kai mārō
1. (noun) esoteric lore - a figurative term for the sacred rites, karakia, tribal history, genealogies, philosophies and other knowledge taught in the traditional whare wānanga.
Ka whāngaia a Tamarau ki ngā kai mārō, ki ngā tātai kōrero me ngā tikanga a tōna iwi (TTR 1994:113). / Tamarau was taught the esoteric lore, history and traditions of his people.
hari kai
1. (noun) song to entertain visitors as food is set out.
Tētahi take nui i whakaaetia e tēnei hui, ko ngā mahi a ngā tūpuna o mua kei ngaro, kia tino mahia nuitia i ēnei rā: Ngā whakataukī, ngā waiata Māori, ngā pepeha, me ngā tikanga katoa o ngā mea, me ngā harihari, tūtū ngārahu, me ngā hari kai (TP 8/1909:11). / An important matter that was agreed to by the meeting was the activities of the ancestors of former times that these should be used widely today: The aphorisms, Māori songs, tribal sayings and the customary practices of everything, the songs to unite people in a common purpose, war dances and songs for presenting food.
See also harikai
kaitunu kai
1. (noun) chef.
I tipu ake he rakahinonga hou – ngā kaihanga kiriata, ngā kaihanga pūmanawa rorohiko, ngā kaikōpiro waipiro, ngā kaitunu kai me ngā kaihoahoa kākahu (Te Ara 2012). / A new breed of Māori entrepreneur developed – film makers, computer software developers, brewers, chefs and clothes designers.
anā [tō] kai!
1. take that! serves you right! - idiom used when the speaker is unsympathetic towards the plight of another person.
(Te Pihinga Textbook (Ed. 2): 107; Te Pihinga Audio Tapes/CDs (Ed. 2): exercise 40; Te Kōhure Textbook (Ed. 2): 163;)
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.
See also e nge
Synonyms: e koe (e koe)!, enge!
niho kai waiū
1. (noun) baby tooth, milk tooth - children's teeth which are replaced by permanent ones.
Kia whai niho kai waiū a pēpē, pai noa iho kia kainga tonutia e ia te waiū, engari kei ngaua te ū (HJ 2012:262). / When baby has milk teeth it's still alright for her to continue to drink breast milk, but be careful in case the breasts are bitten.
Synonyms: niho kaiū
papa-kai
1. (noun) tablecloth, table covers.
E kainga ana ngā mea katoa hoki i rō whare - arā, ngā kākahu, ngā whāriki moenga kīhai nei i tangohia ake i te pōnānātanga, i putaputa katoa; ngā pukapuka i whakapirihia ki ngā pakitara o te whare, ngā whāriki o ngā nohoanga me ngā papa-kai, ngā pūtu, me ngā aha noa atu, i pau katoa i taua hanga te ngau (TWMNT 9/2/1875:33). / Everything inside the house was being eaten - namely clothes, mattresses, that in the confusion were left unmoved, were riddled; paper on the walls of the house, the upholstery on the seating, table covers, boots, and everything, were all eaten by that swarm.
2. (noun) table.
I hangaia ki ngā rākau papa, a ngā Māori, tētahi tēpara roa, puta rawa ki tētahi pito ki tētahi pito o te rūma o te kura, hei papa-kai mā ngā mātua o ngā tamariki (TWMNT 26/1/1875:14). / A long table was made with timber planks, supplied by the Māori, reaching from one end of the school room to the other, as a table for the children's parents.
manawa kai tūtae
1. (modifier) daring, undaunted, adventurous, audacious, bold, fearless, game, intrepid, plucky.
I te mutunga o āna mahi manawa kai tūtae e tere ana i ngā moana o te ao, ka noho ia ki uta i te tau 1830, ki te teihana hopu pakake a Jacky Guard i Te Awaiti (TTR 1994:23). / After his adventurous occupation sailing the oceans of the world, in 1830 he lived ashore at Jacky Guard's Te Awaiti shore whaling station.
2. (noun) daring person, adventurer, fearless person, daredevil, risk-taker.
Ehara, kua kai te patu a te manawa kai tūtae i te upoko o te hoariri. / Behold, the daredevil's weapon has struck the enemy's head.
Synonyms: waewae kai kapua
mahi kai parāoa
1. (noun) everyday activity, easy task.
Ka kitea he mahi tino pakeke rawa te mahi nei, te whaikōrero, ehara i te mahi kai parāoa, he mahi mā te tangata mātau (TTTT 2006:45). / It can be seen that this activity is a very difficult one, it's not an everyday task, it's a task for a knowledgeable person.
