Para Kore

whakakōmā ~tia

bleach

tūingoa, tūmahi whiti, tūāhua

WHAKAMĀRAMA

He tukanga e mā ake ai tētahi mea (pērā i te papanga, i te pepa me te makawe), mā te horoi ki roto i tētahi matū e kīia nei ko te hauwai ōkai-rua (H2O2), mā te whakairi rānei kia whitikina e Tamanuiterā.

A process which causes something (such as fabric, paper or hair) to become whiter, through washing it in a chemical substance called hydrogen peroxide, or through exposure to sunlight.

Tauira KŌrero

He tukanga tāoke te whakakōmā ā-matū, nō reira he pai kē atu te whakakōmā māori nei, arā, te whakairi i ngā kope kia whakakōmātia e Tamanuiterā.

Nā te whakakōmā hauwai ōkai-rua i hua ake ai te hakihaki ki tōna kiri.

He mea whakakōmā ōna makawe, koirā i urukehu ai.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga

Mā te tukanga whakakōmā e mate ai ngā moroiti tahumaero e noho tonu ana ki te kope i muri i te horoitanga. Ka tōpunitia ki roto i te whakakōmā, kātahi ka opeopea. Ka whakairia rānei kia whitikina e Tamanuiterā, inā he whakakōmā māori tērā.

He tāoke te nuinga o ngā whakakōmā horihori, nō reira me āta whakamahi, kei wera te kiri, kei māuiui te tangata. Me he nui te whakakōmā horihori ka uru atu ki te oneone, ki ngā arawai, ki te kura parakaingaki rānei, ka mate ngā huakita whaipainga o ērā wāhi.

Takenga Mai

whaka - causative prefix

kōmā - whitish, creamy coloured

Tauira KŌrero

He tukanga tāoke te whakakōmā ā-matū, nō reira he pai kē atu te whakakōmā māori nei, arā, te whakairi i ngā kope kia whakakōmātia e Tamanuiterā.

Nā te whakakōmā hauwai ōkai-rua i hua ake ai te hakihaki ki tōna kiri.

He mea whakakōmā ōna makawe, koirā i urukehu ai.

WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga