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konganuku

1. (noun) metal.

He pai te nuinga o ngā konganuku hei pūkawe hiko, pērā i te konukura me te konutea (RP 2009:338). / Most metals are good conductors, for example copper and zinc (RP 2009:339).

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Synonyms: maitai, rino, mētara

hiriwa

1. (loan) (noun) silver (both colour and metal).

Ā he mea herehere ngā waewae o Ihaka e Rīhari ki te mekameka hiriwa (TW 23/11/1878:589). / And Richard bound Issac’s feet in silver chains.

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tāhei konurua

1. (noun) bi-metal strip.

maitai

1. (noun) iron, steel, cutlery, metal.

Kāore i roa i muri mai ka tae mai ngā hōia, ka whakaaratia anō e rātau taua pou haki, ka kaha atu hoki te mahinga i tō mua hanganga, arā, ka hangaia ki te maitai (TPH 30/6/1903:4). / Not long after that the soldiers arrived, that flag pole was re-erected and it was built stronger that that of before, that is it was built of steel.

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Synonyms: konganuku, rino, mētara


2. (stative) be foreign.

Ko ngā wheua o te hunga maitai i patua nei he mea mahi hei tīrou kai, ā, ko ngā wheua o ngā hūhā he mea mahi hei tōrino, arā, hei rehu (TAH 51:17). / The bones of the foreigners who had been killed were made into forks for picking up food, and the thigh bones were made into flutes.

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3. (modifier) good, beautiful, agreeable.

mētara

1. (loan) (noun) metal, medal.

I te taenga o te Kāwana ki Tūranga nāna i hoatu ngā tohu mētara ki ngā tamariki o ngā kura katoa o taua takiwā (HKW 4/1899:8). / When the Governor came to Gisborne, he gave out medals to children from all the schools of that district.

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Synonyms: tohutoa, mētera, konganuku, maitai, rino

pīauau

1. (modifier) iron (metal).

Nā te Māori tana toki kōwhatu, nā te Pākehā tana toki pīauau i mau mai (MM.TKM 15/8/1857:1). / The Māori had his stone axe, and the Pākehā brought his iron axe.

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2. (noun) knife, cutting instrument, iron axe, tomahawk, hatchet.

I whakamahia e ia te pīauau hei tapahi wahie. / she used a tomahawk to cut firewood.

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Synonyms: mīkara, māripi, naihi, ripi

rino

1. (loan) (modifier) iron, steel, metal.

Tērā ngā raiona i ngā marae i Rānana, e rua tahi, i roto i te taiepa rino, ko te tourawhi, ko te uwha. Te haere rā tētahi taitama ki te mātakitaki. Ka kai nei ngā kanohi o te tangata rā, ā, nāwai ka whawhao atu te ringa ki roto ki te taiepa rino. Ehara! Te makanga mai o ngā peke o ngā raiona rā, tītaritari ana ngā kikokiko o te ringa tae noa ki te whatīanga (KO 15/9/1884:14). / There were a pair of lions in the zoo in London inside an iron fence, a male and a female. A youth went there and was watching them, and after a time he put his hand inside the iron fence. Surprise surprise! When the lions struck with their paws, the flesh of the arm was torn to pieces right up to the elbow.

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Synonyms: konganuku, maitai, mētara


2. (loan) (noun) iron (Fe), steel, metal.

Kua kite rātou, he pēnei me te rino, me te kapa ngā mea o te rā e kanapa mai ana ki a tātou, ā e kīia ana e toru tekau āhua kē o aua rino i te rā (TW 2/11/1878:545) / They have found that the elements of the sun shining down on us are like iron and copper, and it is said that there are thirty different metals in the sun.

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3. (loan) (noun) irons, shackle, leg-irons, manacle.

I ngā wā e ora ana ia, hereheretia ai ōna waewae ki te rino, nāwai rā ka hou te rino ki roto i te kikokiko (TP 10/1899:5). / While he was healthy, his legs were shackled in irons, and presently the shackle worked its way into his flesh.

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4. (loan) (noun) cog, mechanical part, machinery, engine, tool.

Patua kia maunu te rino o te huri (Ma 1853:23). / Hit the cog on the shaft until it loosens.

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5. (loan) (noun) railway track.

Kua tahuna e ia te piriti kia wera i te ahi, me te unuunu hoki i ngā rino o te tereina (TJ 12/7/1898:6). / He has burnt the bridge down and has pulled up the railway lines.

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piau

1. (noun) iron (metal).

He piau ngā taraipāta o ngā kaipatu tohorā. / The whalers’ try-pots were of iron.

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2. (noun) iron axe, tomahawk, hatchet, metal battle-axe.

Ehara i te mea he taputapu tōtika nei āna, mahia kētia ake ana ki te naihi pūkoro me te piau noa (TTR 1998:85). / It wasn't as if he used the correct tools, just a pocketknife and a tomahawk.

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Synonyms: piharoa

piharoa

1. (noun)  iron (metal).

He piharoa te tuanui o tō rātou whare. / The roof of their house was of iron.

