Results for 'whēke'
wheke - creak; octopus
Whēke. 1. v.i. Creak. I rangona ake ki te waha e rarā iho ana, ano he whēke rakau (T. 158).
2. v.t. Squeeze, crush.
whakawhēke, v.i. Crowd one upon another. Ka popo ki te matakitaki, aki atu, aki atu, ka whakawheke ki a ratou.
Williams Dictionary
Wheke, n. Squid, octopus. Katahi te wheke ra ka maranga ki runga ki te kai i te waka o Kupe (T. 109). Different species were distinguished as wheke-ngu, wheke-korako, wheke-rauaruhe.
whekewheke, a. Rough, scabrous. Ko taua ngarara he mea ahua koma, he mea whekewheke.—Ka whekewheke katoa te kaki mete kanohi. (Describing some disease.) ‖ Ta., Sa., fe'efe'e, elephantiasis.
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Kaua e mate wheke me mate ururoa.
Don't die like a octopus - die like a shark.
Negative active commands - Don't! - Kaua e..., kāti...
I mate i a Kupe te wheke nei ki Raukawa.
Kupe killed this octopus in Cook Straight.
Statives with 'i' - i a, i te, i ngā
He kaitākaro wheke kurī ia
He is a hot-headed player
Kua pau noa ake ngā mōunu i ngā wheke te kai.
The bait was being eaten by the octopuses.
Ka mate te wheke a Muturangi i konei.
Muturangi’s octopus died there.
Ka karanga a Kupe, ‘Makaia ngā tahaa nā ki te upoko o te wheke!
Throw these calabashes onto the head of the octopus!
I toa anō ahau meina i whēke ahau.
I could have won if I'd tried.
