Results for 'taumaha'
taumaha - difficult of spirit or health; to be heavy (s), weight (n)
Taumaha. 1. a. Heavy. Ka mea ake nga tamariki, “Kia taumaha, kia taumaha” (W. ii, 23). = taimaha.
2. Of a genealogy, ? in the direct line. (Tar.) He ara ariki, he ara taumaha, he ara tuawhenua.
3. n. An incantation recited when food is offered to the atua, or for rendering food, etc., free from tapu, and for other purposes. Ko te taumaha mo nga kai (M. 400).
4. v.t. Recite the taumaha over anything. Ka taumahatia, ka karakiatia, kia noho ai te wairua tohunga ki roto i a ia.
Williams Dictionary
E ai ki ngā rongo kua taumaha a ia, mea ake ka hemo.
They say he's very ill, and it won't be long at all before he dies.
All of a sudden - Mea ake
Ka mamae aku turi, ngā wāhi katoa ōku, engari kāore e heke taku taumaha.
They hurt my knees, and every other part of me, yet I don't seem to lose any weight.
Ka used to indicate the past - ka
He taumaha tēnei.
This is heavy.
Categorizing sentences - he
He taumaha rawa atu te pēke a Aroha.
Aroha's pack is very heavy.
Possessives - 'a' class - ā, tāku...
Kei a wai te pēke taumaha i te ata āpōpō?
Who will carry the heavy pack tomorrow?
Future locatives - kei te
Kei te kōtiro te tino pakeke te pēke taumaha.
The oldest girl will have the heavy pack.
Future locatives - kei te
Kei te taumaha ia.
She is very sick.
He taumaha te pukapuka nā?
Is that book heavy?
Kua tino taumaha te raruraru,
The problem has become very serious.
Taumaha ana te rōnihi i te nui o te tītī.
The launch was heavy because of the mutton-bird.
