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ure

1. (noun) penis.

Haria mai ana e Pine te tekoteko nei hai whakahuene mai mā tētahi o ngā tama tāne; hākiki ana te tama nei i tana kitenga kua tapahia kētia e ngā mihinare Karaitiana te ure o te tipuna nei (TTR 1998:188). / Pine took the tekoteko to a young worker to sand off; and the boy was offended when he discovered that the penis of the tekoteko had been cut off by Christian missionaries.

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Synonyms: toperu, mongamonga, tama ngarengare

tama ngarengare

1. (noun) penis.

Kātahi ka wewete ētahi i ō rātau kākahu kia mahue ko tama ngarengare anake e tītakataka ana i te takiwā (Wh4 2004:87). / Then some took off their clothes so that only their penises were flopping about in space.

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Synonyms: toperu, mongamonga, ure

mongamonga

1. (stative) be crushed, bruised, shattered.

Ka whakakitea mai a Mikaere te tino anahera ki a Te Kooti, ka mea mai: 'E mongamonga noa iho ōu iwi, i te taumaha o ō mahi ki a rātau' (TTR 1990:217). / He was visited by the archangel Michael who said: 'Your people will be crushed by the weight of your deeds upon them.'
Ko te roa o te nākahi ka takatakaia ki te tangata, kātahi ka notia kekekeke ana, ā, mongamonga noa ngā wheua (MM.TKM 1/9/1855:7). / After the snake twines round and round the person, it squeezes tighter and tighter till it crushes his bones.

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2. (noun) bone marrow.

Ngotehia te wheua nā kia puta mai ai te mongamonga (PK 2008:472). / Suck that bone so that the bone marrow emerges.

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3. (noun) muscle tissue.

Ko te iwi o te tuarā kua pakoki, ko taua wāhi i pakoki, kei te kurutēngia te mongamonga, kua kati te huarahi e puta ai, he whāngai i tētahi kaha mō ngā mongamonga o ngā waewae, koia nei i ngehe ai ngā waewae o te tangata nei (TTT 1/1/1925:171). / The spinal column has been damaged and the place that was damaged is the spinal cord that is crushed and the avenue whereby the muscle tissue of the legs is provided with the strength to operate is closed off so that this person's legs are weak.

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4. (noun) penis.

Synonyms: toperu, tama ngarengare, ure

toperu

1. (noun) penis.

Peni

1. (loan) (personal name) Penny, Ben, Benny.

He mea kī e te Kōti, ko Mereana Hokomata, ko Peni Te Puna, e tū i te tūranga o Tāmihana Te Materoa, kua mate (TW 12/8/1876:5). / The Court ordered that Mereana Hokomata and Penny Te Puna succeed to the estate of Tāmihana Materoa, deceased.

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tehe

1. (noun) glans (of a penis).

Me āta titiro mehemea kei te tika te takoto o te pūkoro ure i mua i te whakamau ki runga i te tehe o tō ure (HM 2/2004). / Look carefully to see if the condom is lying correctly before putting it on the glans of your penis.

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