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hou - new, modern; feather

hōu - new, modern; fresh

Hou (i), n. Feather (probably strictly tail feather). I hukia mai ra taku hou kotuku (M. 330).

houhou, n. Nothopanax arboreum, five-finger; a tree.=whauwhau.

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Hou (ii), a. New, recent, fresh. Ka tae te wahine ra ki nga pueru, ka mahue, ki mua ki te tu hou, he tiro toetoe (T. 83). Hou tonu ana te ketunga a te poaka.

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Hou (iii), hohou, v.t. (pass. houhia). Bind, lash together. Ko te waka tena i noho mai ai te houhanga taketake (M, 184). He niho tatere, he mea hohou ki runga ki te rakau (Tr. xxiv, 47). E hohou ana ia i te taiepa. Hohou rongo, make peace. He mea hoki i te wa e houhia ai ki te rongo (W. iv, 113). Na konei ka houhia te rongo (Tr. xxviii, 44). Hohou pu, a method of lashing the stone toki to its handle. Ko tona kakau he mea hohou pu.

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Hou(iv). 1. v.t. Force downwards. Houa iho kia hohonu.

2. v.i. Force one's way downwards or under. Ko Tongahiti anaki e rere, i hou na te pou tungaroa (W. i, 90). Ka hou te kiri i raro o te rakau.

3. Persist. Ka hou au ki a koe, ka hou, ka hou.—Ka hou nga mata ki te moe.

houhou, v.t. 1. Dig up, obtain by digging. Kei te houhou roi mana.

2. Peck holes in drill. Metemea i houhoua e te tieke (P. 71).

3. Chop in pieces. Kua houhoua ra hoki nga waka, waiho kia putarera ana. = hauhau. ‖ hau (vii).

4. Hasten. Houhoua te rere. Hou (v), houhou, a.

1. Cold.

2. Disagreeable, unpleasant. whakahouhou, v.i. Feel disgust. Ka whakahouhou nga hoa, i mea hoki ratou kia tirohia paitia ia (T. 193). ‖ hauhau and anu. Hou (vi) = hoi, a. Distant. Kaore he wai o konei, mau hoki e titiro kei hou noa atu te wai (W. v, 57).

Hou (vii) (perhaps connected with hou (iii).

1. v.t. Dedicate or initiate a person, etc., by incantations in which an offering of hair was made. Houa he po au (M. 218).

2. Make an offering of hair for above purpose. To uru tapu i houa iho ki te atua (M. 41).

3. Establish by rites, as above. Ko to koutou mana ehara i te mea whanako, he mea hou ki runga ki o koutou tipuna.

4. n. Ceremony of dedication or initiation. Ka kitea tetahi tangata mohio, kaha, ka houa taua tangata ki te hou no Tu.

whakahou, v.i. ? Violatetapu. Auara ! kei te whakahou kau koe ki te tamaiti a Hine, he tamaiti tapu (Tr. vii, 51), where Wohlers, whose translations are not close, has nurse, which, however, does not suit the context.

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Hou (viii), n. Sound. Ko te hou o te waiata a tuawahine, mataaho mai ana ki nga taringa (Pi. 133, 11).

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Hou (vii) (perhaps connected with hou (iii).

1. v.t. Dedicate or initiate a person, etc., by incantations in which an offering of hair was made. Houa he po au (M. 218).

2. Make an offering of hair for above purpose. To uru tapu i houa iho ki te atua (M. 41).

3. Establish by rites, as above. Ko to koutou mana ehara i te mea whanako, he mea hou ki runga ki o koutou tipuna.

4. n. Ceremony of dedication or initiation. Ka kitea tetahi tangata mohio, kaha, ka houa taua tangata ki te hou no Tu.

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Ko ngā rorohiko hou ēnei.
These are the new computers.
Identity sentences - ko...

