Results for 'Piki'
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)
piki - to increase
Piki (i), v.t. 1. Climb, ascend. A tena to ara; waiho mo te ata koe ka piki ai (T. 49).
2. Climb over. Ka piki a Hakawau na runga i nga kuwaha o te pa (T. 177).
3. Step over a prostrate person, to do so being an aitua.
pikinga, pikitanga, n. Ascent of a hill, etc. He ara ano tou i haere atu ai to pikinga i Okare (M. 184). Haere ake tokotahi i a Tawhaki raua ko Karihi, ka tae ki te take o te pikitanga (T. 48).
whakapiki, v.t. Cause to ascend. Katahi a Kupe ka whakapiki i tona waka, na kua eke (T. 109).
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Piki (ii). 1. a. Frizzled, closely curled (of hair). He piki te mahunga o te wahine.
2. Pressed close together. Piki tonu ona paihau, kaore e roha (i.e., they were pressed close to its sides). ‖ tapiki.
3. n. A method of dressing the hair in a roll on the top of the head, a sign of rank. He tohu ano i te mahunga o taua tangata, he heru iwi, he piki, he kotuku (T. 182).
4. Plume for the head. Tenei to piki he hokioi i runga (M. 205). Ka Unuhia te piki, he kotuku, ka titia ki reira. Piki kotuku, fig. darling, treasure. Taku ate hoki ra, taku piki kotuku (M. 162). Piki-turangi, upright plumes, a sign of rank. I titia nei te upoko ki te rei ki te piki-turangi, i tohia nei ki te Moana-a-Kura (S.).
whakapiki. 1. a. Contorted, twisted. Ka whakapiki te arero ana tata te mate. Reo whakapiki, confused speech.
2. v.t. Tie up together, as the legs of an animal.
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Piki (iii). 1. n. Second, support in a duel; assistant, helper in work. Ka matika te piki o Wahakaikapua, ka werohia a Te Purewa.
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Piki turanga, successor. Ko wai ra hei piki turanga mo tenei kaumatua kua riro (W.M. ix, 180).
2. v.t. Come to the rescue of, support, assist. Ko te toa ki uta, e pikitia ana; ko te toa ki te wai, te pikitia (P. 60).
3. Fend, ward off. Pikitia mauitia ta Horowhenua (T. 202).
4. Disregard. Kei pikitia tana kupu.
5. Belittle. Kua pikitia te atua, a Rongo, e te tangata.
pikipiki, v.i. Be constantly in attendance. Pikipiki motumotu, ka hokia he whanaunga (P. 80).
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I te piki au i te rākau.
I was climbing the tree.
Simple sentences: past tense - i te
Kua piki te ngeru ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has climbed onto the chair.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kua piki au i te maunga o Tongariro.
I've climbed the mountain Tongariro.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Kia piki te ora ki a koe.
May you be in perfect health.
Mild imperatives (You should be...) - kia
Āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Help the cat climb onto the chair.
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kei te piki haere anō te utu o ngā whare, e ai ki tā te niupepa.
House prices are on the rise again, according to the newspaper.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā
Kāore anō au kia piki i te maunga o Tongariro.
I haven't yet climbed the mountain Tongariro.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Kāore anō te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
The cat has not climbed onto the chair yet.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Ka piki puku atu hoki a Ponga i muri i a ia.
Ponga also climbed up silently behind her.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
Ka piki ā rāua tamariki i te maunga āpōpō.
Their children will climb the mountain tomorrow.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Kei te piki ake a Te Naera ki runga
Te Naera is climbing up on top.
Up - ake
Ka piki ake ia.
He climbed up.
Up - ake
I piki ake tō mātou ki te tihi o Taranaki maunga.
Our group climbed to the summit of Mount Taranaki.
Up - ake
Kei piki ake te utu.
The price has gone up.
Up - ake
Piki ake mai.
Climb up to me.
Up - ake
Kei te heke iho ngā tāngata i te ara piki.
