Found 5 results matching "wero"

• wero

  1. (verb) (-hia,-ngia) to pierce, spear, challenge, stab, poke, jab, bite, puncture, sting (of an insect), inject.   Ko tētahi mea hē rawa, ko te raweke a ētahi o ā rāua tamariki i ngā kēne whurutu, arā, he mea wero ngā tini, kātahi ka unumia te wai, ka whakahokia ki runga i ngā whata (TTR 3:60).One problem was that some of their children would meddle with the cans of fruit, that is they would puncture the tins, drink the juice and put them back on the shelves.
  2. (noun) piercing, stabbing, injection, challenge at a pōhiri, spine (of a stingray).  
  

• Wero-i-te-kokota

  (personal name) star in the Kāhui Takurua (Canis Major).  
  

• Wero-i-te-ninihi

  (personal name) star in the Kāhui Takurua (Canis Major).  
  

• kaiwero

  (noun) challenger - the man who does the wero during the pōhiri, the ritual of encounter.  
  

• ngangahu

  (verb) to make a shrill high-pitched noise (in a haka or wero).   Ka takoto tana rākau, ka hoki whakamuri, ka tīmata ki te ngangahu, me te whiu tika i tana taiaha, me te hūpekepeke a ōna waewae (HP wh84).His challenge stick lay there and he moved backwards and began to make high pitched yelps, to wield his taiaha and to jump up and down with bent legs.