Results for 'ihu'
ihu - nose
Ihu, n. 1. Nose. Ka motokia ake ki tana ihu, ka toto te ihu (T. 21). Ihu oneone, soiled face, one who works hard.
2. Bow of a canoe, etc. Maranga to te ihu, to waenga, me to te kei (T. 70).
whakaihu, n. Headland. E to ana i tona waka i a Te Kumukumu, ka puta kei waho, kei nga whakaihu ki Maungaroa (M. 40).
Williams Dictionary
Kua toto tana ihu.
His nose has started bleeding.
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Whengua tō ihu!
Blow your nose!
Commands using the passive - Tāpirihia, Tīkina...
Kāore i roa ka pari te ihu ki te moenga.
It wasn't long before she fell asleep.
It won't be long before... - kāore e roa...; kāori i roa...
Nō whea e hoki te tihe ki te ihu.
A sneeze can't possibly return to the nose.
A strong or emphatic negative. - Nō hea, nō whea
He ihu hūpē.
Snotty nose.
Categorizing sentences - he
E rua ōu whatu, kotahi tōu ihu.
You have two eyes and one nose.
Possessives - 'o' class - ō, tōku...
Kei te hūpē tō ihu.
You've got a snotty nose.
Whengua tō ihu.
Blow your nose.
Kei hea tō ihu?
Where is your nose?
He ihu oneone ia.
She is a hard worker (lit: she has a soiled nose).
He ihu tēnei.
This is a nose.
Ke hongi te ihu ki te hauāuru; kua rongo i te haunga o tōna ariki.
He sniffed the winds of the west, and recognised the scent of his master.
