Hauora

Hauora

English → Māori

A

AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome

mate ārai-kore (takenga mai: mate - sickness; ārai - to ward off, protect; kore - negative)

Achilles tendon

iohere punga

Alzheimer's disease, alzheimers

tuapaemahara (takenga mai: tua - beyond; pae - horizon, threshold; mahara - remember, memory) (kupu kē atu: mate wareware)

able, ability

āhei ~tanga

able-bodied

toiora (takenga mai: toiora - sound, uninjured)

ableism

hāpai toiora (takenga mai: hāpai - to uplift, support; toiora - able-bodied)

abortion, abort, induced abortion

whakatahe ~a

abrasion, graze, grazed

riwha (kupu kē atu: kohore)

abscess, boil

whēwhē (kupu kē atu: mariao, tāpoa)

abseil, abseiling

heke pari ā-taura

absent, truant

tamō (takenga mai: tamō - to be absent)

abstract thinking, abstract reasoning

whakaaro tūrehurehu (takenga mai: tū – manner, sort; rehurehu – indistinctly seen) (kupu kē atu: whakaaro waitara)

abuse survivor

tūora tūkinotanga

abuse, illtreat, maltreatment

tūkino (kupu kē atu: maukino)

accessible building

whare tomopai

accessible toilet

wharepaku tomopai

accessible, accessibility

tomopai (takenga mai: tomo - to enter, go in; pai - simple, easy) (kupu kē atu: whakatapoko)

accident

aituā (kupu kē atu: hauata)

accident risk

tūraru aituā

accidental offside

tūhapa heipū (takenga mai: heipū - to come upon)

ace (tennis, volleyball)

tuku toa (takenga mai: tuku - serve; toa - victory) (kupu kē atu: hai [kupu mino])

ache (of the body)

hīwiniwini

acid (drug) LSD

pōau waikawa (takenga mai: pōau - to be confused, bewildered; pōau [whakapōauau] - narcotic drug; waikawa - acid)

acne

mate huahua (takenga mai: mate - condition, disorder; huahua - pimple)

acrophobia, fear of heights

mae tīkoke (takenga mai: tīkoke - high, tall, towering)

acrylic resin

pia kiriaku (takenga mai: pia - resin, gum; kiriaku - acrylic)

active lifestyle, active living

(kātū) noho haukori

acupuncture

haumanu ngira (kupu kē atu: wero ā-ngira)

acupuncture, needling

wero ā-ngira (takenga mai: wero - pierce, poke, injection; ngira [kupu mino] - needle) (kupu kē atu: haumanu ngira)

acupuncturist

kaihaumanu ngira

acute pain

mamae tārū (takenga mai: tārū - painful, acute, severe)

adaptive immunity

awhikiri urutau

addict

kiriwara (takenga mai: kiri - person, self; wara [warawara] - addiction)

addiction recovery

patu warawara (takenga mai: patu - to subdue; warawara - addiction) (kupu kē atu: whakamāui warawara)

addiction, addicted, addictive

wara, warawara ~hia

admire, admiration

kauanuanu ~tia (kupu kē atu: monoa)

adolescent, adolescence, youth

taiohi ~nga (kupu kē atu: rangatahi)

adrenal gland

repe kōihi (takenga mai: kōihi - adrenalin)

adrenalin

kōihi (takenga mai: kōihi - thrill with fear)

adult tooth

niho pakeke

adult, grown-up

pakeke (kupu kē atu: pāhake, taipakeke)

advanced cancer

mate pukupuku maukaha (kupu kē atu: mate pukupuku mārō)

advantage

huanga

advantage receiver

tata kaikape kaiwhiwhi (kupu kē atu: whano kaikape kaiwhiwhi)

advantage server

tata kaikape kaituku (kupu kē atu: whano kaikape kaituku)

advantage, advantaged

momoho (takenga mai: momoho - to be fortunate, rewarded)

advantage, game point (tennis)

tata kaikape (takenga mai: tata - to be near; kaikape - game) (kupu kē atu: whano kaikape)

adventure sport

hākina mātātoa (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; mātātoa - adventurous, daring)

adventurer, dare-devil

manawa kai tūtae (kupu kē atu: waewae kai kapua)

aerial (skateboarding)

hoka (takenga mai: hoka - to soar, fly)

aerobic activity, aerobic exercise, aerobics

kori ā-hāora

aerobic capacity

raukaha hāora

aerobic endurance

matatū ā-hāora

aerobic fitness

pakari ā-hāora (kupu kē atu: mārō ā-hāora, mārohirohi ā-hāora)

aerobic threshold

pae hāora

aerobic training

whakapakari ā-hāora

age discrimination, ageism

whakatoihara taipakeke (kupu kē atu: aukatinga taipakeke)

age diversity

kanorau pakeke

aged care facility

whare tiaki kaumātua

agender, gender neutral

irakore

aggressive tumour

pukupuku rīrā (takenga mai: rīrā - strong)

agile, agility

raka (takenga mai: raka - to be adept, skilful, dexterous)

agoraphobia

mae ahoaho (takenga mai: ahoaho - open space)

air ambulance

wakarangi tūroro

airdrop, acid drop (skateboarding)

hokataka (takenga mai: hoka - to soar, fly; taka - drop, fall)

airway, respiratory tract

arahau (takenga mai: ara - pathway; hau - air)

alcohol

waipiro

alcohol abuse

raukoti waipiro

alcohol addiction

wara waipiro

alert, responsive, receptive

mauri tū

alienated, estranged

mōriroriro

all rounder (e.g. cricket)

reherua (takenga mai: rehe - expert, deft hand; rua - two) (kupu kē atu: reherau)

allergen

matū whakapāwera (takenga mai: matū - substance, chemical; whaka - causative prefix; pāwera - allergy)

allergy

mate pāwera

allergy, allergic

pāwera ~tanga

alley-oop (basketball)

kuru areupa (takenga mai: kuru - to shoot [basketball]; areupa [kupu mino] - alley-oop)

alternating downward stretch

totoro whakararo hohoko

alternative medicine, alternative remedy

rongoā arokē

alveolus

miru (takenga mai: miru - bubble)

amalgam

koranu konuoi (takenga mai: koranu - alloy; konuoi - mercury [Hg])

ambulance

waka tūroro

amniotic fluid

waikahu (takenga mai: wai - liquid; kahu - membrane enveloping a foetus)

amorous pursuit, advance amorously, woo, court, courtship

whakaipoipo (kupu kē atu: hemahema)

amputate, amputation

pōuto ~kia ~ nga (kupu kē atu: pororere)

amylase

whākōkī hūware (takenga mai: whākōkī [pūmua whākōkī] - enzyme; hūware - saliva)

anabolic steroid

pūtaiaki whakapeto pūngao

anabolism, anabolic

whakapeto pūngao (takenga mai: whakapeto - to consume, utilise; pūngao - energy)

anaerobic capacity

raukaha hāora-kore

anaerobic exercise, anaerobic activity

kori hāora-kore (takenga mai: hāora - oxygen; kore - not, nil)

anaerobic fitness

pakari hāora-kore (kupu kē atu: mārō hāora-kore, mārohirohi hāora-kore)

anaerobic threshold

pae hāora-kore

anaerobic training

whakapakari hāora-kore

anaesthetic

rongoā whakarehu (takenga mai: rehu - to render unconscious) (kupu kē atu: whakarehu)

anaesthetic technician

ringapū whakarehu

anaesthetic, anaesthetise

(whaka) rehu ~a

anaesthetist

rata whakarehu (takenga mai: rehu - to render unconscious) (kupu kē atu: tākuta whakarehu)

anal sex

ai tou (kupu kē atu: ai kumu, karipapa)

anatomy (field of study)

mātai tinana

anger, angry

riri (kupu kē atu: hīnawanawa, ririhau, takariri, pukuriri)

anguish, distress, distraught, dysphoria

auhi (kupu kē atu: ahotea, pākinikini, pākatokato)

ankle

whatīanga raparapa (kupu kē atu: pungapunga)

ankle tap

tuaraparapa ~tia (takenga mai: tua - to fell, cut down; raparapa [whatīanga raparapa] - ankle)

anorexia

māuiui pohokore (kupu kē atu: māuiui whakatiki)

antagonistic behaviour

whanonga nihoniho (takenga mai: nihoniho - antagonistic)

antenatal care, prenatal care

maimoa pirikōpū (takenga mai: maimoa - to cherish, care for; piri - e whai ana i tā te piripoho; piri - to be close; kōpū - womb)

antenatal service, prenatal service

ratonga pirikōpū (takenga mai: ratonga - service; piri - e whai ana i tā te piripoho; piri - to be close, cling to; kōpū - womb)

anti-bacterial

patu huakita (takenga mai: patu - to kill, subdue; huakita - bacteria)

anti-fungal

patu puruheka (takenga mai: patu - to kill, subdue; puruheka - fungus)

anti-inflammatory

patukakā

anti-parasitic

patu pirinoa (takenga mai: patu - to kill, subdue; pirinoa - parasite)

anti-viral

patu huaketo (takenga mai: patu - to kill, subdue; huaketo - virus)

antibiotic

rongoā paturopi

antibody

paturopi (takenga mai: patu - subdue, kill; ropi [rauropi] - organism)

antigen

akiaki paturopi (takenga mai: akiaki - to urge on; patu - to subdue, kill; ropi [rauropi] - organism; paturopi - antibody)

antiseptic

patuero

antiseptic ointment, antiseptic cream

panikiri patuero (takenga mai: patu - to subdue, kill; ero - septic, pus)

antiseptic wipes

muku patuero

antisocial behaviour

whanonga tūhourangi

antisocial personality disorder, sociopathy

mate haukiri tūhourangi (takenga mai: mate - disorder, condition, illness; haukiri - personality; tūhourangi - uncouth, ill-mannered)

anus

tero (kupu kē atu: ene, tou)

anvil, incus (ear)

kurutangi (takenga mai: kurutangi - stone beater)

aorta

pūtahi o te manawa (takenga mai: pūtahi - to meet, confluence, intersection)

apathy, apathetic, disinterest, indifference

ngākau-kore (kupu kē atu: arokore)

appeal

pīra ~tia (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

appendix (anatomy)

hiku whēkau

apprehensive, overawed

hopo

apprehensive, overawed

hopo

aquatic environment

taiao wai

aqueous humour

waikaru (takenga mai: wai - liquid; karu - eye)

arachnophobia, fear of spiders

mae pūngāwerewere

archery

puhi kōpere (takenga mai: puhi - to shoot; kōpere - arrow) (kupu kē atu: piu kōpere)

arm rotation

takahuri ringa

arm, hand

ringa, ringaringa

armpit

kēkē (kupu kē atu: pūkēkē)

aromatherapy

haumanu ā-kakara

arranged marriage, betrothal

taumau ~tia

arrhythmia, abnormal rhythm (of the heart)

kakapa hē (o te manawa)

artery

ia-tuku (takenga mai: ia [ia-toto] - blood vessel; tuku - to send)

artery bypass (surgery)

(hāpara) ia-tuku autaki (takenga mai: hāpara [hāparapara] - surgery, operation; ia-tuku - artery; autaki - detour)

arthritis

pona kakā (takenga mai: pona - joint; kakā - to be inflamed)

artificial immunity, passive immunity

awhikiri horihori

artificial turf, synthetic turf

(papa) pātītī horihori

asexual

hōkakakore (kupu kē atu: taerakore)

asphyxia, suffocation, suffocate

roromi ~a

assist (in basketball)

maka whaipiro (takenga mai: maka - pass, throw [ball]; whai - to get, acquire; piro - score)

assisted dying, euthanasia

mate whakaahuru (takenga mai: mate - to die; whakaahuru - comfortable)

asthma, asthmatic

huangō (kupu kē atu: kume, tīmohu)

at risk child, underserved child

tamaiti tokorepa (takenga mai: toko [tautoko] - support; repa [takarepa] - deficient, in deficit, falling short) (kupu kē atu: tamaiti tūraru)

athlete

kaipara

athletes foot

īhiwae (takenga mai: īhi - yeast)

athletic performance

ekenga kaipara (takenga mai: eke - to attain, achieve)

athletic scholarship, athlete's scholarship

karahipi kaipara

athletics

kaiaka

athletics stadium, athletics ground

papa kaiaka

athletics track

ara amio (takenga mai: ara - track; amio - to circle around) (kupu kē atu: kaiaka)

atrial fibrillation, heart flutter

manawa arowhaki (takenga mai: manawa - heart; arowhaki - to quiver, flutter)

attack line (volleyball)

pae kōkiri

attack, take up (the ball)

kōkiri ~tia

attacker

kaikōkiri

attacking line

rārangi kōkiri

attacking midfielder

takuahi kōkiri

attacking play

tūtākaro kōkiri

attacking shot (e.g. in racket sports)

hau kōkiri

attacking team

kapa kōkiri

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD

mate aro pīkari (takenga mai: mate - illness, sick, lacking; aro - to pay heed to; pīkari - attentively) (kupu kē atu: aroreretini, aroreretītā)

attitude

waiaro

attract, attraction, attractive

whakamanea ~tia

auditory nerve

io rongo

autism

takiwātanga (kupu kē atu: mate takiwātanga)

autism spectrum disorder, ASD

mate takiwātanga whānui

autonomy, independence, self-determination

mana motuhake

autopsy, post mortem

arohaenga tūpāpaku (takenga mai: arohae [arohaehae] - to appraise, critique; tūpāpaku - corpse, deceased)

aviophobia, fear of flying

mae rere

aware, perceive, awareness, perception

tūoho (takenga mai: tū - position, stance; oho - awake, arise, be aroused [of feelings]) (kupu kē atu: aroā)

B

Botulism

poturimi (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

baby

pēpi (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: pēpē [kupu mino], piripoho)

baby pod, baby capsule

moenga piripoho

baby seat, baby capsule, baby pod (for car)

wahakura motukā (takenga mai: wahakura - woven flax bassinet for infants) (kupu kē atu: nōhanga pēpi)

baby tooth, milk tooth

niho kaiū (kupu kē atu: niho kai waiū)

back (anatomy)

tuarā

back (rugby, league etc)

tuarā (kupu kē atu: takamuri)

back arch, cobra pose

tāwhana tuarā

back flip, back somersault

porotēteke whakamuri (kupu kē atu: pōtēteke whakamuri)

back of the blade of a canoe paddle, power face

matakaha

back paddle

hoe whakamuri

back pass (hockey)

hau whakamuri

backbiting gossip, disparage, slander, grumble

komekome

backboard

papamuri

backbone, spine

tuaiwi (kupu kē atu: iwituaroa, tuakoko)

backhand (racket sports)

tāmuri (takenga mai: tā - to strike, beat with a stick)

backhand cut, backhand slice

tapahi tāmuri

backhand lob

tīkoke tāmuri

backhand volley

haurere tāmuri (kupu kē atu: haupatu tāmuri)

backrow (rugby)

ripamuri (takenga mai: ripa - row, rank, line)

backspin, underspin (tennis)

tāwhiro whakamuri

backstop, catcher (softball), wicketkeeper (cricket)

tautopenga (takenga mai: whakatautopenga - rearguard) (kupu kē atu: ringahopu)

backstroke

kau kiore

backward lunge

waetīkei whakamuri

backward roll

takahuri whakamuri

backward square leg (cricket)

wae hāngai muri (takenga mai: wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; hāngai - perpendicular; muri - behind)

bacteria, bacterial

huakita (takenga mai: hua – product, progeny, abundance; kita – anything very small)

bacterial infection

poke huakita

bacterial meningitis

kiriuhi uakakā huakita

badminton, shuttlecock

pūkura (takenga mai: pū - bundle, clump, tuft; kura - ornamented with feathers)

bail (cricket)

tāhū (takenga mai: tāhū - horizontal rod)

bail out, withdraw (skateboarding)

maunu (takenga mai: maunu - to withdraw, pull out)

balance (in movement)

taurite

balance exercise

kori taurite

balance training

whakapakari taurite (takenga mai: whakapakari - to strengthen; taurite - balance)

balk, feint, deceptive movement

(neke) māminga

ball (an umpire's ruling in softball)

poihē (takenga mai: poi - ball; hē - incorrect, gone awry)

ball (for kī-o-rahi)

ball and all tackle

rutu tāhere (takenga mai: rutu - tackle; tāhere - to ensnare, tie up)

ball and socket joint

pona kapunga

ball carrier (sport)

kaikawe pōro

ball sport

hākina pōro (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; pōro [kupu mino] - ball)

balm

hinu panikiri (takenga mai: hinu - oil; panikiri - skin lotion)

banana kick

whana panana

bandage

tākaikai ~tia (kupu kē atu: tākai)

barbell

(maitai) puriroa (takenga mai: maitai [hiki maitai] - weight lifting; puri - to hold, grip; roa - long)

barbell back squat

kuparu puriroa takamuri

barbell bench press

panapae puriroa

barbell bicep curl

kapu uarua puriroa

barbell deadlift

hikiruki puriroa (takenga mai: hiki [hiki maitai] - weight lifting; ruki [taumaha rukiruki] - exceptionally heavy)

barbell front squat

kuparu puriroa takamua

barbell lift

hiki puriroa (takenga mai: hiki - to lift; puri - to hold, grip; roa - long)

barbell lunge

waetīkei puriroa (takenga mai: wae - leg; tīkei - wide step, to extend, stretch out, step over)

barbell shoulder press

pana pokohiwi puriroa (kupu kē atu: pana pakihiwi puriroa)

barbell shrug

hiki pokohiwi puriroa (kupu kē atu: hiki pakihiwi puriroa)

barrier method (contraception)

tikanga haukoti (takenga mai: haukoti - intercept, cut off)

basal metabolic rate, BMR

tere paeraro (o te) whakarau pūngao (takenga mai: tere - speed; paeraro - lower threshold; whakarau pūngao - metabolism)

base (e.g. in softball)

pūrei (takenga mai: pūrei - isolated rock, patch of anything) (kupu kē atu: papa)

baseline

paepito (takenga mai: pae - boundary; pito - end, extremity)

baseline throw in

maka paepito

basket (basketball), net (netball)

tūkohu (takenga mai: tūkohu - cylindrical basket)

basketball

poitūkohu (takenga mai: poi - ball; tūkohu - cylindrical basket)

bassinet

moenga pēpi

baton (for relay)

matire (takenga mai: matire - wand, rod)

batter

kaipao (kupu kē atu: kaipatu, kaihahau)

batter's gloves

komoringa kaipao

batting crease, popping crease

wī pao

batting team

kapa pao

beach volleyball

poirewa one

beep test, beep testing

whakamātau pīpī (takenga mai: pīpī [kupu mino] - beep)

behaviour

whanonga

behavioural disorder

mate whanonga

belief system

pūnaha whakapono

belief, ideology, doctrine, believe, trust

whakapono ~tia

belonging, sense of belonging, belong

noho huānga (takenga mai: noho - to live; huānga - member of a group)

benign tumour, benign cancer, non-malignant tumour

pukupuku ngū

bent over barbell row

hoe puriroa tūpou

bent over row

hoe tūpou

bi-polar disorder

māuiui whaiaro rua (takenga mai: māuiui - illness, disorder; whaiaro - self, personality; rua - two)

bib (netball)

pari tūranga (takenga mai: pari - bodice; tūranga - position)

bicep

uarua (takenga mai: ua [uaua] - muscle; rua - two, bi)

bicep curl

kapu uarua

bicycle

pahikara (kupu kē atu: paihikara)

bicycle kick

whana takapore (takenga mai: takapore [takaporepore] - to turn around, revolve, spin) (kupu kē atu: whana korowhiti)

bile

waiate

bile duct

pū waiate

binary gender

ira tāhūrua

bind (rugby)

paihere (takenga mai: paihere - to bind together in a bundle)

binge drinking

inu inati (takenga mai: inati - excessive, extreme)

binge eating, overeating, overdose

kai inati (takenga mai: inati - be excessive)

biological sex

ira koiora

biomechanics

mātai neke tinana (takenga mai: mātai - the study of; neke - movement; tinana - body)

biopsy, tissue sample

tīpako pūtautau (takenga mai: tīpako - sample; pūtautau - tissue)

biphobia

mae hōkakarua (takenga mai: hōkaka [hōkakatanga] - sexuality)

birdie (golf)

teo (takenga mai: teo - small, of birds)

birth canal

ara whakawhānau

birth control pill, oral contraceptive

pire āraihapū (takenga mai: pire [kupu mino] - pill)

birth defect, congenital disorder

mate whakawhānau

birth gender, gender at birth

ira whānau mai

birth, childbirth, (in) labour

whakawhānau

birthmark

ira whererei (takenga mai: ira - freckle; whererei - to be born)

bisexual, bi

hōkakarua (takenga mai: hōkaka - sexual desire, sexual attraction; rua - two) (kupu kē atu: taerarua)

bite

kakati

bladder

tōngāmimi

bladder infection

poke tōngāmimi

blade (of canoe paddle)

rapa

bleeding nose, blood nose

tatao

blepharitis, eye inflammation

toretore (kupu kē atu: karu kakā)

blind shot

hahau kāpō

blind spot

whaitua huna (takenga mai: whaitua - region, space, side; huna - hidden, concealed)

blindside flanker

poutaha kūiti (takenga mai: kūiti - narrow, confined)

blister

hoipū (kupu kē atu: kōpūpū, kōputa)

blitz defence, rush defence

kaupare kokoti (takenga mai: kokoti - to ambush)

block (an opponent), screen (e.g. basketball, squash etc)

taupare ~a (takenga mai: taupare - to obstruct, thwart, block, impede)

block (volleyball)

ārau ~tia (kupu kē atu: ārai)

block shot (table tennis)

haukati ~a

blocked artery

ia-tuku tūkati

blocked blood vessel

ia-toto tūkati

blood bank

pūranga toto (takenga mai: pūranga - to lie in a heap)

blood disease, blood disorder

matetoto

blood donor

kaituku toto

blood loss, loss of blood

mimiti toto (takenga mai: mimiti - reduced, diminished)

blood pressure

pēhanga toto

blood sample

tīpako toto (takenga mai: tīpako - to take a little here and there)

blood sugar level

pae hukatoto

blood transfusion

whāngai toto

blood type

momo toto

blood vessel

ia-toto

blood, bleed

toto

bloodclot

tepetoto

blunt force trauma

kohuki tukituki

blurred vision, poor eyesight, vision impaired

atarua

board, lower service line (squash)

pae raro

boast (in squash)

hau pātū taha (takenga mai: hau - to hit, strike; pātū - wall; taha - side)

body

tinana

body awareness, body perception, physical awareness

tūoho tinana

body balance

taurite (o te) tinana

body composition

hanganga tinana

body dysphoria

auhi ā-tinana

body image

ata tinana

body language

reo tinana

body lice

kutu tinana

body mass index, BMI

tauine taumaharoa (takenga mai: tauine - ruler, scale; taumaha - weight; roa [tāroaroa] - height)

body modification, body embellishment

whakarāwai tinana (takenga mai: whakarāwai - to adorn, decorate)

body surfing

ekengaru kaupoho (takenga mai: kau -to swim; poho - chest)

body system

pūnaha tinana

body weight exercise, body weight workout, calisthenics

(kori) hiki tinana (takenga mai: kori - movement, exercise; hiki [hiki maitai] - weight training; tinana - body)

bogey (golf)

aeha (takenga mai: aeha - interjection denoting annoyance)

bone

kōiwi (kupu kē atu: wheua)

boogie board

papa ripingaru

boogie boarding

ripi ngaru (takenga mai: ripi - to skim along the surface; ngaru - wave)

booster vaccine

āraimate turuki (takenga mai: turuki - to come as a supplement, follow) (kupu kē atu: āraimate whakakaha)

boot camp

puni whakapakari

bored, boring, boredom, tedious

takeo (kupu kē atu: hōhā, pāngū, hongeā)

bottom of innings

huripao haumuri (takenga mai: huripao - innings; hau - part; muri - behind, after) (kupu kē atu: huripao raro)

bounce (a ball)

tupana

bounce pass

maka tupana (kupu kē atu: maka papa)

bouncer (cricket)

epa piki (takenga mai: epa - to bowl; piki - to ascend, climb up) (kupu kē atu: epa tupana)

boundary line

pae

boundary, threshold, zone

pae (kupu kē atu: rohe)

bow (of canoe)

ihu (kupu kē atu: ngongohau)

bow legged

turihaka

bowel cancer

mate pukupuku kōpiro

bowel surgery

hāpara kōpiro

bowel, intestine, gut

kōpiro

bowl (cricket), pitch (softball)

epa ~ina ~nga

bowl (skateboarding)

pārua (takenga mai: pārua - pit, hollow, depression)

bowler (cricket), pitcher (softball)

kaiepa

bowling crease

wī epa

box kick

whana pouaka

box, boxing

mekemeke

boxing glove

karapu mekemeke

boxing ring

papa mekemeke

braces (teeth correcting device)

hanga whakatika niho

bradycardia, slow heartbeat

manawa taitu (takenga mai: manawa - heart; taitu - slow, sluggish)

brain

roro

brain damage, brain disease

mate roro

brain stem

pūroro

brain surgery

hāpara roro

brake

tumu (takenga mai: tumu - to halt suddenly)

break point (tennis)

piro wāwāhi (kupu kē atu: whano wāwāhi)

break, broken (bone)

whati ~nga

break, cut through (rugby, league)

wāwāhi ~tia ~tanga (takenga mai: wāwāhi - to breach, break open, split)

breakdown (rugby)

aponga (takenga mai: apo - to grasp greedily, grab)

breaking wave

whatinga ngaru

breast

ū (kupu kē atu: uma)

breast cancer

mate pukupuku ū (kupu kē atu: ūtaetae)

breast surgery

hāpara uma

breaststroke

kau āpuru

breathe

hēhē (kupu kē atu: whakahā, whakangā)

breech birth

whānau kōaro (takenga mai: whānau [whakawhānau] - birth; kōaro - inverted, turned right around)

bridge (exercise)

arawhiti (kupu kē atu: piriti [kupu mino])

brisk walk, walk briskly

toitoi

bronchiole

pekahau ririki (takenga mai: peka - branch; hau - air; pekahau - bronchus; ririki - small)

bronchitis

pekahau kakā (takenga mai: peka - branch; hau - air; hau [arahau] - airway; kakā - inflamed)

bronchus

pekahau (takenga mai: peka - branch; hau - air) (kupu kē atu: pūkawe hāora)

bruise, bruised

marū

brush teeth, toothbrush

taitai niho

built environment

taiao hanga

bulimia

mate whakaruaki (takenga mai: mate - sickness; whakaruaki - to make vomit) (kupu kē atu: pukuruaki)

bully, bullying

whakaweti ~a

bunker, sand bunker (golf)

mārua onepū (takenga mai: mārua - pit, hollow, valley; onepū - sand) (kupu kē atu: rua kirikiri)

bunt (softball)

tuki ~a (takenga mai: tuki - to butt, knock)

buoyancy aid

taumatua pūrewa (takenga mai: taumatua - support, assistance; pūrewa - to float, buoyant)

burning pain

mamae pāwerawera

burpee (exercise)

pāpi (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

bust (league)

pūrere (takenga mai: pūrere - to flee, escape)

butt (e.g. of racket)

reke (takenga mai: reke - knob, butt [of weapon])

butterfly (swimming stroke)

kau aihe (takenga mai: kau - to swim; aihe - dolphin)

buttock, bottom (of person)

kumu (kupu kē atu: kuruhope, reherehe, papa, kōtore, tou, whero)

bye (cricket)

hipa (takenga mai: hipa - to pass by)

bye (e.g. in a sports tournament)

whakanā (takenga mai: whakanā - rest, remain still)

