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Cook Islands Maori words beginning with ‘k’

kakati1

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kakati1, (-‘ia, kātia).

1. Bite, nip.

Kua kakati te puakāoa i te tamaiti.
The dog bit the child;

Kua kakati te namu iāku.
The mosquitoes bit me;

‘Ē ‘ākara koe i te kakati a te puakāoa i runga i taku rima.
Look at this dog bite on my hand;

Kia matakite, ‘e ‘oro‘enua kakati tēia.
Watch out, this horse bites;

‘Auraka e kai, ‘e varaoa kātia tēnā e te kioretoka.
Don’t eat it, the rats have been nibbling that loaf;

i tōna kakati‘ia‘anga e te veri,
when he got bitten by a centipede;

te ngā‘i e kakati ei te pereiki ki runga i te uira,
the place where the brakes grip on the wheel.

2. v.i. (Have) a gnawing pain.

Kua kakati tōku kōpū.
I’ve a gnawing pain in my stomach;

‘E ‘apinga tika ai te kakati i tōku kōpū.
There is an awful gnawing pain in my stomach. [-kati2 rR.]

kākā1

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kākā1, n. Name given to a number of lianas.

‘ī toru āku kākā i ‘apai mai ei ‘ei rere nā tātou.
I’ve brought three (lengths of) lianas for us to skip with;

Kua ‘apai mai ‘a Mere i te ruru kākā ki te ‘āpi‘i.
Mere has brought a coil of liana to school;

Kua ‘u‘uti kākā mātou.
We’ve pulled up some lianas. Some varieties:

Kākā mura,
which has a reddish stem;

Kākā tea,
found on the coast, with a pale-greenish stem;

Kākā uri,
dark-green stemmed;

Kākā vai,
whose large stem holds potable water.

kakara

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kakara, v.i. (Give off) an attractive scent, smell sweet; sweet smell.

Kua kakara te kai a kōtou.
Your food smells good;

‘E tiare kakara te tī pani.
The frangipani is a scented flower;

I te kakara‘anga o te manongi, kua kite au ē ‘e tangata tei va‘o i te ‘are.
I could tell there was someone outside the house from the scent of coconut-oil;

‘E ‘apinga tika ai te kakara i te tī pani.
The scent from frangipani is terrific. [Pn. *kakala.]

kākā2

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kākā2, n. Said to be a large heron-like bird living in the hills but visiting the river banks at certain seasons, but the ornithologists know of no such bird.

Kua rere te kākā nō tei arumaki‘ia e te puakāoa. The kākā
flew off because the dog was after it;

‘E punua kākā ‘ua.
It’s only a young

kākā.

kakā

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kakā.

1. v.i. Shine brightly, vividly, radiantly, gloriously; brightness, glory.

‘E kakā tika ai te mārama o te ‘ētū a‘ia‘i.
The evening star is shining brightly;

‘E mārama tika ai te kakā o te marama.
The moonlight is very bright;

Kua kakā mai te rā ki raro.
The sun shone down;

‘e karapa‘anga uira kakā,
a vivid flash of lightning;

Kua kakā te ariki va‘ine i tōna no‘o‘anga ki runga i te terōno ariki.
The queen was radiant (or resplendent) seated on the royal throne;

Nō‘ou te pātireia, te mana, ē te kakā,
Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory;

Te tuatua nei te au rangi i te kakā o te Atua.
The heavens declare the glory of God (Ps. 19.1).

2. v.t. (-‘ia). In the phrase kakā i te mata, open the eyes wide, keep a sharp lookout;

Kua kakā ‘aia i tōna mata nō tōna pō‘itirere.
He opened his eyes wide in astonishment;

Kakā‘ia tō‘ou mata kia kite koe i te pa‘ī rere.
Keep your eyes skinned for the plane. Mata kakā, sharp eyes.

‘E mata kakā tōna.
He’s got sharp eyes. [kā2, rR.]

kakai

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kakai, v.i. intens. kai1. Eat heavily, consume a great deal; Heavy eating or consumption.

‘E ‘apinga tika ai te kakai i tērā tamaiti.
It’s amazing how much that boy can stow away;

I aere mai te Tamaiti a te tangata ma te kaikai e te inu, e te karanga nei ratou, I na, e tangata kakai e te inu wina.
The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a wine-bibber (Matt. 11.19);

e ai kakai oki toou Atua ko Iehova,
for the Lord thy God is a consuming fire (Deut. 4.24). [kai1 rR.]

kaku

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kaku, v.t.

1. Beg, entreat for something.

Kāre ‘aia i roa i te no‘o‘anga ki Peritāne, kua kaku kia ‘aka‘oki vave‘ia ki Rarotonga.
She hadn’t been in Britain long before she begged to be taken back quickly to Rarotonga;

Kua kaku ‘aia kia ‘akakore‘ia tāna ‘ara.
He begged that his sins might be forgiven;

I mua ake ka tāmate‘ia ai ‘aia, kua kaku ‘aia i te tātauro.
Before she was put to death, she begged for a cross.