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2. (noun) iron axe, tomahawk, hatchet, metal battle-axe.

Nā Te Pēhi i tīmata te tautohe. Nāna i kī atu ki a Moimoi o Ngāi Tahu, "He aha koe te moko parori, kāore nei e whakaae nei ki aku hiahia? A koe, e tata nei tō ihu te poroa ki taku piharoa.' (TTR 1990:247). / Te Pēhi initiated the quarrel. He said to Moimoi of Ngāi Tahu, "Why do you with the crooked tattoo, not agree to my wishes? You, whose nose will shortly be cut off with my hatchet."

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Synonyms: piau

konu-kore

1. (noun) non-metal.

konumohe

1. (noun) aluminium (Al).

Ko te mahi nui i te taupuni hangarua, ko te wehewehe, ko te whakakao i ngā momo para pērā i te konumohe, i te pepa, me ngā momo kirihou (RP 2009:185). / The main task at recycling centres is sorting and collecting the types of rubbish such as aluminium, paper and the different types of plastics.

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kēna

1. (loan) (noun) can, billy, tin, metal container.

He mea tote aua ika, ā he mea mahi ētahi ki ngā kēna (TW 5/1/1877:4). / Those fish are salted and some are canned.

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mangā

1. (noun) barracouta, Thyrsites atun - a long slender fish, metallic blue on back and sides, silvery below. Head pointed with prominent, large, sharp, dagger-like teeth.

I Te Wai Pounamu ka hopukina te mangā mā te pohau (Te Ara 2011). / In the South Island barracouta were caught using a large wooden hook with a bone barb.

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karaone

1. (loan) (noun) hoe - a long-handled gardening tool with a metal blade used for weeding.

...i oti hoki tā rāua kōrero ko tōna hoa Pākehā i kōrero ai kia 21 tau ka hoki atu te whenua ki a koe, ka mea atu te Māori, “Ororaiti, i a koe māu te karaone.” (TW 16/11/1878:10/578). / ...and he and the Pākehā complete their deal, saying that when 21 years is up, the land will return to you, the Māori says, “All right, you have the hoe.”

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2. (loan) (noun) crown.


3. (loan) (noun) sovereign - former gold coin worth one pound.

panikena

1. (loan) (noun) pannikin - a small metal drinking cup.

Me kōrorirori ēnei katoa, me whakatakoto ki te kāpata kia kotahi hāora; hei reira ka riringi ki roto kia kotahi panikena wai āhua werawera (KA 1/1/1862:30). / These should all be stirred and then placed in a cupboard for one hour; then pour in one pannikin of quite hot water.

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pūtōrino

1. (noun) large traditional flute - the largest of the traditional flutes, usually made of wood and played as a flute or trumpet and between 30 and 60 cm in length.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 169, 171;)

Nā, ka tae te mahi, he kū, he pākuru, he tō, he pūtōrino, he kōauau, he tōrehe, he tī papaki ringa, he porotiti, he kaupeka - kāore a Kae i kata (JPS 1928:270). / So they tried playing kū, pākuru, tō, pūtōrino, kōauau, tōrehe, hand-clapping, porotiti, and kaupeka - but Kae did not laugh.

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2. (noun) flute - European instrument of metal or wood having holes along it stopped by fingers or keys and held across the body.

Whakahīhī ana tā mātau whakatangi haere i ā mātau pūtōrino, me te patu i ā mātau pēne e rua (HP 1991:33). / We proudly walked along playing our flutes and beating our two drums.

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tingara

1. (loan) (noun) percussion cap - a small amount of explosive powder contained in metal or paper and exploded by striking, used formerly in guns.

Ko te tino whare tēnei o te Tai Rāwhiti hei hoko i ngā paura, hōta, tingara, pū, me aua tū mea katoa (KO 22/5/1883:1). / This is the best establishment on the East Coast to buy powder, shot, percussion caps, guns and those types of munitions.

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korakora pīata

1. (noun) glitter - small shiny pieces of metal glued as decoration.

Me hoatu te kāpia i te tuatahi, mō muri te korakora pīata (HJ 2012:284). / The glue should be applied first, after that the glitter.

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karaune

1. (loan) (noun) hoe - a long-handled gardening tool with a metal blade used for weeding.

Ki tōku whakaaro, me whakamahi ā koutou hōiho ki te parau; e kore ō koutou tuarā e mamae ki te mahi pērā, ina e mamae ana te tuarā i te mahinga i te hō, i te karaune (TKM 13/9/1849:2). / I think it would be much better to make your horses work with ploughs, they will not make your backs ache like the spade and the hoe.

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hemi

1. (loan) (noun) hames - curved metal or wood pieces attached to a horse collar to which the traces (straps, ropes or chains) of the harness are attached by which a carriage or wagon is drawn.

Ka whakamaumau i ngā tīni ki ngā hūka o te hemi, ka here i ngā reina ki te paraire (HP 1991:25). / I attached the chains to the hooks of the hames and tied the reins to the bridle.

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