Found 59 results matching "kainga"

• kāinga

  (noun) home, address, residence, village, habitation, habitat.   I whānau au ki Nūhaka, Hāki Pei, i te 10 o ngā rā o Maramarima, tau 1904, i tō mātau kāinga e pātata atu ana ki te awa o Nūhaka (HP wh12).I was born at Nūhaka, Hawkes Bay, on the 10th May, 1904, at our home close to the Nūhaka River.
  

• kāinga kore

  homeless, lacking a home.   (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 55, 89-90;) See also kore.
  

• kāinga tipu

  ancestral home.   I muri tata tonu mai ka mahue i a rātou tō rātou kāinga tipu, a Kāwhia (TTR 1990 wh246).Immediately after, they abandoned their ancestral home at Kāwhia.
  

• 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
  

• kainga

  (noun) leftovers (of a meal).  
  

• mahinga kai

  (noun) garden, cultivation.   Ko ngā otaota hoki o ngā pāmu kua maroke rawa atu, ānō he mea tahu ki te ahi. Waihoki me ngā tāngata Māori e auhi ana ki ā rātou mahinga kai (KO 15/1/1886 wh3).And the grass of the farms has dried off completely as if it was burnt with fire. In addition the Māori people are distressed about their gardens.
  

• huanga kai

  (noun) crop.  
  

• Kai-kārae

  (location) Kaikorae Lagoon (Dunedin).  
  

• 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 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.
  

• kuha kāinga

  (noun) remnants of a house, shanty.  
  

• kuha papa kāinga

  (noun) shanty town.  
  

• kāwanatanga ā-kāinga

  (loan) (noun) local government.  
  

• manawa kai tūtae

  (stative) be daring, undaunted, adventurous, audacious, bold, fearless, game, intrepid, plucky.  
  

• 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 whiore

  (noun) incest.  
  

• anā [tō] kai!

  take that! serves you right! - idiom used when the speaker is unsympathetic towards the plight of another person.   I mahue au i te pahi ki te kura i te ata nei. Anā tō kai! Kāore koe i maranga i te wā e tika ana.I missed the school bus this morning. Serves you right! You didn't get up when you should have. (Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 107;Te Pihinga Audio Tapes/CDs (Ed. 2): exercise 40;Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 163;)
  

• hemo i te kai

  1. (stative) be hungry.   Ka hemo au i te kai (W wh45).I'm hungry.
  2. (verb) to starve.  
  

• 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;)