Results for 'Hua'
hua - product, fruit
Hua (i). 1. n. Fruit. Kei whea nga hua o te poroporo nei ? (T. 64).
2. Egg of a bird.
3. Roe of a fish. Hua rakau, spawn; hua paru, milt.
4. Product, progeny. Kiia iho koe e noho hei whakatupu i a korua hua (Tr. vii, 36). Ka haere tera ki te po hei kukume i a raua nei hua (Tr. vii, 36). ‖ huānga.
5. Abundance, number. Mo te hua o nga nohoanga, o nga whakaaro (P. 54). Ka hae ki te hua o te mango o tera hapu (W. iv, 112).
6. v.i. Bear fruit or flowers. Ka hua te rata, ka titaha a Matariki ki te uru (W. iv, 115).
7. (Of the moon) Be at the full, wax. Ka tatari a Maia kia hua te marama, ara kia tae ki te Hoata.
huanga, n. Advantage, benefit. Tena, ko te hopu a te ringa iti, he aha te huanga ? (P. 86).
huakore, huhuakore, a. To no purpose, causeless. I patua huakoretia e ia taku tamaiti.—E pai oti kia tangohia huhuakoretia te waka ?—Kaore hoki te huhuakore noa ki te mahi (M. 230).
whakahua, v.t. Make abundant. Nana i whakahua te pu ki uta nei (M. 299).
huhua, a. Abundant, numerous. He haere huhua to matou, e rua rau pea te tangata.
huhuatanga, n. Abundance, goodness, excellence. Kahore he huhuatanga o ena kakahu.
huahua. 1. n. Birds, etc., captured for food, game. Nga kai o tera maunga, he kiwi, he weka, he kiore, he kuku, he tui; he maunga huahua tera maunga (T. 145). Applied particularly to game preserved in its own fat. Ka tu mai nga huahua ma raua (W. ii, 120). He huahua anake ano te kai pai ma te tangata (P. 97).
2. A vessel in which food was boiled by means of heated stones. ‖ kohua.
3. v.t. Boil by means of heated stones. Mehemea ka huahuatia ki te kohatu kakā i te ahi.—Me huahua taua ki te wai kohua (M. 281).
Williams Dictionary
Hua (ii). 1. n. Handspike. Taua i te hua, taua i te ake, tikina ki te ika pupuha nui a Tu (J. i, 150). ‖ huakau.
2. Lever. Ka manu te waka ki ro te wai ka karakia ano a Tautini ka poua te hua ka mea: “Ka morangi te hua,” etc.
3. Section of land. Kotahi hua ka riro i Ngaiterangi.
4. Screen from wind.
5. v.t. Raise with a lever. Huaia te rakau nei.
6. Overturn, frustrate. Ka huaia mai e te Koikoi a taua tatai.
7. Steer, paddle.
huahua, n. Rail of a fence, particularly of palisade of a fort.
Williams Dictionary
Hua (iii). 1. v.t. Name. Ka huaina te ingoa o tera kainga ko Kawhia (T. 113). No whea hoki te huanga o tau matau ? (Who ever heard of your hook ?) (T. 21). Kahore he huanga tangata o te huarahi (There was not a soul on the road) (T. 149). Hua i a koe, What is your name ? lit., Name yourself.
2. Call by name.
3. Think. E hua ana e ngaro nei, kei te mahi kai pea (T. 12). Hua atu, one would think. Hua atu ko te Rangi to tatou matua (T. 14).
4. Think of, determine, decide. Ko te take tenei i huaina ai te wharaunga a Whiro raua ko Tura (W. ii, 8). Ka oti nga waka ra ka huaina te haramai ki rawahi nei.
5. Know, be sure of. Ko wai i hua ai he korero pono nga tangata o enei pa ?
6. n. Outline, leading lines of a pattern in carving.
whakahua, v.t. 1. Pronounce. Ka tino rongo ia i o raua ingoa e whakahuatia ake ana e nga hoa noho tahi (T. 16).
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2. Recite. Ka whakahua i tana karakia mo tana tatuatanga i tona maro (T. 97).
huahua, v.t. Sketch out a pattern before carving.