C

Caesarean section

whānau poka (takenga mai: whānau - to be born; poka - to cut out, operate on)

Commonwealth Games

Taumāhekeheke Hoa Whenua (kupu kē atu: Taumāhekeheke o te Tōpūtanga o Ingarangi, Taumāhekeheke Tōpūrangi)

Covid-19

Korona-19 (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: Kowheori, mate Korona)

calcium

konupūmā (tohu: Ca)

calcium deficiency

kōpaka konupūmā

calf (part of leg), calf muscle

takapū (kupu kē atu: ateate, hīkari, tapuhau)

calf raise

hiki takapū

caller, cue caller, cox, coxswain (e.g. in waka ama, rowing)

kaituki (takenga mai: tuki - to give the timing [to paddlers])

callous, calloused

pātio (kupu kē atu: raupā)

calmer, relaxant, pacify

whakamahuru ~tia (takenga mai: whakamahuru - to pacify)

calorie

karori (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cancer

mate pukupuku

canine tooth, eyetooth

niho rei (kupu kē atu: niho kata)

cannonball (league)

ruturepo (takenga mai: rutu - to tackle; repo - cannon)

canoe racing

tauwhaiwhai hoehoko

canoe seat

paemanu

canoe slalom

hoehoko kōpiko (takenga mai: hoe - row, paddle; hoko [hohoko] - alternate; kōpiko - to go alternatively in opposite directions) (kupu kē atu: kōreti kōpiko)

canoe sport

hākina hoehoko

canoeing, kayaking

hoehoko (takenga mai: hoe - to paddle; hoko [hohoko] - to alternate) (kupu kē atu: hoereti)

capillary

ia-tōiti (takenga mai: ia [ia-toto] - blood vessel; tōiti - little finger or toe)

captain

kaitaki (kupu kē atu: kaiurungi, kāpene [kupu mino])

carbohydrate

warowaihā (takenga mai: waro - carbon; wai - water; hā [hāora] - oxygen)

carbon dioxide

hauhā (tohu: CO2)

cardiac muscle

uaua manawa

cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, CPR

whakaora manawa

cardiovascular disease

mate iaia manawa (kupu kē atu: mate ia-toto)

cardiovascular exercise, cardio

kori whakakapa manawa

cardiovascular system, circulatory system

pūnaha toto

carefree, easy going

māhorahora

caress, fondle

takamori ~a

carotid artery

ia-tuku kakī (takenga mai: kakī - neck)

carpal tunnel

pūio kawititanga ringa (takenga mai: pū - duct, tube; io - nerve; kawititanga o te ringa - wrist)

carpal tunnel syndrome

mate pūio kawititanga ringa

carpus, carpal bones

wheua kawititanga

carry (e.g. in ball sports)

kawe ~a

carry the ball, carried ball

kawepōro

cartilage

wheua ngohe (takenga mai: wheua - bone; ngohe - soft, supple)

cartwheel (gymnastics)

turupeke (takenga mai: turupeke - tumble head over heels)

carve (skateboarding)

rere tāwhe (takenga mai: rere - to flow; tāwhe - to go round, turn) (kupu kē atu: rere kōripi)

cataract

mate arotahi (takenga mai: mate - illness, disorder, condition; arotahi - lens [of the eye])

cataract surgery, cataract operation

hāpara arotahi (takenga mai: arotahi - lens [of the eye])

catch (a ball)

hopu ~kina

catch (of canoe paddle)

pounga (takenga mai: pou - to plunge in, stick in)

catch lice, search for lice

hākure ~a

catch on the full

hopu kau ~tia (takenga mai: hopu - to catch; kau - without hindrance, unreservedly) (kupu kē atu: hopu rere)

catcher's mitt (softball)

komoringa tautopenga (kupu kē atu: komoringa kaihopu)

caught behind (cricket)

hopu muri

cavity

pakohu

cell

pūtau (takenga mai: pū – origin, source; tau – be able)

cell wall

paetara pūtau

cellular respiration, catabolism, catabolic

tukungao pūtau (takenga mai: tuku - to release, give off; ngao - energy; pūtau - cell; tukupūngao - respiration)

centre (basketball, netball)

pouwaenga (kupu kē atu: topapū)

centre back

hiku waenga

centre circle

porohita pokapū (kupu kē atu: porohita waenga)

centre forward

takamua waenga

centre line

rārangi waenga (kupu kē atu: pae waenga, pae weherua, rārangi weherua)

centre line, half way line, midcourt line

pae weherua (kupu kē atu: rārangi weherua, pae waenga)

centre midfielder, centre half

takuahi waenga

centre outfield (softball)

takiraha waenga (takenga mai: takiraha - wide, flat, extended open space) (kupu kē atu: rohe waenga, whaitua waenga)

centre pass (netball)

maka waenga

centre third (netball)

rohe waenga (kupu kē atu: hautoru waenga)

centre, outside centre

topapū (takenga mai: topa [topatahi] - first five-eighth; topa - to soar, swoop; pū - centre)

cerebellum

roro tuarongo (takenga mai: roro - brain; tuarongo - back of the interior of a house)

cerebral palsy

mate roro tuarongo (takenga mai: mate - disorder, sickness; roro tuarongo - cerebellum) (kupu kē atu: mate whakatīmohea)

cerebrum

roro hiringa (takenga mai: roro - brain; hiringa - inspiration)

ceruminous gland

repe tāturi (takenga mai: repe - gland; tāturi - earwax)

cervical cancer

mate pukupuku wahakōpū

cervical screen, cervical test

whakamātau wahakōpū

cervical smear, Pap smear

okoi wahakōpū (takenga mai: okoi - to scrape) (kupu kē atu: okoi waha whare tangata)

cervical vertebrae

tangai kakī

cervix

wahakōpū

chafe, chafing

pahore (kupu kē atu: hikahika)

change

panoni ~hia ~tanga

change up, deceptive pitch (softball)

epa māminga

character (of a person)

ihokiri (takenga mai: iho - essence, essential quality, nature, inner core; kiri - person, self)

character trait

āhuatanga ihokiri (takenga mai: iho - essence, essential quality, inner core; kiri - person, self)

charge down (rugby, league)

kokoti ~a ~nga (takenga mai: kokoti - to interrupt, cut short, ambush)

cheat (e.g in a game)

tāhae (kupu kē atu: tinihanga)

cheek (anatomy)

pāpāringa

chemist shop

toa rongoā

chemotherapy

haumanu matū (takenga mai: haumanu - therapy; matū - chemical)

chest (anatomy)

poho (kupu kē atu: tārāuma)

chest expansion

whakamakoha poho

chest pass

maka poho

chest protector

marupoho (takenga mai: maru - be covered, safeguard) (kupu kē atu: aupuru poho)

chickenpox

koroputa hei (takenga mai: koroputa [koroputaputa] - smallpox; hei [heihei] - chicken)

chilblain

māngiongio

child abuse

tūkino tamariki

child abuse survivor

tūora tūkino tamariki

child neglect

whakahapa tamariki

child pose, compact fold forward

whakapeke pipiri (takenga mai: whakapeke - fold up, crouch; pipiri - cling together)

child rearing, child nuturing

poipoi tamariki (takenga mai: poipoi - to nurture) (kupu kē atu: whakatupu tamariki)

child restraint

whakaita tamariki (takenga mai: whakaita - to hold fast, restrain)

child seat

nōhanga tamariki

childhood

tamarikitanga (kupu kē atu: tāmanga, tamaititanga, pūhoutanga, itinga)

childhood obesity

(mate) mōmona tamariki

chill (illness)

haukōeoeo

chip and chase

whana rewa me te whaiwhai

chip, chip kick

whana rewa (takenga mai: rewa - be elevated, up high) (kupu kē atu: whana aweawe)

chip, chip shot (golf)

haurewa ~ina (takenga mai: hau - strike; rewa - float, to be elevated)

chipped tooth

niho hawa

chiropractor

kaikorohiti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

chlamydia, venereal disease

kōtureture (kupu kē atu: kamiria [kupu mino])

choke, choking

rāoa

cholesterol

ngakototo (takenga mai: ngako – fat; toto – blood)

chop shot (table tennis)

hautope ~a

choroid

kotikamo (takenga mai: koti – divide; kamo – eye)

chronic illness, chronic disease, long-term illness

mate tauroa

chronic pain

mamae tauroa (takenga mai: tauroa - to extend [of time])

cigarette

hikareti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

cilia

hururiki (takenga mai: huru - hair; riki - small)

circuit training

whakapakari amio (takenga mai: amio - to go around, circle around)

cisgender

irapūmau (takenga mai: pūmau - fixed, constant, permanent)

claustrophobia

mae apiapi (takenga mai: apiapi - confined, restriced)

clavicle, collarbone

paemanu

clay court (tennis)

papa uku

clean bowled (cricket)

epa kotahi atu (takenga mai: epa - bowl; kotahi atu - directly to)

cleanliness, clean

parukore (takenga mai: paru - dirt, dirty; kore - negative, not) (kupu kē atu: mā)

clear the throat, cough, phlegm

whawharo (kupu kē atu: wharo)

cleft lip, harelip

ngutu riwha (takenga mai: riwha - scarred, defaced)

cleft palate

pikiarero riwha (takenga mai: pikiarero - roof of mouth; riwha - scarred, defaced)

climate crisis

tairaru āhuarangi

climbing (sport), wall climbing

piki pātū (takenga mai: piki - to climb; pātū - wall) (kupu kē atu: piki pari)

clinic, health clinic, health centre

whare haumanu (takenga mai: haumanu - to revive, restore to health) (kupu kē atu: whare hauora)

clitoris

tonetone (kupu kē atu: tehoteho, kou o te tara, tīkou, atua pīkoikoi)

clogged artery

ia-tuku purutiti

clogged up, congested, congestion

purutiti

close victory, close win

toa iti (takenga mai: ewhai ana i tā te oraitimō te narrow escape) (kupu kē atu: toa tata)

clot (blood), coagulate

tepe ~nga

clubhead (golf)

kou (takenga mai: kou - protuberance, knob, end, stump)

cocaine

kukarou (takenga mai: kuka - dry leaves; rou - intoxicated, as with tutu juice)

coccyx, tailbone

timu

cochlea (ear)

koko (takenga mai: koko - bay, recess, corner)

cognitive development

whanake hirikapo (kupu kē atu: whanake hinengaro)

cognitive disorder

mate hirikapo

cognitive dissonance

hirikapo taupatupatu

cold sore, fever blister

hoipū kirikā (takenga mai: hoipū - blister; kirikā - fever)

cold turkey, abrupt cessation

keremutu (takenga mai: keremutu - to end abruptly)

collaborative learning skill

pūkenga ako ngātahi (kupu kē atu: pūkenga ako ā-rōpū)

collagen

weu pūmua (takenga mai: weu - fibre; pūmua - protein)

collapse

hinga (kupu kē atu: tanuku, porowhā)

collapsed maul

kaunuku hinga

collapsed scrum

kakari hinga

coma, comatose

mauri ngaro

combat sport, fighting sport

hākina taumātakitahi (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; taumātakitahi - single combat, hand to hand fighting)

come out, coming out

whāki (hōkakatanga) ~na ~nga (takenga mai: whāki - to disclose, reveal)

communication skill

pūkenga whakawhiti kōrero

community health facility

whare hauora ā-hapori

community well-being

oranga hapori

compact bone

wheua kiato (takenga mai: kiato - tightly packed, compact)

compete, competition, contest, tournament

whakataetae ~tia (kupu kē atu: tātāwhāinga, tauwhāinga)

competitive spirit

wairua whakataetae

competitor, contestant

kaiwhakataetae

completion rate, completion (league)

whakatutukinga

complication (of an illness)

mate āpiti (takenga mai: mate - illness, disorder; āpiti - as well as, in addition)

compulsive behaviour

whanonga ākiroto (takenga mai: āki - to urge on, exhort, induce; roto - inside)

compulsive disorder, compulsive condition, obsessive disorder

mate ākiroto (takenga mai: āki - to urge on, exhort, induce; roto - inside) (kupu kē atu: mate takaauau)

compulsory sign

tohu whakature

conceive, conception

whakaira ~nga

concrete thinking

whakaaro tūhāngai (takenga mai: tū - manner, stance; hāngai - correspond to, in line with, directly)

concussion, concussed

mātengatenga

condom

pūkoro (ure)

confident, confidence, brave, courage

māia (kupu kē atu: ngākau titikaha)

conflict resolution

whakatatū taututetute

conflict, dispute, conflicting, disputed

taututetute (kupu kē atu: taupatupatu, taukumekume)

conflicting belief

whakapono taupatupatu

conflicting emotion

kare ā-roto taupatupatu

conflicting idea

whakaaro taupatupatu

conflicting values

uara taupatupatu

conform, conformist

whanopiri (takenga mai: whano [whanonga] - behaviour; whano - e whai ana i tā te whanokē; piri - adherence, loyalty)

conjunctiva

kirikamo

conjunctivitis

kirikamo kakā (takenga mai: kirikamo - conjunctiva; kakā - to be inflammed) (kupu kē atu: mate pīkaru)

conscious, cognizant

mauri oho

constipation, constipated

kōreke (kupu kē atu: kōroke, tina, mate kōreke)

contact sport

hākina tukituki (takenga mai: tukituki - to batter, ram, bump)

contact, make contact

whakapā

contagious disease

mate rere (takenga mai: mate - disease, illness; rere - escape, fly about) (kupu kē atu: mate horapa)

contaminate, contamination

tāhawa, tāhawahawa ~tia (takenga mai: tāhawahawa - contaminate with something tapu)

contend, compete, vie, event, competition, match

tauwhāinga ~tia (kupu kē atu: taupatupatu, whakataetae, tauwhaiwhai, tātāwhāinga)

contented, serene, unruffled

māoriori (kupu kē atu: mauri tau)

contest, race

tauwhaiwhai (kupu kē atu: tauwhāinga, tātāwhāinga)

contraceptive patch

piri āraihapū (takenga mai: piri - to stick, adhere; ārai hapū - contraceptive, birth control)

contraceptive, contraception, birth control

ārai hapū (takenga mai: ārai - to ward off, protect; hapū - pregnant)

contract, contraction (of a muscle)

kukuti ~kūtia ~nga

conversion kick, conversion (rugby, league)

whana turuki (takenga mai: turuki - come as a supplement, follow)

conversion therapy, sexual conversion

takahuri hōkakatanga (takenga mai: takahuri - to convert, change, switch; hōkakatanga - sexuality)

convulsion, spasm, seizure

hukihuki

cool down, bend and stretch body to relieve muscles

whakamakaka ~tia

coordinated, coordination (of movement)

reretahi (takenga mai: rere - to flow; tahi - one, as one)

coping (skateboarding), lip, edge

niao

core muscle

uatumu (takenga mai: ua [uaua] - muscle; tumu - trunk of the body)

core stability

tumuwhena

cornea

kiriwhatu (takenga mai: kiri - skin; whatu - eye)

corner kick

whana koko (takenga mai: whana - to kick; koko - corner)

coronary artery

ia-tuku manawa

coroner

kaitirotiro matewhawhati (takenga mai: kai - prefix denoting agent; tirotiro - to examine; matewhawhati - unexpected death, sudden death)

corticosteroid

pūtaiaki patukakā (takenga mai: patu - to subdue; kakā - inflamation)

cosmetic surgery

hāpara whakapaipai

cost of living

utu noho (kupu kē atu: utu toiora)

cot

moenga kōhungahunga (takenga mai: moenga - bed; kōhungahunga - infant)

cough

mare, maremare

cough, common cold

maremare (kupu kē atu: wharowharo)

counselling

tohuora (takenga mai: tohu - to signal, guide, advise; ora - wellness, health, life) (kupu kē atu: whakamahereora)

counsellor

kaitohuora (takenga mai: kai - prefix denoting person performing an action; tohu - to advise, guide; ora - health, well-being, life) (kupu kē atu: kaiwhakamahereora)

count (in a game)

kaute (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: tatau)

counter attack

taupaepae

counter ruck (rugby)

āpitinga taupae (takenga mai: āpiti - to fight at close quarters; taupae [taupaepae] - counter attack)

court, become lovers

whakawhaiāipo ~hia (kupu kē atu: whakaipoipo)

cover (cricket)

matā

cover defence (e.g. in rugby)

kaupare turuki (takenga mai: kaupare - defend; turuki - reinforcement, supplementary or in support)

cramp

parerori (kupu kē atu: kokohu, uauawhiti)

cranium, brain cavity

pakohu roro (takenga mai: pakohu - cavity; roro - brain)

crash ball (rugby, league)

oma tukituki

crash diet, severe diet

whakapuango (takenga mai: whakapuango - starve)

crash tackle

rutupū (takenga mai: rutu - tackle; pū - completely; pū - an intensifier)

craving for a certain food

kumama ~tia ~tanga

crease (cricket)

wī (takenga mai: wī - a circle marked on the ground around which players stand)

cricket

kirikiti (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

crisis, predicament, serious problem

tairaru (takenga mai: tai - prefix with a qualifying force; raru - problem, trouble, difficulty) (kupu kē atu: raru ki tai)

critical injury, severe injury

whara hārukiruki

crooked lineout throw (rugby)

maka tūtira kotiti

cross arm (of outrigger canoe)

kiato

cross contamination

tāhawa whitiwhiti (takenga mai: tāhawahawa - to contaminate; whitiwhiti - to transfer, exchange, swap)

cross kick

whana hōkai (takenga mai: hōkai - extended, embracing a wide angle)

cross-country running

omatahora (takenga mai: tahora - open country)

cross-court shot (tennis, table tennis etc)

hauroki ~a (takenga mai: hau - to strike with an instrument; roki [hauroki] - diagonal)

cross-eyed

karu rewha

cross-training

whakapakari matarau (takenga mai: matarau - multifaceted)

crossbar

kaho

crossfit

nakawhiti (takenga mai: naka - to move; whiti - to cross over; whiti [kupu mino] - fit) (kupu kē atu: whitiwhiti)

crouch (rugby)

tuohu

crouch start (running)

tīmata turapa (takenga mai: turapa - to spring up, recoil)

crown (of a tooth)

pane niho (takenga mai: pane - head)

crusher tackle (league)

rutu kōnatu (takenga mai: rutu - tackle; kōnatu [kōnatunatu] - crunch, crumble, mince)

crutch (mobility aid)

tiripou (kupu kē atu: turupou)

cuddle, embrace, snuggle

awhiawhi ~tia

cultural asset, cultural advantage

huanga ahurea

cultural diversity

kanorau ahurea

cultural identity

tuakiri ahurea

cultural influence

awenga ahurea

cultural skill

pūkenga ahurea

cultural stereotype

arotoka ahurea

culture, cultural

ahurea

curl (weight training)

kapu

current (water)

au (kupu kē atu: roma, ia)

curve ball (soccer)

whana tāwhe (takenga mai: tāwhe - to go round, turn a corner)

curve ball, curve pitch (softball)

epa tāwhe (takenga mai: epa - to pitch [a ball]; tāwhe - to go round, turn)

cut out pass, skip pass

maka whakahipa (takenga mai: whakahipa - to pass by) (kupu kē atu: makawhiti, maka tōhipa)

cut, slice (tennis)

tapahi ~a

cutback (surfing)

rere auraki (takenga mai: rere - to flow, fly, rush; auraki - to return)

cyberbully, cyberbullying

whakaweti ā-ipurangi (kupu kē atu: whakaweti tuihono)

cycle lane

ara pahikara

cycle safety

haumaru pahikara

cycling, biking

eke pahikara (kupu kē atu: eke paihikara)

cystic fibrosis

kukūtanga wē tinana (takenga mai: kukū - to be firm, stiff, thickened; wē - fluid; tinana - body)

cytoplasm

waitepe (takenga mai: wai – water, liquid; tepe – congeal, coagulate)

D

Down's syndrome

mate pūira kehe (takenga mai: mate - sickness, disorder, condition; pūira - chromosome; kehe - an odd number)

damp, dampness, moist, moisture

haumākū (kupu kē atu: haukū)

dandruff, scurf

pakitea

dangerous driving

taraiwa whakawhara (kupu kē atu: taraiwa tūkarikari)

dart (for throwing)

teka (kupu kē atu: neti, niti, pehu)

dart throwing

toro teka

data driven

aro raraunga (takenga mai: aro - to take heed of, consider; raraunga - data)

de-facto relationship

piringa noa (kupu kē atu: moe māori)

dead ball, dead shot (table tennis)

haumate

deadball area (eg. hockey, rugby)

rohe poimate (takenga mai: rohe - area; poi - ball; mate - dead) (kupu kē atu: rohe poihemo)

deadball line

pae poimate (takenga mai: pae - boundary line; poi - ball; mate - dead) (kupu kē atu: pae poihemo)

debilitated, debility, impaired

waimaero

deceptive of foot, dodger

wae māminga

deceptive run, dodging run

oma karokaro

declare, declaration (cricket)

whakawātea ~tanga (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; wātea - clear, free, open)

decline bench press

pana paeheke

decoy

tīmori ~tia

deep backward point (cricket)

kaokao muri mamao (takenga mai: kaokao - sideways to the rising sun; kaokao - flank; muri - behind; mamao - distant)

deep cover (cricket)

matā mamao (takenga mai: mamao - distant)

deep extra cover (cricket)

matārua mamao

deep fine leg (cricket)

wae muri mamao (takenga mai: wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; muri - behind; mamao - distant)

deep mid wicket (cricket)

wae hape mamao (takenga mai: wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; hape - crooked; mamao - distant)

deep point (cricket)

kaokao mamao (takenga mai: kaokao - sideways to the rising sun; kaokao - flank; mamao - distant)

deep shot (racket sports), clear (badminton)

hauhonu ~tia

deep sleep, slow-wave sleep

moe rotu (takenga mai: rotu - a karakia for putting people in to a deep sleep, to be overcome by sleep)

deep square leg (cricket)

wae hāngai mamao (takenga mai: wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; hāngai - perpendicular; mamao - distant)

defend, defense

kaupare ~a (kupu kē atu: ārai)

defender

kaipare (takenga mai: pare - to turn aside, ward off, protect) (kupu kē atu: kaiārai)

defending team

kapa kaupare

defensive driving

taraiwa tūtakarerewa (takenga mai: tūtakarerewa - to be alert)

defensive line

rārangi kaupare

defensive midfielder

takuahi kaupare

defensive rebound

turapa kaupare

defensive shot (e.g. in racket sports)

hau kaupare

defibrillation

whakahihiko manawa (takenga mai: whakahihiko - stimulate, electrify)

deficit discourse

kōrero aro takarepa (takenga mai: kōrero - discourse, talk, narrative; aro - to take heed, pay attention to, be inclined toward; takarepa - deficiency, flaw)

deformity in leg or foot, lame

hape, hapehape (kupu kē atu: kopa)

degenerate, decline in health

tipuheke (kupu kē atu: tupuheke, paheke)

dehydrate, dehydration, dehydrated

tauraki ~na ~tanga

delicacy specially prepared for a dying person

ō matenga

delirium, delirious

mate kuawa (kupu kē atu: kutukutu ahi)

deltoid

ua pokohiwi (takenga mai: ua [uaua] - muscle; pokohiwi - shoulder)

deluded, delusion

pāhewahewa

dementia

korongenge

denigrate, disparaging remarks, scorn

hahani ~tia

dental clinic

taiwhanga niho

dental floss, floss

miro niho (takenga mai: miro - thread, cord, fibre)

dental health, oral health

hauora niho

dental infection, tooth infection

poke niho

dental nurse

tapuhi niho

dental technician

ringapū niho

dentine

tenatini (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: matūniho)

dentist

rata niho (takenga mai: rata [kupu mino] - doctor) (kupu kē atu: tākuta niho)

deoxygenated blood

toto hāora-kore

depend, dependency, rely on

whakawhirinaki ~tia ~tanga

depressant, downer

(pūroi) haupēhi (takenga mai: hau - essence, vitality; pēhi - to suppress)

depression (illness), misery

kōtonga (kupu kē atu: rāwakiwaki, poururu, mate pāpōuri, toimaha hārukiruki)

deranged, unbalanced, mentally distressed

wairangi

dermatologist

mātanga kiri (takenga mai: mātanga - expert; kiri - skin)

dermatology

mātaikiri (takenga mai: mātai - to inspect, examine; kiri - skin)

dermis, corium

kiriwai (takenga mai: kiriwai - skin)

despondent, despondency, hopelessness

kaimōhū

deuce (tennis)

taurite (takenga mai: taurite - to be balanced)

developmental disorder, developmental disability

mate whanake

developmental dyspraxia, developmental coordination disorder, clumsy child syndrome

mate whanake neketahi (takenga mai: mate - illness, disorder; whanake - to develop, grow; neke - to move; tahi [reretahi] - coordination)

