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hori

1. (verb) to speak falsely, mistake, misjudge.


2. (stative) be false, untrue.

He hori ana kupu, kaua noa e whakapono atu (PK 2008:134). / Her words are untrue, don't believe her.

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hori

1. (stative) be past by, past.

Haere taku whakaruruhau i ngā tau 25 ka hori ake nei! (TTR 1990:134) / Farewell my protector of the past 25 years!

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Synonyms: pāhi, hihipa, hipa, hapa

hori

1. (verb) (-a) to cut, slit.

Horia te taringa o te poaka (W 1971:60). / Slit the ear of the pig.

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Hōri

1. (loan) (personal name) George.

E kī atu ana ki te Hīti o te Wēta o Ākarana, kia whakatūria a Tā Hōri Kerei, mō te tūranga o Te Kirihi, me te whakapuaki, kāore te Kāwanatanga, e wehi i tēnei ki a Tā Hori (TW 12/2/1875:9). / It advises Auckland City West to elect Sir George Grey for Mr Gillies’ seat, and declares that the Government do not in the least fear Sir George.

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ki hori

1. step aside, move, move aside, get out of the way.

Ki hori, tamariki mā! Whakawāteahia te huarahi mō ngā kaumātua. / Get out of the way, children! Clear the pathway for the elders.

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Synonyms: kaneke, ngatete, kori, tākiri, koni, korikori, neke, paheke, panuku, whakakorikori, , konikoni, hūnuku, tīkape, onioni, oreore, kareu, whakangāueue, rangaranga, takataka, neneke, ngatē, ngeungeu, oraora, pakuku, pīoraora, heke, nuku, hiki

Kerei, Hōri

1. (loan) (location) Sir George Grey (1812-1898) Soldier, explorer, colonial governor (1845-1853, 1861-1868), politician, premier, scholar.

E kī atu ana ki te Hīti o te Wēta o Ākarana, kia whakatūria a Tā Hōri Kerei, mō te tūranga o Te Kirihi, me te whakapuaki, kāore te Kāwanatanga, e wehi i tēnei ki a Tā Hōri (TW 12/2/1875:9). / It advises Auckland City West to elect Sir George Grey instead of Mr Gillies, and declares that the Government do not in the least fear Sir George.

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Nēpia, Hōri

1. (personal name) George Nēpia (1905/8?-1986) Ngāti Rākaipāka; famous rugby player representing Aotearoa/New Zealand in both rugby and rugby league. He was a star for the celebrated Hawke's Bay team and then the 1924-25 All Black team known as The Invincibles.

Nō te 27 o Ākuhata 1986 i mate ai a Hōri Nēpia ki Ruatōria (TTR 1998:121). / George Nepia died at Ruatoria on 27 August 1986.

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tīmata hori

1. (noun) false start.

Puanga-hori

1. (personal name) Procyon - the eighth brightest star in the sky and the brightest in the constellation Canis Minor.

Taiaroa, Hōri Kerei

1. (personal name) (?-1905) Ngāi Tahu; son of Te Mātenga Taiaroa; leader who was elected to Parliament in 1871. Actively promoted Ngāi Tahu land claims and Kotahitanga.

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