Williams Dictionary
Hua (iv), n. Buttocks.
huahua. 1. n. Lumps, knobs.
2. Pimple.
3. a. Lumpy. Ka puta ki waho ka huahuatia te whenua, koia a Ahuahu.
whakahua, n. Terrace.
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Kai ai ngā manu i ngā kākano o tēnei rākau hua.
The birds usually eat the seeds of this fruit tree
Habitual action - ai
Mā te noho mai ka puta he hua ki a koe.
By staying (you) will benefit.
Through (one thing/action), (a second thing) will be achieved. - Mā te... ka...; mā... e... ai
Ke kohi i te hua o te miro, hei hinu whakakakara.
They gathered miro berries to make scented oil.
For the purpose of - hei
I puta he hua ki te iwi Māori i ērā kaupapa? Kāore kau.
Did Māori benefit from those measures? Not at all.
there wasn't any... absolutely no... - Kāore kau...
Heoi anō, te mea pai o te koni ahi, ehara ko te mahana anake te hua ki te tangata. Ko te mea tino pai, ko te pārekareka o ngā kōrero.
Still / However, the good thing about sitting round the fire was that it didn't just keep us warm. The really good thing was the enjoyable conversation.
Conjunctions - on the other hand, however - heoi anō
Ka pau ana āu hua whenua, ka kai koe i tō purini.
When all your vegetables have been eaten, you will be able to eat your pudding.
When, whenever - ka... ana, ka...
Hua atu me hoe rawa ki te au o te moana ka tuku ai
the anchor One would think we should paddle to the deep sea and then let go the anchor.
Ko tā rātou he whakainu i ngā pēpi ki te wai hua rākau.
It is their practice to give the babies fruit juice to drink.
Kāore he hua,
there is no benefit
kia mahea te hua mākihikihi,
freeing our path from obstruction,
He hua whenua te kūmara.
The kūmera is a root vegetable.
Pahure atu te whare pukapuka, ko te toa hua rākau.
The fruit shop is past the library.
Kei konei te hua rākau.
The fruit is here.
Kāore he hua o te noho mai.
There is no benefit of staying here.
Kāore he hua o te ngutungutu.
There is no benefit of gossip.
Kāore he hua o te tākaro kēmu ipurangi.
There is no benefit of playing online games..
Kāore he hua o te moeroa.
No good comes of sleeping late.
I kohia ngā hua rākau hei oranga mō tātou
The fruit was collected as sustenance for us all
I piki ake mātou ki ngā hua rākau e iriiri iho ana.
We climbed up to the fruit (that were) hanging down.
Ko te whakaaro i oti nei i a rāua me haere rāua ki te pā o Uenuku rāua ko Toi ka muru mai i ngā hua o te poroporo o Uenuku (Biggs, Hohepa, Mead 1967:41)
The plan they devised was that they should go to Uenuku and Toi’s pā and steal the fruit of Uenuku’s poroporo
I makere noa iho te hua o te rākau.
The fruit just fell down from the tree.
Ko te tino pātai (āe rānei) ka puta he hua i te kāwanatanga hōu me ana kaupapa, kāore rānei
The main question is whether any benefit will be gained from the new government and its policies (or not)
Kātahi aua tini tamariki rā, te tāne, te wahine, ka kohi i te hua o te miro, hei hinu whakakakara.
Then those many young people, men and women, would gather miro berries for scented oil.
Kua pau ngā hua rākau katoa i ngā manu.
All the fruit has been consumed by the birds.
Kāore he hua o te noho noa iho!
There is nothing to be gained from simply sitting around!
E mea ana ētahi he mahi kino te whawhe ira kararehe, hua rānei, ko ētahi e mea ana he pai.
Some say that genetic engineering of animals and food plants is a bad thing, others that it is good.
Ko te tino pātai āe rānei ka puta he hua i te kāwanatanga hōu me ana kaupapa, kāore rānei.
The main question is whether any benefit will be gained from the new government and its policies or not.
E mea ana ētahi he mahi kino te whakahāwea ira kararehe, hua rānei, ko ētahi e mea ana he pai.
Some say that genetic engineering of animals and food plants is a bad thing, others that it is good.