diabetes

mate huka (takenga mai: mate - sickness; huka - sugar)

diagnose, diagnosis

tautohu ~tia ~nga (takenga mai: tautohu - to identify, specify) (kupu kē atu: whakatau māuiui)

diaphragm (contraceptive)

pātātea (takenga mai: pā - block up, obstruct; tātea - sperm)

diaphram (anatomy)

pātūpoho (takenga mai: pātū - screen, wall; poho - chest)

diarrhoea

tikotiko (kupu kē atu: koiangi, tororere)

die, death, dead

hemo ~nga (kupu kē atu: mate, pahemo)

diet (food intake)

whiringa kai (takenga mai: whiringa - selection, choice)

diet (restriction of food intake)

whakatiki (takenga mai: whakatiki - deprive of food)

dietary influence

awenga whiringa kai

dietary supplement

āpitihanga whiringa kai

dig (volleyball)

kari ~a (kupu kē atu: keri)

digest, digestion

nakunaku ~a (takenga mai: nakunaku - to reduce to fragments)

digestive disease, digestive disorder

mate nakunaku kai

digestive juices

wai nakunaku

digestive system

pūnaha nakunaku kai (takenga mai: nakunaku - to reduce to fragments)

digestive tract, alimentary tract, alimentary canal, gastrointestinal tract

ara nakunaku

direct free kick (soccer)

whana pātea pūkaka (takenga mai: whana - to kick; pātea - free, unencumbered; pūkaka - direct route)

disabled, disability

hauā (kupu kē atu: whaikaha, kopa)

disablism

whakatoihara hauā (takenga mai: whakatoihara - discrimination, prejudice, intolerance; hauā - disabled) (kupu kē atu: aukatinga whaikaha)

disadvantage, disadvantaged, underprivileged

tōhore ~tanga (takenga mai: tō - e whai ana i tā te tōnui mō te prosperous; hore [pūhore] - unfortunate, scarce, poverty)

disappointed, disappointment, disillusioned, disillusion

matekiri

discriminate against, discrimination, despise, degrade

whakahāwea ~tia ~tanga (kupu kē atu: whakatoihara, aukati)

discus

poroāwhio (takenga mai: poro [porowhita] - circle, wheel, ring; āwhio - to go round; āwhio [āwhiowhio] - whirlwind)

disempower, disempowerment, disempowered

whakaeo ~tia ~tanga

disfigured, deformed

korohape

disgusting, disgust, loathing, loathsome, abhorrent, abhorrence

wetiweti

dislocate, dislocation (of a joint)

pakoki (kupu kē atu: kounu)

disruptive behaviour

whanonga whakatōhenehene (kupu kē atu: whanonga toheriri)

distal, tip finger bone

wheua matitoi (takenga mai: wheua - bone; mati - digit, finger; toi - tip)

distraction, distracted

pīroiroi (kupu kē atu: pōtatutatu, pororaru, pōtatu)

district health board

rūnanga hauora ā-rohe

dive

ruku ~hia

dive into headfirst

tūpou

dive pass

maka whakaangi (takenga mai: whakaangi - to hurl oneself, fall through the air)

divergent eyesight, divergent strabismus

karu tīhoi

diverse, diversity, plural, pluralism

kanorau ~tanga (takenga mai: kano - colour, sort, kind, seed, texture; rau - many) (kupu kē atu: matahuhuatanga)

divot (golf)

poikurukuru (takenga mai: poikurukuru - lump, clod)

dizzy, dizziness, giddy

takaānini (kupu kē atu: pāhoahoa, āmai, pōānini, pōātinitini, rorohuri, pōnitiniti)

doctor, physician

rata (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: tākuta [kupu mino])

dodge, evade

karo ~a

dolphin kick (swimming)

whana aihe

domestic abuse survivor

tūora riri ā-whare

domestic violence, famly violence, domestic abuse

riri ā-whare (takenga mai: riri - anger, violence, rage; ā-whare - in-house)

donor

kaituku (takenga mai: kai - prefix denoting agent; tuku - to give)

dose, dosage

pota (takenga mai: pota - fragment, small portion) (kupu kē atu: horopeta)

double bogey (golf)

aeharua (takenga mai: aeha - intejection denoting annoyance; aeha - bogey [golf]; rua - two)

double dribble

tupanarua ~hia

double fault

haparua

double foul

hararua

double hit (racket sports)

hau rua (kupu kē atu: hahaurua)

double movement (sport)

neke tārua

double sculls

hoerua takirua

doubles (tennis etc)

takirua

doubles sideline (tennis)

paetaha takirua

down the line shot (table tennis)

haurara (takenga mai: hau - to strike with an implement; rara [whakarara] - parallel)

downstream (issues, effects etc)

reremuri (takenga mai: rere - to flow; muri - behind, coming after) (kupu kē atu: takamuri)

downstream effect

hua reremuri (takenga mai: hua - outcome, product; rere - to flow; muri - behind, to come after) (kupu kē atu: hua takamuri)

doze, drowsy, nod off

kānewha (kupu kē atu: nenewha, hāmoemoe, hinamoe)

draught, cold draught, draughty

kauanu

draw (competition format)

tātaitākaro (takenga mai: tātai - to arrange, set in order; tākaro - game, sport)

draw (waka ama), to draw a canoe sideways with a paddle

tīrau ~a

draw and pass (e.g in rugby)

whakawai me te maka

draw, tie (result of a game)

takarite (takenga mai: taka - to come around - as a date or period of time; rite - same, similar) (kupu kē atu: haupārua, kaute ōrite)

dream

moehewa (kupu kē atu: maruāpō, moemoeā)

dressing (for a wound), apply a dressing

tāpi ~a

dribble (basketball)

tūpanapana ~hia (takenga mai: tupana - bounce, spring up)

dribble (hockey)

paopao ~a (takenga mai: paopao - to strike repeatedly)

dribble a ball with the feet

whanawhana

drift defence

kaupare pāpaka (takenga mai: pāpaka - crab)

drive (e.g. in racket sports)

haukuru ~a (takenga mai: haukuru - to strike hard, smash)

drive forward, up the guts (e.g. in rugby)

kōkiri pokapū (takenga mai: kōkiri - to rush forward, attack; pokapū - direct route, middle, centre)

driver (golf)

haukuru (takenga mai: haukuru - to strike hard, smash)

driver fatigue

hūhē taraiwa (kupu kē atu: ngenge taraiwa)

driver impairment

waimaero taraiwa

driver safety

haumaru taraiwa

drop in (skateboarding)

takararo (takenga mai: taka - to drop, fall away; raro - below)

drop kick, drop goal (rugby)

whana taka

drop-in clinic

whare haumanu toronoa (takenga mai: toro - to visit; noa - just, merely)

dropped ball

takapōro

dropshot (tennis, squash etc)

hautaka ~hia

drowsy, lethargic, lethargy, sleepiness

hinamoe (kupu kē atu: pōuruuru, hāmoemoe, kānewha, nenewha)

drug

pūroi

drug addiction

wara pūroi

drug overdose

kai pūroi inati

drug rehabilitation

patu wara pūroi (takenga mai: patu - to subdue; wara [warawara] - addiction; pūroi - drug)

drunk, drunkenness, intoxicated, intoxication

haurangi

dry cough

mare pūtī (takenga mai: mare - to cough; pūtī - dry)

dry mouth

waha pūtī

duathlete, biathlete

kaipararua (takenga mai: kaipara - athlete, athletic pursuit; rua - two)

duathlon, biathlon

hākinarua (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; rua - two)

duck (cricket)

rakiraki (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

duct

pū (takenga mai: pū – pipe, tube) (kupu kē atu: iaia, awa)

dull pain, aching pain

māioio (takenga mai: māioio - weak, weary, aching)

dumbbell

(maitai) puripoto (takenga mai: maitai[hiki maitai] - weight training; puri - to hold, grip; poto - short)

dumbbell bench press

panapae puripoto

dumbbell bicep curl

kapu uarua puripoto

dumbbell lift

hiki puripoto (takenga mai: hiki - to lift; puri - to hold, grip; poto - short)

dumbbell lunge

waetīkei puripoto (takenga mai: wae - leg; tīkei - wide step, to extend, stretch out, step over)

dumbbell row

hoe puripoto

dumbbell shrug

hiki pokohiwi puripoto (kupu kē atu: hiki pakihiwi puripoto)

dumbbell squat

kuparu puripoto (kupu kē atu: noho hītengitengi puripoto)

dumbbell tricep extension

whātoro uatoru puripoto

dummy half (e.g. in touch)

tūtei (takenga mai: tūtei - sentry, scout)

dummy run

oma māminga (kupu kē atu: oma tinihanga)

dummy runner

kaioma māminga (kupu kē atu: kaioma tinihanga)

dummy, dummy pass

maka tinihanga (takenga mai: maka - to pass, throw [a ball]; tinihanga - to deceive, trick) (kupu kē atu: maka māminga, maka whakataruna)

dump (the ball) (e.g. in touch)

tātuku ~a (i te pōro) (takenga mai: tā - to dump; tuku - to release, let down)

duodenum

pohokauiti

dust mite

ngārara puehu

dying breath, weakening breath

manawa kiore

dying, close to death

whakahemohemo

dynamic balance

taurite tainekeneke

dynamic warm-up

whakamahana tainekeneke

dysentery

(mate) torohī

dysfunction, dysfunctional

turingonge (takenga mai: turingongengonge - crippled, lame, malfunctioning)

dyslexia, dyslexic

tīpaopao kupu (takenga mai: tīpaopao - out of proper sequence)

E

Eustachian tube

ngōrongo (takenga mai: ngō [ngongo] - tube; rongo - to hear)

e-cigarette, electronic cigarette

īhikareti (takenga mai: ī - he rite te whakahua ki te pū Ingarihi nei, te 'e' mō te electronic; hikareti [kupu mino] - cigarette)

eagle (golf)

kārearea (kupu kē atu: īkara)

ear

taringa

ear canal

awa taringa

ear infection

poke taringa

ear wax, cerumen

tāturi

earache

mamae taringa

eardrum

tōrino

earlobe

pokopoko

eating disorder

māuiui pongakawa (takenga mai: pongakawa - to consume, devour, eat) (kupu kē atu: mate tahakai)

eco lifestyle, green lifestyle, green living

(kātū) noho tautaiao (kupu kē atu: kātū noho kākāriki)

eczema

harehare

eddy, whirlpool

kōripo

education outside the classroom, EOTC, outdoor learning

akoranga tūwaho (takenga mai: akoranga - lesson, learning; tū - to take place; waho - outside)

effective listening, listen attentively

whakarongo pīkari

effortless, undemanding

kohakoha-kore (kupu kē atu: māmā)

egg donor

kaituku kākano

ejaculate, ejaculation

tuha ~ina

elation, elated, joy, joyful, delighted

manahau (kupu kē atu: hurō)

elbow

tuke (kupu kē atu: whatīanga)

elbow pads, elbow protection

aupuru tuke

elder abuse

tūkino kaumātua

elder neglect

whakahapa kaumātua

elder, old person, senior citizen, old age

kaumātua ~tanga (kupu kē atu: mātāpuputu, pēperekōu, ahungarua)

elective surgery

hāpara whakarite

electrolyte

waikawehiko (takenga mai: wai - water, liquid; kawe - to carry; hiko - electrical charge)

elite athlete

kaipara ikeike (takenga mai: ikeike - high, lofty)

elite competition

tauwhāinga ikeike (takenga mai: ikeike - high, lofty)

elliptical exercise machine, elliptical trainer

mīhini korirapa (takenga mai: kori - to exercise, move; rapa [pororapa] - ellipse, elliptical)

emaciated, starved, malnourished

pohokore

embarrassed, embarrassment, shamed, shame

whakamā (kupu kē atu: māteatea, rōrī)

embryo

kikiri (takenga mai: kikiri - begin to grow, as a child in the womb)

emergency department

taiwhanga ohotata

emergency surgery

hāpara ohotata

emotion

kare ā-roto

emotional control, control of emotions

taki kare ā-roto

emotional development

whanake kare ā-roto

emotional development

whanaketanga kare ā-roto

emotional disorder

mate kare ā-roto

emotional health

hauora kare ā-roto

emotional maturity

kōhure kare ā-roto

emotional suppression

pēhi kare ā-roto

emotional suppression, bottle up emotions

pupuri kare ā-roto

emotional trauma

kohuki kare ā-roto

emotional turmoil, confusion, confused, at a loss, stressed out

pōkaikaha

emotionally stable

kare ā-roto tūwhena (takenga mai: tū - to stand, set in place; whena - firm, steady)

emotionally unstable

kare ā-roto tikoki

empathy, empathetic

ngākau aroha

emphysema

miru pupuhi (takenga mai: miru - alveolus; pupuhi - swollen)

empower, empowerment

whakamana ~hia ~tanga

enamoured, smitten, in love

wewehe

end of life tending and nursing, palliative tending and nursing

hīopeope

endometriosis

heke pūtau kōpū (takenga mai: heke - to migrate; pūtau - cell [of an organism]; pūtautau - tissue [of an organism]; kōpū - womb, uterus)

endorphin, endomorphin

taiaki whakahari (takenga mai: taiaki - hormone; whakahari - to make happy)

endurance

matatū (takenga mai: matatū - standing firm, enduring)

endurance athlete

kaipara matatū

endurance exercise

kori matatū

endurance sport

hākina matatū (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; matatū - standing firm, enduring)

endurance swimming

kauhoe matatū (kupu kē atu: kauhoe roa, kau matatū)

endurance training

whakapakari matatū

enema, suppository

kuhitou (takenga mai: kuhi - to insert; tou - anus)

engage (rugby)

porotūtaki (takenga mai: porotūtaki - to join, meet) (kupu kē atu: whakapāpā)

enlarged prostate

repe ure uruhumu (takenga mai: repe ure - prostate gland; uruhumu - to swell, enlarge)

enthusiasm, enthusiastic

ngākau whiwhita (kupu kē atu: kohara)

entrepreneurial skill

pūkenga rakahinonga

environment

taiao

environmental abuse

tūkino taiao

environmental crisis

tairaru taiao

environmental influence

awenga taiao

environmental risk

tūraru taiao

environmental well-being

oranga taiao

enzyme

pūmua whākōkī (takenga mai: pūmua ‒ protein; whākōkī ‒ catalyst)

epidemic disease, pandemic disease

mate urutā (kupu kē atu: tahumaero urutā)

epidemiology

mātai tahumaero (takenga mai: mātai - to inspect, examine; tahumaero - disease, illness)

epidermis

kiritai (kupu kē atu: kiriwaho)

epididymis

pōkai tātea (takenga mai: pōkai - coil, travel about; tātea - sperm)

epidural, spinal anaesthetic

rehu tuaiwi

epiglottis

kōpani (takenga mai: kōpani - shut up, close up, lid of a box)

epilepsy, twitch violently

hūkiki

equestrian, horse riding

eke hōiho

erection

ure tora (kupu kē atu: ure tū)

erotic dream, wet dream

moetoa

erotic talk

kōrero tūkari (takenga mai: tūkari - lascivious, lustful, sensual)

essence, character

ethical lifestyle, ethical living

(kātū) noho matatika

ethical standard, moral standard

paerewa matatika

ethics, ethical, moral, morality

matatika (takenga mai: matatika - right, straight)

ethnic diversity

kanorau mātāwaka (kupu kē atu: kanorau ā-iwi)

evidence based intervention

hāpaiora whai taunaki

excited, excitement, exciting

hiamo

exclude, exclusive, exclusion

kaupare ~tia ~tanga (takenga mai: kaupare - to divert, turn aside)

excretory system, urinary system

pūnaha tukupara

excruciating pain, intense pain

mamae tārūrū (kupu kē atu: mamae hārukiruki)

executive dysfunction

mate auāki (takenga mai: mate - disorder, illness; au - I, me; āki - to encourage, urge on)

exercise machine

mīhini kori tinana

exercise physiology

mātai whaiaroaro kori

exercise zone

rohe kori

exercise, physical exercise, workout

kori tinana, kori (takenga mai: kori - to move; tinana - body)

exertion, strenuous

kohakoha (kupu kē atu: whakatīeke, whakawhēnanau)

exhale

whakahā (kupu kē atu: hā ki waho)

exit (phase of paddling stroke)

putanga

explosive power

kaha turapa (takenga mai: turapa - to spring up, rebound, recoil)

external bleeding

toto whakawaho

external factor

āhuatanga rāwaho (kupu kē atu: āhuatanga ōwaho)

extra (cricket)

hemi (takenga mai: hemi [hemihemi] - excess over a definite number) (kupu kē atu: oma tāpiri)

extra cover (cricket)

matārua

extra time

wā tāpiri (takenga mai: tāpiri - additional, extra)

extreme sport

hākina kaitūtae (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; kai tūtae [manawa kai tūtae] - fearless, daring)

extrinsic motivation

hihiko rāwaho

eye discharge, discharge from the eyes

pīkaru

eye socket

kape

eye, eyeball

karu (kupu kē atu: kanohi, whatu)

eyelash

huru kaikamo

eyelash follicle

ruahuru kamo

eyelid, blepharon, palpebra

rewha (kupu kē atu: pae karu)

F

face guard

maru kanohi (takenga mai: maru - to protect; kanohi - face)

face mask

maruhā (takenga mai: maru - to be covered, shaded, shield; hā - breath) (kupu kē atu: ārai kanohi)

facial herpes

pāpaka kanohi

facial nerve

io mata

faecal sample, stool sample

tīpako hamuti (takenga mai: tīpako - to take a little here and there) (kupu kē atu: tīpako tūtae, tīpako tiko)

faeces, excrement, stool, poo

tūtae (kupu kē atu: tiko, hamuti)

faint, pass out

tirehe

fairway (golf)

raorao (takenga mai: raorao - level or undulating country)

falcon (league)

kuru takataka (takenga mai: kuru - throw; takataka - head)

fallopian tube, oviduct

pūkākano (takenga mai: pū - tube; kākano - ova, ovum, egg)

false teeth

niho kēhua

familial relationship

hononga whānau

family crisis

tairaru ā-whānau

family doctor

rata whānau (kupu kē atu: tākuta whānau)

family dysfunction

turingonge ā-whānau

family well-being

oranga whānau

fast bowl, pace bowling

epa horo

fast bowler, pace bowler

kaiepa horo

fast twitch fibre

weu hukitere (takenga mai: weu [weu uaua] - muscle fibre; huki [hukihuki] - twitch; tere - fast)

fast-pitch softball

poiuka epa-horo

fat, lipid

ngako

fatigue, tired, exhausted, lethargic

ruhi (kupu kē atu: ngoikore, ruha, hūhē, tūrohi, horotete, hinamoe)

fault (eg. tennis)

hapa

fear, fearful, frightened

mataku (kupu kē atu: winiwini, uruwehi, wehi, hopo)

feeling

aurongo (takenga mai: au - current; rongo - to sense, feel)

female reproductive organs, female genitals

taihema wahine (kupu kē atu: taihema uwha)

femur, thigh bone

pūkaka

fencing (sport)

hoari (takenga mai: hoari - sword)

fend, fend off, push back

pārai ~hia (kupu kē atu: papare)

fertile, fertility (of a person or animal)

matahua (takenga mai: mata - e whai ana i te matapā mō te infertile; hua - fruit, progeny, offspring) (kupu kē atu: pukuhua)

fertilise, fertilisation (reproduction)

whakatō ~ngia ~nga (takenga mai: whakatō – cause to conceive, plant, insert)

fester, festering

taematuku (kupu kē atu: taetae)

fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, FASD

mate kukune (kai) waipiro whānui

fever, feverish

kirikā

fibula, calf bone

kapiti

field event

tauwhāinga topa (takenga mai: topa - to soar)

field position (rugby, league etc)

wāhipapa (takenga mai: wāhi - place, location; papa [papa tākaro] - playing field) (kupu kē atu: tūpapa)

fielder (cricket)

ringa tārake (takenga mai: ringa - hand; tārake - standing out in the open)

fielding team

kapa whaipōro (takenga mai: whai - possess; whai - pursue; pōro [kupu mino] - ball) (kupu kē atu: kapa tārake)

filling (tooth)

whakakī kōhao niho

fin (surfboard)

urutira (kupu kē atu: pakihau, taramutu)

final round, final, championship round

whiringa toa

financial crisis

tairaru ohaoha

financial influence

awenga ahumoni

financial skill

pūkenga ahumoni

fine leg (cricket)

wae muri (takenga mai: wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; muri - behind)

fine motor skill

pūkenga nukuiti (takenga mai: nuku - to move; iti - small)

finger

mati, matimati (kupu kē atu: matihao)

fingering (sexual)

haumiri taihema

finish line

pae mutunga (takenga mai: pae - boundary, threshold)

finishing position

tūranga mutunga

fire extinguisher

whakapoko ahi

first aid course

akoranga whakaora ohotata (kupu kē atu: akoranga oratata)

first aid kit

tīpae rongoā (takenga mai: tīpae - small basket; rongoā - medicine, healing) (kupu kē atu: tīpae ohotata)

first aid officer

āpiha whakaora

first aid, emergency aid

whakaora ohotata (takenga mai: whakaora - to save, rescue, revive; ohotata - emergency) (kupu kē atu: whakaora whawhati tata)

first base player

tūtei pūrei tahi (takenga mai: tūtei - to keep watch)

first five, first five-eighth, flyhalf (rugby), standoff (league)

topatahi (takenga mai: topa - [whakatopatopa] - to give commands; topa - to dart, swoop; tahi - one)

first half

haurua tuatahi

first quarter

hauwhā tuatahi

first serve (tennis)

tuku tuatahi

fit, fitness

pakari (kupu kē atu: mārohirohi)

fitness test, fitness testing

whakamātau mārohirohi

five metre line

pae rima mita (kupu kē atu: rārangi rima mita)

flanker (rugby)

poutaha (takenga mai: pou - pillar; taha - side)

flat water kayaking, flat water canoe racing

hoehoko wai marino (takenga mai: hoe - row, paddle; hoko [hohoko] - alternate; wai - water; marino - calm) (kupu kē atu: kōreti wai marino)

fleet footed, quick, swift

māngi (kupu kē atu: hohoro, parahutihuti, waetea)

flesh

kiko (kupu kē atu: kikokiko)

flexibility exercise

kori hangore

flexibility training

whakapakari hangore

flexible thinking

whakaaro herekore (takenga mai: here - to tie, restrict; kore - nil)

flexible, flexibility

tāwariwari (kupu kē atu: hangore)

flick shot (racket sports)

haupere ~a (takenga mai: hau - to strike with an instrument; pere - to flick, jerk)

float shot (table tennis)

haurewa ~ina

flop, dive (in soccer), hollywood

hinga tahupera (takenga mai: hinga - to fall over; tahupera - false, bogus, fake) (kupu kē atu: whakaari)

foam roller

rango kirihou kōmāmā

foetal membrane, amnion

kahukahu

foetus

kukune (takenga mai: kukune - to swell as pregnancy advances) (kupu kē atu: tōhua)

fontanelle

koama (kupu kē atu: tamomo, pūmotomoto)

food addiction

wara kai

food allergy, food intolerance

pāwera kai

food nutrition

taioranga kai

food poisoning

paihana kai

food portion, serving size

tirikai (takenga mai: tiri - share, portion) (kupu kē atu: tiringa)

food pyramid

koeko kai

foot fault (tennis)

hapawae

footpath, walking track

ara hīkoi

footwork (e.g. in netball)

rakawae (takenga mai: raka - adept, skilful; wae - foot)

forearm

kikowhiti

forehand (racket sports)

tāmua (takenga mai: tā - to strike, beat with a stick)

forehand lob

tīkoke tāmua

forehand slice, forehand cut

tapahi tāmua

forehand volley

haurere tāmua (kupu kē atu: haupatu tāmua)

forehead

rae

foreplay (sexual)

whakareka takamua (takenga mai: rekareka - pleasant, enjoyable; rekareka - orgasm; takamua - forward, to the front) (kupu kē atu: rekareka takamori)

foreskin

kirimata (kupu kē atu: pahuhu, kiri matamata)

formal relationship

hononga ōkawa

formation (e.g. of a team)

rangamaro (takenga mai: rangamaro - army in formation ready for battle)

forward (rugby, league, soccer etc)

takamua (takenga mai: takamua - to the fore, front)

forward bend

piko whakamua

forward pass

maka whakamua

forward roll

takahuri whakamua

forward stretch

totoro whakamua

foul area

rohe hapa

foul ball (softball)

poihapa (takenga mai: poi - ball; hapa - foul, miscue)

foul, offence, infringe, infringement

hara (takenga mai: hara - sin, offence) (kupu kē atu: hapa)

fourth quarter

hauwhā tuawhā

frame of racket, rim

niao rākete (kupu kē atu: anga rākete)

freckle

ira

free kick, short arm penalty (rugby)

whana pātea

free pass, free throw (basketball)

maka pātea (kupu kē atu: maka whiwhi)

free throw lane, keyhole, key (basketball)

rohe kuru tautuku (takenga mai: rohe - area; kuru - to shoot [goal]; tautuku - penalty)

free throw line (basketball)

pae kuru tautuku

free weight

maitai wātea

freestyle riding, stunt riding, BMX freestyle

pahikara neketūtū (takenga mai: pahikara [kupu mino] - bike; neke - to move; tūtū [whakatūtū] - carry out manoeuvres; tūtū - move with vigour)

freestyle, crawl stroke (swimming)

kau tāwhai

front flip, front somersault

porotēteke whakamua (kupu kē atu: pōtēteke whakamua)

front of the blade of a canoe paddle

matamoe

front row (rugby)

ripamua (takenga mai: ripa - row, rank, line)

frustrated, frustration, exasperated, exasperation

hēmanawa ~tanga (kupu kē atu: āritarita, ngutu komekome, pukukino, whanewhane)

full licence, unrestricted licence

raihana herekore

fullback (rugby, league, soccer)

hiku (takenga mai: hiku - rear of an army on march, rearguard) (kupu kē atu: whurupēke [kupu mino], haika)

fulltime

wā mutunga

fungal infection

poke puruheka

G

gall bladder

kouawai

gallstone

konga kouawai (takenga mai: konga [kongakonga] - fragment; kouawai - gall bladder)

gambling addiction

wara petipeti (takenga mai: petipeti [kupu mino] - gamble)

game sense

aroā tākaro

gangrene

kikohunga (takenga mai: kiko - flesh; hunga - putrid, decayed)

gargle

whakararā ~tia

gasp, catch the breath, pant

hāhā ~tia ~ tanga (kupu kē atu: huatare)

gastric acid, stomach acid

waikawa puku (kupu kē atu: waipuku)

gastric reflux

waipuku hokimuri (takenga mai: wai [waikawa] - acid; puku - intestine; hoki - to return; muri [whakamuri] - backward)

gender

ira ~tanga

gender characteristic

āhuatanga ā-ira

gender discrimination, sexism

whakatoihara ā-ira (kupu kē atu: aukatinga ā-ira)

gender diverse, gender diversity

irahuhua

gender dysphoria

auhi ā-ira (takenga mai: auhi - distressed, distraught, anguish)

gender expression

whakapuaki iratanga

gender identity

tuakiri ā-ira

gender stereotype

arotoka ā-ira

gender therapy

haumanu ā-ira

genderfluid

irarere (takenga mai: rere - to flow; rere [rerekē] - different, changed) (kupu kē atu: irahuri)

genderqueer, queer

irakē

genealogical relationship, kin relationship

hononga whakapapa

general anaesthetic

rehu whānui (takenga mai: rehu - to render drowsy or unconscious; whānui - broad, wide)

general practitioner, GP

rata arowhānui (takenga mai: rata [kupu mino] - doctor; aro - to pay attention to, heed; whānui - general, widespread) (kupu kē atu: tākuta arowhānui)

genetic disorder, genetic condition

mate ā-ira

genital area

paehema (takenga mai: pae - vicinity; hema [taihemahema] - sexual organs)

genital herpes

pāpaka taihema

genital lice, pubic lice

kutu taihema

genital surgery

hāpara taihema

genital surgery

hāpara taihema

genital wart

tona taihema

gentle exercise, easy exercise

kori māhū

geriatric health

hauora mātāpuputu

germ, pathogen

moroiti tahumaero (takenga mai: moroiti - micro-organism; tahumaero - disease, sickness) (kupu kē atu: tukumate)

gibberish, talk unintelligibly

kunanu

give and go (hockey)

tuku me te rere

gland

repe

glaucoma

papahewa

glide, move with even motion

rōnaki

global development delay, GDD

whanake tōmuri tukipū (takenga mai: whanake - to develop, grow; tōmuri - delayed, slow, late; tukipū - general, widespread)

glossophobia, performance anxiety, stage fright

mae tū (takenga mai: tū - to stand)

glove

komoringa (kupu kē atu: karapu [kupu mino])

glucose

kūhuka (tohu: C6H12O6) (takenga mai: kū – thick liquid [me te rite anō o te tangi ki te 'glu' o te kupu Ingarihi]; huka - sugar) (kupu kē atu: waitī)

glue ear, otitis media with effusion, OME

taringa hoi (kupu kē atu: taringa kūtere, taringa pīpata)

glum, disconsolate, miserable

poururu (kupu kē atu: pākatokato)

gluteus maximus

ua kōtore (takenga mai: ua [uaua] - muscle; kōtore - buttock)

glycogen

kūhukahuka

goal (netball, basketball, soccer etc)

