nūtupa, n. Name of an orchid bearing a handsome chocolate-coloured spike of blossom (Phaius grandifolius).
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nūtipēpa
nūtipēpa, n. Newspaper.
E ‘apai mai koe i tēnā tuatua ki te aronga tātā nūti kia nene‘i ki roto i te nūtipēpa.
Take your story to the newspaper people so they can print it in the paper. [Eng. newspaper.]
nūti
nūti, n. News.
Kua tae mai te nūti mei ‘Ātiu mai ē kua tāpuni ‘a Mātipi rāua ko Pā nā runga i te poti.
News came from ‘Ātiu that MŒatipi and PŒa had stowed away on a boat. Nūti takere, stale news. Tangata tātā nuti, journalist. Tangata ‘akakitekite nūti, news announcer. [Eng. news.]
nūroa, nū roa
nūroa, nū roa, n. Name of a terrestrial orchid (Phaius emboinesis). [nū-4, roa3.]
-nuku3
-nuku3, see (‘aka)manuku, (‘aka)mānuku-nuku.
nūmero
nūmero,
1. n. (a) Number, figure.
E tuku i te nūmero ma‘ata ki runga ē te mea meangiti ki raro ka kiriti ei.
Put the big number on top and the little one underneath when you are going to subtract; ‘E a‘a te nūmero o tērā mōtokā? What is the number of that car? TĒ ‘akaputuputu nūmero nei mātou. We are adding the figures up; Tāmaka nūmero ta‘i nga‘uru tē kā tano kiā Rae. Size ten shoes will fit Rae; ‘E tangata nūmero ta‘i ‘aia i te tātā nūtipēpa. He’s a number one journalist, an ace reporter; (b) a sum, mathematics. E kimi mai i te tika i tēia nūmero. Work out the answer to this sum; ‘E nūmero te ‘āpi‘i mua i tēia popongi. Maths was the first lesson this morning.
2. (-a). To number something.
Kua tārevakē tōku nūmero-‘anga i tēia au pi‘a ‘ānani.
I made a mistake when I was putting the numbers on these boxes of oranges; Kua nūmeroa te pi‘a? Has the box been numbered? [Lat. numeros.]
nūmata2
nūmata2, n., (obsol. and Bib.). The white (of an egg).
Te tui nei ainei te numata ua moa?
Does the white of an egg taste rich? (Job 6.6). [? nū mata2.]
nunui
nunui, v.i. High-ranking, important (of people).
Kua putuputu mai te aronga nunui o te ‘enua ma tō rātou vaka tangata katoa i te ‘āriki i te aronga tei ‘oki mai mei te tamaki.
The important people of the country assembled, with their followers, to welcome those who returned from the war. [nui1 rR.]
nuku-2
nuku-2, in place names: Nukuroa, the old (now ceremonial) name for Miti‘aro; Nukutere, an old name for Rarotonga. [Pn. *nuku1.]
nūmata1
nūmata1, n. A variety of taro with white tubers, green leaves and stalk. [?nū, mata2.]
nukanuka
nukanuka, n. Terraces, series of stepped levels or ledges.
Ka nā tēia ngā‘i nukanuka au i te kake ki runga i te ivi.
I shall climb the ridge by way of these ledges.
nuka
nuka, n. Terrace, ledge.
Kua kōia te one ‘ē ono nuka.
The earth was banked up into six terraces. (See (‘aka)nukanuka.) [Ce. *nuka2.]
nuku1
nuku1, n.
1. Organised group of people, troop (of soldiers), troupe.
‘E nuku ma‘ata tei ‘aere mai ki te tūroto i tēia ruāvai.
It was a big party that came to see this pond;
Kua ‘akate‘ate‘amamao te va‘e‘au i roto i te ‘ōire i te tae‘anga mai te tuatua ē tē ‘aere maī ra te nuku tamaki.
The warriors in the village made ready when the news came that a war party was coming.
2. A pageant, play based on a Bible story.
Kua putuputu te au ‘Āpi‘i Tāpati ki Takamoa nō te ‘akaāri‘anga i tā rātou nuku.
The Sunday Schools gathered at Takamoa to perform their pageants;
‘E mānea te kāka‘u nuku o tērā ‘Āpi‘i Tāpati.
The pageant costumes of that Sunday School are lovely.
[Np. *nuku2.]
nuinui, noinoi
nuinui, noinoi, nounou, v.t. Desire intensely, covet(ing), greedy.
Kare rava akenei au i noinoi i te ario a te tangata katoa nei.
I have never yet coveted any man’s silver (Acts 20.33);
Kua noinoi ‘aia kia ‘ōronga‘ia mai tāna ika kia ma‘ata.
He desperately wanted to be given a large share of fish;
Kua nuinui te tamaiti i te au ‘enua o tōna metua kia riro iāia.
The son was very keen that his father’s land should come to him;
Nō tōna nuinui i taku pereue, nō reira ‘aia i keiāi.
He took a fancy to my coat, so he stole it;
Ko te kai nuinui‘ia tēia e te tangata.
This is the dish people go for;
I tōna nuinui‘anga kia rauka ia rātou te rē, kua tuku ‘aia i tōna māro‘iro‘i ‘openga.
He was so keen for them to win that he put all he had into the game. [-nui2, -noi, -nou RR.]
nuingāngare
nuingāngare. Perfect, absolute. The word occurs in the Bible in the phrase
‘au nuingāngare,
perfect peace.
E au nuingangare tona, koia i irinaki ia koe.
He shall have perfect peace who trusteth in these (Is. 26.3);
E noo oki toku ra iti tangata ki roto i te are au nuingangare.
And my people shall dwell in a house of perfect peace (Is. 32.18).
-nui2
-nui2, see nuinui, covet greedily.
nui1
nui1, v.i.
1. Vast, large, high-ranking, important, plentiful, loud, abundant (mainly N.G.Pt. dial., Rar. tends to use
ma‘ata
in these senses).
Kua kāpiki nui atū ra ‘a Rū ki ā Tangaroa.
RŒu called out loudly to Tangaroa.
2. Esp. in the phrases (a) ‘apinga nui, (have) much wealth:
Kua ‘apinga nui ‘aia.
He is very well off;
‘E tangata ‘apinga nui ‘aia.
He is a rich man; (b) kakī nui, (have) great desire:
NŌ tōna kakī nui i te ‘anga‘anga, nō reira kua roko‘ia ‘aia e te maki ma‘ata.
He had such a lust for work that he made himself very ill.
3. Pregnant.
Kua nui tāku tīnana puaka.
My sow is pregnant;
Kua ‘ākara te taote i te au va‘ine nui.
The doctor examined the pregnant women. (See mānganui, nunui, pāpānunui, ririnui, rongonui, tukutukura‘onui, ‘akanui, ‘aka-vānui.) [Np. *nui.]
nūāenga
nūāenga, n. Indian shot, canna lily (Cannaceae).
Kua katokato ‘aia i te rau o te nūāenga ‘ei tāpoki i te umu kūmara.
She nipped off the canna lily’s leaves to cover the oven containing kumara
.
-nua2
-nua2, (?) see ānuanua, rainbow; cf. nua1. [Tah. *ni‘a.]
nua1
nua1, loc.n. Top (N.G.Pt. dial., cf. Rar. runga).