwa - driver's licence
2456. raihana - licence
2457. raihi - rice
2458. raiona - lion
2459. raka - yonder, over there; agile; lock
2460. raki - north
2461. rakiraki - duck; rake; scrape
2462. raku - scrape; scratch
2463. rakuraku - guitar; rake
2464. rama waka - traffic lights
2465. rama - light, torch
2466. ranga - group of people; raise
2467. rangatahi - youth, younger generation
2468. rangatira - chief, leader, boss
2469. rangatiratanga - control; greatness; freedom; kingdom; sovereignty
2470. rangi - sky, day
2471. rangimārie - peaceful
2472. ranginamu - handsome
2473. rangirua - uncertain
2474. rangitahi - temporary
2475. rangitoto - lava; scoria
2476. rangiwhata - bragger
2477. rango - fly, blowfly (n); to hear (v)
2478. rangona - to be heard (passive form of rongo)
2479. raorao - plains
2480. rapa - to look for (v); rubber (n)
2481. rapaia - be sought (pass of rapa)
2482. raparapa - the ends of the bargeboards of meeting house; to guess
2483. rapu - to look for
2484. rapua - be looked for, to be searched for, sought (pass of ropu)
2485. rapunga - a search
2486. rapurapu - to be in doubt
2487. rara - rib; shoal
2488. rarahi - great; big (plural)
2489. raranga - plait; weave
2490. rarata - quiet; tame (plural)
2491. rarauhe - fern
2492. rare - lolly
2493. raro - under, below; time
2494. raru - trouble; to be in difficulty, in trouble
2495. raruraru - trouble, problem; be in difficulty, in trouble
2496. rarā - roar; make a dull sound
2497. rarī - disturbance; uproar
2498. rata kararehe - a vet
2499. rata - friendly, at ease (adj); calm (n); to like (v)
2500. ratarata - sharp
2501. ratonga ahi - fire service
2502. ratonga - service, services
2503. rau - to put into; leaf
2504. rauemi - resource
2505. rauika - assembly; heap
2506. raukoti - disturb; meddle
2507. raupani - frying-pan
2508. raupapa - series; flat ground
2509. raupatu - conquest; confiscate; take by force
2510. raupeka - distress; doubt
2511. raupā - cracked; calloused
2512. raupō - reed, bulrush
2513. raureka - deceitful
2514. rauroha - extended
2515. rauru - satisfied
2516. rautaki - strategy
2517. rautangi - perfume
2518. rautao - leaves for wrapping food in oven; to wrap round with leaves
2519. rautau - century
2520. rautupu - thunderstorm
2521. rawa - Various meanings, eg too, quite, very; really
2522. rawahanga - mischievous
2523. rawakore - poor, homeless
2524. rawatia - very (pas of rawa)
2525. rawe - lovely, excellent
2526. raweke - busy; disturb; prepare; meddle with
2527. rawemākoi - naughty
2528. rea - murmur; to grow up
2529. reanga - generation
2530. rehu - to disappear (v); to split into chips (v); fine spray (n)
2531. rehutai - sea spray
2532. rei - bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk
2533. reia - (pass) to be sought after; to be popular
2534. reiputa - ivory neck pendant
2535. reira - there (previously mentioned)
2536. reka - sweet
2537. rekareka - pleasant, delighted
2538. rekoata o te ao - world record
2539. rekoata - record
2540. reo irirangi - radio
2541. reo - language, voice
2542. repe hūare pupuhi - mumps
2543. repo - swamp; cannon
2544. rere ā-hapori - community transmission
2545. rere - to escape; to fly
2546. rerea - flown (pass. of rere)
2547. rereangi - hang-gliding
2548. rerekē - different, changed
2549. rerekētanga - difference
2550. rerenga ahi - fire escape
2551. rerenga o Tama-nui-te-rā - solar system
2552. rerenga - sentence; flight, journey, voyage
2553. rerewhenua - railway
2554. reri - ready
2555. reta - letter
2556. reti - to skate, slide
2557. retihuka - ski
2558. retireti hukarere - skiing
2559. retireti wai - hydroslide
2560. retireti - skates, skating
2561. retiwai - water-skiing
2562. rewa - float; melt; start; be elevated; mast
2563. rewarangi - pedestrian crossing
2564. rewha - eyebrows; eyelid; cross- eyed
2565. rewharewha - epidemic; influenza, flu
2566. rewherī - referee
2567. rikarika - hesitating
2568. rima meneti ki te tekau karaka - five minutes to ten
2569. rima meneti ki te tekau mā tahi karaka - five minutes to eleven
2570. rima meneti pāhi i te tekau mā rua karaka - five minutes past twelve
2571. rima meneti pāhi i te tekau mā tahi karaka - five minutes past eleven
2572. rima - five
2573. rimurimu - seaweed; moss
2574. ringa - hand, arm
2575. ringakuti - fist
2576. ringaringa - hand, arm
2577. ringawera - cook, kitchenhand
2578. ringi - to pour
2579. rino - iron
2580. ripa - furrow; ridge
2581. ripi - frisbee
2582. ripo - deep pool; whirlpool
2583. rirerire - extremely beautiful
2584. riri - anger, angry
2585. riro - gone away; to be awarded: acquired, obtained
2586. rita - litre
2587. rite tonu - just like
2588. rite - to be ready, like, similar
2589. ritenga - custom; habit; likeness
2590. rito - middle shoot of a plant
2591. riu - valley
2592. roa - long
2593. roanga - length of time
(roa + nominal suffix -nga)
2594. rohe - district, area, boundary, territory
2595. rohea - weary
2596. roherohe - mark off by boundary; to separate
2597. rohi - loaf
2598. roimata - tears
2599. rokiroki - used up; preserve
2600. rokohanga - found; reached; to be happened upon
2601. rongo - to hear, perceive, feel
2602. rongona - heard (pass. of rongo)
2603. rongonui - famous
2604. rongopuku - overhear
2605. rongoā - medicine
2606. rorerore - barbecue
2607. rori - road
2608. rorirori - clumsy; stammering; silly
2609. roro - brain
2610. roroa - long (plural)
2611. rorohiko - computer
2612. roromi - crush; squeeze
2613. rota - lottery
2614. roto - in, inside, within; lake
2615. rou mamao - remote control
2616. roumamao - remote control (for TV)
2617. rourou - small basket, food basket
2618. rua tekau meneti ki te tekau mā tahi karaka - twenty minutes to eleven
2619. rua tekau meneti pāhi i te tekau mā rua karaka - twenty minutes past twelve
2620. rua tekau meneti pāhi i te tekau mā tahi karaka - twenty minutes past eleven
2621. rua tekau mā rima meneti ki te tekau mā tahi karaka - twenty-five minutes to eleven
2622. rua tekau mā rima meneti pāhi i te tekau mā rua karaka - twenty-five minutes past twelve
2623. rua tekau mā rima meneti pāhi i te tekau mā tahi karaka - twenty-five minutes past eleven
2624. rua wiki - fortnight
2625. rua - two; grave, hole, storage pit
2626. ruahine - old woman; priestess
2627. ruaki moana - seasick
2628. ruaki - vomit
2629. ruakitia - vomited (pass. of ruaki)
2630. ruarua - few
2631. ruha - worn out
2632. rui - shake; scatter; sow
2633. ruia - (pass) be shaken; be scattered; be sown
2634. rukaruka - completely; utterly
2635. ruku - to dive
2636. rukuhia - (pass) be sunk
2637. rukuruku - dive or dip frequently; wrap up small
2638. rumaki - immerse, immersion; dip; drown; bury
2639. rumakiana - planted (pass. of rumaki)
2640. runga ake - upwards, above
2641. runga - on
2642. ruru - owl; morepork; take shelter
2643. rutu - bump, throw down, tackle
2644. rutua - (pass) be jolted; be tackled; be tossed about
2645. ruānuku - magician
2646. rā whānau - birthday
2647. rā - day; the sun; over there
2648. rāhui - ban, place a ban; reserve
2649. rāina - line
2650. rākau - tree; timber
2651. rākeitia - embellish (pass. of rākei)
2652. rānei - or
2653. rāoa - choked
2654. rāpeti - rabbit
2655. rāpihi - rubbish
2656. rārangi kupu - vocabulary
2657. rārangi tatari - waiting list