Kua rongo koe i te waiata hou?
Have you heard the new song?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua

Me hangaia te whare hou.
The new house should be built.
Simple sentences: you should - me

Kia hia ngā moni ki te hoko i te waka hōu?
How much money do you need to buy the new car?
How many are needed? - Kia hia

Ka pai anō hoko waea pūkoro hou māku, e ?
Could you buy me a new cellphone, Mum…?
Is it OK if... ? - Ka pai taku...?

Kāore te iwi i rata ki ētahi o ngā kupu hou a Te Taura Whiri.
People didn't like some of the new words Te Taura Whiri coined.
To like - rata

Ko wai e rata ana ki ngā tikanga hou nei?
Who likes these new procedures?
To like - rata

Kāore ia i rata mai ki tōku pōtae hou.
She didn't like my new hat.
To like - rata

whea waka hou?
Where did you get your new car from?
Belonging to a place - nō

Pāpā tātou e taraiwa atu ki Te Ao Hou.
Pāpā will drive us to New World.
Future agent emphatic - māku

Kaua e hangaia te whare hou.
The new house shouldn't be built.
Negations of 'me' - We shouldn't... - Kaua... (passive) e...

Kāore anō koe kia rongo i te waiata hou?
Haven't you heard the new song yet?
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...

Tērā tonu pea Taika te papawīra . I mea mai ia he papawīra hou tāna.
That skateboard might well belong to Taika. He said he had a new skateboard.
Perhaps - Tērā pea

He whare kōhatu, he mea hōu.
A new, stone house.
Categorizing sentences - he

Kaua e ki runga i rātou whāriki hou!
Do not stand on their new carpet!
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He pai ki a koe tōku tūru hou?
Do you like my new chair?
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...

He waka hou tōku.
I have a new car.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He hou ā koe?
Do you have new shoes?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He kākahu hou ōu?
Do you have new clothes?
Do you have any...? - He... ?

He panekoti hou tōku.
I have a new skirt.
Do you have any...? - He... ?

Aua, he kupu hou tēnā ki a au.
I don't know, that's a new word to me.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He kupu hou tēnā.
That's a new word.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He rorohiko hou tēnā.
That (near you) is a new computer.
That (near you) - tēnā, te... nā

He pai ki a koe te rorohiko hou?
Do you like the new computer?
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He pai ki ngā tamariki te kēmu hou.
The children like the new game.
I like... - He pai ki a au...

He tamāhine hou tāna kātahi anō ka whānau mai.
She has a new daughter than has just been born.
Has just... - kātahi anō...

I haere au ki te tāone kia hoko ai i ngā hou.
I went to town in order to buy new shoes.
In order to - kia... ai

Ko te māhunga he mea tia ki te hou.
Their heads were adorned with feathers.
The pseudo-passive - he mea...

Kāore ā koe he hou?
Do you not have new shoes?
Do you not have any? - Kāore āu...

Ehara te rorohiko hou i te pai ki a koe?
Do you not like the new computer?
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

Ehara te kēmu hou i te pai ki ngā tamariki.
The children do not like the new game.
I don't like... - Ehara... i te pai...

te whare hou ngā moenga nei.
These beds are for the new house.

He waea hou tāu.
You have a new phone.

He rorohiko hou Hēmi.
Hēmi has a new computer.

He ākonga hou ia.
She/he is a new strudent.

Āwhea a Nikau hoko ai i tana pahikara hou?
When is Nikau buying his new bike?

Āwhea hoko ai a Kauri i tana pahikara hou?
When is Kauri buying his new bike?

He tāne hou tāku.
I have a new man.

I hoko au i tētehi hāte hou.
I bought a new shirt.

He rorohiko hou tēnei.
This is a new computer.

He rorohiko hou tērā.
That (over there) is a new computer.

Ko ēnei ngā rorohiko hou.
These are the new computers.

Hoki mai koutou ngā kaihoe o mua, eke mai koutou ngā kaihoe hou!
Come back you past paddlers, welcome aboard you new paddlers!

he hou tēnei
today is a new day

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