2. Long for (nostalgically).

Kia kite te tamaiti kaimoumou ‘apinga i tōna ngere, kua auē ‘aia ē kua kaku i tōna metua.
When the prodigal son found himself destitute, he wept and yearned for his father;

Kua kaku ‘aia i tōna ‘enua ‘ānau.
He longed for his native land.

kake

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kake,

1. (-a, -‘ia, -na). (a) Climb (i) something, climb up or get on (ki runga i) something. I tōna kake‘anga i te maunga, kua patere ‘aia ē kua ‘ati tōna vaevae. When he was climbing the mountain, he slipped and broke his leg; ‘Auraka e kake ki runga i te tumu nū teitei. Don’t go climbing up high coconut trees; Kua kake ‘aia ki runga i tōna pātikara. He got on his bicycle; ‘Ē kake ki runga i tō ‘oro‘enua. Get on your horse; ‘E maunga kake‘ia tēia e te tangata. This mountain is often climbed; ‘E maunga kake ngatā ‘a Te ‘Atukura. Te ‘Atukura is a difficult mountain to climb. Kake ki uta, go ashore. Kāre te pātete e ‘akatika‘ia kia kake ki uta. The passengers were not permitted to go ashore. Kake ki runga i te tā‘onga, accede to a title. Kua ‘aka-tupu ‘aia i te ‘au ki rotopū i tōna kōpū tangata i tōna kake‘anga ki runga i te tā‘onga. He reconciled the (quarrelling branches of the) family when he acceded to the title. Tangata kake maunga, a mountaineer. (b) Mount, serve (i a female animal). Kua tu‘etu‘e te tī nana i tōna kake‘anga‘ia e te toa ‘oro‘enua. The mare kicked when the stallion mounted her; NĀ tā‘au toa puaka i kake i tāku tī nana. Your boar served my sow

2. v.i. Rise (of sun, moon, barometer, bread, prices, terrain).

Kua kake te rā.
The sun is up;

Ka ‘aere ki te ora rua e kake mai ei te marama.
It‘ll be two o‘clock before the moon rises;

Kua kake mai te mārama ao i te ‘itinga.
Daylight came up in the east;

Kua kake te ‘oko o te ‘apinga ki runga.
The price of things has gone up;

Kua kake te vāito ‘uri‘ia.
The barometer has risen;

Kua kake te varaoa.
The bread has risen;

Kua kake tū te maunga.
The mountain rose vertically;

te au mato kake tū,
the sheer cliffs;

Kua kake te ‘ature.
The mackerel have come inshore into the shallows. (See kakake, kākakake, kākenga, kakekake, tākake-(kake).) [Pn. *kake.]

kāka‘u

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kāka‘u, (-a, -‘ia).

1. Wear, put on clothes.

Kua kāka‘u ‘aia i te pereue mā‘ana‘ana.
He wore a warm coat;

‘E pona tēia kua kāka‘u‘ia.
This shirt has been worn;

i tōna kāka‘u‘anga i te kāka‘u repo,
when he had dirty clothes on.

2. n. Cloth, clothing material, garment, clothes.

E ‘oko mai koe ‘ē toru potonga kāka‘u pona.
Buy three pieces of dress material (or shirting);

Kua ‘akaruke au i tōku kāka‘u ki te pae one i tōku pā‘ī tai‘anga.
I left my clothes on the beach when I went swimming;

‘E ‘are toa kāka‘u mānea tō Tānara.
Tānara’s store has some fine clothes;

Kua kiriti au i tōku kāka‘u.
I took my clothes off. Kāka‘u moe, bedclothes (blankets, sheets), night-clothes (nightdress, pyjamas). Kāka‘u pā‘ī tai, bathing costume, swimming gear. Kāka‘u piro, old clothes. Kāka‘u pū, long gown, cloak.

Te kāka‘u pū tāku i vai‘o i Tēroa ia Kārepō ra,
the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus (2 Tim. 4.13). Kāka‘u tāpeka maki, bandage. Kāka‘u tu‘epōro, rugby jersey (or gear). Taura kāka‘u, clothes line.

E ‘o-‘ora koe i te ‘āriki ro‘i ki runga i te taura kāka‘u.
Hang the quilt out on the clothes line. [Pn. *kaa-kafu.]

kākaoa

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kākaoa, v.i. Crow, cackle, scream out, howl, neigh.

Kua kākaoa te moa i te māmāiāta.
The cock crowed at dawn;

Te moa e kākaoa, nāna rāi te ‘ua.
The hen that cackles, she’s laid the egg (it’s the guilty party that protests loudly);

Kua kākaoa te pēpe i tōna tuku‘anga ki raro.
The baby howled when she put him down. (cf.

aoa.)

kakekake

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kakekake, (-a, -‘ia, -na), fq. kake. Climb, mount, rise.

I tō te tamariki kakekake-‘anga i te ro‘i,
when the children kept climbing around on the bed;

Kua ngangata te ngūtupa i te kakekake‘ia‘anga e te tamariki.
The gate is loose (on its hinges) through the children climbing on it;

Kua kakekake te ‘oko o te kai punu.
The prices of tinned foods are going up;

Kua kake-kake tōna riri.
His anger mounted;

Kua kakekake te mataara.
The road kept climbing;

mē tae koe ki tēta‘i ngā‘i kakekake,
when you get to where it goes up hill;

mataara kakekake,
an uphill road. [kake RR.]