2658. rārangi tono - menu (computer)
2659. rārangi - line, row
2660. rārāina - smoked (pass of rÄrÄ)
2661. rātaka - diary
2662. rātau - them; they (three or more people)
2663. rātou ko - and also (joining 3 or more names eg. Bob, Jim and Fred)
2664. rātou - they, them, three or more people
2665. rātō - west
2666. rāua ko - and joining 2 names eg. Jim and Fred
2667. rāua - them; they (two people)
2668. rāwhara - raffle
2669. rāwhiti - east
2670. rāwāhi - bank; shore; side; the other side; overseas
2671. rēhia - pleasure, amusement
2672. rēinga - leaping place
2673. rēmana - lemon
2674. rēme - lamb
2675. rēpata - leopard
2676. rērere - run from one place to another
2677. rēti - rent
2678. rētihi - lettuce
2679. rētō - deep
2680. rēwana - Māori bread
2681. rīanga - insurance
2682. rīhi - dish; dishes; lease
2683. rīki - leek; onion
2684. rīnena - deep
2685. rīngi ring ringi - to pour
2686. rīngi - to ring/phone
2687. rīpeka - cross; crucify
2688. rīpene ataata - video tape
2689. rīpene - ribbon, tape
2690. rīpoata - report
2691. rīria - (pass) to get in trouble, be told off
2692. rīwai parai - french fries
2693. rīwai - potato
2694. rō whare - indoors
2695. rō - in (short form of roto, as in: ki rō whare)
2696. rōhi - rose
2697. rōia - lawyer
2698. rōpere - strawberry
2699. rōpū - group
2700. rū - earthquake; shake
2701. rūkahu - be false, exaggerate
2702. rūma horoi kākahu - laundry
2703. rūma kai - dining room
2704. rūma kaukau - bathroom
2705. rūma moe - bedroom
2706. rūma noho - living room
2707. rūma unuunu - changing room
2708. rūma - room
2709. rūnanga - assembly; council
2710. rūpahu - nonsense; lie, tell lies rure scatter; shake
2711. rūpeke - gather
2712. rūri - ruler; survey (land)
2713. tae atu ki - as far as; including
2714. tae atu - arrived there
2715. tae noa ki - up until
2716. tae - to reach, arrive (v); colour (n)
2717. taea - to be able, to be achieved (tae + passive suffix -a)
2718. taenga - arrival (tae + nominal suffix -nga)
2719. taewa parai - french fries
2720. taha oranga - fitness
2721. taha raro - underside
2722. taha - to pass by; side
2723. tahaki - shore (from the sea); to one side
2724. tahanga - empty; slightly, a bit; naked
2725. tahataha - steep bank
2726. tahatai - seashore
2727. tahatika - coastline
2728. tahe - flow; menstruation
2729. tahi - one, single
2730. tahia - (pass) be swept
2731. tahirapa - rubber, eraser
2732. tahitahi - to sweep
2733. tahu - burn; cook; light (set on fire); husband, wife; lover
2734. tahua - pile of food; sum of money
2735. tahumaero - sickness, disease
2736. tahuna - lit (pass. of tahu - to light)
2737. tahuri - to capsize
2738. tahā - calabash, gourd
2739. tai āniwhaniwha - tidal wave
2740. tai - tide; coast
2741. taiaha - weapon (a long hardwood weapon with a pointed tongue at one end and a long flat narrow blade at the other)
2742. taiapa - fence
2743. taiapo - carry
2744. taiatea - afraid; nervous
2745. taiepa - fence; wall (freestanding )
2746. taihoa - wait
2747. taika - tiger
2748. taimaha - heavy
2749. taimana - diamond
2750. taimau - betrothed, engaged
2751. taina - junior; younger brother or cousin of a male; younger sister or cousin of a female
2752. taipa - be silent
2753. taipō - goblin
2754. taitai niho - toothbrush
2755. taitai - to wrestle, knock
2756. taitaia - wrestled, knocked (pass. to taitai)
2757. taitama - young man
2758. taitamaiti - child
2759. taitamariki - young person, young people
2760. taitamāhine - young woman
2761. taitea - pale; sapwood; white
2762. taitoa - brave
2763. taitonga - south
2764. taiwhanga ako - classroom
2765. taiwhanga pūtaiao - laboratory
2766. taiwhanga - place, waiting room; to wait
2767. taka - to come around in a cycle; to fall from a height
2768. takahi - trample; tread; stamp; disobey, violate
2769. takahia - trampled (pass. of takahi)
2770. takaina - (pass) be heaped up
2771. takakau - at leisure; unmarried
2772. takakino - act hurriedly; to abuse; to debase; to spoil
2773. takapapa - tablecloth
2774. takapau - floor-mat
2775. takapū - belly; calf of leg
2776. takarangi - faint; giddy; stagger
2777. takataka - make ready, prepare.
2778. takatū - prepare, get ready
2779. take - beginning, cause, origin
2780. takenga - origin, beginning, source
2781. takere - bottom (of sea, river); hull; keel
2782. taketake - base; ancient; original; lasting
2783. taki - to lead, to bring along
2784. takirua - in pairs, two at a time
2785. takitahi - individually, one at a time
2786. takitaki - appear; provoke; revenge; look for; recite
2787. takitaro - moment
2788. takitini - in droves
2789. takiwā - district, region
2790. takoki - to sprain
2791. takoto - to lie down
2792. takotoranga - position, site
2793. takotoria - (pass) be laid down
2794. taku - my (singular); edge
2795. takuahi - fireplace
2796. takune - pretend
2797. takunga - an excuse
2798. takurua - winter
2799. takutai - sea coast
2800. takutaku - recite; threaten
2801. tama - son, nephew (term of address for a boy, son: tama)
2802. tamaiti whāngai - adopted child
2803. tamaiti - child
2804. tamariki - children (plural form of tamaiti)
2805. tamatāne - boy
2806. tame heihei - rooster
2807. tame - male animal
2808. tamumu - hum; buzz
2809. tamumutia - (pass) be hummed
2810. tamāhine - daughter
2811. tana - his/her (neutral category); ton
2812. tangata whenua - people of the land, home crowd
2813. tangata - person
2814. tangatanga - comfortable
2815. tangi - to cry; to make a sound
2816. tangihanga - funeral
2817. tangihia - be mourned (pass of tangi)
2818. tangiweto - cry; cry-baby
2819. tango mai - receive
2820. tango - to take hold of
2821. tangohanga - betrothal, engagement; marriage
2822. tangohia - pick up! (command); taken away (tango + passive suffix -hia)
2823. tangotango - to handle; use
2824. taniwha - monster, traditional guardian of bodies of water
2825. tanoni - be sprained
2826. tanu - bury; plant
2827. tanumi - disappear behind
2828. tao - to cook
2829. taokete - brother-in-law (of a male), sister-in-law (of a female)
2830. taona - cooked; cook! (pass. of tao)
2831. taonga - property, possession
2832. taoroa - long spear
2833. tapa tāone - suburb
2834. tapa - to call, name, recite
2835. tapa - to name
2836. tapahi - to cut up, chop
2837. tapahia - cut! to be cut (tapahi + passive suffix -a)
2838. tapahinga makawe - haircut
2839. tapaia - (pass) be named; be recited
2840. tapairu - princess
2841. tapatapahi - cut in pieces
2842. tapawhā rite - square
2843. tapeke - sum; the score; total
2844. tapou - dejected; miserable
2845. tapu - sacred, holy, under ritual restriction
2846. tapuhi - to nurse; a nurse
2847. taputapu tākaro - sports equipment
2848. taputapu ā whare - furniture
2849. taputapu - gear, equipment
2850. tapuwae - footprint
2851. tara - point; spike; peak; wall; sea bird
2852. taraihe - sideboard
2853. taraihikara - tricycle
2854. taraiwa - to drive; driver
2855. taraiwatia - driven (pass. of taraiwa)
2856. taraka - truck
2857. tarakihana - tractor
2858. tarakona - dragon
2859. tarapeke - jump
2860. taratahi - quarantine
2861. tarau poto - shorts
2862. tarau tāngari - jeans
2863. tarau - trousers
2864. taraute - trout
2865. tarawhiti - a ring
2866. tari - government department; office
2867. taringa - ear
2868. taro ake - in a little while