People are coming down the path.
Down - iho
Kaua e āwhinatia te ngeru kia piki ki runga i te tūru.
Don't help the cat climb onto the chair.
Negative passive commands (Don't be...) - Kaua... e...
Kua piki tana utu ki te whā tekau mano tāra ia tau, ia tau.
His salary has gone up to forty thousand dollars a year.
piki ake!
Climb up!
Kei te piki haere ngā utu
The prices are increasing,
Kua piki haere ngā utu mō ngā whakaākoranga o te whare wānanga, me te aha, kua nui haere ngā ākonga e noho nama ana ki ngā pēke
University course fees continue to rise, with the result that more and more students are owing money to the banks.
I piki ake tō mātou rōpū ki te tihi o Taranaki maunga.
Our group climbed up to the summit of Mt Taranaki.
Kātahi anō ka uri ki a koutou, ki a koutou e ngā tauhira. Tēnei nā he mihi whakatau. Nau mai, piki mai, kake mai ki tō tātou kaupapa o te pōkaitahi reo.
Now I turn to you, to you the esteemed ones. This is a welcoming greeting. Welcome, come forward, step up into our shared kaupapa of unity in language.
Nā reira, nau mai, piki mai, kake mai, hara mai ki tō tātou kaupapa.
Therefore, welcome—come forward, step up, come into our shared kaupapa.
Kua piki rātou i te maunga.
They have climbed the mountain.
Kia piki te ora ki a kōrua.
May you two be in perfect health.
Kia piki te ora ki a koutou.
May you three or more be in perfect health.
Kāore anō te tama kia piki i te rākau?
Has the boy not climbed the tree yet?
E, tēnā rawa te piki ake nā ..
Then it came rushing up towards him ..
Kei te piki ake ia i te rākau.
She is climbing up the tree.
Kaua e piki rākau kei taka koe!
Don’t climb trees lest you fall!
Ka piki, ke heke.
Up and down.
Kei te piki haere ngā utu.
The prices are increasing.
Tēnā piki rūkahu tēnā!
That's a big load of rubbish!
Kei te piki ake a Te Naera ki runga.
Te Naera is climbing up on top.
Kua piki rātou i te pātū.
They climbed the wall.
Ki te tihi o te maunga i piki ai ngā toa.
It was to the top of the mountain that the warriors climbed.
Kua piki te tama ki te rākau
The boy has climbed the tree
Ka piki a Tāne ki te rangi o runga rawa.
Tāne climbed to the highest of the heavens.
Kāore anō te tama kia piki i te rākau
The boy has yet to climb the tree
Ki te tihi o te maunga e piki ai ngā toa.
It will be to the top of the mountain that the warriors will climb.
Kei te piki ia i te maunga.
He is climbing the mountain.
Kei te piki ia ki te maunga.
He is climbing to the mountain.
He toa piki pari, mate pari,
A cliff-climber dies by the cliff;
I piki ake mātou ki ngā hua rākau e iriiri iho ana.
We climbed up to the fruit (that were) hanging down.
Ā tērā tau piki ai taku mātāmua ki te wharekura.
My oldest moves up to wharekura next year.
Ka taea e koe tērā maunga te piki?
Can you climb that mountain over there?
Kei te piki haere anō te utu o ngā whare, e ai ki tā te niupepa.
House prices are on the rise again, according to the newspaper.
Āe, ka taea e au tērā maunga te piki.
Yes, I can climb that mountain.
Kei te piki ngā tamariki i te hiwi ki te kehokeho o te hiwi.
The children are climbing the ridge to the summit of the ridge.
Kāorɛ koe e piki i te maunga.
You will not climb the mountain.
I piki ake a Hata i te maunga.
Hata climbed up the mountain.
Kua piki tana utu ki te whā tekau mano tāra ia tau, ia tau
His salary has gone up to $40,000 a year
Ka piki ake a Tāwhaki ki te rangi.
Tāwhaki climbed up to the sky.