ūhanga (takenga mai: ū - to land, strike home)

goal area, goal box, six yard box (soccer)

āpure ūhanga

goal attack (netball)

kaikōkiri ūhanga

goal circle (netball)

porohita ūhanga

goal defender

kaipare ūhanga

goal kick (soccer)

whana āpure ūhanga (takenga mai: whana - to kick; āpure ūhanga - goal area) (kupu kē atu: whana tautopenga)

goal post (netball)

pou ūhanga (kupu kē atu: pou tarawhiti)

goal post (rugby, league)

poupiro (kupu kē atu: poutūmārō)

goal setting

whakatakoto whāinga (kupu kē atu: whakatau whāinga)

goal third (netball)

rohe ūhanga (kupu kē atu: hautoru ūhanga)

goalkeep, goal keeper (netball)

kaiārai ūhanga (takenga mai: kai - prefix denoting agent; ārai - to block, obstruct, prevent; ūhanga - goal) (kupu kē atu: kati ūhanga)

goalkeep, goalkeeper, goalie (soccer, hockey etc)

tautopenga (takenga mai: whakatautopenga - rearguard)

goalshoot, goal shooter (netball)

kaikuru ūhanga (kupu kē atu: ringa tītere, ringa kuru)

goitre

tenga

golden duck (cricket)

rakiraki kōura (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

golden point

piro kōura (takenga mai: piro - to score; kōura [kupu mino] - gold)

golf

hahaupōro (takenga mai: hahau - to strike; pōro [kupu mino] - ball) (kupu kē atu: korowha [kupu mino])

golf course

papa hahaupōro

gonorrhoea, clap, venereal disease

pakiwhara (kupu kē atu: konoria [kupu mino])

goosestep (rugby, league etc)

kūhī (takenga mai: kūhī [kupu mino] - goose)

gout

porohau (kupu kē atu: koute [kupu mino])

grab (skateboarding)

nanao (takenga mai: nanao - take hold of, grasp)

grapple tackle

rutu mamau (takenga mai: rutu - tackle; mamau - te grasp, grab, wrestle)

grass court, grass turf, grass surface

papa (tākaro) pātītī

green (golf)

papa tīpao (kupu kē atu: āpure tīpao)

grief, sorrow, emotional pain

pāmamae (kupu kē atu: huamo)

grip test, grip testing

whakamātau kukuringa (takenga mai: kuku - to clench [fist]; ringa - hand)

grip, handle (e.g. of racket or bat)

puringa (takenga mai: puri - to hold; ringa - hand)

grip, traction (e.g on a surfboard)

rapa

groin protector, groin guard, girdle

maru tapatapa

groin, crotch

tapatapa

gross motor skill

pūkenga nukurahi (takenga mai: nuku - to move; rahi - large)

growth hormone

taiaki tupu

growth hormone deficiency

kōpaka taiaki tupu

grubber kick

whana nuku (takenga mai: whana - kick; nuku - the ground)

grubber kick

whana ripi (takenga mai: ripi - to skimalong the surface) (kupu kē atu: whana porotete, whana nuku)

grumpy, irritable, irascible, short-tempered

āritarita (kupu kē atu: ngutu komekome, pukukino, whanewhane, hēmanawa)

guard (basketball)

kaiārai

guide dog

kurī arataki

guilt, remorse, remorseful, regretful

kaniawhea

gully (cricket)

whārua (takenga mai: whārua - valley)

gum (mouth)

tako (kupu kē atu: pūniho)

gum disease, gum infection

tako pirau

gut health

hauora kōpiro

gymnasium

whare kori tinana (kupu kē atu: whare whakapakari tinana)

gymnastics

takaporepore (takenga mai: takaporepore - to roll over and over) (kupu kē atu: pītakataka)

gynacologist

mātanga arowahine

gynaecology

mātai arowahine

H

Health New Zealand

(Te) Whatu Ora

haemoglobin

kawehā (takenga mai: kawe - to carry; hā [hāora] - oxygen) (kupu kē atu: pūtoto)

haemorrhage, bleeding

ikura

hair

makawe (kupu kē atu: huru, huruhuru)

hair

huru, huruhuru

hair follicle

ruahuru

half marathon

oma taumano haurua (kupu kē atu: omamao haurua)

half time

wā haurua

halfback, scrumhalf

poutoko (takenga mai: pou - pillar; toko - support) (kupu kē atu: hāwhepēke [kupu mino])

halfpipe (skateboarding)

paipa haurua

halitosis, bad breath

hāpiro

hallucinate, hallucination

pohewa ~nga

hallucinogen, hallucinogenic

whakapohewa (takenga mai: pohewa - to fantisise, imagine)

hammer (athletic event)

kurutai (takenga mai: kurutai [kōtaha kurutai] - a stone weapon attached to a cord; kurutai - a hard dark coloured stone used for making weapons) (kupu kē atu: piu maitai)

hamstring (tendon)

iohere kātete (takenga mai: iohere - tendon; kātete - leg [from thigh down])

hamstring curl

kapu iohere kātete

hamstring muscle

ua kātete (takenga mai: ua [uaua] - muscle; kātete - leg [from thigh down])

hamstring strain

riaka iohere kātete

hand-eye coordination

(te) reretahi o te karu me te ringa

handball

makapoi (takenga mai: maka - to throw; poi - ball)

handball (in soccer)

pāringa

handicap (in golf)

tohurehe (takenga mai: tohu - to signal, sign; rehe - expert, deft hand)

handstand (gymnastics)

tūringa (takenga mai: tū - to stand; ringa - hand)

happy, happiness, joy, joyful

koa (kupu kē atu: hari, hurō)

hard court (tennis)

papa (tākaro) mārō

hay fever

ihu pāwera (takenga mai: ihu - nose; pāwera - allergic)

hazard, danger

pūmate (takenga mai: pū - source, origin; mate - injury, danger, calamity) (kupu kē atu: mōrearea, matepā)

head

upoko (kupu kē atu: mātenga, māhunga, pane)

head lice

kutu māhunga

head of racket

upoko rākete (kupu kē atu: pane rākete)

headache

(māhunga) ānini (kupu kē atu: pāhoahoa, ngāhoahoa, kotiuru)

header (soccer)

tukirae ~tia (takenga mai: tuki - to butt, bump; rae - forehead)

heal, healed, healing (of a physical wound)

mahu

health barrier, barrier to health

taupā hauora

health crisis

tairaru hauora

health equity

tautika hauora (takenga mai: tautika - to be even, level, equal)

health inequality

ōrite-kore o te hauora

health inequity

tautika-kore o te hauora

health outcome

hua hauora

health procedure, medical procedure

mahinga hauora (kupu kē atu: tukanga hauora)

health professional

tūngaio hauora (takenga mai: tū - position, stance; tū - e whai ana i tā te tūao; ngaio - expert, clever, professional)

health promotion

whakatairanga hauora

health sector, health profession

rāngai hauora

health, healthy

hauora (kupu kē atu: waiora)

healthy choice

kōwhiringa ora

healthy heart food guide

aratohu kai manawa ora

healthy home

kāinga hauora

healthy lifestyle, healthy living

(kātū) noho ora

heart

manawa

heart attack

manawa-hē

heart disease, heart condition

mate manawa

heart rate zones

pae kakapa manawa

heart surgery

hāpara manawa

heart transplant

huaranga manawa

heart valve replacement

whākapi takirere manawa

heartbeat, heart rate, pulse (of heart)

kakapa manawa (kupu kē atu: hoto manawa, panapana manawa)

heartburn, indigestion

koeha (kupu kē atu: taratarawai, tokopaha, tokopā, kunāwhea)

heat cramp

parerori pūwera

heat exhaustion

ruhi pūwera

heat rash

kōpukupuku pūwera

heatstroke

mate pāwerawera

heel

rekereke

held (in league)

mau

held ball (netball)

pōro mau

helmet, hardhat

pōtae mārō

helpline

waea āwhina

hematology, haemotology

mātai toto (takenga mai: mātai - to examine; toto - blood)

hematoma

uruhua (takenga mai: uruhua - bruise, hurt)

hemophobia

mae toto

hepatic artery

ia-tuku ate (takenga mai: ate - liver)

hepatic vein

ia-auraki ate (takenga mai: ate - liver)

hepatitis

atekakā (takenga mai: ate - liver; kakā - inflamed)

herbal healing, herbal remedy

rongoā rākau (kupu kē atu: rongoā māori, rongoā taru)

herd immunity

awhikiri paerahi (takenga mai: pae - threshold; rahi - numerous, many)

heroin

taimiri (takenga mai: tai - prefix with a qualifying force; miri - assuage, tranquillise)

herpes

pāpaka

heterosexual

piriaro (takenga mai: piri - be attached to; aro [tauaro] - opposite) (kupu kē atu: taearo)

high blood pressure

toto pōrutu (takenga mai: pōrutu - dashing, surging of the sea)

high impact exercise

kori taikaha (takenga mai: kori - movement, exercise; tai - prefix with a qualifying force; kaha - strong, forceful, energetic) (kupu kē atu: kori tuki uekaha)

high intensity interval training, HIIT

whakapakari pūputu uekaha (takenga mai: pūputu - at short intervals; uekaha - strenuous, vigorous, energetic)

high jump

tūpeke (kupu kē atu: peke teitei)

high kick, up and under, bomb

whana rangi (takenga mai: rangi - sky) (kupu kē atu: whana tike)

high metabolic rate, high metabolism

whakarau pūngao nui

high self-esteem

kiritau kaha

high tackle

rutu kakī (takenga mai: rutu - tackle; kakī - neck) (kupu kē atu: rutu māhunga, rutu teitei)

high toss serve (table tennis)

tuku whiu tīkoke

high visibility clothing

kahu muramura (takenga mai: muramura - bright, vivid) (kupu kē atu: kahumura)

high, inebriated

hurori (takenga mai: hurori - to stagger, roll about)

hinge joint

pona kopi (takenga mai: kopi - doubled together [as of anything hinged])

hip flexor stretch

totoro uahope (takenga mai: ua [uaua] - muscle; hope - hip)

hip replacement

whākapi hope

hip rotation

tīwae hope (takenga mai: tīwae - turn from side to side)

hip stretch

totoro hope

hip, waist, loin

hope

historical trauma

kohuki aronehe

histrionic personality disorder

mate haukiri whakameremere (takenga mai: mate - disorder, condition, illness; haukiri - personality; whakameremere - to show off, be flamboyant, showy)

hit, strike, shot (racket and club sports)

hau ~hāua ~tanga (kupu kē atu: pao, patu, hahau)

hoarse, hoarseness

whango

hockey

haupoi (takenga mai: hau - to strike, hit; poi - ball) (kupu kē atu: haki [kupu mino], hake, hōkī [kupu mino])

hockey stick

rākau haupoi

hog (the ball), hogger, hogging, hunger (ball sports)

kaiapo (pōro) (takenga mai: kaiapo - to covet, monopolise, selfish)

hole (golf)

rua

hole in one (eg. cricket)

kotahi atu

hole in one (golf)

kotahi atu (takenga mai: kotahi atu - straight for, directly)

holistic health

hauora torowhārahi (takenga mai: toro - to extend; whārahi - wide, broad) (kupu kē atu: hauora tukupū)

holistic treatment, holistic remedy

rongoā torowhārahi

holistic well-being, holistic wellness

oranga torowhārahi (takenga mai: toro - to extend; whārahi - broad, wide) (kupu kē atu: oranga tukupū)

home base, homeplate (softball)

pūrei kāinga (kupu kē atu: papakāinga, uta)

home run (softball)

oma ki uta (kupu kē atu: oma kotahi atu ki uta)

homophobia

mae takatāpui (takenga mai: takatāpui - homosexual)

homosexual, gay, lesbian

takatāpui

hook (rugby, league)

tīkape ~a

hook, hook shot (golf)

kōripi whakaroto (takenga mai: kōripi - slice, turn sideways; whakaroto - inwards)

hooker (rugby, league etc)

waekape (takenga mai: wae - foot; kape - hook out, rake out) (kupu kē atu: wae tīkape, kaikape)

hoop (basketball, netball)

tarawhiti (kupu kē atu: tarawhiti, mōhiti, mōwhiti)

hop (on one foot)

hītoko

hope, hopeful, desire

tōmina ~hia (kupu kē atu: awhero, ingo)

hopeful, hope, wishful

awhero ~hia

horizontal bar (gymnastics)

kaho huapae

horizontal beam (gymnastics)

kurupae

hormonal change

huringa taiaki (kupu kē atu: panoni taiaki)

hormonal contraceptive

āraihapū taiaki

hormonal disorder

mate taiaki

hormonal gland

repe taiaki

hormonal system, endocrine system

pūnaha taiaki

hormone

taiaki (takenga mai: tai - prefix with qualifying force; aki [akiaki] - to urge on)

hormone therapy

haumanu taiaki

hormone treatment

rongoā taiaki

hospice

puni pairuri (takenga mai: puni - encampment; pairuri - palliative care) (kupu kē atu: puni whakaahuru, hōhipera pairuri, whare pairuri)

hospital

hōhipera ~tia (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: hōhipere)

hospital pass (rugby)

maka hōhipera

hull (of canoe), bilge

tīwae (kupu kē atu: kōhiwi, riu)

human development

whanake tangata

human immunodeficiency virus, HIV

wheori ārai-kore (kupu kē atu: huaketo ārai-kore)

human life cycle

huringa ora tangata

human risk factor

tūraru pūtangata (takenga mai: pū [pūtake] - orgin, source)

humerus, upper arm bone

peke

hurdle

tāepa (takenga mai: tāepa - fence, palisade)

hygiene, cleanse

akuaku ~na (takenga mai: akuaku - scrape out, cleanse)

hygienic, clean

rikokore (takenga mai: riko - dirt, filth)

hymen

kiritapu

hyperthermia

mate pūwera (takenga mai: mate - sickness, condition, disorder; pū[pūtake] - source, origin; wera - heat)

hypodermis

kiriraro (takenga mai: kiri - skin; raro - beneath)

hypothalamus

repe hono pūio (takenga mai: repe - gland; hono - to connect, join; pūio [pūnaha ioio] - nervous system) (kupu kē atu: repe matua)

hypothermia

hauhauaitu (kupu kē atu: mangenge, hauaitu)

hysterectomy

pokanga kōpū

I

ice gel

hāpia tio

identity

tuakiri

identity crisis

tairaru tuakiri

identity disorder

mate tuakiri

identity oppression

tāmi tuakiri

identity theft

whānako tuakiri

illegal drug, illicit drug

pūroi taihara

immature, undeveloped

kōpīpī

immune system

pūnaha awhikiri

immunise, immunisation, inoculate

tuku awhikiri

immunity

awhikiri (takenga mai: awhikiri – innermost defences of a pā; awhi – embrace; kiri – person, self)

immunocompromised, immune compromised

awhikiri pahara (takenga mai: awhikiri - immunity; pahara - deficient) (kupu kē atu: raru awhikiri)

impact exercise

kori rurutu (takenga mai: rutu - jolt, jerk, bump, throw down, tackle)

impact training

whakapakari rurutu

impacted ear wax, impacted cerumen

tāturi hīnohi (takenga mai: tāturi - earwax; hīnohinohi - to be compressed, packed)

impetuous, reckless, fierce

totoa

implant, implantation

kuhi

impulsive, headstrong, impetuous

manawa rere

in doubt, uncertain, indecisive

rangirua (kupu kē atu: ngākaurua)

in vitro fertilisation, IVF

whakatōnga mōwaho

inactive lifestyle, sedentary lifestyle, sedentary living

(kātū) noho houtete

inactive, restful, dormant

mauri noho

inactive, sedentary

houtete

incision (surgical)

hae (poka) ~a ~nga

incisor, front tooth

niho tapahi

incline bench press

pana paepiki

inclusion, inclusive, inclusiveness

kauawhi ~tia ~tanga (takenga mai: kauawhi - to embrace)

inclusive culture

ahurea kauawhi

inclusive education

akoranga kauawhi

inclusive leadership

hautū (~tanga) kauawhi

inclusive learning, inclusive teaching

ako kauawhi

inclusive school, inclusive schooling

kura kauawhi

incoherent, confused

parure

incontinence

mimi turunoa (takenga mai: mimi - urine; turu - to drip; noa - unintentional)

indigestion, heartburn

tokopā (kupu kē atu: tokopaha, kunāwhea, koeha, taratarawai)

indirect free kick (soccer)

whana pātea autaki (takenga mai: autaki - roundabout, circuitous)

individual sport

hākina kiritahi (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; kiri - person, self; tahi - one)

indoor court

papa tākaro tūroto (takenga mai: tū - to stand; roto - inside) (kupu kē atu: papa hākinakina tūroto)

infant, toddler

kōhungahunga (kupu kē atu: nohinohi, kōngahungahu)

infect, infected, infection

poke ~nga

infectious disease

mate poke

inferior vena cava

ia-auraki raro (takenga mai: ia-auraki - vein; raro - lower, below)

infertile, infertility (of an organism)

matapā (kupu kē atu: pukupā)

infirm, frail

tārutu (kupu kē atu: wairuhi)

inflamed nerve

ioio kakā

inflamed, inflammation

kakā

inflatable band, inflatable cuff (for measuring blood pressure)

tauri whakamakoha (takenga mai: tauri - band; tauri [tauri kōmore] - bracelet; whakamakoha - inflate)

inflexible thinking

whakaaro whakaioio (takenga mai: whakaioio - obdurate, inflexible, intransigent)

influence

whakaaweawe ~tia (kupu kē atu: awenga)

influenza, flu

rewharewha

informal relationship

hononga ōpaki

information sign

tohu pārongo

informed consent

whakaae i runga i te mōhio

informed decision making

whakatatū take i runga i te mōhio

inhalant

haumote (takenga mai: hau [haurehu] - gas; mote - to suck, draw in the breath) (kupu kē atu: whakangānga, rehu whakangā)

inhale

whakangā (kupu kē atu: hā ki roto)

inhaler

ngongō (takenga mai: ngongo - suck; huangō - asthma)

inherited condition, inherited disorder

mate tuku iho

inherited potential

pitomata tuku iho

inject, injection

wero ~a ~nga

injury time

wā whara

injury, injured

whara ~nga

innate immunity

awhikiri taketake

inner ear

taringa roto

innings (softball, cricket)

huripao (takenga mai: huri - to change, turn; pao - to bat) (kupu kē atu: pāeke, huringa)

inpatient

tūroro tauroto

inside back (rugby)

tuarā roto

insomnia

moe whēuaua (takenga mai: moe - to sleep; whēuaua - difficult)

institutional racism

kaikiri torowhare (takenga mai: kaikiri - racism; toro - stretch forth, extend; whare - building, people in a building)

insulin

taiaki huka (takenga mai: taiaki - hormone; huka - sugar)

inswinger, inswing bowl (cricket)

epa tataha whakaroto (takenga mai: epa - to bowl; tataha - to swerve, veer; whakaroto - inwards)

intense, intensity

ngoto (takenga mai: ngoto - to be vigorous, intense)

intensive care unit

taiwhanga whāomoomo (kupu kē atu: wāhanga whāomoomo)

intensive care, provide intensive care

whāomoomo ~tia

intentional foul

hara takune

interact, interaction

pāhekoheko ~tia (kupu kē atu: taunekeneke)

intercept, interception (e.g. in soccer)

haukoti ~a ~nga

interfere, interference (e.g. in a game)

auwaha ~tia

intergenerational dysfunction, generational dysfunction

turingonge tuku iho

intergenerational trauma, generational trauma

kohuki tuku iho (kupu kē atu: kohuki whitireanga)

internal bleeding

toto whakaroto

internal factor

āhuatanga rāroto

internal haemorrhaging

ikura whakaroto (kupu kē atu: toto whakaroto)

internet addiction

wara ipurangi

internet safety, cybersafety

haumaru ā-ipurangi

interpersonal skill

pūkenga pāhekoheko (takenga mai: pāhekoheko - to interact) (kupu kē atu: pūkenga taunekeneke)

intersex

taihemarua

interval training

whakapakari pūputu (takenga mai: pūputu - at short intervals)

intervene, intervention

hāpaiora (takenga mai: hāpai - to uplift, support; ora - wellness)

intervention strategy

rautaki hāpaiora (takenga mai: hāpai - to uplift; ora - well-being)

intestinal infection

poke kōpiro

intestinal tract

ara kōpiro

intimate relationship

hononga taupiri

intra-uterine device

rore āraihapū (takenga mai: rore - ensnare, impede; ārai hapū - contraceptive)

intrinsic motivation

hihiko rāroto

invasive surgery

hāpara kōkuhu

invincible, fearlessness, adventuresome

mātātoa ~tanga (takenga mai: mātātoa - to be fearless, unafraid, undaunted)

involuntary movement

neke aunoa (takenga mai: au - current; noa - spontaneously)

involuntary muscle, smooth muscle

uaua aunoa (takenga mai: aunoa - automatic) (kupu kē atu: uaua maheni)

iris (eye)

tiwha

iron (golf)

paorino (takenga mai: pao - to strike with an implement; rino [kupu mino] - iron) (kupu kē atu: rino haupōro)

iron deficiency

kōpaka rino

irritant, irritating substance

matū whakamangeo (takenga mai: matū - substance; whaka - causative prefix; mangeo - to be itchy)

irritating pain

mamae māngeongeo (takenga mai: māngeongeo - irritation, pain)

isometric training, static strength training

whakapakari whakaroau (takenga mai: whakapakari - to strengthen; whakaroau - static, still)

itch, itchy, irritation

torotiti (kupu kē atu: toretiti, mangeo, māngeongeo)

itch, itchy, irritation

māngeongeo

J

jackal, jackalling (rugby)

ketuketu ~a (takenga mai: ketuketu - to scratch around, fossick, ferret out)

jam (canoe paddle stroke)

titi ~a

jaundice

mate kirikōwhai (kupu kē atu: mate kōwhai)

javelin

tao

javelin thrower

kaiwhiu tao

jaw, jawbone

kauae (kupu kē atu: kauwae)

jealous, jealousy, envious, envy

harawene (kupu kē atu: tūāhae, pūhaehae, wene, tarahae)

jiu jitsu

kūrutu (takenga mai: kū [kupu mino] - jiu; rutu [ruturau] - judo)

jog, gentle run

oma māhū (takenga mai: māhū - to be easy, gentle, leisurely)

joint (anatomy)

pona

joint health

hauora pona

joint pain

mamae pona

joint replacement

whākapi pona

joint sprain

takoki pona

jolt to clear airway, Heimlich manoeuvre

tupana whakawātea arahau (takenga mai: tupana - to jerk; whakawātea - to clear away; arahau - airway) (kupu kē atu: tupana Heimlich)

judge

kaiwhakawā

judo

ruturau (takenga mai: rutu - to jolt, jerk, clash; rau - many; rau - he rite te tangi ki te kūoro whakamutunga o te kupu Pākehā.) (kupu kē atu: nonoke)