2869. taro kau iho - in a very little while
2870. taro - presently, by and by (as in: taro ake)
2871. tarotaro - cut the hair
2872. taru - grass; vegetation; thing
2873. tarutaru - grass, weeds, cannabis
2874. tata - near, close
2875. tatangi tatau - doorbell
2876. tatao - younger brother or sister; deep; to droop
2877. tatari - to wait
2878. tatau - to count
2879. tatu - stumble, trip
2880. tatū - agree; reach the bottom; be content; be resolved
2881. tau mai - came
2882. tau peke - leap year
2883. tau - to land, settle; be calm; to attack; lover; handsome; year; age; number
2884. taua āhua anō - same as (idiom)
2885. taua - that, previously mentioned (singular)
2886. tauawhi - to hug, embrace, support
2887. tauera - towel
2888. tauhou - strange, unfamiliar; stranger
2889. tauihu - bow of canoe
2890. tauine - ruler (stationery)
2891. tauira - student; example
2892. tauiwi - foreign race; strange tribe
2893. taukiri - expresses distress, surprise
2894. taukumekume - debate
2895. taumaha - difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)
2896. taumaru - shaded
2897. taumarumaru - shady (of trees)
2898. taumata - grade, level of achievement
2899. taumau - betrothal; betroth; betrothed; reserve for oneself
2900. taumārō - obstinate
2901. taunga ika - fishing ground
2902. taunga wakarererangi - airport
2903. taunga - to be accustomed to, familiar with
2904. tauomaoma - race (running)
2905. taupaki - to pat, slap
2906. tauparapara - chant at beginning of speech
2907. taupatupatu - to compete with one another; contradict
2908. taupiripiri - arm-in-arm
2909. taupoki - to cover, close with a lid; lid, cover
2910. taura piu - skipping rope
2911. taura - rope, cable
2912. tauraki - tumble-drier; drought; to dry in the sun
2913. tauranga waka - car park
2914. tauranga - anchorage; fishing ground; resting place
2915. taurangi - changeable; incomplete; wanderer
2916. taurapa - stern-post of a canoe
2917. taurekareka - scoundrel; slave
2918. taurima rererangi - flight attendant
2919. taurima - entertain; hospitality
2920. taurite - alike; opposite
2921. taurua - double, in pairs
2922. tautahi - only child
2923. tautara - fishing rod
2924. tautau - to hang down
2925. taute - look after; prepare; mourn
2926. tautika - even; straight
2927. tautohe - contend; contest
2928. tautohetohe - argue
2929. tautoko - to support
2930. tautokona - (pass) be supported
2931. tautopenga - goalkeeper
2932. taututetute - jostle one another
2933. tautāwhi - to come to the assistance of, support
2934. tauwaka - numberplate
2935. tauwehe - separate; to be separated
2936. tauwhanga - ambush
2937. tauwharenga - overhanging
2938. tauwhiro - social worker; tend, care for
2939. tawa - purple, tower
2940. tawaki - crested penguin
2941. tawhi - toffee
2942. tawhiti - distant, a distant place
2943. tawhito - old, former
2944. te rangi nei - this day
2945. te - the, singular definite article
2946. tea - white; clear
2947. teihana hinu - petrol station
2948. teihana tereina - train station
2949. teihana - TV channel; railway station
2950. teina - younger sibling, same sex
2951. teitei - tall, high, lofty; height (object)
2952. teka - lying (v); lie (n)
2953. tekau meneti ki te tekau karaka - ten minutes to ten
2954. tekau meneti ki te tekau mā tahi karaka - ten minutes to eleven
2955. tekau meneti pāhi i te tekau mā rua karaka - ten minutes past twelve
2956. tekau meneti pāhi i te tekau mā tahi karaka - ten minutes past eleven
2957. tekau mā rua - dozen
2958. tekau - ten
2959. tekoteko - carved figure on top of whare
2960. tene - impromptu
2961. tenetene - vagina
2962. tepetepe - jellyfish
2963. tere - to flow, float, move quickly; fast
2964. tereina - to train
2965. tereinatia - to be trained (pass. of tereina)
2966. tero - rectum, anus
2967. terēina - train
2968. tetetete - chatter; rattle
2969. teti pea - teddy bear
2970. tewha - working songs or chants
2971. tewhatewha - long wooden axe- shaped club
2972. tia - to steer, adorned
2973. tiaina - to be steered (pass. of tia)
2974. tiakarete wera - hot chocolate
2975. tiakarete - chocolate
2976. tiakete - jacket
2977. tiaki - to look after, to care for
2978. tiakina - (pass) be looked after
2979. tiamu - jam
2980. tiana - driven in; stick in! drive in [pegs]! (pass of tia)
2981. tieke - cheque
2982. tiemi - see-saw
2983. tiemiemi - see-saw
2984. tihe - sneeze
2985. tihei - to sneeze
2986. tihewa - sneeze
2987. tihi - topknot
2988. tika - to be right, correct, straight, in order
2989. tikanga maha - multicultural
2990. tikanga o te wā - the fashion
2991. tikanga rua - bicultural
2992. tikanga - reason, meaning, right way of doing things, custom (tika + nominal suffix -nga)
2993. tiketike - height; high; important
2994. tiki - to fetch
2995. tikitiki - topknot
2996. tikitiwhi - detective
2997. tiko - to defecate; excrement
2998. timotimo - to peck
2999. timu - ebb tide; shoulder; end
3000. tina - dinner, lunch
3001. tinana - body, trunk, torso
3002. tinei - turn off, extinguish
3003. tinihanga - to trick, amuse with trickery
3004. tino hāneanea - luxury
3005. tino kaitā - enormous
3006. tino nui - giant, huge
3007. tino pai! - very good!
3008. tino rangatiratanga - sovereignty
3009. tino taonga - valuable
3010. tino tau - impressive, flash
3011. tino tika - exact
3012. tino - very
3013. tio - oyster
3014. tioka - chalk
3015. tipi - glide; slice
3016. tipua - a person of high status
3017. tipuna - grandparent, ancestor
3018. tipuria - (pass) be grown
3019. tira pūoru - orchestra
3020. tira - group or row of people
3021. tirara - daffodil
3022. tiria - planted; plant [root crops]! (pass. of tiri)
3023. tiriti - street
3024. tiro mākutu - stare
3025. tiro - to look
3026. tirohanga - view, sight, aspect (tiro + nominal suffix -hanga)
3027. tirotiro - to look, gaze upon, investigate
3028. titi - comb; insert; peg; pin; shine
3029. titiro - to look at
3030. titiwai - glow-worm
3031. tito - compose story or song; fiction; invent
3032. tiu - north; north wind; soar
3033. tiutiu - sparrow; thrush
3034. tiwha - mark; spot
3035. tiwhikete - certificate
3036. toa rongoā - chemist
3037. toa - shop; male animal; expert; to be strong
3038. toanga - bravery
3039. toe - to remain, be left over
3040. toenga - leftovers, remnants (toe + nominal suffix -nga)
3041. toetoe - grass, rushes
3042. toha - distribute; allocate
3043. tohatohaina - (pass) be distributed, be allocated
3044. tohe - to be persistent, stubborn (s), to object, argue, protest (v)
3045. tohea - (pass) be argued about
3046. tohi - divide, separate; ceremony for newborn baby
3047. tohitū - direct; straight
3048. tohorā - whale
3049. tohu - a qualification, eg degree
3050. tohua - marked (tohu + passive suffix -a)
3051. tohunga tā moko - skilled tattoo artist
3052. tohunga whakairo - master carver
3053. tohunga - expert, priest
3054. tohungia - (pass) be marked; be preserved; be pointed out
3055. tohutaka - recipe
3056. tohutoa - medal
3057. tohutohu - to instruct; to guide, direct; instructions, directions
3058. toi - art, knowledge
3059. toitoi - jogging; trot
3060. toitū - entire; permanent; undisturbed
3061. toka - rock
3062. toke hore - tall person
3063. toke - worm
3064. tokerau - autumn; northern
3065. toki - adze, axe; champion
3066. toko - divorce; pole
3067. tokohia - how many people?
