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mānea

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mānea, v.i. Lovely, attractive, beautiful, nice.

Kua mānea tō‘ou kāka‘u i te tui‘anga.
Your clothes are nicely made;

‘E pū rākau mānea tērā.
That is a lovely tree;

Kua mātakitaki te tangata i tāna ‘āua tiare nō te mānea.
People went to look at her flower garden it was so beautiful;

E peru mānea koe i tō‘ou rauru.
Comb your hair nicely;

Kua rekareka ‘aia i te mānea‘anga tōna ‘are i te pēni.
He was pleased how attractive his house looked when it had been painted;

Ē Viriamu, ‘e mānea tika ai tō‘ou tokorua.
Your girlfriend is very pretty, William.
(See ‘akamānea.)

ruperupe

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ruperupe, v.i.

1. Luxuriant, lush, vigorous (of the growth of vegetation and plants).

Kua ruperupe te tupu o te rākau i teia nei.
The trees are growing well now;

Kua tupu ruperupe te rākau i te pae vai.
The trees grew luxuriantly beside the river;

Kua rekareka te va‘ine i te ruperupe‘anga te tupu o tāna tiare.
The woman was delighted at the way the plants in her garden were going ahead.

2. Beautiful, lovely; beauty, etc.

NŌ te ruperupe iāia, nō reira koe i ‘inangaro ei.
Because she is very pretty, that’s why you like her;

‘E ‘āua tiare ruperupe tēia.
What a lovely garden of flowers this is;

Kāre āinei te au kara e ruperupe ana?
Aren’t the colours gorgeous?

taurekareka

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taurekareka,

1. v.i. (Be) very beautiful, fine, lovely, pleasing, delightful.

Kāre e taurekareka ana te tupu o tā‘au ‘ānani.
Your orange trees aren’t doing too well;

‘E one tōmāti taurekareka te tupu, ‘ē te ‘ua katoa.
It’s a plot of tomatoes that is growing and fruiting well.

2. n. Beauty.

Nō te taurekareka i taua tamā‘ainē ra, nō reira ‘aia i ‘inangaro ei.
He loved the girl because of her beauty.
[Pn. *tau-lekaleka.]