jugular vein

ia-auraki kakī (takenga mai: kakī - neck)

jump ball (basketball)

maka taupatu (takenga mai: maka - throw, pass; taupatu [taupatupatu] - to compete, vie)

jump shot (basketball)

kuru hūpeke (kupu kē atu: tītere hūpeke)

jump shot (e.g. in kī-o-rahi)

whiupeke (takenga mai: whiu- to throw; peke - to jump)

jumping event

tauwhāinga peke

junk food, nutrient deficient food

kai paraurehe

K

karate

karāti (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: karate [kupu mino])

kettlebell

(maitai) purikīwai (takenga mai: maitai [hiki maitai] - weight training; puri - to hold, grip; kīwai - handle [of a basket])

kettlebell deadlift

hikiruki purikīwai (takenga mai: hiki - to lift; hiki [hiki maitai] - weight lilfting; ruki [taumaha rukiruki] - exceptionally heavy; purikīwai - kettlebell)

kettlebell exercise

kori purikīwai (takenga mai: puri - to hold, grip; kīwai - handle [of a basket])

kettlebell squat

kuparu purikīwai

kettlebell swing

piu purikīwai

keyhole surgery

hāpara kōhao

kick (a ball)

whana (pōro) ~ia

kick a goal, kick at goal, kick on goal (soccer)

whanapiro

kick off

whana tīmata

kick tennis (rugby)

whana tauutuutu (kupu kē atu: whana tēnehi)

kickboxing

mekewhana (takenga mai: meke - punch; whana - kick)

kickpass

whanatuku

kidney

tākihi (kupu kē atu: whanewhane, mama)

kidney disease, kidney disorder

mate tākihi

kidney stone

kōhatu tākihi (kupu kē atu: pōhatu tākihi)

kill shot (table tennis)

hauwhiu ~a (takenga mai: hau - to strike with an implement; whiu [karawhiu] - to drive, lash, to give it everything)

kilocalorie

manokarori (takenga mai: mano - thousand; karori [kupu mino] - calorie)

kiss, kissing, smooch, smooching

kihikihi (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

kleptomania

mate tāhae (takenga mai: mate - illness, disorder, condition; tāhae - to steal) (kupu kē atu: mate whānako)

knee

turi (kupu kē atu: turipona, pona)

knee joint

turipona

knee pad, knee protection

aupuru turi

kneecap, patella

popoki

knock on (eg. rugby, league)

taka whakamua

knock out (competition format)

putarere (takenga mai: puta - exit; rere [ohorere] - suddenly)

knuckle

monamona

kook (surfing), idiot

heahea

kī-o-rahi (a traditional Māori game)

kī-o-rahi

kīoma (a team in kī-o-rahi)

kīoma

L

labour (birth)

whakamamae

lactate threshold

pae rakatete (kupu kē atu: tauārai rātete)

lactate, lactic acid

rakatete (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

lactose

reihuka (takenga mai: rei - breast, chest; huka - sugar)

lactose intolerance, lactose intolerant

koto reihuka (takenga mai: koto - to be averse)

lame (of the legs), limp, hobble

totitoti

landing (e.g. for jumping event)

tauranga

landing area

pūihi taunga (takenga mai: pūihi - division in a kūmara field; taunga - resting place, landing)

landing foot (netball)

waetau

landing pad

tauranga aupuru

lane (e.g. of athletics track, swimming pool etc)

ara kūiti (takenga mai: kūiti - narrow, confined)

lane changing, change lanes

whakawhiti ara

lane divider

weheara (takenga mai: wehe - to divide; ara [ara kūiti] - lane)

large intestine, colon

kōpiro nui

laryngitis

paeoro kakā (takenga mai: paeoro - voice box, pharynx; kakā - inflamed)

larynx, voice box

paeoro

lash, lashing (in waka construction)

aukaha ~tia

last words, parting speech

ōhākī

lat pull down

kumeraro tuawhārahi (takenga mai: kume - to pull; raro - down; tua - back; whārahi - broad)

late tackle

rutu tōmuri

lateral machine raise

hiki mīhini whakatetaha

lateral raise, side lift

hiki whakatetaha

lateral walk

hīkoi whakatetaha

lay-up (basketball)

reikuru (takenga mai: rei - to leap, rush, run; rei - lay [kupu mino]; kuru - to shoot a goal)

leadership skill

pūkenga kaiārahi (kupu kē atu: pūkenga hautū)

leading position, top place, first place

tūranga tuatahi

league, rugby league

rīki (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

learner's licence

raihana ako

learning disorder

mate ako

ledge (e.g. at a skate park)

tauwharenga

left atrium

manawa runga-mauī

left back

hiku mauī

left midfielder, left half

takuahi mauī

left outfield (softball)

takiraha mauī (takenga mai: takiraha - wide, flat, extended open space) (kupu kē atu: rohe mauī, whaitua mauī)

left ventricle

manawa raro-mauī

left wing

paihau mauī

leg abduction, clamshell exercise, abduction (leg)

wae whewhera (takenga mai: whewhera - to open out, stretch legs apart)

leg adduction, adduction (leg)

wae kuti (takenga mai: kuti - todraw together)

leg before wicket, lbw

wae ārai (takenga mai: wae - leg; ārai - to obstruct, block out)

leg bye (cricket)

ripiwae (takenga mai: ripi - glance off; wae [taha wae] - leg side)

leg extension

whātoro waewae

leg gully (cricket)

wae whārua (takenga mai: wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; whārua - gully)

leg inswinger (cricket)

(epa) tāwhiro wae

leg press

panawae

leg protector

maruwae (takenga mai: maru - be covered, safeguard) (kupu kē atu: aupuru wae)

leg rope, leg leash (surfboarding)

here wae (takenga mai: here - to tie; wae - leg, foot)

leg side, on side (cricket)

taha wae

leg slip (cricket)

wae kōripi (takenga mai: wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; kōripi - cut, slice, turn sideways)

leg spinner (cricket)

epa tāwhiro wae

leg swing (exercise)

tīemiemi waewae

leg, foot

wae, waewae

leisure, enjoyment, entertainment, recreation

rēhia

lens (eye)

arotahi (kupu kē atu: mōhiti)

let (in squash)

taitu (takenga mai: taitu - to be hindered, impeded)

level bench press

pana paetūpā

lice, vermin

kutu

life education

akoranga noho ora (kupu kē atu: akoranga whaiora)

life jacket

kahurewa (takenga mai: kahu - garment; rewa - to float)

life skill

pūkenga noho ora (kupu kē atu: pūkenga whai ora)

life support

manawapou (kupu kē atu: manapou, taupua ora)

life-support

taupua ora (takenga mai: taupua - to support; taupua - temporary) (kupu kē atu: manapou, manawapou)

life-threatening condition

mate taihemo (takenga mai: tai - prefix with qualifying force; hemo - to die, be faint)

lifeguard (pool)

manapou hōpua

lifeguard (sea)

manapou moana

lifelong illness, lifelong disorder, longstanding condition

mate taumano

lifelong learning skill

pūkenga ako taumano

lifestyle

kātū noho (takenga mai: kātū - type, sort, kind; noho - to live, dwell)

lifestyle choice

kōwhiringa kātū noho

ligament

nape

limited over cricket

kirikiti paiepa here (takenga mai: kirikiti [kupu mino] - cricket; paiepa - over; here - to limit, restrict)

line speed (e.g. in rugby)

horo koke (takenga mai: horo - speed, swiftness; koke - to move forward)

lineout (rugby)

tūtira (takenga mai: tūtira - to line up, form a file) (kupu kē atu: whakarārangi)

lineout jumper

kaipeke tūtira

lineout throw

maka tūtira

linguistic well-being, language vitality

oranga reo

link (player) (e.g. in touch)

(kaitākaro) taukaea (takenga mai: taukaea - rope, thread used to fasten fishhook to line) (kupu kē atu: kaitūhono)

lip (of a wave)

tihi (o te ngaru) (takenga mai: tihi - peak)

lip balm

hinu ngutu

lipase

whākōkī ngako (takenga mai: whākōkī [pūmua whākōkī] - enzyme; ngako - fat, lipid)

listless, lacking energy, spiritless, lacking vitality, unenergetic

korou-kore (kupu kē atu: ngoikore, korou mate, haumate)

liver

ate

liver disease, liver condition

mate ate

loaded bases (softball)

pūrei kapi (takenga mai: kapi - to be occupied)

lob (in ball sports)

tīkoke ~a (takenga mai: tīkoke - high, towering, lofty)

lob pass

maka tīkoke (takenga mai: tīkoke - high, lofty) (kupu kē atu: maka perepere)

lob shot (racket sports)

hau tīkoke (takenga mai: hau - to strike with an implement; tīkoke - high, tall, lofty)

local anaesthetic

rehu whāiti (takenga mai: rehu - to render drowsy or unconscious; whāiti - narrow, compact)

local knowledge

mōhiotanga haukāinga

lock (rugby), second row (league)

pouwhītiki (takenga mai: pou - pillar; whītiki - to tie, bind, gird) (kupu kē atu: kaiwhītiki)

locomotor movement

whakatakataka (takenga mai: whakatakataka - move about, carry out manoeuvres, movement, action) (kupu kē atu: ngatete)

logical thinking

whakaaro arorau (takenga mai: aro - to consider, take heed; rau - many)

long corner mark (hockey)

matohu haukoko roa (takenga mai: matohu - mark; hau - to strike; koko - corner; roa - long)

long distance race (running)

tauoma roa

long distance running

omaroa

long jump

pekeroa (kupu kē atu: kairērere)

long kick, long ball (e.g. in soccer)

whana roa

long leg (cricket)

wae roa (takenga mai: wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; roa - long)

long term immunity

awhikiri tauroa (takenga mai: tau - to settle, land; roa - long time)

long-off (cricket)

ātea mamao (takenga mai: ātea - open space; ātea - off side in cricket; mamao - distant)

long-on (cricket)

wae mamao (takenga mai: wae - leg; wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; mamao - distant)

long-sighted

kanohi kāhu

loop shot (table tennis)

hautaiwhiro ~tia (takenga mai: hau - to strike with an implement; tai - prefix denoting a qualifying force; whiro [tāwhirowhiro] - to spin, whirl)

loose forward

takamua wātea

loosehead prop

poumua wātea (takenga mai: wātea - open, unencumbered) (kupu kē atu: poumua waho)

lose, loss, defeat (e.g. a game)

hinga

love, loving, sympathy, sympathetic, empathy, empathetic, compassion

aroha (kupu kē atu: ngākau aroha)

lover

kairoro (kupu kē atu: tahu, ipo, makau)

low blood pressure

toto pūroto (takenga mai: pūroto - sluggish of a stream)

low impact exercise

kori taimāmā (takenga mai: kori - movement, exercise; tai - prefix with a qualifying force; māmā - easy, light) (kupu kē atu: kori tuki māmā, kori rutu māmā)

low metabolic rate, low metabolism

whakarau pūngao iti

low self-esteem

kiritau ngoikore (takenga mai: ngoikore - weak, listless, lacking)

lower back, sacrum

tiraki

lower respiratory tract

arahau raro

lubricate, lubrication

whakahinuhinu ~tia

lumbar vertebrae

tangai tuaiwi

lumpectomy

pokanga koropuku (takenga mai: poka - to cut out; koropuku - lump, swelling, tumour)

lung

pūkahukahu (kupu kē atu: pukapuka)

lung cancer

mate pukupuku pūkahukahu

lunge (exercise)

waetīkei (takenga mai: tīkei - wide step, to extend, stretch out, step over)

lust, ardour, lusting

mate kanehe (takenga mai: mate - to be overcome; kanehe - desire, affection) (kupu kē atu: pohane)

lymph node

tīpona waitinana

lymph, lymphatic fluid

waitinana (takenga mai: wai - fluid; tinana - body)

lymphatic system

pūnaha waitinana (takenga mai: wai - fluid; tinana - body)

lysosome

pūnaku (takenga mai: pū - origin, source; naku [nakunaku] - digestion)

M

Māori Health Authority

(Te) Aka Whai Ora

machine bench press

panapae mīhini

machine crunch

koropeke mīhini

machine shoulder shrug

hiki pokohiwi mīhini (kupu kē atu: hiki pakihiwi mīhini)

macronutrient

taiora matua

maiden (over) (cricket)

(paiepa) omakore

maim, harm

whakatūroro (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; tūroro - to be sick, unwell, patient) (kupu kē atu: whakawhara)

mainstream health service

ratonga hauora auraki

major surgery

hāpara nui

malaria

marērea (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

male reproductive organs, male genitals (human)

taihema tāne (kupu kē atu: taihema toa)

malignant tumour

pukupuku orotā (takenga mai: orotā - voracious, destructive)

malleus, hammer (ear)

hama (takenga mai: he kupu mino [hammer])

mammary duct, breast duct, lactiferous duct

pū waiū

mammary gland

repe waiū

mammogram, breast screening

matawai ū (takenga mai: matawai - to look closely, inspect, scrutinize)

manager

kaiwhakahaere

manoeuvre, stunt (eg. skateboarding)

neketūtū (takenga mai: neke - to move, manoeuvre; tūtū [whakatūtū] - carry out manoeuvres; tūtū - move with vigour)

marathon

oma taumano (takenga mai: taumano - for a long time) (kupu kē atu: omaoma-a-Tōhē, omamao)

marginalise, belittle, marginalisation

whakaparahako ~tia ~tanga

marijuana, cannabis

tarutaru (takenga mai: tarutaru - grass, weed) (kupu kē atu: tarukino, whakamāminga, rauhea)

mark (in touch), touch zone

wāhi pā

mark (rugby)

māka ~hia (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

mark, oppose (in sport)

āpititū ~tia (takenga mai: āpititū - to fight at close quarters)

marker (league)

āpititata (takenga mai: āpiti - to fight at close quarters; āpiti - to mark, oppose; tata - close)

marrow, bone marrow

mongamonga

martial arts

te kura a Tū (takenga mai: kura - school, body of knowledge; Tū [Tūmatauenga] - God of war) (kupu kē atu: tuku mātātahi)

massage (deep tissue)

romiromi ~a

massage (soft tissue)

mirimiri ~a

massage therapist (deep tissue)

kaihaumanu romiromi

massage therapist (soft tissue)

kaihaumanu mirimiri

massage therapy (deep tissue)

haumanu romiromi

massage therapy (soft tissue)

haumanu mirimiri

mastectomy

pokanga ū (takenga mai: poka - to cut out; ū - breast)

masturbate, masturbation (female)

pīkoikoi

masturbate, masurbation (male)

tītoi (kupu kē atu: tītoitoi)

match point (e.g. in tennis)

tata toa (takenga mai: tata - near; toa - victory) (kupu kē atu: whano toa, tata tauwhāinga)

maternal death

mate hapūtanga

mature thinking, formal operational

whakaaro kōhure (takenga mai: kōhure - development of a tree or plant to maturity)

mature, maturity

kōhure (takenga mai: kōhure - development of a tree or plant to maturity) (kupu kē atu: taipakeke)

maul (rugby)

kaunuku (takenga mai: kaunuku - to move steadily; kaunuku - the centre of an army when formed for a rush; kaunuku - large splitting wedge) (kupu kē atu: mōro [kupu mino])

maximum heart rate

kakapa mōrahi

measles, rubeola

karawaka

mechanical risk

tūraru pūhanga

mediate, mediation, mediator

takawaenga

medical imaging technician

ringapū whakaahua whakaora

medicine ball

poi taumaha (takenga mai: poi - ball; taumaha - heavy)

medicine ball circles

porotiti poi taumaha (takenga mai: porotiti - to revolve, rotate, move around)

medicine ball exercise

kori poi taumaha (takenga mai: kori - to move, exercise; poi - ball; taumaha - heavy)

medicine ball jump squats

kuparu poi taumaha hūpeke

medicine ball situp

nohotū poi taumaha

medicine ball twist

takawiri poi taumaha

medicine ball wall throw

maka poi taumaha pātū

meditate, meditation

whakaaio wairua (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; āio - be calm, at peace; wairua - soul, spirit)

medley (swimming)

kau takawhitiwhiti (takenga mai: taka - prefix denoting a sense of rotation; whitiwhiti - to change)

menarche, first menstruation

kōhinetanga (takenga mai: kōhine - female adolescent)

meningitis

kiriuhi uakakā (takenga mai: kiriuhi - membrane; ua - backbone, neck, back of the neck; kakā - inflamed)

menopause

ruahinetanga (kupu kē atu: tūpātanga)

menstrual cup

ipu ikura

menstrual cycle

ikura wahine (kupu kē atu: ikura ā-marama, mate marama, mate wahine, awa o te atua)

menstruation, period

rerenga ikura (wahine) (kupu kē atu: mate wahine, ikura ā-marama)

mental abuse, psychological abuse

patu hinengaro (kupu kē atu: tūkino hinengaro)

mental breakdown, nervous breakdown

hinengaro pōngerengere (takenga mai: hinengaro - mind, seat of emotions; pōngerengere - overwhelming, oppressive, dark)

mental health

hauora hinengaro

mental illness, mental disorder, psychological disorder

mate hinengaro (kupu kē atu: māuiui hinengaro)

mental therapist

kaihaumanu hinengaro

mental training, mental strengthening

whakapakari hinengaro

mental well-being, mental wellness

oranga hinengaro

metabolism, metabolic

whakarau pūngao (takenga mai: whakarau – cause to germinate, multiply; pūngao – energy)

metacarpal

wheua kapu

methamphetamine

pōau-pī (takenga mai: poau - be confused, bewildered; pōau [whakapōauau] - narcotic drug; pōau [pōautinitini] - tribulation, afliction, evil; pi [kupu mino] - p) (kupu kē atu: tioata whakaihi)

micronutrient

taiora moroiti

mid wicket, mid-on (cricket)

wae hape (takenga mai: wae - leg; wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; hape - crooked)

mid-off (cricket)

ātea hape (takenga mai: ātea - off side [cricket]; hape - crooked)

middle

waenga

middle distance race (running)

tauoma waenga

middle ear

taringa waenga

middle phalange, middle finger bone

wheua matiwaenga (takenga mai: wheua - bone; mati [matimati] - finger; waenga - middle)

middle row, second row

ripawaenga (takenga mai: ripa - row, rank, line)

midfielder

takuahi (takenga mai: takuahi - centre of line of battle, as opposed to the paihau)

midwife

tapuhi whakawhānau

migraine

ānini pākaha

mind

hinengaro

mindful, mindfulness

taumārire (takenga mai: tau - to be settled; mārire - gently, silently, completely, deliberately; mārire - to be peaceful)

mineral

kohuke (takenga mai: ko [kongakonga] - fragment; huke - expose by removing earth) (kupu kē atu: manawa whenua)

mineral supplement

āpiti kohuke

mini ramp (skateboarding)

rōnaki iti (takenga mai: rōnaki - gradient, slope, incline)

minor infringement

hara iti

minor surgery

hāpara iti

misaligned eyesight, strabismus

karu kōrapa (takenga mai: kōrapa - be misaligned, askew)

miscarriage

tahe

misogyny, misogynist

konekone wahine (takenga mai: konekone - to despise, loathe)

miss (a target)

tohipa

mitochondrion

pata pūngao (takenga mai: pata – seed, grain; pūngao – energy)

mixed martial arts

te kura a Tū matarau (takenga mai: kura - school, body of knowledge; Tū [Tūmatauenga] - God of war; matarau - multifaceted)

mobility

neke tinana

mobility aid

taumatua neneke (takenga mai: taumatua - support, assistance; neneke - to move, shift)

mobility scooter

kuta taumatua (takenga mai: kuta [kupu mino] - scooter; taumatua - support, assistance) (kupu kē atu: waka neneke)

moderate exercise

kori tahanga (takenga mai: tahanga - moderately, a little)

moisturised, moisturiser, moist

monoku (takenga mai: monoku - damp, wet, moist)

molar (teeth)

niho kōhari

mole (mark on skin)

kiritona (takenga mai: kiri - skin; tona - nodule, wart)

mood

piropiro

mood change

piropiro hurihuri

mood swing

piropiro tārere

morphine

rehunanu (takenga mai: rehu - mist, spray; nanu - jumbled, confused, incoherent)

most valuable player, MVP

tino kaitākaro

motivate, stimulate, motivation, motivated

(whaka) hihiko ~tia ~tanga (kupu kē atu: kipakipa)

motor nerve

io whakaneke (takenga mai: io [ioio] - nerve; whakaneke - to make move, put into motion)

motor skill

pūkenga nuku (takenga mai: nuku - to move)

motorsport

hākina pūkaha (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; pūkaha - motor)

mould, mouldy, fungi

puruheka (takenga mai: puruhekaheka - mould [fungi])

mountain biking, mountain bike

pahikara maunga (kupu kē atu: paihikara maunga)

mountain climber (exercise)

piki maunga

mouth

waha (kupu kē atu: māngai)

mouth ulcer

kōmaoa waha

mouthguard

maruniho (takenga mai: maru - to protect; niho - teeth) (kupu kē atu: ārai waha)

move about, prepare, get ready

whakatakataka ~ina

move quickly to and fro

kapekapetau

movement control

whakataki neke

mucus (from nose), nasal discharge, snot

hūpē (kupu kē atu: kea)

multi-sensory

rongo pūrau (takenga mai: rongo - to sense; pū [pūtake] - source, origin; rau - many)

multi-tasking

mahirau (takenga mai: mahi - work, task; rau - many) (kupu kē atu: mahi matarau)

multisport

hākina-rau (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; rau - many)

mumps

repe hūware pupuhi (takenga mai: repe - gland; hūware - saliva; pupuhi - to swell up)

muscle

uaua

muscle control

whakataki uaua

muscle fibre

weu uaua

muscle health

hauora uaua

muscle pain

mamae uaua

muscle pump

uatoko (takenga mai: ua - muscle; toko - swell, increase in bulk)

muscle strain

riaka uaua

muscular dystrophy

mate horokiwa (takenga mai: mate - disorder, condition, illness; horokiwa - wasting away of the body in disease)

muscular system

pūnaha uaua

music therapy

haumanu puoro

N

New Zealand Road Code

Ngā Ture Huarahi o Aotearoa

narcissism

mate whakaataata (takenga mai: mate - disorder, condition, illness; whakaataata - to pretend, to frighten; whakaata - mirror, to reflect)

narcolepsy, daytime drowsiness

pōuruuru awatea (takenga mai: pōuruuru - drowsy, sleepy)

narcotic

whakapōauau

nasal cavity, nasal passage

pongāhau (takenga mai: pongā [pongāihu] - nostril; hau - air)

national competition, nationals

whakataetae ā-motu

national record (sports)

tihi ā-motu

natural environment

taiao māori (kupu kē atu: ao tūroa)

natural immunity, active immunity

awhikiri māori

natural remedy

rongoā māori

nature and nurture

(te) tuku iho me te poipoi (takenga mai: tuku iho - handed down, inherited; poipoi - to nurture)

naturopathy

whakamātūtū māori (takenga mai: whakamātūtū - restore to health, heal; māori - natural)

nausea, nauseous

paipairuaki (kupu kē atu: honuhonu, nohunohu)

navel, umbilical cord (the end attached to the child)

pito

neck

kakī (kupu kē atu: porokakī)

neck of tooth

kakī niho

neck rotation

tīwae kakī (takenga mai: tīwae - turn from side to side)

neck tilt

whakatītaha kakī

negative attitude, ill-disposed

ngākaukino (kupu kē atu: waiaro whakakino)

negative emotion

kare ā-roto matakawa (takenga mai: matakawa - distasteful, dislike)

negative stereotype

arotoka whakakino (takenga mai: whakakino - disapprove of, malign)

neglect, leave destitute

whakahapa ~tia (kupu kē atu: whakangongo)

neonatal

piripoho hou

neonatal death

mate piripoho hou (takenga mai: piripoho - newborn)

neonatal service

ratonga piripoho hou

neonatal specialist

mātanga piripoho hou

neonatal unit

taiwhanga piripoho hou (takenga mai: taiwhanga - place, locality; piripoho - newborn, neonatal)

nerve

io, ioio

nerve cell, neuron

pūtau io

nerve damage

waimaero ioio (takenga mai: waimaero - to be debilitated, impaired; ioio - nerve)

nerve impulse

karere io (takenga mai: karere - message; io [ioio] - nerve)

nerve pain

mamae ioio

nervous system

pūnaha ioio

nervous, tense, tension, uneasy

āmaimai (kupu kē atu: pāihi)

net (racket sports)

mātiratira (takenga mai: mātiratira - a net attached to stakes)

net shot (e.g. in racket sports)

hau mātiratira

netball

poitarawhiti (takenga mai: poi - ball; tarawhiti -hoop, ring) (kupu kē atu: netipōro [kupu mino])

neural tract

ara ioio

neuro-diversity, neuro-diverse

io aro-huhua (takenga mai: io [ioio] - nerve; aro - be inclined toward; huhua - many)

neuro-typical

io aro-auraki (takenga mai: io [ioio] - nerve; aro - be inclined toward; auraki - mainstream)

neurological disorder, neurological condition

mate ioio (takenga mai: ioio - nerve)

neurologist

mātanga ioio (takenga mai: mātanga - expert, specialist; ioio - nerve)

newborn, postnatal

piripoho (takenga mai: piri - to be close; poho - chest, bosom, seat of affections) (kupu kē atu: pēpē [kupu mino], pēpi [kupu mino])

nick (in squash)

ripa (takenga mai: ripa - boundary, border, horizon)

nick, edge (cricket)

paoripi ~a (takenga mai: pao - to strike; ripi - to glance off)

nicotine

nikotini (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: parawaro)

nicotine patch

piri nikotini (takenga mai: piri - to stick, adhere; nikotini [kupu mino] - nicotine)

nightmare

moepapa

nipple

kōmata

nit (egg of lice)

riha

no ball (cricket)

tuku hē (takenga mai: tuku - send; hē - wrong) (kupu kē atu: epa hē)

no-hands tackle

rutu ringakore

non-binary gender

ira tāhūrua-kore

non-contact sport

hākina tukikore (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; tuki - to ram, bump, crash into; kore - negative, nil)

non-locomotor movement

koiri (takenga mai: koiri - bend the body, sway, move to and fro)

nonconforming, nonconformist

whanokē (takenga mai: whanokē - peculiar, different, odd)

nonstriker (cricket)

kaipao ngū (takenga mai: kaipao - batter; ngū - silent)

normal blood pressure

toto rōnaki (takenga mai: rōnaki - steady, gliding easily)

nose

ihu

nostril

pongāihu

not up (squash)

pōro hē (takenga mai: pōro [kupu mino] - ball; hē - incorrect, gone awry)

nucleus (of cell)

karihi (takenga mai: karihi - stone of a fruit, kernel)

numb, numbness, pins and needles

kēkerewai

number eight (rugby), back row (league), loose forward (league)

poumuri (takenga mai: pou - pillar; muri - at the back) (kupu kē atu: nama waru)

nurse

tapuhi ~tia (kupu kē atu: nēhi [kupu mino], nāhi)

nurtured potential, developed potential

pitomata poipoi

nutrient dense food

kai taiora nui

nutrient group

huinga taiora

nutrient, nutrition

taiora ~nga

nutritional deficiency

kōpaka taiora

nutritional supplement

āpiti taiora

nutritionist, dietician

mātanga taiora

nutritious

taioraora

nyctophobia, fear of the dark

mae pō

O

Olympic Games

Taumāhekeheke o te Ao

oarlock, rowlock

kaurori hoe (takenga mai: kaurori - hinge, fulcrum; hoe - oar, paddle)

obese, fat

mōmona (kupu kē atu: kutere)

object of affection, person someone is in love with

kaitokomauri (kupu kē atu: makau, tau)

objective, unbiased, impartial

tapatahi

obstacle (skateboarding)

tauparenga

obstacle course

ara taupare (kupu kē atu: awhe arapā, awhe ara taupare)

obstetrician

mātanga hapūtanga

obstetrics

mātai hapūtanga

obstruct, obstruction (netball)

hōtaetae ~tia

occupational therapist

kaihaumanu ngangahau

occupational therapy

haumanu ngangahau

oesophagus, gullet

pūkai (takenga mai: pū - tube; kai - food)

oestrogen

taiaki uwha

off side (cricket)