3068. tokohia? - how many [people]?
3069. tokomaha - many (of people)
3070. tokomauri - hiccup
3071. tokorua - two (of people)
3072. tokotoko - walking stick (without a handle)
3073. tokotoru - three (people)
3074. tokowhia? - how many people?
3075. tomo - to enter, go into
3076. tomokanga - entrance
3077. tomokia - (pass) be entered
3078. tonga - south
3079. tono - to apply for, to order (v):
an application (n)
3080. tonoa - sent (tono + passive suffix -a)
3081. tonu - still
3082. toparere - helicopter
3083. tope - cut down; cut off
3084. topea - (pass) be cut down; be cut off
3085. toremi - disappear; drowned
3086. tori - cut (v); cat (n)
3087. toro - to visit
3088. toroa - albatross
3089. torohē - examine
3090. torohīhihi - short hair; few hairs
3091. torohū - secret; secretly; stealthily
3092. toroiho - underwear
3093. toromi - be drowned
3094. toronga - distant relatives
3095. torotika - in a straight line
3096. torotoro - hold out hands
3097. toroī - fermented food
3098. toru - three
3099. torutoru - few
3100. torōna - throne
3101. tote - salt
3102. toti - limp (walk with difficulty)
3103. toto - blood
3104. totohe - contend
3105. totohu - to sink
3106. totoro - stretch out
3107. totō - ooze; trickle
3108. tou - dip; plant; set on fire; buttocks, bottom, anus
3109. toutou - dip into liquid
3110. tua - beyond
3111. tuahangata - hero
3112. tuahine - sister, of a male
3113. tuahiwi - skeleton
3114. tuaitara - spines
3115. tuaiwa - ninth
3116. tuaiwa - ninth
3117. tuakana - older sibling of the same sex
3118. tuaki - to gut fish
3119. tuakina - (pass) be gutted
3120. tuangi - cockle
3121. tuanui - roof
3122. tuaono - sixth
3123. tuarea - anxious; sorrowful
3124. tuarima - fifth
3125. tuarongo - back wall of house
3126. tuarua - second
3127. tuarā - back [body]
3128. tuatahi - first
3129. tuatangata - hero
3130. tuatea - anxious; pale
3131. tuatete - hedgehog
3132. tuatoru - third
3133. tuatua - chop up finely; main range; shellfish
3134. tuawaru - eighth
3135. tuawehe - split
3136. tuawhenua - mainland; inland
3137. tuawhitu - seventh
3138. tuawhā - fourth
3139. tuha - to distribute; to spit, to spit out
3140. tuhi ā ringa - handwriting
3141. tuhi - to write; to indicate, point out
3142. tuhia - written; write! (tuhi + passive suffix -a)
3143. tuhinga kūkara - google docs
3144. tuhinga - writing, text
(tuhi + nominal suffix -nga)
3145. tuhituhi anuanu - graffiti
3146. tuhituhi - to write, draw
3147. tuhituhia - (pass) be drawn; be written
3148. tuhituhinga - writing, text (tuhituhi + nominal suffix -nga)
3149. tui - pierce; sew; thread; lace
3150. tuia - (pass) be pierced; be sewn
3151. tuitui - fasten up; sew, to stitch
3152. tuke - elbow; jerk; knock; angle
3153. tukemata - eyebrow
3154. tuki - to hit, to knock, to beat, to pound; crash
3155. tukia - be hit; be pounded; be attacked, be crashed into; be bumped (pass of tuki)
3156. tukituki - to wreck; destroy
3157. tuku iho - passed down
3158. tuku - to put off, to leave aside
3159. tukua - let go! to be released (tuku + passive suffix -a)
3160. tukuata - projector
3161. tukuna - submitted, submit! released, release! (tuku + passive suffix -na)
3162. tukuoro - speaker (eg bluetooth speaker)
3163. tukutuku - spider web
3164. tumeke - to take fright, surprise
3165. tumu - stump
3166. tumuaki - crown of the head; director; principal; headteacher
3167. tumutumu - stump
3168. tuna - eel
3169. tunga - toothache
3170. tungāne whakaangi - step-brother
3171. tungāne - brother, of a female
3172. tunu - to cook, roast
3173. tunua - (pass) be roasted; be baked
3174. tunutunu - afraid
3175. tuohu - bow the head
3176. tuopu - swap, trade
3177. tupehu - angry
3178. tupu ake - to grow up
3179. tupu - to grow, develop; a plant, shoot
(variant of tipu)
3180. tupua - demon; foreigner; object of terror; steal
3181. tupuna - ancestor; grandparent
3182. tupuria - (pass) be grown
3183. turaki - push down; overthrow
3184. turakina - (pass) be pushed down; be overthrown
3185. ture - law, rule
3186. turi - deaf; knee; disobedient
3187. turituri - be quiet! noisy
3188. turori - stagger
3189. turuturu - to make firm; leak; pole
3190. tuta - back of the neck
3191. tute - nudge; push
3192. tutetute - jostle
3193. tutū - rowdy behaviour
3194. tuwha - distribute; spit, spit out
3195. tuwhara - floor mat
3196. tuwhena rawa - overdose
3197. tuwhera - open (adjective)
3198. tuāhine - female cousins or sisters of a male
3199. tuākana - older brothers of a male; older sisters of a female
3200. tā koutou - your (singular, addressed to three or more people)
3201. tā kōrua - your (singular, addressed to two people)
3202. tā moko - art of tattooing
3203. tā mātou - our [singular, theirs and mine]
3204. tā māua - our (singular, his or hers and mine)
3205. tā rātou - their (singular, three or more people)
3206. tā rāua - their (singular, two people)
3207. tā tātou - our (singular, three or more people)
3208. tā tāua - our (singular, two people)
3209. tā - print, draw
3210. tāepa - fence
3211. tāhae - to steal
3212. tāhau - your, ā category possession, singular (variant of tāu)
3213. tāhei - necklace; stripes
3214. tāheke - descend, drop; steep; waterfall
3215. tāhoe - to swim (from one point to another)
3216. tāhuhu kōrero - history
3217. tāhuhu - subject of a sentence
3218. tāhuna - beach; sandbank; dry
3219. tāiki - rib; wicker basket
3220. tāima - time
3221. tāina - (plural of taina) younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female
3222. tāina - toaster; plural of
3223. tākai - bind; wrap up; bandage
3224. tākaro ataata - video game
3225. tākaro rorohiko - computer game
3226. tākaro - to play
3227. tākarotia - played (pass. of tākaro)
3228. tāke moni whiwhi - take beginning, cause, origin, reason; subject of discussion
3229. tāke - tax
3230. tākiri - draw away quickly; untie; pull out; strike (a match)
3231. tākirirangi - space rocket
3232. tāku - my, ā category possession, singular
3233. tākupu - gannet
3234. tākuta - doctor
3235. tāmaru - overcast
3236. tāmiro - twist
3237. tāmirotia - (pass) be twisted
3238. tāmure - snapper
3239. tāmutumutu - intermittent
3240. tāna - his, her, ā category possession, singular
3241. tāne - man, male
3242. tāngari - dungarees
3243. tāngata - people (plural of tangata)
3244. tāniko - ornamental border of cloak or mat
3245. tānumi - fold in two
3246. tāone nui - city
3247. tāone - town
3248. tāpae - to present; put before one
3249. tāpaepae - jigsaw puzzle
3250. tāpapa - stoop; lie face down
3251. tāpi - sticking plaster
3252. tāpiapia - sticky
3253. tāpiri - to join something on, to add
3254. tāpoi - tourist
3255. tāpokopoko - boggy
3256. tāpu - bath
3257. tāpui - set aside; reserve, to book something
3258. tāpōrena - raincoat
3259. tāra - dollar
3260. tārai - to shape or fashion timber with an adze
3261. tāraia - (pass) be shaped with an adze
3262. tāre - doll
3263. tārehu - secretly
3264. tārere - to swing
3265. tārewa - raised up; provisional; unpaid; unresolved
3266. tāria - (pass) be waited for; be expected; after a time
3267. tāriana - boar
3268. tāroaroa - tall
3269. tārua - after a while; repeat
3270. tārū - painful; shake
3271. tārūrū - painful; shaking
3272. tātahi - seaside, beach
3273. tātai - to arrange, to set in order
3274. tātaitai - calculator
3275. tātaki kupu - spelling
3276. tātari - sieve; sift; analyse; review
3277. tātau - we; us; everyone
3278. tātou - we, us, inclusive, three or more people
3279. tātua tūru - seatbelt
3280. tātua - a belt
3281. tātā - criticise harshly; stem; smash down; stalk
3282. tāu - your (singular + one item)
3283. tāua - we, us, you and I, inclusive, dual
3284. tāuru - source; top (of tree etc)
3285. tāwara - flavour
3286. tāwhana - curved
3287. tāwhaowhao - driftwood
3288. tāwhe - travel
3289. tāwhiri - beckon
3290. tāwāhi - overseas
3291. tēhea - which, singular
3292. tēhea? - which? (singular)
3293. tēina - younger brothers of a male, younger sisters of a female
3294. tēnehi - tennis
3295. tēnei rā - today
3296. tēnei - this (by speaker); this is; this
3297. tēneti - tent
3298. tēnā ko tēnei - but on the other hand
3299. tēnā koe! - hello! (to one person); thank you
3300. tēnā koe - hello to one person
3301. tēnā koutou! - hello! (to three or more people); thank you
3302. tēnā kōrua! - hello! (to two people); thank you
3303. tēnā - that, by the listener
3304. tēpu tuhituhi - desk
3305. tēpu - table
3306. tērā taha - over there, beyond
3307. tērā tau - last year; next year
3308. tērā - that over there, that
3309. tētahi atu - another
3310. tētahi ki tētahi - one another
3311. tētahi mea - something
3312. tētahi tangata - somebody
3313. tētahi wāhi - somewhere
3314. tētahi - a, one specific thing
3315. tētehi - a, one specific thing (variant of tētahi)
3316. tēwhea? - which? (singular)
3317. tī amiami - herbal tea
3318. tī hāte - t-shirt
3319. tī ingarihi - English tea
3320. tī kawakawa - kawakawa tea
3321. tī kikini - chai tea
3322. tī kōuka - cabbage tree
3323. tī pepahīoi - peppermint tea
3324. tī rākau - stick game
3325. tī - cabbage tree; tea
3326. tīaho - shine
3327. tīare - scent
3328. tīere - scent; jelly
3329. tīhae - tear, rip
3330. tīhaea - (pass) be torn
3331. tīhi - cheese
3332. tīhore - bare; to strip off; peel; clear, clear up (weather)
3333. tīhāte - t-shirt
3334. tīkaokao - hen
3335. tīkera - kettle
3336. tīkina - be fetched (tiki + passive suffix -na (note the first i is lengthened)
3337. tīkiti - ticket
3338. tīkākā - sunburn
3339. tīma - team
3340. tīmata - to begin, to start
3341. tīmatanga - beginning
(tīmata + nominal suffix -nga)
3342. tīmatatia - begun (pass of tīmata)
3343. tīmere - chimney
3344. tīneia - (pass) be put out
3345. tīni - to change
3346. tīpako - select
3347. tīpakopako - now and then; occasional
3348. tīpare - headband
3349. tīpuna - grandparents (plural form of tipuna)
3350. tīraha - lie face upwards
3351. tīrairaka - fantail
3352. tīramaroa - lighthouse
3353. tītoko - to keep away
3354. tītongi - nibble
3355. tītore - divide; split
3356. tītī - muttonbird
3357. tīwaha - to shout, call, yell
3358. tīwhaiwhai - wave about
3359. tīwharawhara - stereo
3360. tō koutou - your (addressed to three or more people)
3361. tō kōrua - your (singular, addressed to two people)
3362. tō mātou - our (singular, theirs and mine)
3363. tō māua - our (singular, his or hers and mine)
3364. tō rātou - their (singular - three or more people)
3365. tō rāua - their (singular, two people)
3366. tō tātou - our, all of our, belonging to everyone
3367. tō tāua - our, yours and mine
3368. tō-ā-papa - gravity (force of)
3369. tō - your (singular); to drag
3370. tōhau - dew; sweat
3371. tōhi - toast
3372. tōhihi - puddle
3373. tōhua - yolk
3374. tōia - (pass) be dragged
3375. tōkena - stockings, socks
3376. tōku - my (singular)
3377. tōmairangi - dew
3378. tōmato - tomato
3379. tōmua - early
3380. tōmuri - to be late
3381. tōna rua - about two
3382. tōna tikanga - strictly speaking
3383. tōna - his, her
3384. tōnapi - turnip
3385. tōneke - trolley
3386. tōnga o te rā - sunset
3387. tōnihi - move stealthily
3388. tōpito - end; district
3389. tōpū - couple, pair; assembled
3390. tōrangapū - politics; political
3391. tōraro - negative number
3392. tōroherohe - wag (as in a dog wagging its tail)
3393. tōtika - straight, direct, right
3394. tōtiti wera - hot dog
3395. tōtiti - sausage
3396. tōtā - sweat
3397. tōu - your, ō category possession, singular
3398. tū tirara - social distancing
3399. tū - stand; to be wounded; a wound
3400. tūai - skinny
3401. tūhourangi - uncultured, rough
3402. tūhua - obsidian
3403. tūiri - a drill
3404. tūkaha - hasty; vigorous
3405. tūkeke - lazy
3406. tūkino - abuse; wicked
3407. tūmahi - actions, verbs
3408. tūmanako - to hope for, anticipate, expect, wish for
3409. tūmatanui - public (not private)
3410. tūmau - permanent, continuous; servant
3411. tūmomo - type, sort, kind
3412. tūnga pahi - bus stop
3413. tūnga waka - carpark
3414. tūnga - wound; position
3415. tūngoungou - chrysalis, larva
3416. tūpare - shade eyes with hand
3417. tūpato - to be careful; caution, cautious
3418. tūpeka - tobacco
3419. tūpeke - jump
3420. tūpuhi - skinny
3421. tūpuna - grandparents (plural form of tupuna; variant of tīpuna)
3422. tūpāpaku - corpse, body
3423. tūranga - stopping place (as in: tūranga pahi bus stop; tū + nominal suffix -ranga)
3424. tūrangawaewae - place to stand
3425. tūraparapa - trampoline
3426. tūrehu - fairy
3427. tūria - be established (pass. of tū)
3428. tūroa - of long standing
3429. tūrohi - exhausted, tired
3430. tūroro - sick person, a patient
3431. tūru - chair, seat, stool
3432. tūruhi - tourist
3433. tūruki - crowded; to moult
3434. tūrēiti - late
3435. tūtae - excrement
3436. tūtaki - to meet; to close up, to block (v); meeting (n)
3437. tūtakina - (pass) be met; be shut
3438. tūtara - gossip; slander; near
3439. tūtira - file; row
3440. tūtoro - dreamy
3441. tūtuki - to crash; to strike against; collide; bump
3442. tūtukitanga - a crash; a collision
3443. tūturi - kneel
3444. tūturu - fixed, permanent, definite; to be true, real, original
3445. tūtūā - person of low birth
3446. tūwaewae - visitors
3447. tūwaharoa - yawn
3448. tūwhana - urge
3449. tūwiri - be afraid; terror; tremble; drill
3450. tūāhu - altar
3451. tūārangi - from far away; ancient; important
3452. tūāua - shower (rain)
3453. ua - to rain; rain
3454. uaki - to push open
3455. uarapa - messy, untidy
3456. uarua - raincoat
3457. uaua - difficult (adj); muscle, vein, artery (n)
3458. uha - female
3459. uhi - to cover
3460. uhia - to be covered (uhi + passive suffix -a)
3461. uhunga - lament; funeral
3462. ui - to ask, enquire
3463. uia - (pass) be asked; be questioned
3464. uira - lightning; to flash
3465. uiui - to interview
3466. uiuitanga - interview
3467. ukauka - cash (uka-uka)
3468. uku - to wash; soap; clay
3469. uma - chest
3470. umanga - occupation, business
3471. umere - to shout (in wonder, in appreciation)
3472. umeretia - shouted (pass. of umere)
