Found 49 results matching "kai"

• kai whiore

  (noun) incest.  
  

• kai hamuti

  bugger! blast! damn! arsehole! you bugger, that bugger, that bitch, you so-and-so - a curse indicating annoyance, dislike or mild anger towards someone.  
  

• kai paipa

  1. (loan) (verb) to have a smoke.   Tekau meneti i tukua mō te kai paipa.There was a ten minute break for smoking.
  2. (loan) (stative) be everyday, informal, ordinary, mundane.  
  

• Kai-kārae

  (location) Kaikorae Lagoon (Dunedin).  
  

• kai moana

  (noun) seafood, shellfish.   See also kaimoana.
  

• ka kai koe i ō hamuti.

  you'll regret it.  
  

• kai paraurehe

  (noun) junk food.   Ahu mai ai ētahi mate i ngā kai paraurehe, whakamōmona i te tinana.Some illnesses are caused by junk food which cause obesity.
  

• kai

  1. (verb) (-ngia,-nga) to eat, consume, feed (oneself), partake, devour.   E te iwi, he haukai tēnei kei tō aroaro, kainga! (TTT 1/7/1930 wh2099)People, this is a feast placed before you, devour it!
  2. (noun) food, meal.   He nui te kai: te parāoa, te huka, te tī, te pīkara, te tōhi, te pīwhi, te poaka, me te tini o ngā kai (KO 15/12/1886 wh8).There was plenty of food: bread, sugar, tea, pickles, toast, beef, pork, and much more. (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 33-34;Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 35-49;) See also hari kai.
  

• kai

  (particle) at (eastern dialect variation of kei).   See also kei.
  

• kai a te ahi!

  (interjection) fucking bastard! fuckwit! fucking arsehole! motherfucker! - a strong curse indicating anger or hatred towards someone or something.   (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 106;Te Pihinga Audio Tapes/CDs (Ed. 2): exercise 40;)
  

• kai a te kurī!

  (interjection) fucking bastard! fuckwit! fucking arsehole! motherfucker! - a strong curse indicating anger or hatred towards someone or something.   (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 106;Te Pihinga Audio Tapes/CDs (Ed. 2): exercise 40;)
  

• kihikihi-kai

  (noun) little grass cicada, variable cicada, Kikihia muta - a common species that varies from green to almost black. Used as a source of food, hence the name.   See also kihikihi. audio
  

• kai-

  Prefix added to verbs which express some kind of action to form nouns denoting a human agent, i.e. the person doing the action.   He kaiārahi ia i Te Whakarewarewa.She is a guide at Whakarewarewa. (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 48-49;) See also porokaihākere, kaihoe.
  

• kai parāoa

  (adjective) everyday, ordinary.   Whāia a tua atu o te reo kai parāoa noa iho nei, kei noho noa iho hoki ki ōna pīnakitanga tē eke kē ai ki te akitu ka taea (TTTT 2006 wh13).Strive to achieve that which is beyond ordinary language or the language will not improve and reach excellence.
  

• mahi kai parāoa

  everyday activity, easy task.   Ka kitea he mahi tino pakeke rawa te mahi nei, te whaikōrero, ehara i te mahi kai parāoa, he mahi mā te tangata mātau (TTTT 2006 wh45).It can be seen that this activity is a very difficult one, it's not an everyday task, it's a task for a knowledgeable person.
  

• wāhi kai

  (noun) café, restaurant.  
  

• niho kai waiū

  baby tooth, milk tooth - children's teeth which are replaced by permanent ones.  
  

• puhi-kai-ariki

  (noun) little carved figure, facing the bow, at the base of the taurapa (sternpost) of a carved canoe.  
  

• hoko kai

  (verb) to buy food, to sell food.   (Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 93-98;)
  

• Mana Kai Rangahau

  (noun) New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Limited.