Results for 'pāua'
pāua - abalone
Pāua, n. 1. Haliotis of several species, sea-ear, mutton-fish; univalve molluscs. Kua piki ake te tini o te paua, kua piri ki te niao o te waka. Paua korohiwa, Haliotis australis. Paua raupara appears to be applied to a large variety of oyster, also to a shallow Haliotis shell.
2. A fish-hook with a slip of Haliotis shell inserted to attract the fish; several sorts were made, varying in size and in the tint of the shell used. E uira ana te paua me te whakairo, puhipuhi rawa ki te waero (A description of Maui's hook) (T. 21).
3. Phlyctena, or spot on the pupil of the eye. Hence probably the phrase, Na ia to paua (Shortland explains as equivalent to “Do you see any green in my eye,” but translates under sense 1) (Sh.T. 199).
4. Dipper, basin, anything used as such. Ka whakatikohu i te rau rakau hei paepae wai, ka kiia he paua wai.
Williams Dictionary
Kei te kai ngā pakeke i ngā kina me ngā pāua. Kei te pūhaehae mātou.
The elderly are eating kina and pāua. We are jealous.
Simple sentences: present tense with a verb - kei te
Kua kai pāua koe?
Have you eaten pāua?
Simple sentences: past completed tense - kua
Nō hea tēnei pāua?
Where did this pāua come from?
Belonging to a place - nō
Ehara ēnei pāua mā ngā tamariki.
These pāua aren't for the kids.
Negating māku possessives - ehara... mā...; ehara... mā
Kaua e kohi i te pāua iti!
Don't gather small pāua.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
I rukua he pāua, me te kohi anō i ētehi mā koutou ko tō whānau.
I went diving for pāua, and got some for your family too.
While at the same time/and in addition - me te... anō
I tīkina te māripi e ia, kātahi ka tapahi ia i te pāua.
He fetched the knife, then he chopped the pāua.
Passive sentences - tikina...
Kei te ruku pāua a Ari.
Ari is diving for pāua.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
E ruku pāua ana au nā te mea e haere mai ana tōku hungarei.
I'm going pāua diving because my mother-in-law is coming.
Gerund phrases (fence building, bread baking, dishes washing...) - tunu parāoa...
Ehara mā ngā tamariki ēnei pāua.
These pāua aren't for the kids.
I te kainga o ngā pāua, ka pāterotero ia i te katoa o te pō.
On eating the pāua, he farted all night.
Haere mai e tama, rukuhia ngā pāua a Tangaroa nei.
Come here son, dive for the pāua belonging to Tangaroa.
Kua kai koe i te pāua?
Have you eaten pāua?
He iti rawa atu ēnā pāua.
Those pāua are too small.