3473. umu - earth oven
3474. unahi - scale of fish
3475. ungaunga - urge repeatedly
3476. unu - take off
3477. unuhia - (pass) be taken off; be drunk
3478. upoko mārō - stubborn
3479. upoko - head; verse of a song; paragraph; chapter
3480. ure - penis
3481. uri - descendant, offspring
3482. uru huarākau - orchard
3483. uru - join; enter; participate, go in; west
3484. urua - (pass) be joined; be entered; be participated in
3485. uruhua - bruise
3486. urunga - pillow
3487. urupā - burial ground, cemetery
3488. uruuru - hasten; urge
3489. uruwhenua - passport
3490. uruwhetū - galaxy
3491. uta - to load; shore; inland; the land; to load
3492. utaina - (pass) be loaded
3493. utanga - burden; freight; cargo
3494. utauta - equipment, a load
3495. utu ā tau - salary
3496. utu ā wiki - weekly pay; pocket money
3497. utu - cost, price; to pay for
3498. utua - be revenged; be paid (pass of utu)
3499. uwha - female animal
3500. uwhi - to cover; covering; spread out; yam
3501. uwhia - (pass) be covered; be spread out
3502. uwhiuwhi - shower (rain)
3503. wae - foot; leg; separate
3504. waea pūkoro - cellphone
3505. waea whakaahua - fax
3506. waea - wire; phone
3507. waeahia - rung (pass of waea)
3508. waenga - middle, dividing line
3509. waenganui pō - midnight
3510. waenganui - middle, centre, between
3511. waerehe - wireless radio
3512. waero - hair of dog's tail; tail
3513. waeroa - mosquito
3514. waewae tapu - stranger, newcomer
3515. waewae - foot, leg
3516. waha - load, burden; to carry on the back; mouth
3517. wahaina - carried on the back (pass. of waha)
3518. wahangū - dumb; quiet
3519. wahapū - entrance to harbour; eloquent; mouth of river
3520. waharoa - gateway
3521. wahawaha - generous; approachable
3522. wahia - firewood
3523. wahie - driftwood
3524. wahine - woman, wife
3525. waho - out, outside, the outside
3526. wai - water; who
3527. waiariki - hot spring
3528. waiata - to sing (v); song (n)
3529. waiatatia - sung (pass. of waiata)
3530. waihanga - to make, build something
3531. waiho - to remain, rest; to leave behind
3532. waimaria - lucky
3533. waimarie - lucky, fortunate; luck, good fortune
3534. waireka - sweet drink, soft drink
3535. wairua - spirit
3536. waitohu - credit
3537. waka moana - canoe, boat
3538. waka - vehicle (land, air and sea)
3539. wakarererangi - plane
3540. wao - forest
3541. warea - to be occupied with
3542. wareware - to forget; forgetful (trans)
3543. waru - eight; to scrape, to peel
3544. wati - watch (timepiece)
3545. wawata - to long for, yearn for; dream
3546. wawe - early, soon, quickly
3547. wehe - to depart, leave; to separate, divide
3548. wehenga - part, division, separation
(wehe + nominal suffix -nga)
3549. weherua pō - midnight
3550. wehi - terrible (adj); to be afraid (v)
3551. weka - a native woodhen
3552. wera - to burn; burnt; hot, heat
3553. weriweri - ugly
3554. wero - to challenge; formal challenge at a welcome ceremony
3555. whaea kēkē - aunt
3556. whaea - mother, aunt
3557. whai - to follow, to chase; to have, to acquire
3558. whaikōrero - oratory
3559. whakaae - to agree
3560. whakaahua - to take photos; photograph
3561. whakaari - play, drama, performance
3562. whakaaro - to think; thought, idea
3563. whakaarotia - [it was] thought (pass of whakaaro)
3564. whakaata - mirror
3565. whakaatu - to display, show, demonstrate
3566. whakaaturanga - television programme (whakaatu + nominal suffix -ranga)
3567. whakaeke - to gather
3568. whakahaere - to run something, manage, make something go
3569. whakahau - to encourage; to command
3570. whakahaua - commanded (pass. of whakahau)
3571. whakaheke ngaru - surfing
3572. whakaheke - to decrease, drop, lower
3573. whakahiamo - sexy
3574. whakahirahira - great, magnificent, wonderful, very important
3575. whakahoki - to return something, to reply
3576. whakahokia - returned (whakahoki + passive suffix -a), returned
3577. whakahua - pronounciation (n); pronounce (v)
3578. whakahuatia - to be pronounced (pass. of whakahua)
3579. whakahīhī - arrogant, proud
3580. whakairia - to hang up, suspend, elevate
3581. whakairo - to carve, a carving
3582. whakaiti - humility
3583. whakakaha - to strengthen; charge a cellphone
3584. whakakao - to gather
3585. whakakaotia - gathered (pass. of whakakao)
3586. whakakore - eliminate, delete, undo
3587. whakakā - turn on
3588. whakakī - to fill something
3589. whakamahana - heater
3590. whakamahi - to put someone to work, to make someone work
3591. whakamahia - used (pass of whakamahi)
3592. whakamau - to fix, fasten; to put on
3593. whakamaua - be fixed; put on (pass of whakamauto)
3594. whakamihi - grateful
3595. whakamua - frontward, towards the front
3596. whakamuri - towards the back
3597. whakamutunga - ending, conclusion (whakamutu + nominal suffix -nga)
3598. whakamā - to be embarrassed, ashamed
3599. whakamāori - to translate into Māori
3600. whakamārama - to explain, illuminate, explain, clarify
3601. whakamātau - to test, examine
3602. whakamātautau - examination, test
3603. whakamīharo - amazing, astonishing
3604. whakangahau - to entertain, to amuse
3605. whakangaio - deceive; trick
3606. whakangaoko - tickle
3607. whakangaro - destroy
3608. whakangau - hunt with dogs
3609. whakangote - mammal; suckle
3610. whakangungu - to train, upskill
3611. whakangā - to rest
3612. whakangāwari - move quickly; ease, make less severe, soften
3613. whakanoa - make free from tapu
3614. whakanui - to enlarge; celebrate
3615. whakaoho - to wake up
3616. whakaohoa - woken up (whakaoho + -a; pass)
3617. whakaomoomo - nurse or look after a child or invalid
3618. whakaongaonga - excite
3619. whakaora whawhati tata - first aid
3620. whakaora - to rescue, to cure
3621. whakaoti - complete
3622. whakaotia - completed (pass. of whakaoti)
3623. whakaotinga - youngest child
3624. whakapae - lying crosswise, horizontal
3625. whakapahoho - stationary, still
3626. whakapai - to improve, to fix up, bless, cleaning
3627. whakapaingia - prepared, set (pass. of whakapai)
3628. whakapaipai - to decorate, adorn, tidy up, beautify
3629. whakapaipaingia - decorated (pass. of whakapaipai)
3630. whakapaipaitanga - decoration
3631. whakapakari - to strengthen
3632. whakapapa - genealogy
3633. whakapau kaha - use energy, work hard
3634. whakapau - consume, use up, finish, exhaust; spend
3635. whakapehapeha - to show off
3636. whakapiata - shine, polish
3637. whakapiatatia - polished (pass. of whakapiata)
3638. whakapiri - to cling to, stick to
3639. whakapiria - (pass) be fastened; be stuck on
3640. whakapono - to believe; faith
3641. whakapoururu - to frown
3642. whakapuaki - to tell; disclose
3643. whakapuare - to open
3644. whakaputa - to make something come out, to appear
3645. whakaputu - savings
3646. whakapāha - apologise
3647. whakapāhō - to broadcast
3648. whakapākanga - youngest child
3649. whakapākehā - translate into English
3650. whakapākehātia - translated into English (pass. of whakapākehā)
3651. whakapāngia - be stuck, stick!
3652. whakapīoioi - to rock
3653. whakapōauau - drug (narcotic)
3654. whakarae - exposed, prominent; green, raw
3655. whakarapa - unlucky
3656. whakararo - downwards
3657. whakarato - serve
3658. whakarau - capture; prisoner; multiply
3659. whakaraupapa - neutral (not take sides)
3660. whakarere - abandon, leave behind
3661. whakarerekē - to change
3662. whakareretia - prepared (pass. of whakarere)
3663. whakarihariha - disgusted; disgusting
3664. whakarite - to compare; arrange, organise
3665. whakaritea - arranged (pass of whakarite)
3666. whakaroa - delay; lengthen
3667. whakarongo - to listen
3668. whakarongona - listened to (pass. of whakarongo)
3669. whakarunga - upwards
3670. whakaruruhau - shelter; protector
3671. whakarurutanga - safety
3672. whakataetae motokā - motor racing
3673. whakatakataka - move about; roll from side to side
3674. whakatakere - underwater
3675. whakatakoto - to lay something down
3676. whakatakotoria - (pass) be laid down; be placed
3677. whakatangi - to play an instrument
3678. whakatangitangi - music
3679. whakatanuku - swallow
3680. whakatata - to come closer to
3681. whakatau utu - estimate of cost, quote
3682. whakatau - to decide
3683. whakataukī - proverb
3684. whakataunga - an iwi referendum, decision
3685. whakatauria - (pass) to be decided; to be tried; to be visited; to be welcomed
3686. whakatautau - moan, wail
3687. whakatauākī - proverb
3688. whakateka - disbelieve
3689. whakatenetene - annoy; quarrel
3690. whakatere - buoy up; steer; sail,, navigate, float, accelerate
3691. whakatete - gnash the teeth
3692. whakatika - to straighten, to correct, to fix
3693. whakatikatika - to rearrange, to put in order, to fix
3694. whakatikatikanga rori - roadworks
3695. whakatipu - to raise, grow, develop
3696. whakatipuranga - generation
3697. whakatohetohe - unwilling
3698. whakatoi - to give cheek (v), to be cheeky (s); cheeky
3699. whakatoro - push forward, thrust
3700. whakatupu - grow; bring up, nurture
3701. whakatupuranga - generation
3702. whakatutuki - carry to completion
3703. whakatuturi - to be obstinate; refuse to listen
3704. whakatuwhera - to open
3705. whakatuwheratanga - opening
3706. whakatā - to rest (v); relaxed (adj)
3707. whakatētahi - to a
3708. whakatō - to plant
3709. whakatū - to stand something up
3710. whakatūpato - to warn, to caution
3711. whakatūria - erected (whakatū + passive suffix -ria)
3712. whakatūtū - erect
3713. whakauaua - strenuous; make (more) difficult
3714. whakaupa - delay
3715. whakauru - to enter, to join, to enrol
3716. whakaute - care for; nurse
3717. whakautu - to reply, to respond, answer
3718. whakautua - (pass) be replied to; be responded to
3719. whakawaha - put load on back
3720. whakawai - amuse; practise
3721. whakawareware - deceive
3722. whakawehi - protection
3723. whakaweti - threaten
3724. whakawhanaunga - to relate to someone
3725. whakawhanaungatanga - to build relationships
3726. whakawhetai - to give thanks
3727. whakawhiti kōrero - discuss; communicate
3728. whakawhiti whakaaro - discuss; communicate
3729. whakawhiti - to cross
3730. whakawhitinga - crossing
3731. whakawhitiwhitinga kōrero - exchange of ideas
3732. whakawhiu - afflict; oppress; punish
3733. whakawhiwhi - give; to award
3734. whakawhānau - to give birth
3735. whakawiri - be anxious; tremble; twist; wring
3736. whakawiriwiri - cruel; violent
3737. whakawā - accuse; condemn; to judge; appraise
3738. whakawātea - make way for, clear space
3739. whakawāwā - quarrel, wrangle
3740. whakaā - to rest, catch one's breath
3741. whakaū - establish; support; confirm
3742. whana - to kick
3743. whanaia - kicked (pass. of whana)
3744. whanake - cabbage tree; to spring; grow
3745. whanaketanga - youth (the time of being young)
3746. whanaunga - relative, relation (whānau + nominal suffix -nga - note the short first vowel)
3747. whanaungatanga - relationship
3748. whanga - to wait (v); harbour (n)
3749. whano - behave
3750. whanonga - behaviour
3751. whaowhao - to carve
3752. whara - to be injured
3753. wharau - temporary shed
3754. whare haumanu - clinic
3755. whare herehere - prison
3756. whare horoi - ablution block
3757. whare hākinakina - gym
3758. whare kai - dining hall
3759. whare kairangi - palace
3760. whare kanikani - nightclub
3761. whare karakia - church
3762. whare kawhe - cafe
3763. whare kurī - kennel
3764. whare moni - casino
3765. whare motokā - garage
3766. whare pikitia - movie theatre
3767. whare pukapuka - library
3768. whare pī - beehive
3769. whare pītakataka - gymnasium
3770. whare rongoā - chemist
3771. whare rēhia - leisure centre
3772. whare rūnanga - meeting house
3773. whare taonga - museum
3774. whare tapere - theatre
3775. whare toi - art gallery
3776. whare tunu parāoa - bakery
3777. whare tūpuna - ancesteral house, meeting house
3778. whare whakairo - carved house
3779. whare whakapakari - gym
3780. whare wānanga - traditional school of higher learning; university
3781. whare - house, building
3782. wharekai - restaurant
3783. wharekura - Māori-medium secondary school
3784. wharenui - meeting house; hall
3785. wharepaku - toilet
3786. wharepora - house where weaving is done
3787. wharepuni - sleeping-house
3788. whata mātao - fridge
3789. whata - elevated storage platform; cupboard
3790. whati - broken, snapped; break, snap; run away; turn
3791. whatia - broken (pass. of whati)
3792. whatitiri - thunder
3793. whatitoka - doorway
3794. whatiwhati - break off; break into pieces
3795. whatu - to weave, knit; eye
3796. whatumanawa - seat of feelings, heart (as a figure of speech)
3797. whatungarongaro - disappear
3798. whatīanga - elbow
3799. whawhai - to fight; a battle
3800. whawhaki - to gather; pluck, pick (apples etc)
3801. whawhati - break off; broken; chapped
3802. whawhe ira - genetic engineering
3803. whawhe - manipulation, meddling with
3804. whea - where? (variant of hea)
3805. wheke - creak; octopus
3806. wheketere - factory
3807. whena - a dwarf
3808. whengei - quarrelsome; resentful
3809. whengu - snort; blow (the nose)
3810. whenguwhengu - snuffle
3811. whenua - land
3812. wheori - virus
3813. wheoro - reverberate; rumble
3814. whero - red
3815. whetau - dodge; wriggle
3816. whetewhete - whisper
3817. whetū - star
3818. wheua - bone (usually of an animal)
3819. whio - blue duck; whistle
3820. whiore - tail of an animal
3821. whira - violin, fiddle
