Results for 'kao'
kāo - no!
kao - cooked and dried kūmara
Kāo, ad. No. Used only as a negative answer to a question. “Ko Maui-taha koe?” “Kao” (T. 17). = kahore.
Williams Dictionary
Kao. 1. n. A preparation of kumara, grated, cooked, and dried in the sun. Ko te kao he kumara, he mea waru, a taurakina ai; ka maroke, ka taona; ka maoa, ka taurakina, ano, ka maroke, ka kiia he kao.—Hokowhitu nga ipu i rapua ai nga kao, ka hoatu ma Toi ma, ratou ko ana tamariki (W.M. viii, 113).
2. a. Assembled, collected together. Ka pai ka kao a taua mea.
whākao, v.t. Collect, assemble.
kaokao, n. 1. Ribs.
2. Side, of the body, of a canoe, etc.; not used like taha to indicate position.
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3. A pattern of tukutuku lattice-work.
4. a. Sideways on. Pewhea te takoto o taua mara, he kaokao ranei, he matanui ranei (i.e., does it lie sideways on to the rising sun or does it face east)? (Kah.).
whakakaokao, n. A pattern in weaving floor-mats, girdles, etc.
kakao, n. An old kuaka (Limosa lapponica baueri, bar-tailed godwit). = hakakao, rakakao.
whakakakao. 1. v.t. Collect, gather together. Whakakakao mai i nga mea ki roto nei.
2. a. Rapacious, greedy.
Williams Dictionary
Mau pāhau ai ia? Kāo!
Does he always have a beard? No!
Habitual action - ai
Nō te Kirihimete rā ka hoki mai ia ki Te Kao.
She returned to Te Kao at Christmas.
Belonging to the past - nō
Kei whea te mamae, kei tō uma? Kāo, kei raro iho. Kei taku puku.
Where's the pain – in your chest? No, it's further down. It's in my stomach.
Above, underneath, outside of - runga ake, raro iho, waho atu, roto atu
Kāo, kāore e taea e au te whakautu i tō pātai.
No, I can't answer your question.
I am able... - Ka taea e...
Kāo, kāore anō au kia tae atu ki reira.
No, I haven't yet been there.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Kāo, kāore anō au kia kai i te tītī.
No, I haven't yet eaten mutton bird.
Negations of kua (I haven't yet...) - Kāore ano... kia...
Kāo, kāore au i te tino mārama.
No, I don't quite understand.
Negations of the past and present tense (I was not working, I am not working) - Kāore... i te...
I haere mai ia i tērā taha o Te Kao.
She came from beyond Te Kao.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i
Kāo, kāore te rimurimu i te kai pai ki a au.
No, seaweed is not the food that I like.
I like... - He pai ki a au...
Kāo!
No!
Kāo, i tupu ake au i reira.
No, I grew up there.
E kāo!
Wrong!
Kāo, kāore āku tamariki i tēnei wā.
No, I don't have children at the moment.
Kāo, kāhore ōna motukā
No, he does not have a car
E kāo! He rūkahu tēnā!
No way! That's rubbish (an exaggeration).
Kāo, ehara tōku whare i te wharenui
No, my house is not big
Mau pāhau ai ia? Kāo!
Does he have a beard? No!
Kāō, kua mate.
No, he has died.
Ko Kaitāia kei tēnei taha o Te Kao.
Kaitāia is on this side of Te Kao.
Kāo, kāhore ā rāua tamariki.
No, they have no children.
B. Kāo, kua haere kē
No, (it's not for Hēmi to do it), Pita should (instead)
B. Kāo, kei Papaioea kē
No, in Palmerston North
Kāo, i a Roberta mā kē ōu kākahu hākinakina!
No, Roberta and the others had your sports gear!
Kāo, kāore anō au ki haere ki Ahuriri.
No, I haven't been to Napier yet.
E kāo. Kei te pai au.
No, I am fine.
