Results for 'karu'
karu - eye
Karu (i). 1. n. Eye. He karu to te maipi, he karu to te tangata (T. 65). Karu kowhiti, eye with the upper lid turned inside out.
2. Head.
3. v.t. Eye, look at. Karuhia ki a Matariki (S. ii, 55).
karukaru, a. Staring angrily. I rere karukaru a Maui (W. ii, 58).
whakakarukaru, v.t. Stare at angrily. I whakakinikinia, i whakakarukarua, i mihi mai e waho, i riri mai e roto (M. 267).
Williams Dictionary
Karu (ii), n. 1. Spongy matter enclosing the seeds of a gourd.
2. Snare. In expressions karu mahanga, a snare. karu kiekie, a snare for pigeons. I te ata po ka haere a Maui ki te mau i te karu mahanga ki runga ki te rua putanga ake o te ra … ka whanake te ra, kua mau te karu mahanga ki te kaki.
kakaru, n. Spongy matter. Kakaru moana, jellyfish.
karukaru, n. 1. Spongy matter in a gourd, or anything of similar consistency, brains, matter from a sore, clotted blood. Ka tae ano ki nga toto karukaru o Hotua (W. i, 34).
2. Blood. Ka rere, ka tarati te karukaru, ka potaea ki runga ki tona maka hei mounu (The blood ran spurting out, and he smeared it. etc.) (Tr. vii, 39).
3. Rags, tattered garments. Ka rawhia reretia te karukaru puru o tana whare (T. 13). Ka takaia ki te takapau, ki te karukaru (M. vii). This may be from a different root. pakaru.
Williams Dictionary
He rite tonu ō karu ki ō whaea.
Your eyes are like your mother's.
This is just like that - he rite tonu
Māku? Auē, kei te moe tonu aku karu Pāpā.
Me? Oh no, my eyes are still sleeping Dad.
Future agent emphatic - māku
E moe ō karu!
Close your eyes!
Command with e! - e!
Kei konei au, engari kei te moe tonu ngā karu Nan.
I am here, but my eyes are still sleeping Nan.
Conjunctions - but - engari
He kahurangi ōna karu.
Her eyes are blue.
Categorizing sentences - he
He kārikihāura ōna karu.
Her eyes are hazel.
Categorizing sentences - he
He kōura ōna karu.
Her eyes are gold.
Categorizing sentences - he
He aha te tae o ōna karu?
What colour are her eyes?
What? - He aha?
He parāone ōna karu.
Her eyes are brown.
He kiwikiwi ōna karu.
Her eyes are grey.
He kākāriki ōna karu.
His eyes are green.
He parauri ana karu.
She has brown eyes.
Kei konei! Ka rawe koe hei karu mōku.
Here it is! You're an excellent set of eyes for me.
Āe rā! Me i kore ēnei karu, kua ngaro rawa tō kopa moni, ngā kī, ō mōwhiti!
I sure am! If it weren't for these eyes, you'd have lost your wallet, the keys, your glasses!