3822. whiri - plait; twist
3823. whiria - (pass) be plaited
3824. whirikoka - strength
3825. whiriwhiri - choose; decide; deliberate on
3826. whiriwhiria - (pass) be chosen; be decided
3827. whiro - evil
3828. whiti - to cross; shine, rise
3829. whitia - (pass) be crossed over; be jumped over; be recited; be shone on
3830. whitinga o te rā - sunrise
3831. whitiāhua - movie
3832. whito - a dwarf
3833. whitu - seven
3834. whiu - to be satisfied; to throw; to be filled
3835. whiua - punished (whiu + passive suffix -a)
3836. whiuwhiu - wag (tail)
3837. whiwhi - to be in possession of; acquire, obtain, to get
3838. whoroa - floor
3839. whurū - flu (influenza)
3840. whutupaoro - rugby
3841. whutupōro - football, rugby
3842. whā - four
3843. whāia - chased (pass of whai - note lengthening of first vowel)
3844. whāinga - objective, aim, purpose (whai + nominal suffix -nga ,note first vowel lengthens)
3845. whāiti - narrow, crowded together
3846. whāki - to reveal, to disclose, to confess
3847. whānako - steal; theft; thief
3848. whānau mai - to be born
3849. whānau pani - close family of someone who has died
3850. whānau - family; to be born, be born
3851. whāngai - to feed, to foster (v); fostered child (n)
3852. whāngaia - (pass) be fed; be nourished
3853. whānui - broad, wide
3854. whānāriki - sulphur
3855. whārangi - page (n); spread flat (v)
3856. whāriki - mat, carpet, rug
3857. whārite - scales (for weighing)
3858. whārua - footprint; valley
3859. whāruarua - concave
3860. whāti - fudge
3861. whātui - to fold clothes
3862. whāwhai - hurry; impatient; urgent
3863. whāwhā - to fiddle with, to touch
3864. whāwhārua - a hollow; female ancestor
3865. whēkoi - move about
3866. whēru - wipe the bottom; toilet paper
3867. whīra - field
3868. whītau - felt-tip pen
3869. wiki - week
3870. wini - window
3871. wiriwiri - to tremble, to shake, to quiver
3872. wā e heke mai nei - future
3873. wā kāinga - home
3874. wā moe - bedtime
3875. wā - time, times
3876. wāhanga whāomoomo - intensive care unit
3877. wāhanga - chapter, episode
3878. wāhi tapu - sacred place; burial ground
3879. wāhi utu - checkout
3880. wāhi whakangahau - amusement arcade
3881. wāhi - part, portion; place
3882. wāhia - (pass) be broken
3883. wāhine - women, wives (plural form of wahine)
3884. wāina - wine
3885. wānanga - study, analyze; seminar, a place of learning
3886. wāreti - wallet
3887. wātaka - timetable
3888. wātakirihi - watercress
3889. wātea - to be clear, unoccupied, available, free of obstruction
3890. wāwāhi - break
3891. wīhara - whistle
3892. wīra - wheel
3893. Ākarana - Auckland
3894. Āketina - Argentina
3895. Ākuhata - August
3896. Āperira - April
3897. ā koutou - your [plural, addressed to three or more people]
3898. ā kāti - all right then
3899. ā kōrua - your (plural, addressed to two people)
3900. ā mātou - our [plural, theirs and mine]
3901. ā māua - our [plural, his or hers and mine]
3902. ā rohe - local
3903. ā rātou - their [plural - three or more people]
3904. ā rāua - their [plural, two people]
3905. ā tātou - our [plural, three or more people]; our
3906. ā tāua - our [plural, yours and mine]
3907. ā tērā wiki - next week
3908. ā - and; and then
3909. āe - yes
3910. āhea? - when? (future time)
3911. āhua mate - unhealthy
3912. āhua ngākau - mood
3913. āhua - shape, form, appearance
3914. āhuaatua - rude
3915. āhuareka - pleasant; pleased
3916. āhuatanga - property, characteristic, feature, circumstance (āhua + nominal suffix -tanga)
3917. āhuru - comfortable
3918. āianei - now, soon, today
3919. āio - calm
3920. ākau - shore, coast
3921. āki - smash against
3922. ākina - be smashed against (pass. of āki)
3923. ākiri - throw away
3924. ākiritia - be thrown away (pass. of ākiri)
3925. ākona - (pass) be learned; be taught (pass. of ako)
3926. ākonga - student
3927. āku - my, mine (pl, for ā category items, plural form of tāku)
3928. āmai - giddy
3929. āmaimai - nervous
3930. āmine - amen
3931. āmiomio - turn round and round; be giddy
3932. āmua - future, time to come
3933. āna - his, her, plural, for ā category items
3934. ānana! - wow!
3935. ānewa - weak
3936. ānewanewa - giddy
3937. āngi - fragrance
3938. ānini - headache
3939. āniwaniwa - rainbow
3940. ānō - as though; as if
3941. āpiha - officer
3942. āpiti - add; put together
3943. āporo - apple
3944. āpōpō - tomorrow
3945. ārahi - to lead, guide
3946. ārahina - (pass) be led
3947. ārai tīkākā - sunscreen
3948. ārai - curtain; to screen off, block
3949. āraia - (pass) be warded off
3950. ārani - orange [fruit]
3951. āta - gently, carefully, deliberately
3952. ātaahua - beautiful, well formed
3953. ātea - outer space
3954. āti - descendant
3955. ātārangi - shadow
3956. āu - your, ā category possession (plural form of tāu)
3957. āwangawanga - worried
3958. āwenewene - sweets (n); sickly sweet (adj)
3959. āwha - storm
3960. āwhina - to help
3961. āwhinatia - helped (pass of āwhina)
3962. āwhiowhio - whirlpool; whirlwind
3963. āwhā - storm
3964. ēhea? - which (plural)?
3965. ēkara - eagle
3966. ēnei - these, near me (plural of tēnei)
3967. ēnā - those, near you (plural of tēnā)
3968. ērā - those (over there)
3969. ētahi - some, a few (plural of tētahi)
3970. ētehi - some (plural of tētehi, variant of ētahi)
3971. ēwhea? - which? (plural)
3972. īhipani - Vegemite
3973. īmēra - email
3974. īnanga - whitebait
3975. īnoi - beg; pray; request; prayer
3976. īnoia - (pass) be prayed for; be requested
3977. Ōtautahi - Christchurch
3978. Ōtepoti - Dunedin
3979. ō koutou - your (plural, three or more people)
3980. ō kōrua - your (plural, two people)
3981. ō mātou - our (plural, theirs and mine)
3982. ō māua - our (plural, his or hers and mine)
3983. ō rātou - their (plural, three or more people)
3984. ō rāua - their (plural, two people)
3985. ō tātou - our (plural)
3986. ō tāua - yours and mine (plural)
3987. ō - your, one person, neutral category possession, plural
3988. ōhākī - dying speech
3989. ōi - muttonbird
3990. ōkawa - formal
3991. ōku - mine, plural, ō category possession
3992. ōna - his, her, plural, ō category possession
3993. ōpaki - informal
3994. ōrite - to be the same as
3995. ōu - yours, one person, ō category possession, plural
3996. ū - breast, udder (n); to be devoted (v)
3997. ūkaipō - birthplace
3998. ūkui - to wipe
3999. ūkuia - wiped (pass. of ūkui)
4000. ūnga - place of arrival