(taha) ātea (takenga mai: ātea - clear, free from obstruction, out of the way)

offensive rebound

turapa kōkiri

offload pass (rugby)

maka tuku (takenga mai: tuku - release, let go) (kupu kē atu: tuku)

offside

tūhapa (takenga mai: tū - to stand; hapa - fault, foul, infringement)

offspinner (cricket)

epa tāwhiro ātea

oil pore

kōputa noni (takenga mai: koputa - pore; noni - oil)

ointment

rongoā panikiri (kupu kē atu: panipani, pūreke)

old age, old person

ahungarua (kupu kē atu: hirinaki, pēperekōu)

olfactory nerve

io kakara (takenga mai: io [ioio] - nerve; kakara - aroma, smell, scent)

olfactory receptor, smell sensor

paerongo kakara

ollie (skateboarding)

mahiti (takenga mai: mahiti - to leap, spring)

on target (e.g. soccer)

heipū

oncologist

mātanga mate pukupuku

oncology

mātai mate pukupuku

one day cricket

kirikiti rātahi

one-on-one defense

kaupare tahi ki tahi

online relationship

hononga tuihono

open side (league, rugby etc)

taha takiraha (takenga mai: takiraha - wide flat extended open space)

open water swimming

kauhoe au moana (kupu kē atu: kau moana)

openside flanker

poutaha wātea (takenga mai: wātea - to be free, unencumbered) (kupu kē atu: poutaha takiraha)

operate, operation (medical), surgery, ~ectomy

poka ~ia ~nga (takenga mai: poka - to cut out) (kupu kē atu: hāparapara)

operating theatre

taiwhanga hāpara (takenga mai: hāpara [hāparapara] - surgical operation) (kupu kē atu: taiwhanga poka, pokamanga)

ophthalmology

mātai mate karu

opiate

whakaporehu māori (takenga mai: porehu - to be misty, dimmed, blurred; māori - natural; whakaporehu - opioid) (kupu kē atu: pōau patu mamae)

opioid

whakaporehu (takenga mai: porehu - to be misty, dimmed, blurred)

opium poppy

pua opiuma (takenga mai: He kupu mino [opiuma].) (kupu kē atu: pua opioma)

opponent, opposition, adversary

hoariri

opposing team

kapa hoariri

opposite sex

taihema tauaro

optic nerve

io whatu

optimistic, optimism

ngākau rorotu (kupu kē atu: mariu)

optometrist, optician

kaimātai whatu (kupu kē atu: kaimātai karu)

optometry

mātai whatu

oral hygiene, dental hygiene

akuaku niho

oral sex

ai waha

organ (anatomy)

whēkau

organ donor

kaituku whēkau

orgasm

tokomauri (kupu kē atu: rekareka)

orienteering

awhe ararau (takenga mai: awhe - to travel about; ara - pathway; rau - many)

orthodontist

mātanga niho (takenga mai: mātanga - expert, specialist)

orthopaedic surgery

hāpara kōiwi

osteoarthritis

kaikōiwi

osteopath

mātanga kōmuru

osteopathy

kōmuru (takenga mai: kōmuru - to make supple by rubbing)

out (e.g in softball, cricket)

puta

out line (squash)

paetua (takenga mai: pae - boundary line; tua - beyond)

outdoor activity

mahi tū-ā-nuku

outdoor adventure activity

mahi tū-ā-nuku mātātoa

outdoor education

akoranga tū-ā-nuku

outdoor lifestyle

(kātū) noho tū-ā-nuku

outdoor sports ground, outdoor playground

papa tākaro tūwaho (takenga mai: tū - to stand; waho - outside) (kupu kē atu: papa hākinakina tūwaho)

outer ear

taringa waho

outpatient

tūroro tauwaho

outplay, outsmart, outmanoeuvre, outfox, outwit

rorerau ~tia

outrigger

ama

outrigger canoe

waka ama

outrigger canoe racing

tauwhaiwhai waka ama

outrun

kaikape ~a

outside back (rugby)

tuarā waho

outswinger, outswing bowl (cricket)

epa tataha whakawaho (takenga mai: epa - to bowl; tataha - to swerve, veer; whakawaho - outward)

ovarian follicle

ruakano (takenga mai: rua – pit, hole, cave; kano [kākano] – seed)

ovary

wharekano

over (cricket)

paiepa (takenga mai: pai [paiere] - bind together in bundles; epa - to bowl)

over the mark (in touch)

tua o te wāhi pā

overarm pitch

epa tukurunga (takenga mai: tuku - to release; runga - above)

overarm serve

tukurunga

overarm shot, overarm hit (e.g in tennis)

hau tukurunga (takenga mai: tuku - to release; runga - above) (kupu kē atu: tārunga)

overarm throw

whiu tukurunga

overcrowded teeth

niho kōpā

overcrowded, overcrowding

kōpā

overhead stretch, upward stretch

totoro whakarunga

overlap (rugby)

inaki

overlapping teeth

niho tāpiki

overpowered, defeated, overwhelmed, vanquished

pari te ihu (kupu kē atu: mate, hinga)

overstretch, overstretching

whātoro tuhene (takenga mai: tuhene - overmuch, excessive)

overtrain, overtraining

whakangungu tuhene (takenga mai: tuhene - overmuch, excessive)

overuse

whakamahinga inati (takenga mai: inati - be excessive, extreme)

overweight, chubby, fat

pukunati (kupu kē atu: kunekune, katete)

overwhelming victory, run away victory, huge win, blowout victory

toa haukerekere (takenga mai: toa - to be victorious; haukerekere - to overwhelm, trounce, defeat)

ovulate, ovulation

tukukano

ovum, seed

kākano

own goal (soccer)

piro ninipa (takenga mai: ninipa - awkward, unskilful, unfortunate)

oxygen

hāora (tohu: O2)

oxygenate, oxygenated

(whaka) hāoraora ~tia (takenga mai: hāora - oxygen)

oxygenated blood

toto hāoraora

P

Parkinson's disease

mate paiori (takenga mai: paiori - emaciated)

Pilates

Pirāti (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

padded gloves, protective gloves

komoringa aupuru

paddle (canoe), row

hoe ~a ~nga

paddle board

papa hoetū

paddleboarding

hoetūpapa (takenga mai: hoe - to paddle, row; tū - standing; papa - board) (kupu kē atu: hoe tū)

paediatric health, child health

hauora mātātahi (kupu kē atu: hauora arotamariki)

paediatrician

mātanga aromātātahi (takenga mai: mātanga - expert, specialist; aro - to focus on; mātātahi - young people)

paediatrics

mātai mātātahi (takenga mai: mātai - to inspect, examine; mātai - study ~ology; mātātahi - young people) (kupu kē atu: mātai arotamariki)

paid, professional

whaiutu (takenga mai: whai - to get, obtain; utu - payment) (kupu kē atu: ngaio)

pain free

mamae-kore

pain relief, painkiller

rongoā patu mamae

pain scale

tauine mamae (takenga mai: tauine - ruler)

pain threshold

pae mamae

pain tolerance

amohanga mamae (takenga mai: amo - to carry, bear)

pain, ache, hurt, sore

mamae (kupu kē atu: kōharihari)

paleo (diet)

kaihoromata (takenga mai: kai - food, to eat; horomata - pure, natural, undefiled)

palliative care

pairuri (takenga mai: pairuri - solicitude) (kupu kē atu: mohimohi whakahemohemo, mohi whakahemo)

palliative care specialist

mātanga pairuri

palliative caregiver

kaimohi pairuri (takenga mai: mohi [mohimohi] - to tend, nurse, care for)

pancreas, pancreatic gland

repe taiaki huka

panic stricken

mauri rere

par (golf)

tā te kāri i tohu ai

parallel bars (gymnastics)

kaho whakarara

paralysis, paralysed

iokerewai (takenga mai: io - nerve; kēkerewai - numb) (kupu kē atu: pararūtiki [kupu mino])

paramedic

manapou tata (takenga mai: manapou - anything to support life; tata [ohotata] - emergency)

paranoia

mate whakawehi pōauau (takenga mai: mate - disorder, condition, illness; whakawehi - intimidation, threat; pōauau - confused, bewildered, mistaken)

paraplegic, paralysis, paralysed

pararūtiki (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

parasitic disease, illness cause by a parasite

mate pirinoa

parasitic infection

poke pirinoa

parental guidance

akoako mātua

parental influence

awenga mātua

parental pressure

pēhanga mātua

partial tear (of a muscle)

tīhae iti

participate, participation

whai wāhi ~tanga

partner abuse, spouse abuse

tūkino hoapiri

pash, pashing, petting

tākunekune

passion, passionate, eager, eagerness

kohara (kupu kē atu: ngākau whiwhita, ngākaunui)

passive smoking

momi hāngū

past experience

wheako o mua

pathologist

kaimātai māuiui

pathology

mātai māuiui

patient centred care

tautiaki arotūroro (takenga mai: tautiaki - to care for, tend; aro - to take heed of, focus on; tūroro - patient, invalid)

patient, invalid

tūroro (kupu kē atu: hāura)

pectoral muscle

uarei

pedestrian

waehīkoi (kupu kē atu: kaiwaewae)

pedestrian crossing, road crossing

whitinga waehīkoi (takenga mai: whiti - to cross over; wae - leg; hīkoi - walk; waehīkoi - pedestrian) (kupu kē atu: whakawhitinga huarahi, ara whakawhiti, whakawhitinga)

pedestrian safety

haumaru waehīkoi

peer influence

awenga aropā (takenga mai: aropā - clump of one species of tree)

peer mediation, peer mediator

takawaenga aropā

peer pressure

pēhanga aropā (kupu kē atu: pēhanga ā-hoa)

peer relationship

hononga aropā

pelvis, pelvic bone

papatoiake

penalty area (e.g in soccer)

āpure tautuku (takenga mai: āpure - patch, circumscribed area; tautuku - stoop, bend down, give way, penalty) (kupu kē atu: rohe tautuku)

penalty corner (hockey)

tautuku koko

penalty corner attackers mark (hockey)

matohu kōkiri tautuku koko (takenga mai: matohu - mark; kōkiri - to attack; tautuku - penalty; koko - corner)

penalty corner defenders mark (hockey)

matohu kaupare tautuku koko (takenga mai: matohu - mark; kaupare - to defend; tautuku - penalty; koko - corner)

penalty kick

whana tautuku (kupu kē atu: whana whiu, whana tautuku, whana hāmene)

penalty shoot-out (hockey)

hau mātātahi (takenga mai: hau - to strike; mātātahi [tuku mātātahi] - fight a duel)

penalty shootout (soccer)

whana mātātahi (takenga mai: mātātahi [tuku mātātahi] - fight a duel)

penalty shot, free throw (basketball)

kuru tautuku

penalty spot

matohu tautuku (kupu kē atu: tūnga whiu, maru tautuku)

penalty stroke (hockey)

haupiro tautuku

penalty try

piro tautuku (kupu kē atu: piro whiu, piro hāmene)

penalty, penalise

(whaka) whiu ~a ~nga (kupu kē atu: hāmene, tautuku)

penetrating trauma

kohuki ngangengange (takenga mai: ngangengange - to be pierced, stabbed)

penis

ure

performance enhancing drug

pūroi whakakaha

period pain, menstrual pain

kōharihari ikura (wahine)

period poverty

tuakoka ikura (wahine) (takenga mai: tuakoka - poverty; ikura [rerenga ikura] - menstruation, period) (kupu kē atu: tuakoka mate wahine)

period underpants

tarau ikura

peristalsis

kotēpana (takenga mai: kotē – squeeze; pana - expel, push)

permanency, constancy

pūmautanga

permanent sign

tohu pūmau

persevere, perseverance, determination

manawanui

personal hygiene

akuaku whaiaro

personal identity

tuakiri whaiaro

personal safety

haumaru whaiaro

personal weakness

ngoikoretanga whaiaro

personality

haukiri (takenga mai: hau - vitality of a person; hau - breath, wind; kiri - person, self) (kupu kē atu: āhua whaiaro)

personality disorder

mate haukiri (takenga mai: mate - illness, disorder, condition; hau - vitality of a person, breath, wind; kiri - person, self; haukiri - personality)

pessimism, pessimistic

ngākau hākerekere

phalanges, finger bones

wheua mati (takenga mai: wheua - bone; mati - digit; matimati - finger)

pharmacist

mātanga taka rongoā

pharmacology

mātai taka rongoā

phase (rugby)

tūārere (takenga mai: tūā [tūāoma] - stage of a journey; rere - to go into action, rush, run)

phlegm

wharo (kupu kē atu: mare, whawharo)

phobia, phobic

mae ~a (takenga mai: mae - to be overcome with fear)

physical bullying

whakaweti ā-tinana

physical defence

parahau ā-tinana

physical development

whanake tinana

physical disability

hauā tinana

physical illness, physical disorder

mate tinana

physical maturity

kōhure tinana

physical safety

haumaru ā-tinana

physical skill

pūkenga kori

physical therapy

haumanu tinana

physical trait, physical characteristic

āhuatanga ā-tinana

physical trauma

kohuki tinana

physical violence, physical abuse, assault

haupatu ~a (kupu kē atu: tūkino, tunu huruhuru)

physical well-being

oranga tinana

physiological disorder, functional disorder

mate whaiaroaro

physiologist

kaimātai whaiaroaro

physiology

mātai whaiaroaro (takenga mai: whaiaroaro - self, person)

physiotherapist, physio

kaihaumanu koiri (takenga mai: koiri - to bend the body; koiri - non-locomotor movement)

physiotherapy

haumanu koiri (takenga mai: koiri - to bend the body, non-locomotor movement)

pick and go (e.g. in touch)

kokorere (takenga mai: koko - to scoop up; rere - to flee, go into action, rush)

pimple

huahua (kupu kē atu: mariao)

pinched nerve

ioio kikini

pitcher's plate (softball)

pūrei kaiepa

pituitary gland

repe tupu (takenga mai: tupu - to grow, growth)

pivot (basketball)

kauhuri

pivot joint

pona kaurori (kupu kē atu: pona kauhuri)

place kick

whana tū-ā-nuku (takenga mai: tū - to stand; nuku - ground, earth)

placenta

whenua

plank (static exercise)

puri whakapae (takenga mai: puri - to hold; whakapae - horizontal) (kupu kē atu: papa whakamārō)

plantar nerve

io kapu (kupu kē atu: io kapuwae)

plaque (dental)

kitokito

plasma

wētoto (takenga mai: wē - liquid; toto - blood)

plaster cast

ukutāhū (takenga mai: uku - plaster, clay; tāhū - rod used as a stiffener; tāhū - splint) (kupu kē atu: pāpāuku, tākai ukutea)

plaster, sticking plaster, band aid, adhesive bandage

piritāpi (takenga mai: piri - to stick, adhere; tāpi - dressing for a wound) (kupu kē atu: piriora)

plastic surgery

hāpara ahuahu (takenga mai: ahuahu - to form, fashion)

plateau (in exercise), stagnate

whakamārari (takenga mai: whakamārari - to stagnate, make no progress)

platelet, thrombocyte

mōtepe (takenga mai: mō [mōtete] - small piece, fragment; tepe - to clot, coagulate)

play (specific movement in a game)

tūtākaro (takenga mai: tū - manner, type, sort; tākaro - to play)

play as a team, playing cohesion, teamwork

tākaro ngātahi (kupu kē atu: tākaro ā-kapa, kotahitanga ā-kapa)

play the ball (league, touch)

pīrori ~hia ~tanga (takenga mai: pīrori - to roll [a ball])

player

kaitākaro

player of the day

whetū o te rā (kupu kē atu: kaitākaro o te rā)

player recruitment

taritari kaitākaro

playing season

kaupeka tākaro

playing uniform, playing strip

kahu tākaro

playmaker

kaitaki tākaro (takenga mai: taki - to lead, bring along)

pneumonia

pūkahu kakā (takenga mai: pūkahu [pūkahukahu] - lung; kakā - inflamed)

pocket, curl (of a wave in surfing)

pūkoro (kupu kē atu: kapukapu)

podiatrist

kaimātai waewae

point (scoring unit in a competition)

whiwhinga (takenga mai: whiwhi - to get, obtain)

point fielder (cricket)

ātea kaokao (takenga mai: ātea - open space; ātea - off side in cricket; kaokao - to be sideways to the rising sun; kaokao - flank)

point guard (basketball)

kaiārai hautū (takenga mai: ārai - to obstruct, hinder, block out; hautū - to guide, lead, keep in time) (kupu kē atu: kaiārai kōmore)

poise, dignity, dignified

amaru

poison, poisonous, to poison

paihana ~tia (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: paitini)

poisonous substance

matū paihana (kupu kē atu: matū paitini)

pole vault

tūtoko

pole, propel with a pole

toko ~na

polio, poliomyelitis

whakamemeke (takenga mai: whakamemeke - wasting, shrivelling of the limbs)

pollen allergy

pāwera hae

pool (in a tournament draw)

puna (whakataetae)

pore (of the skin)

kōputa

porn, pornography, pornographic

karihika (takenga mai: karihika - lewd, erotic)

pornography addiction, porn addiction

wara karihika

positive attitude, favourably disposed

ngākaupai

positive choice

kōwhiringa angitu (takenga mai: angitu - success, fortunate)

positive emotion

kare ā-roto matareka (takenga mai: matareka - pleasant, affable)

positive stereotype

arotoka whakapai (takenga mai: whakapai - to approve of, compliment, commend)

positive thought, positive thinking

whakaaro angitu (takenga mai: angitu - fortunate, successful) (kupu kē atu: whakaaro pai)

possession (of ball), in possession

maupōro

post (canoe paddle stroke)

poutiti ~a

post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD

kohuki taumuri (takenga mai: kohuki - anguish, stress, distress; tau - to come to land, settle; muri - after)

potassium deficiency

kōpaka konurehu

potential

pitomata (takenga mai: pito mata - uncooked portion [of kūmara that can be replanted having the potential to produce many more kūmara]) (kupu kē atu: pūmanawa nohopuku)

poultice

whakapiripiri

power forward (basketball)

poumua mārohirohi (takenga mai: mārohirohi - strong, powerful) (kupu kē atu: kauaro mārohirohi, poukaha)

powerhouse, engine

pūkaha

practice, train

whakangungu ~a (kupu kē atu: whakapakari, whakawai)

pre-menstrual syndrome, PMS

mate ikura takamua (takenga mai: mate - illness, condition, syndrome; ikura [ikura wahine] - menstruation; taka - to come around, as in a date or period of time; mua - in front of, before)

pregnant, with child, pregnancy

hapū ~tanga

premature baby

tamaiti kokoti tau

premature birth

whānau kokoti tau (takenga mai: whānau - to be born; kokoti tau [tamaiti kokoti tau] - premature baby)

premolar (teeth)

niho pū

prenatal disorder, fetal disorder

mate kukune (kupu kē atu: mate pirikōpū)

prenatal, antenatal

pirikōpū (takenga mai: piri - e whai ana i tā te piripoho; piri - to be close; kōpū - womb)

preoperational

tūhāngai tōmua (takenga mai: tū - type, manner; hāngai - correspond to, in line with, directly; tūhāngai [whakaaro tūhāngai] - concrete thinking; tōmua - early)

prescribe, prescription

tūtohu ~a ~nga

prescription drug

pūroi tūtohu (takenga mai: tohutohu - to instruct, advise)

prescription medicine

rongoā tūtohu

pressure meter

ine pēhanga

principle

mātāpono

problem solving skill

pūkenga whakaoti rapanga

process

tukanga (takenga mai: tukatuka - to start up, proceed, move forward)

processed food

kai tukatuka

professional athlete, paid athlete

kaipara whaiutu

progesterone

taiaki tūmua (takenga mai: tūmua - precede)

prone leg curl, lying leg curl

kapu waewae tāpapa

prop (rugby, league)

poumua (takenga mai: pou - pillar; mua - in the front)

prostate cancer

mate pukupuku repe tātea

prostate gland

repe ure (kupu kē atu: repe tātea)

protective accessory, protective attachment

tautara aupuru (takenga mai: tautara - to attach, fasten; aupuru - protective padding) (kupu kē atu: whakamaunga aupuru)

protein

pūmua (takenga mai: pū - origin, source; pūhui - chemical compound; mua - front, foremost)

protein supplement

āpiti pūmua

proximal, bone at base of finger

wheua matitumu (takenga mai: wheua - bone; mati [matimati] - finger; tumu - base)

psychological safety

haumaru ā-hinengaro

psychologist

kaimātai hinengaro

psychology

mātai hinengaro

psychopath, psychopathy, psycho

(mate) hinengaro nihoniho (takenga mai: hinengaro - mind; nihoniho - antagonistic, hostile, cantankerous)

psychotherapy, mental therapy

haumanu hinengaro

puberty

pūhuruhurutanga

pubes

puke (huruhuru)

public health

hauora tūmatanui

public health provision

whakaratonga hauora tūmatanui

puffed, out of breath, breathlessness

tūngāngā

pull up (exercise)

kumerunga

pull, pull phase (of paddle stroke)

tō ~ia ~nga

pulmonary artery

ia-tuku pūkahu (takenga mai: ia-tuku - artery; pūkahu [pūkahukahu] - lung)

pulmonary fibrosis

riwha pūkahukahu (takenga mai: riwha - scarred, scratched, chipped; pūkahukahu - lungs)

pulmonary vein

ia-auraki pūkahu (takenga mai: ia-auraki - vein; pūkahu [pūkahukahu] - lung)

punt kick (rugby)

whana kau ~tia (takenga mai: whana - to kick; kau - without hindrance, unreservedly)

pupil (of an eye)

kau

pus, discharge from a sore, septic

ero

push shot (racket and bat sports)

haupana ~ia

push up

pana ake (kupu kē atu: pana whakarunga, pei ake)

pushover try

piro pana

pustule

tonaero (takenga mai: tona - nodule, wart; ero - pus)

putt, putter (golf)

tīpao (takenga mai: tī - stick; pao - to strike with an implement)

pyromania

mate tahu (takenga mai: mate - illness, disorder, condition; tahu - to ignite, set on fire, burn)

Q

quadricep

uawhā (takenga mai: ua [uaua] - muscle; whā - four, quad)

quadricep stretch

totoro uawhā

quadriplegic

hauā pekewhā (takenga mai: hauā - disabled, crippled; peke - limb; whā - four)

quadruple sculls

hoerua takiwhā

qualifying round

whiringa uru

R

racial stereotype

arotoka ā-iwi (kupu kē atu: arotoka mātāwaka)

racism, racial discrimination, racist

kaikiri (kupu kē atu: whakatoihara ā-iwi)

racist stereotype

arotoka kaikiri

racket sport

hākina rākete (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; rākete [kupu mino] - racket)

racket string

au rākete

racket, racquet

rākete (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

radiologist

kaihaumanu hihiora

radiology

haumanu hihiora

radiotherapy, radiation treatment

haumanu iraruke (takenga mai: haumanu - therapy; iraruke - radioactivity)

radius, outer forearm bone

āpiti

rail (in squash)

haupiritaha (takenga mai: hau - strike, hit, shot; piri - keep close; taha - side) (kupu kē atu: hau reretaha)

railslide, boardslide, grind (skateboarding)

reti kaho (takenga mai: reti - to slide, slide down; kaho - fence rail, crossbar)

rainbow community

hapori āniwaniwa

raise (a child), upbringing

whakapakeke ~tia (kupu kē atu: whakatipu, whakatupu)

rally (e.g. racket sports)

taupatupatu ~a (takenga mai: taupatupatu - to compete, vie with one another; patu - hit, strike)

ramp, slope (skateboarding)

rōnaki

range of motion

(te) whānui o ngā koiri

rare blood disease, rare blood disorder

matetoto onge

rash, skin disease, scabies, skin lesion

hakihaki (kupu kē atu: kōpukupuku, waihakihaki)

reaction time, response time

wā urupare

rebound (basketball)

turapa (kupu kē atu: tāwhana)

reciprocity, reciprocal

tauutuutu

record, maximum (sports)

tihi (takenga mai: tihi - summit, top, peak, maximum) (kupu kē atu: rekoata [kupu mino], kōmata)

recover (from severe illness)

whakamāui

recover from an illness, recuperate, convalesce

(whaka) mātūtū

recovery (e.g. after exercise)

whakaoraora

recreational activity

mahi ā-rēhia

recreational athlete

kaipara runaruna (kupu kē atu: kaipara ā-rēhia)

rectum

tōngātiko

recycle, recycled (rugby)

tukurua ~tia

red blood cell

pūtau toto whero

red bone marrow

mongamonga toto

red card

kāri whero

referee, umpire

kaiwawao (takenga mai: wawao - to part combatants)

reflex

kahuki (takenga mai: kahuki - involuntary start)

registered nurse

tapuhi rēhita

relapse (of an illness)

matahoki

relationship, attachment, establish relationship

whakawhanaunga ~tanga

relationship, connection

hononga (kupu kē atu: whakapiringa, piringa)

relaxed

parohe

relay race (running)

tauoma tānga (takenga mai: tānga - division, company, relay of persons)

religious diversity

kanorau whakapono

remedy, cure, treat, treatment, medicine

rongoā ~tia

renal artery

ia-tuku tākihi (takenga mai: tākihi - kidney)

renal vein

ia-auraki tākihi (takenga mai: tākihi - kidney)

repetition, rep

tāruatanga

repetitive strain injury, RSI

whara rīakaaka (takenga mai: whara - injury; riaka - strain, pull [a muscle])

replacement (player), reserve, substitute, sub, interchange (league)

(kaitākaro) whakahiri (takenga mai: whakahirihiri - assist, relieve)

replacement bench, substitute's bench

pae whakahiri (takenga mai: whakahiri [whakahirihiri] - to assist, relieve)

reproduce, reproduction

whakaputa uri

reproductive organs, sexual organs

taihema, taihemahema

reproductive system

pūnaha whakaputa uri

rescue breathing

hā whakaora

reserve, book (appointment), reservation

tāpui ~a ~tanga

resilient, resilience

manawaroa

resistance band

taura ātete (takenga mai: taura - cord; ātete - to oppose, resist)

resistance band exercise, resistance band workout

kori taura ātete (kupu kē atu: kori taura kūtorotoro)

resistance training

whakapakari ātete

resolute, confident, assertive

titikaha

respect, regard, respectful

whakaute ~a

respiration

tukupūngao

respiratory illness, respiratory disease

mate arahau (kupu kē atu: matehā)

respiratory system

pūnaha arahau

respite

tānga manawa

respite care

tautiaki tānga manawa

restless leg syndrome

mate waekori (takenga mai: mate - disorder, illness, condition; wae - leg; kori - to move, wriggle)

restless, hyperactive, constantly on the move

pītakataka

restricted licence

raihana here

retina

āhuahua (kupu kē atu: mata tuaroa)

return hit, return shot, return (racket sports)

hau whakahoki

rheumatoid arthritis

kaiponapona (kupu kē atu: pona kakā rūmātiki)

rhythmic gymnastics

kanikani takapore (takenga mai: kanikani - dance; takapore [takaporepore] - gymnastics)

rib (bone)

rara

ribosome

tuipūmua (takenga mai: tui – to bind; pūmua – protein)

ridicule, jeer, taunt, unkind teasing

tāwai ~tia

right atrium

manawa runga-matau

right back

hiku matau

right midfielder, right half

takuahi matau

right outfield (softball)

takiraha matau (takenga mai: takiraha - wide, flat, extended open space) (kupu kē atu: rohe matau, whaitua matau)

right ventricle

manawa raro-matau

right wing

paihau matau

rim (e.g. of canoe, racket etc)

niao

rings, still rings, hanging rings (gymnastics)

rīngi tārewa

ringworm

muna

rip (rippa rugby), strip (the ball)

kōwhaki ~na (takenga mai: kōwhaki - to pluck, tear off)

rip (water current)

kauere

rippa rugby

whutupōro kōwhaki (takenga mai: kōwhaki - to pluck, tear off)

risk assessment

tiro tūraru (kupu kē atu: aromatawai tūraru)

risk factor

pūtake tūraru (takenga mai: pūtake - origin, source, cause, reason; tūraru - risk)

risk management

whakahaere tūraru

risk taker

manawa kai tūraru (takenga mai: manawa - heart; kai - to consume; tūraru - risk; E whai ana i te 'manawa kai tūtae'.)

risk, at risk

tūraru (takenga mai: tū [tūponotanga] - chance; raru - trouble, problem, difficulty)

road cycling, road cycle

pahikara rori

road running

omarori

road safety

haumaru huarahi

road user

kaitakahi huarahi (takenga mai: kai - prefix denoting agent; takahi - to travel) (kupu kē atu: kaiwhakamahi huarahi, kaiawhe huarahi)

roll (basketball)

huri (takenga mai: huri - to turn)

roll back, roll ball

pīrori whakamuri

rolling maul (rugby)

kaunukunuku (takenga mai: kaunuku - maul; nukunuku - move repeatedly, move about)

roof of mouth

pikiarero

root (of tooth)

pū niho

root canal (of a tooth)

awa pū (niho) (takenga mai: awa - canal; pū - root)

ropes course

ara taura

rotate, rotation (volleyball)

huri ~a ~nga

rough (golf)

ururua (takenga mai: ururua - scrub, undergrowth)

round robin (tournament draw)

whiringa whakapau (takenga mai: whiringa - round, heat [in a tournament]; whakapau - exhaustive)

round, heat (stage of a competition)

whiringa (takenga mai: whiriwhiri - to select, choose)

roundabout intersection

pūtahi porotaka

rowing

hoe waka

rowing machine

mīhini hoe

ruck (rugby)

āpitinga (takenga mai: āpiti - to fight at close quarters) (kupu kē atu: hōkari, kakari, paraketu)

rugby, rugby football, rugby union

whutupōro (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: hutupāoro, rakapī, hutupōro)

run (softball, cricket)

oma

run out (cricket)

kūrapa (takenga mai: kūrapa - unsuccessful in fishing)

run rate (cricket)

auau oma (takenga mai: auau - frequency)

run up (e.g. cricket, jumping event etc)

oma whakatata (takenga mai: oma - to run; whakatata - to approach)

run up (e.g. for a jump)

whakatata (takenga mai: whakatata - approach)

run up lane, run up track

ara whakatata

runner's high

manahau waetea (takenga mai: manahau - elation; waetea - good runner)

running event, track event

tauwhāinga omaoma

running race

tauoma (takenga mai: tau - prefix denoting a reciprocal action; tau [tauwhāinga] - contest; oma - run)

rupture, hernia

whaturama

S

Salmonella

haramonera (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

Summer Olympics

Taumāhekeheke Raumati

sad, sadness, mournful, gloomy, despondent, melancholy

pōuri (kupu kē atu: ruku popoi, matapōuri)

saddle joint (anatomy)

pona kōpapa (takenga mai: kōpapa - concave)

safe (in softball, cricket etc)

tūpai (takenga mai: tū - to stand; pai - good) (kupu kē atu: tūora)

safe sex

ai haumaru

safe, secure, safety, security

haumaru

safety conscious, safety awareness

tūoho haumaru

safety net

kupenga haumaru

safety risk

tūraru haumaru

sailing (event), sailboat

waka kōmaru (takenga mai: waka - boat; kōmaru - sail) (kupu kē atu: waka rā)

saliva

hūware (kupu kē atu: hūare)

saliva duct, parotid duct

pū hūware

saliva sample

tīpako hūare (takenga mai: tīpako - to take a little here and there) (kupu kē atu: tīpako hūware)

salivary gland, parotid gland

repe hūware

same sex

taihema ōrite

sanitary pad

kope ikura

saturated fat

ngako kohura (takenga mai: kohura - be full)

save, stop (eg. hockey, soccer)

kati ~a

scab, scabby

whekewheke (kupu kē atu: tongako, wenewene)

scabies

waihakihaki (kupu kē atu: hakihaki, kōpukupuku)

scalp

kiri angaanga (kupu kē atu: kiri o te angaanga)

scapula, shoulder blade

pākau (kupu kē atu: hakikoko)

scar, cicatrix

nawe (kupu kē atu: riwha, mātānawe)

schizophrenia

māuiui wairua tuakoi (takenga mai: māuiui - illness, disorder; wairua - spirit; tuakoi - divide, separate, misconceive, imagine, be deceived)

school record (sports)

tihi ā-kura

sciatic nerve

io kanikani

sciatica

kanikani

sclera

teatea

scoop (hockey)

haukoko ~a (takenga mai: hau - to strike; koko - scoop up)

scoop (touch, rugby)

koko ~a

scorecard (golf)

kāri tapeke (takenga mai: tapeke - total, score)

screen addiction

wara mata

screen and roll, pick and roll (basketball)

taupare me te huri

screwed scrum, wheeling scrum

kakari takahuri

scrotum

pūkoro raho (takenga mai: pūkoro - pocket, pouch; raho - testes)

scrum (rugby, league)

kakari (takenga mai: kakari - to battle, skirmish, clash)

scrum feed

whāngai kakari

scrum infringement (rugby)

hara kakari

scull, sculling

hoerua (takenga mai: hoe - to row, paddle; rua - two) (kupu kē atu: kōue)

scurvy

(mate) kāwei (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

seam bowl, seam bowling (cricket)

epa maurua

seat belt

tātua nōhanga

seat of emotions, heart, mind

whatumanawa

seated leg curl

kapu waewae noho

sebaceous gland

repe noni (takenga mai: repe - gland; noni - oil)

second base player

tūtei pūrei rua

second five, second five-eighth, inside centre

toparua (takenga mai: topa [topatahi] - first five-eighth; rua - two)

second half

haurua tuarua

second place, runner-up position

tūranga tuarua

second quarter

hauwhā tuarua

second serve (tennis)

tuku tuarua

second, second place, runner up

tuarua

secure the ball, ball security (rugby, netball etc)

whakangita (i te) pōro (takenga mai: whakangita - to make fast, secure) (kupu kē atu: tiaki [i te] pōro)

seed, seeding, grading (sport)

māhiti ~tia ~nga (takenga mai: māhiti - to sort, separate, grade, select)

self-awareness, personal perception

tūoho whaiaro (takenga mai: tū - position, stance; oho - awake, be aroused [of feelings])

self-belief

whakapono whaiaro

self-defence

parahau whaiaro

self-discipline

urupū whaiaro (takenga mai: urupū - diligent, persevering, tenacious; whaiaro - personal) (kupu kē atu: whakaraupapa whaiaro)

self-esteem, self-respect, self-worth

kiritau (takenga mai: kiri - person, self; tau - to be settled)

self-image

ata whaiaro (takenga mai: ata - image, reflected image; whaiaro - person, self)

self-management skills

pūkenga auāki (takenga mai: au - I, me; āki - to encourage, urge on) (kupu kē atu: pūkenga taki whaiaro)

self-neglect, personal neglect

whakahapa whaiaro

self-respect, self-love

rata whaiaro (takenga mai: rata - to like; whaiaro - personal)

self-sufficient lifestyle, subsistence lifestyle, subsistence living

(kātū) noho ringaora (takenga mai: ringa - nō te whakataukī 'he kai kei aku ringa'; ora - wellness, alive)

semen

waitātea (takenga mai: wai - fluid; tātea - sperm)

semi-final, penultimate round

whiringa whāiti

semi-professional athlete

kaipara utuiti (takenga mai: utu - payment; iti - small)

seminal vesicle

pū waitātea (takenga mai: pū - source, origin; waitātea - semen)

sense of smell

rongo kakara

sense of taste

rongo tāwara

sense of touch

rongo whakapā

sensorimotor

rongonuku (takenga mai: rongo - to sense, feel; nuku - to move)

sensory nerve

io tairongo (kupu kē atu: io rongo)

sensory system

pūnaha tairongo

serve (tennis, squash, volleyball etc))

tuku ~a ~tanga

server (sport)

kaituku

service line

rārangi tuku

serving area (e.g. in volleyball, badminton etc)

rohetuku

serving team (in volleyball etc)

kapa tuku

set (a play in volleyball)

whakarite ~a

set (of repeated exercises)

huinga tāruatanga (takenga mai: huinga - collection, set, group; tāruatanga - repetition, rep)

set (tennis)

tūākari (takenga mai: tūā - e whai ana i tā te tūāoma [stage of a journey]; kari [kakari] - fight, battle, general engagement)

set piece, set play (sport)

tūtākaro whakarite (takenga mai: tū - manner, type, sort; tākaro - to play; whakarite - to arrange, organise)

set point

tata tūākari (takenga mai: tata - near; tūākari - set [tennis]) (kupu kē atu: whano tūākari)

setter (volleyball)

ringa whakarite

settled, composed, serene, calm

mauri tau (kupu kē atu: māoriori)

sevens (rugby)

(whutupōro) takiwhitu

severe tear (of a muscle)

tīhae nui

sex addiction

wara ai

sex characteristic

āhuatanga taihema

sex hormone, reproductive hormone

taiaki taihemahema

sex talk

kōrero hemahema

sexual abuse survivor

tūora taitōkai

sexual abuse, sexual violence

taitōkai ~tia

sexual activity, sexually active

mahi hōkaka

sexual arousal

nanawe taihema (takenga mai: nanawe - aroused, stimulated, excited; taihema [taihemahema] - sexual organs) (kupu kē atu: whakaoho taihema)

sexual desire, sexual attraction

taera

sexual desire, sexual attraction

hōkaka ~ina ~tanga (kupu kē atu: taera)

sexual development

whanake taihema

sexual dysfunction

turingonge taihema

sexual fluidity, sexually fluid

hōkakarere (takenga mai: rere - to flow; rere [rerekē] - different, changed) (kupu kē atu: taera hurihuri)

sexual health

hauora taihemahema

sexual intercourse, love-making, copulate, sex

ai ~tia ~tanga (kupu kē atu: tōkai, ekeeke, onioni, pīkonikoni, mahimahi)

sexual orientation

aronga hōkaka (kupu kē atu: aronga taera)

sexual partner

hoa ai (kupu kē atu: hoa onioni)

sexual pleasure

rekareka taihema

sexual relationship

hononga tauonioni

sexuality

hōkakatanga

sexuality development

whanake hōkakatanga

sexually transmitted disease, STD, venereal disease

mate paipai (kupu kē atu: pakiwhara, kōtureture)

shade shelter

taumarumaru (kupu kē atu: hanga taumaru)

shaft, handle

kakau

sharp pain

mamae pākaha (kupu kē atu: mamae pākino)

shin

tāhau

shin guard, shin protector

maru tāhau (kupu kē atu: aupuru tāhau)

shiver, shivering, shivers

korohāwini (kupu kē atu: tūngāwiri)

shock, schocked

whētuki

shoot (a goal by throwing), shot

kuru ~a (takenga mai: kuru - to throw) (kupu kē atu: tītere)

shooter, goal shoot (netball)

ringa kuru (takenga mai: ringa - hand; kuru - to shoot [a goal]) (kupu kē atu: kaikuru ūhanga, ringa tītere)

shooting (gun sport)

puhipuhi

shooting guard (basketball)

kaiārai kuru

shopping addiction

wara hokohoko

short leg (cricket)

wae tata (takenga mai: wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; tata - close)

short lineout

tūtira poto

short pass, pop pass

maka poto

short side, narrow side (league, rugby etc)

taha kūiti (takenga mai: kūiti - narrow)

short term immunity, temporary immunity

awhikiri taupoto

short-sighted

kahurua

shortstop (softball)

tū tata

shot (shot put)

matā (takenga mai: matā - lead, cannon ball)

shot put

panga matā (takenga mai: panga - throw, toss; matā - shot, lead, cannon)

shot, hit (racket and club sports)

hahau ~ria ~nga (takenga mai: hahau - to strike, hit) (kupu kē atu: hau, patu, pao)

shoulder

pokohiwi (kupu kē atu: pakihiwi, pokowhiwhi)

shoulder press

pana pokohiwi (kupu kē atu: pana pakihiwi)

shoulder stretch

totoro pokohiwi

shuttle run

oma kōpiko (takenga mai: kōpiko - to go alternatively in opposite directions, go back and forth)

shy, bashful, reserved, self-conscious

konekone (kupu kē atu: numinumi)

sick, unwell, ill, sickness, disease, disorder, calamity

mate (kupu kē atu: māuiui)

sick, unwell, sickness, disorder, condition, illness, disease, syndrome

māuiui (kupu kē atu: tahumaero, mate)

side arm raise

mairanga ringa ki te taha (kupu kē atu: hiki ringa whakatetaha)

side plank (exercise)

puri kaokao (takenga mai: puri - to hold; kaokao - side of the body, flank)

side stretch

totoro tītaha

side twist

takawiri whakatetaha

sideline throw in, throw in

maka paetaha (takenga mai: maka - throw, pass; paetaha - sideline)

sidespin

tāwhiro taha

sidestep

wheta (takenga mai: wheta - move rapidly to avoid a blow, feint, dodge)

silly mid-off (cricket)

ātea hape totoa (takenga mai: ātea - off side [cricket]; hape - crooked; totoa - reckless, impetuous)

silly mid-on (cricket)

wae hape totoa (takenga mai: wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; hape - crooked; totoa - reckless, impetuous)

silly point (cricket)

ātea kaokao totoa (takenga mai: ātea - off side [cricket]; kaokao - to be sideways to the rising sun; kaokao - flank; totoa - reckless, impetuous)

sin bin

pae hara

single sculls

hoerua takitahi

singles (tennis)

takitahi

singles sideline (tennis)

paetaha takitahi

sinus, sinus cavity

pakohu ihu

sinusitis

pakohu ihu kakā (takenga mai: pakohu ihu - sinus; kakā - inflamed)

situp

nohotū

skateboarding

eke papawīra (takenga mai: eke - to ride; papa - surface, board; wīra [kupu mino] - wheels)

skatepark

hopuni ekewīra (takenga mai: hopuni - camping place; eke - to ride; wīra - wheel [kupu mino])

skeletal muscle

uaua kōiwi

skeletal system

pūnaha kōiwi

skeleton

anga kōiwi

skill, skilled, expert

pūkenga

skills training

whakapakari pūkenga

skim boarding

ripi wai (takenga mai: ripi - to skim along the surface; wai - water)

skin

kiri

skin caliper

kinikiri (takenga mai: kini - to nip, pinch; kiri - skin)

skin cancer, melanoma

mate pukupuku kiri

skin cut, laceration

haehae kiri

skin disorder, skin condition, skin disease

mate kiri

skin graft

kiri uwhi (takenga mai: kiri - skin; uwhi - to cover) (kupu kē atu: kiri uhi)

skin lotion, skin cream

panikiri (takenga mai: pani - to smear; kiri - skin)

skull

angaanga (kupu kē atu: papa angaanga)

slam dunk, jam (basketball)

haukuru ~a (takenga mai: haukuru - to smash, strike hard)

sleep

moe

sleep apnea

moe hātū (takenga mai: hā - to breathe; tū - to stop)

sleep cycle

huringa moe

sleep disorder

mate korohiko

sleeping pill

pire whakamoe (takenga mai: pire [kupu mino] - pill, tablet; whakamoe - to put to sleep)

slice, slice shot (golf)

kōripi whakawaho (takenga mai: kōripi - slice, turn sideways; whakawaho - outwards)

slip fielder (cricket)

ātea kōripi (takenga mai: ātea - off side [cricket]; kōripi - cut, slice, turn sideways)

slow bowl, slow bowling (cricket)

epa akitō

slow bowler

kaiepa akitō

slow twitch fibre

weu hukitaitu (takenga mai: weu [weu uaua] - muscle fibre; huki [hukihuki] - twitch; taitu - slow)

slow-pitch softball

poiuka epa-māmā

small forward (basketball)

poumua poto (kupu kē atu: kauaro poto, poupaku)

small intestine

kōpiro iti

smallpox

koroputaputa

smash (e.g in racket sports)

haukere ~a

smoke alarm

pūoho auahi (takenga mai: pū [pūrere] - device; oho - to awaken, rouse; auahi - smoke)

smoke free

auahi kore

smoke, smoking (tobacco etc)

momi ~a (takenga mai: momi - to suck)

smooth muscle, involuntary muscle

uaua maheni (takenga mai: maheni - to be smooth, sleek [of the skin etc]) (kupu kē atu: uaua aunoa)

sneeze

mātihetihe (kupu kē atu: matihe, tihe, tihewa)

soccer, football

poiwhana (takenga mai: poi - ball; whana - to kick)

social aspect, social dimension

taha whakawhanaunga (kupu kē atu: taha pāpori, taha pori)

social bullying

whakaweti pāpori

social cause, social determinant

takenga pāpori

social condition, social disability

mate pāpori

social conditioning

whakaū poripori (takenga mai: whakaū - to make firm, establish, reinforce; poripori [whakaporipori] - socialisation; pori [pāpori] - social)

social crisis

tairaru pāpori

social development

whanake tahapori (takenga mai: taha - side, aspect; pori [pāpori] - social) (kupu kē atu: whanake pāpori)

social influence

awenga pāpori

social injustice

hēnga pāpori (takenga mai: hē - fault, offence) (kupu kē atu: tikakore pāpori, tūkinotanga pāpori)

social media addiction

wara pāhopori

social media influence

awenga pāhopori

social phobia

mae pāpori (kupu kē atu: mae piringa tangata)

social pressure

pēhanga pāpori (kupu kē atu: whakawhere pāpori)

social skill

pūkenga pāpori

social trauma

kohuki pāpori

social well-being, social wellness

oranga pāpori

social worker

tauwhiro (takenga mai: tauwhiro - to tend, care for) (kupu kē atu: kaimahi tokoora, kaimahi toko i te ora, ringa tokoora)

socialise, socialisation

whakaporipori ~tia ~tanga (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; pori [pāpori] - social)

sodomy, anal sex

karipapa (kupu kē atu: ai tou, ai kumu)

soft tissue injury

whara ā-kiko (takenga mai: kiko - flesh)

softball

poiuka (takenga mai: poi - ball; uka - hard, firm)

softball mitt, softball glove

komoringa poiuka

soil well-being, soil health

oranga oneone

sole (of foot)

raparapa (kupu kē atu: kapukapu)

solvent abuse

raukoti tāmeha

solvent addiction

wara tāmeha

somersault

porotēteke (kupu kē atu: pōtēteke)

spear tackle

rutu huripoki (takenga mai: huripoki - to turn upside down, invert)

specialist

mātanga (kupu kē atu: kaimātai)

speech and language therapist

kaihaumanu reo ā-waha (kupu kē atu: kaihaumanu whakaputa reo, kaiwhakatika reo)

speed, speedy, fast, quick

tere (kupu kē atu: horo)

sperm

tātea

sperm donor

kaituku tātea

sperm duct, vas deferens

ara tātea (takenga mai: ara - pathway; tātea - sperm) (kupu kē atu: pū tātea)

sphincter

takini

spider vein

ia-māwhaiwhai (takenga mai: ia [ia-auraki] - vein; māwhaiwhai - spider web)

spike (volleyball)

haukuru ~a (takenga mai: haukuru - to smash, strike hard)

spiker (volleyball)

ringa haukuru (kupu kē atu: kaihaukuru)

spikes (shoes for sprinters)

hūkoikoi (takenga mai: hū [kupu mino] - shoe; koi - sharp point, spike) (kupu kē atu: hūkōpere)

spin (eg. a ball)

tāwhiro, tāwhirowhiro

spin bowl, spin bowling (cricket)

epa tāwhiro

spin bowler

kaiepa tāwhiro

spin pass, spiral pass, torpedo pass

maka tāwhiro

spina bifida

ritua tuaiwi (takenga mai: ritua - be divided, separated; tuaiwi - spine, backbone)

spinal cord

aho tuaiwi (kupu kē atu: io tuaiwi)

spirit, soul, spiritual

wairua

spiritual abuse

patu wairua (kupu kē atu: tūkino wairua)

spiritual well-being

oranga wairua

spiteful word, unkind comment

tao kupu (takenga mai: tao - spear; kupu - word) (kupu kē atu: hahani)

spleen

kōateate (kupu kē atu: mahara)

splint (eg. for broken bone)

tāhū (takenga mai: tāhū - a rod used as a stiffener) (kupu kē atu: pāpākiri)

split (pā whutupōro)

mawehe (takenga mai: mawehe - to be separated, parted)

spongy bone, cancellous bone

wheua karukaru (takenga mai: karukaru - spongy matter)

sport

hākinakina (kupu kē atu: tākaro)

sports field, playing field, playground, court

papa tākaro (kupu kē atu: papa hākinakina)

sports injury

whara hākinakina

sports nutrition

taiora hākinakina

sports team

kapa hākinakina

sportsmanship, sportsmanlike behaviour

whanonga tapatahi (takenga mai: tapatahi - principled, upright)

spot, spotter (in weight lifting)

piki ~tia (takenga mai: piki - assist, support, come to the rescue)

spotting

māturu toto (takenga mai: māturu - to drip, trickle; toto - blood)

sprain

takoki

spray skirt (canoeing)

paki ārai wai (takenga mai: paki - kilt, apron, skirt; ārai - to obstruct, block out; wai - water)

springboard (gymnastics)

rēinga (takenga mai: rēinga - place of leaping)

sprint

kōpere (takenga mai: kōpere - to rush)

sprint race

tauoma kōpere

sprinter

waekōpere (takenga mai: wae - feet; kōpere - to rush)

square leg (cricket)

wae hāngai (takenga mai: wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; hāngai - perpendicular)

squash (sport)

poipātū (takenga mai: poi - ball; pātū - wall, screen)

squat

kuparu (kupu kē atu: noho hītengitengi, noho tītengi)

squint (eyes)

karapa

stability ball exercise

kori poiwhena (takenga mai: poi - ball; whena - firm, steady)

stability ball jackknife

pikowae poiwhena (takenga mai: piko - to bend; wae - leg)

stability ball rollout

pīrori poiwhena

stability ball side twist, stability ball Russian twist

takawiri whakatetaha poiwhena

stability ball wall squat

kuparu pātū poiwhena

stability ball, balance ball, swiss ball

poiwhena (takenga mai: poi - ball; whena - firm, steady) (kupu kē atu: pōro tumuwhena)

stage of development

kōeke whanaketanga (takenga mai: kōeke - level; whanake - to develop) (kupu kē atu: tūāwhanake, kaupae whanaketanga)

staggered start

tīmata putuputu (takenga mai: putuputu - at short intervals)

stale air, stagnant air

hau piro

stamina

manawa piharau

stammer

mamamama

standing forward raise

hiki tū takamua

standing lateral raise

hiki tū whakatetaha

standing upright row

hoe tū whakarunga

stapes, stirrup (ear)

tarapu (takenga mai: tarapu [kupu mino] - stirrip)

starch, starchy (food)

māngaro (takenga mai: māngaro – mealy)

start gun

pū tīmata

start line

pae tīmatanga (takenga mai: pae - boundary, threshold)

starting block

tia ngapu (takenga mai: tia - peg; ngapu - stretch forward ready to run)

starting dias, starting block (swimming)

pourangi tīmata (takenga mai: pourangi - elevated platform, podium, dias)

starting lineup, starting team, run on team

aroākapa (takenga mai: aroākapa - front rank, front row [of kapa haka etc])

static balance

taurite whakaroau (takenga mai: whakaroau - static, still)

static warm-up

whakamahana whakaroau (takenga mai: whakaroau - stationary)

stationary bike, exercycle, stationary biking, exercycling

(eke) pahikara tū (kupu kē atu: [eke] paihikara tū)

staunch, check the flow of blood

pāpuni ~tia (kupu kē atu: aukati)

steal (the ball) (e.g. in rugby)

tāhae (pōro) ~ngia (kupu kē atu: whānako [pōro], kōwhaki [pōro])

steal a base (softball)

oma whānako

steeplechase

oma tauārai (takenga mai: tauārai - screen, barrier, obstruction)

steer, steering paddle

urungi ~tia

steerer

kaiurungi

step out, stride out

tāwhai

stereotype, stereotypical

arotoka ~ngia (takenga mai: aro - take heed of, be inclined toward; aro [whakaaro] - thought; toka - rock, be firm) (kupu kē atu: kiritoka)

sterilisation (render infertile)

kokoti-uru (takenga mai: kokoti-uru - a rite intended to prevent conception)

sterilise, sterilisation

patu moroiti (takenga mai: patu - to kill, subdue; moroiti - microbe) (kupu kē atu: āta horoi)

sterilising technician

ringapū patu moroiti

stern (of canoe, boat etc)

kei

sternum, breastbone

whaturei

steroid

pūtaiaki (takenga mai: pū [pūhui] - compound; taiaki - hormone)

steroid injection

wero pūtaiaki (takenga mai: wero - injection; pū [pūhui] - chemical compound; taiaki - hormone)

stethoscope

pūoko whakaroto (takenga mai: pūoko - detector, sensor; whakaroto - inwards)

stick game

tī rākau (kupu kē atu: poi rākau, tītī tōrea, tītī tourea, tītī touretua)

stiff, stiffness (e.g of muscles)

kōpā

stigma, stigmatise

tāpoapoa (takenga mai: tā - causative prefix; poapoa - to stain, discolour) (kupu kē atu: poapoataunu)

stillborn baby

kahu

stillborn, stillbirth

materoto

stimulant drug

pūroi whakaihiihi

stimulant, upper

(pūroi) haupiki (takenga mai: hau - essence, vitality; piki - ascend, climb up)

stimulus, stimulate, arouse

whakaoho, whakaohooho ~ngia ~nga

stomach lining

kiripuku (takenga mai: kiri - skin, rind; puku - stomach)

stomach pain, tummy ache

ngau puku (kupu kē atu: puku mamae)

stomach ulcer, peptic ulcer

kōmaoa kōpiro

stomach wall

paetara puku

stomach, belly, abdomen

puku

stoned, affected by a drug

māngina

strain (a muscle)

tanuku

strain, pull (a muscle)

riaka ~ria (kupu kē atu: tanuku)

strapping tape

tākai whakapiri (takenga mai: tākai - bandage; whakapiri - to adhere, cling, stick)

stratagem, ploy

nuka

strategy

rautaki

strength, power, fitness

mārohirohi (kupu kē atu: pakari)

strengthening plan

mahere whakapakari

strengthening programme

hōtaka whakapakari

strenuous, vigorous, vigour

uekaha (kupu kē atu: pākahukahu, ngangahau, hōriri)

stressed, troubled, concerned

kūraruraru

stretch

whātorotoro (kupu kē atu: totoro, tautoro)

strike (softball)

poitika (takenga mai: poi - ball; tika - straight, direct, correct)

striker (hockey)

kaihaupiro (takenga mai: kai - prefix denoting agent; hau - to strike; piro - score, goal) (kupu kē atu: ringa haupiro)

striker (soccer)

tairere (takenga mai: tai [taitai] - dash, strike; rere - be carried on the wind, fly) (kupu kē atu: kaiwhana piro)

striking area (hockey)

rohe haupiro (takenga mai: rohe - area; hau - to strike; piro - score, goal)

striking circle (hockey)

porohita haupiro (takenga mai: porohita - circle; hau - to strike; piro - score, goal)

stroke (paddle)

hoenga

stroke (swimming)

tāhoe

stroke affectionately, caress

haumiri ~a

stroke, brain haemorrhage

roro ikura (takenga mai: roro - brain; ikura - haemorrhage)

stroke, stroker (waka ama, rowing)

kaitaki (takenga mai: taki - lead, bring along, keep time)

strong, muscular, tough

pūioio

stump (cricket)

tumu (takenga mai: tumu- stump, stake)

stutter

kīkiki

sty (pimple on eyelid)

kiritoi

substance abuse, drug abuse

raukoti pūroi (takenga mai: raukoti - misuse, meddle with, mishandle; pūroi - drug) (kupu kē atu: raukoti whakapōauau)

sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS, cot death, sudden unexpected death in infancy, SUDI

mate ohorere pēpi (kupu kē atu: matepēpi ohorere, mate kōhungahunga whawhati tata)

suicide

whakamomori

sun hat

pōtae rā

sun safety

haumaru hihirā

sunblock, sunscreen

pani ārai hihirā (takenga mai: pani - spread, smear; ārai - screen, obstruct, barrier; hihi - ray; rā - sun) (kupu kē atu: pare tīkākā)

sunburn

tīkākā (takenga mai: tīkākā - burnt by the sun)

sunglasses

mōhiti ārai hihirā (takenga mai: ārai - screen, block off; hihi - ray; rā - sun) (kupu kē atu: mōhiti rā, mōhiti uriuri)

sunstroke

mate hīrangi (takenga mai: mate - illness, condition, sickness; hīrangi - quivering of the atmosphere from heat, heatwave)

superior vena cava

ia-auraki matua (takenga mai: ia-auraki - vein; matua - principal, main)

support, embrace, hug

tauawhi ~tia (kupu kē atu: awhiawhi)

surf lifesaving

kauhauora

surfboard

papa ekengaru

surfing, surf

ekengaru (takenga mai: eke - to ride, embark; ngaru - wave) (kupu kē atu: whakaheke ngaru, heke ngaru)

surgeon

rata hāpara

surgical instrument

taputapu hāpara

surgical nurse

tapuhi hāpara (takenga mai: tapuhi - nurse; hāpara [hāparapara] - surgical operation)

survival swimming

kauora

survivor

tūora (takenga mai: tū - to stand; ora - alive, well, healthy)

swab

ūkui ~a ~nga

sweat gland

repe tōhau

sweat pore

kōputa tōhau

sweep rowing

hoetahi (takenga mai: hoe - to row, paddle; tahi - one)

sweeper (in soccer, hockey etc)

kaitahi (takenga mai: tahi [tahitahi] - to sweep)

swell, bloat, bloated, swollen

pupuhi (takenga mai: puku - stomach; pupuhi - to swell, bulge)

swerve, veer

tataha

swim, swimming

kau, kauhoe (kupu kē atu:   )

swimmer

kaikauhoe

swimming goggles

mōwhiti kauhoe

swollen (with fluid)

tetere

symptom

tohumate (takenga mai: tohu - sign, signal; mate - illness) (kupu kē atu: tohu, putanga)

synchronised swimming

kau tukutahi (takenga mai: kau - to swim; tukutahi - together, simultaneous)

synovial fluid

waihinu pona (takenga mai: wai - liquid; hinu - oil [lubricant]; pona - joint)

syphilis

pākewakewa

syringe

pūwero (takenga mai: pū - tube; wero - pierce)

systemic barrier

taupā toronaha (takenga mai: toro - to stretch forth, extend; naha [pūnaha] - system)

systemic racism

kaikiri toronaha (takenga mai: kaikiri - racism; toro - to stretch forth, extend; naha [pūnaha] - system)

T

T grip (of canoe paddle)

pūrori

Te Ao (a designated area of the kī-o-rahi playing field)

Te Ao

Te Marama (a designated area of the kī-o-rahi playing field)

Te Marama

Te Pawero (a designated area of the kī-o-rahi playing field)

Te Pawero

Te Roto (a designated area of the kī-o-rahi playing field)

Te Roto

t-bar row

hoe kakau-ti

table tennis, ping pong

poikōpiko (takenga mai: poi - ball; kōpiko - go alternately in opposite directions) (kupu kē atu: tēnehi tēpu, poi tēpu)

tackle

rutu ~a ~nga

tackler

kairutu

tactic

rauhanga

taekwondo

kākari ringawae (takenga mai: kākari - to wrestle, battle [between two people]; ringa - hand; wae - foot, leg)

tag (softball, touch etc)

pā ~ngia

tag belt, tassel belt (rippa rugby)

tātua kihukihu (takenga mai: kihukihu - thrum, tassel)

tag, tassel (e.g. in rippa rugby and kī-o-rahi)

kihukihu (kupu kē atu: hukahuka)

tailgate, tailgating

arutata (takenga mai: aru - to follow; tata - close)

take off-line (e.g. in jumping events)

pae rēinga (takenga mai: rēinga - place of leaping)

talent, natural talent

pūmanawa

tampon

puru taiawa

taniwha (a designated team in kī-o-rahi)

taniwha

tap kick

whana iti

target (e.g. in shooting event)

keo (takenga mai: keo - peak, pointed summit) (kupu kē atu: pironga)

target (in kī-o-rahi)

tupu

tarsel, ankle bone

punga

tartar

tātā (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

tartar removal

waruwaru tātā (takenga mai: waruwaru - to remove outer coating, scrape; tātā [kupu mino] - tartar)

teacher, coach

kaiwhakaako (kupu kē atu: kaiako, pouako)

team sport

hākina ā-kapa (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport)

teammate

hoakapa

teamwork

mahi tahi (ā-kapa) (kupu kē atu: tākaro ngātahi)

tear duct

pū waikamo

tear gland

repe waikamo

tear, torn (of a muscle)

tīhae ~a

technical foul

hara ā-ture

technician (health professional)

ringapū (takenga mai: ringa - hand; ringa [ringa rehe] - skilled; pū - skilled person)

technique

tūkawe (takenga mai: tū - manner, sort, type; kawe - to carry)

tee (golf)

tī (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

tee box (golf)

āpure tī (takenga mai: āpure - patch, circumscribed area)

temperamental, cranky, easily upset

hūkokikoki (kupu kē atu: kiri kawa)

temporary sign

tohu taupua

ten metre line

pae tekau mita (kupu kē atu: rārangi ngahuru mita)

tendon

iohere (takenga mai: io - nerve, sinew; here - to tie, fasten, bind)

tennis

tēnehi (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

tennis elbow

tuke tēnehi

terminal illness

mate tuamatangi (takenga mai: tuamatangi - dying breathe, death rattle)

terrify, threaten, intimidate, frighten, terror, threat, intimidation

whakawehi ~a (kupu kē atu: whakamataku)

test cricket

kirikiti whakamātautau

testes, testicle

raho (kupu kē atu: hekeri)

testicular cancer

mate pukupuku raho

testosterone

taiaki tāne

tetanus

kauae-timu (takenga mai: kauae - jaw; timu - involuntary contraction of muscles) (kupu kē atu: pakaua hukihuki)

therapist

kaihaumanu (takenga mai: haumanu - to revive, restore to health)

therapy, treat using therapy

haumanu ~tia ~tanga (takenga mai: haumanu - to revive, restore to health)

thigh

kūhā (kupu kē atu: kūwhā, hūhā)

thin blood

toto waimeha (takenga mai: waimeha - diluted)

third base player

tūtei pūrei toru

third man fielder (cricket)

ringa toru

third quarter

hauwhā tuatoru

threadworm

iroiro

three point line (basketball)

pae whiwhi-toru (whakapotonga: pae whiwhi-3)

three point shot (basketball)

kuru whiwhi-toru (whakapotonga: kuru whiwhi-3) (kupu kē atu: tītere toru piro)

threshold training

whakapakari tuapae (takenga mai: tua - beyond; pae - threshold)

throat ulcer, quinsy

katirehe (kupu kē atu: kōmaoa korokoro)

throat, pharynx

korokoro

throbbing pain

mamae panapana

through ball (hockey)

hau wāhi ~a (takenga mai: hau - to strike; wāhi - to split, break through)

throw, pass

maka ~ia ~nga (kupu kē atu: whiu)

throwing circle

āpure tuatuku (takenga mai: āpure - patch, circumscribed area; tuatuku - to let go)

throwing event

tauwhāinga maka

thwart, cross beam (of canoe)

taumanu

thyroid cancer

pukupuku repe tenga

thyroid cancer

mate pukupuku repe tenga

thyroid gland

repe tenga (takenga mai: tenga - goitre)

thyroid hormone

taiaki repe tenga

tibia, shinbone

takakaha

tibial nerve

io tāhau

tight forward

takamua ita

tight muscle

uaua kita (takenga mai: kita - tightly clenched)

tight-head (scrum)

kakari whānako (takenga mai: kakari - scrum; whānako - to steal)

tighthead prop

poumua ita (takenga mai: ita - tight, firm) (kupu kē atu: poumua roto)

time management

whakahaere wā

time out

wāhiki

tin (squash)

tini (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

tingle (feeling of numbness)

tengatenga

tinnitus

taringa tītī (takenga mai: tī - to tingle [sound])

tissue (of an organism)

pūtautau

tobacco

tupeka (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

tobacco abuse

raukoti tupeka (takenga mai: tupeka [kupu mino] - tobacco)

tobacco addiction

wara tupeka

toe

matiwae (kupu kē atu: matimati)

tonsil, uvula

miramira

tonsillectomy

pokanga miramira

tonsillitis

miramira kakā (takenga mai: miramira - tonsil, uvula; kakā - imflamed)

tooth

niho

tooth abrasion

hohore niho (takenga mai: hohore - strip off, be bald, deficient)

tooth abscess, dental abscess

whēwhē niho

tooth cavity, hole (in tooth)

kōhao niho

tooth decay

tunga niho

tooth extraction

huhuti niho

top of innings (softball)

huripao haumua (takenga mai: huripao - innings; hau - part; mua - before, in front) (kupu kē atu: huripao runga)

topspin, forward spin (racket sports)

tāwhiro whakamua

torn cartilage

wheua ngohe tīhae

torn eardrum

tōrino tīhae

torso rotation

tīwae tumu (takenga mai: tīwae - turn from side to side)

torso, core (of body)

tumu

total (of points), final score

tapeke

touch

pā ~ngia ~nga

touch rugby, touch football

pā whutupōro (kupu kē atu: pā whutupaoro, pā pōro)

touch sensor

paerongo whakapā

touchline, sideline

paetaha

toxic substance, contaminant

matū tāoke

trachea, windpipe

pūkorokoro

track and field

omaoma me te topa

track cycling

pahikara ara amio

tract

ara (takenga mai: ara - pathway) (kupu kē atu: roma)

traditional game, traditional sport

tākaro tuku iho

train, training, physical training, strengthening

whakapakari (kupu kē atu: whakamārō, whakamarohi, whakangungu)

trainer, strength trainer

kaiwhakapakari

training plan, training programme

mahere whakangungu

training threshold

pae whakapakari (kupu kē atu: tauārai whakangungu)

trampoline, trampolining

tūraparapa (takenga mai: turapa - to spring up, rebound) (kupu kē atu: turapa)

transgender, trans

irawhiti

transition, transitioning

whakawhiti ~nga

transphobia

mae irawhiti

transplant

huaranga ~tia

trapezius

ua pākau (takenga mai: ua [uaua] - muscle; pākau - shoulder blade, scapula)

trauma, traumatised

kohuki (takenga mai: kohuki - anguish, distress)

traumatic

whakakohuki

treadmill

tīkeikei (takenga mai: tīkei - extend, stretch out, as the legs stepping over an object)

triathlete

kaiparatoru (takenga mai: kaipara - athlete; toru - three)

triathlon

hākinatoru (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; toru - three) (kupu kē atu: hākina-toru)

tribal identity

tuakiri ā-iwi

tricep

uatoru (takenga mai: ua [uaua] - muscle; toru - three, tri)

tricep dip

tukupoto uatoru

tricep stretch

totoro uatoru

trip up

rapahuki ~na (kupu kē atu: hīrau)

triple jump

peketoru

trophy, championship award

tohu toa

try, score, goal (in a game)

piro

tryline, scoreline

paepiro

tubal sterilisation, tubal ligation, tied tubes

kotinga pūkākano (takenga mai: koti - to interrupt, cut off; pūkākano - fallopian tube)

tube, barrel (surfing)

pūngaru (takenga mai: pū - tube; pū - barrel [gun]; ngaru - wave)

tuberculosis

kohi

tumble turn (swimming)

turupeke (takenga mai: turupeke - to tumble head over heels, somersault)

tumour, lump

pukupuku

turf shoes, dimple sole shoes

hū rapatona (takenga mai: hū [kupu mino] - shoe; rapa [raparapa] - sole [of the foot]; rapa - rubber; tona - nodule)

turnover, change of possession, handover, change over (e.g. in touch)

tukupōro

twenty over (cricket), twenty twenty

(kirikiti) paiepa rua tekau

twenty two metre line

pae rua tekau mā rua mita (kupu kē atu: rārangi 22 mita)

two person overlap

inaki pūrua (takenga mai: pūrua - double)

typhus

taipuhi (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

tyre tread

tapore taea (takenga mai: tapore - footprint, tread, to make a depression; taea [kupu mino] - tyre)

U

ulcer, ulcerated

kōmaoa (kupu kē atu: mariao, kurupo)

ulna nerve

io kōwhiti

ulna, forearm bone

kōwhiti (kupu kē atu: pūkaka ringa)

ultra marathon, ultra race

tauoma inati (takenga mai: inati - excessive, extreme)

umbilical cord

iho (kupu kē atu: tāngaengae, uho)

umbilical cord (the end attached to the mother)

rauru

uncomfortable, uneasy, uneasiness, anxious

anipā (kupu kē atu: manawarau)

unconscious, subliminal, unresponsive

mauri moe

underarm pitch

epa tukuraro (takenga mai: tuku - to release; raro - under)

underarm serve

tukuraro

underarm shot, underarm strike (e.g in tennis)

hau tukuraro (takenga mai: tuku - te release; raro - under) (kupu kē atu: tāraro)

underarm throw

whiu tukuraro

undertow (of surf), backwash

miti

unease, uneasy, disquiet

pāihi (kupu kē atu: pairi)

unequal access, unequal participation

whai wāhi pāhikahika (takenga mai: pāhikahika - uneven, disproportionate)

unhealthy lifestyle, unhealthy living

(kātū) noho kimimate (takenga mai: kātū noho - lifestyle; kimi - to seek; mate - illness, unwell)

unhealthy, weak, sickly

māruru

uniform, uniformity, homogeneous

kanorite (takenga mai: kano - colour, sort, kind, seed, texture; rite - be alike)

unique, uniqueness

tūhāhā (kupu kē atu: rongomaiwhiti, āhua ake, āhua motuhake)

unmotivated, lack of motivation

hihiko-kore (kupu kē atu: korou-kore, ngākau-kore)

unpaid athlete, amateur athlete

kaipara utukore

unpaid, amateur

utukore (takenga mai: utu - payment; kore - nil, not)

unruffled, calm, placid

māhuruhuru

unsaturated fat

ngako hamanga (takenga mai: hamanga - partially full)

unsettled sleep, troubled sleep

moe tūrama (kupu kē atu: moe āuta, moe whakatorohū)

unsettled, restless

kārangirangi (kupu kē atu: ngākaurua, hūrangi)

unsportsmanlike

taurekareka (takenga mai: taurekareka - dastardly, dishonourable) (kupu kē atu: tūtūā)

unsteady, unbalanced, unstable

tikoki

untrue story, false information

kōrero tipatipa

upper arm

kikopuku

upper part of canoe sides

rauawa

upper respiratory tract

arahau runga

upstream factor

āhuatanga reremua (takenga mai: rere - to flow; mua - before, in front) (kupu kē atu: āhuatanga takamua)

upstream intervention, early intervention

hāpaiora reremua (takenga mai: hāpaiora - intervention; rere - to flow; mua - in front, before) (kupu kē atu: hāpaiora takamua)

upstream, early (actions, factors etc)

reremua (takenga mai: rere - to flow; mua - before, in front of) (kupu kē atu: takamua)

urea

tiomimi (takenga mai: tio - crystal; mimi - urine) (kupu kē atu: matū mimi)

ureter

awamimi (takenga mai: awa - channel, river; mimi - urine)

urethra

pūaha mimi (takenga mai: pūaha - river mouth, opening; mimi - urine)

urinary tract infection

poke aramimi

urine sample

tīpako mimi (takenga mai: tīpako - to take a little here and there)

urine, urinate

mimi

urologist

mātanga aramimi (takenga mai: aramimi - urinary tract) (kupu kē atu: kaimātai aramimi)

urology

mātai aramimi

utility player

kaitākaro rakarau (takenga mai: raka - adept, skilful; rau - many)

V

VO2 Max, maximum oxygen consumption

mōrahi whakapau hāora (takenga mai: mōrahi - maximum; whakapau - to consume; hāora - oxygen) (kupu kē atu: mōrahi whakapeto hāora)

vacant, blank (of the mind)

roro wātea (takenga mai: roro - brain; wātea - vacant, blank)

vaccine, vaccination

rongoā āraimate (takenga mai: rongoā - healing, medicine, remedy; ārai - block out, prevent; mate - sickness) (kupu kē atu: kano āraimate)

vacuole

miru (takenga mai: miru [mirumiru] - bubble)

vagina

tara (kupu kē atu: tenetene, puketona, tore, teke)

vaginal bleeding

toto o te tara

vaginal sex

ai tara

vaginal yeast infection, Candida, vaginal thrush

īhitara (takenga mai: īhi - yeast; tara - vagina)

value, values

uara ~tia

valve

takirere (takenga mai: taki - to lead, bring along, control; rere - to flow)

vape, vaping

momirehu (takenga mai: momi - to suck; rehu - mist; rehu [wairehu] - water vapour) (kupu kē atu: momi haurehu)

varicose vein

(ia-auraki) tīponapona (takenga mai: tīpona - form a swelling or knot)

vasectomy

kotinga ara tātea (takenga mai: koti - to cut in two, cut off, interrupt; ara tātea - sperm duct, vas deferens) (kupu kē atu: pokanga ara tātea)

vault box (gymnastics)

ārewa mokowhiti (takenga mai: ārewa - elevated platform; mokowhiti - to spring up, leap)

vegan

kaiota (takenga mai: kai - to eat; ota [otaota] - vegetation; kaiota - herbivore)

vegetarian

kaimanga (takenga mai: kai - to eat; manga - greens, leafy vegetables)

vein

ia-auraki (takenga mai: ia [ia-toto] - blood vessel; auraki - to return)

ventilation, fresh air, ventilated

hauhau

ventricle (brain)

ana roro (takenga mai: ana - cave; roro - brain)

verbal abuse

whakamania ~tia (kupu kē atu: whakamanioro, hanihani)

vertebrae

tangai

vertical jump

peke poutū

vertical ramp, vert (skateboarding)

rōnaki tū

vice captain

kaitaki mātāmuri (takenga mai: mātāmuri - secondary)

villi

tīngoingoi (takenga mai: tīngoingoi - protuberance, knob)

viral infection

poke huaketo

virus, viral

huaketo (takenga mai: hua – outcome, product; keto – infested with maggots) (kupu kē atu: wheori)

vital essence, life force, source of emotions

mauri

vital sign

tino tohu (kupu kē atu: tohuora, tino tohuora)

vitality

hau (kupu kē atu: korou, ngoi)

vitality, energy

korou (kupu kē atu: hau, ngoi)

vitamin

huaora (takenga mai: hua - product, fruit; huanga - advantage, benefit; ora - healthy)

vitamin deficiency

kōpaka huaora

vitamin supplement

āpiti huaora

vitreous humour

piakamo (takenga mai: pia [piapia] - viscous, sticky; kamo - eye, eyelid)

vocational guidance counsellor, careers advisor

kaitohu aramahi (takenga mai: kai - prefix denoting agent; tohu - to signal, advise, guide; ara - pathway; mahi - employment, occupation)

volley (kick)

whana rere (takenga mai: rere - to fly, in flight) (kupu kē atu: whana haupatu)

volley (racket sports)

haurere ~a (takenga mai: hau - to hit, strike, shot; rere - to fly) (kupu kē atu: haupatu)

volleyball

poirewa (takenga mai: poi - ball; rewa - be elevated, high up)

voluntary movement

neke autaki (takenga mai: au - current; taki - lead, bring along, control)

voluntary muscle

uaua autaki (takenga mai: au - current; taki - to lead, bring along)

vomit

ruaki ~na

vulva

puapua

W

Winter Olympics

Taumāhekeheke Takurua

World Health Organisation, WHO

(Te) Kāhui Hauora o te Ao

walking frame, zimmer frame, walker

taumatua hīkoi (takenga mai: taumatua - assist, support; hīkoi - to walk)

walking stick

tokotoko

wall (soccer)

pātū

warm-up

whakamahana ~tia

warning sign

tohu mataara

warrant of fitness

whakamana toiora (takenga mai: whakamana - give effect to, make effective; toiora - to be sound) (kupu kē atu: tāmana toiora)

wart, nodule

tona (kupu kē atu: kautona)

water hazard (golf)

whakatara wai (takenga mai: whakatara - challenge, put on one's mettle) (kupu kē atu: taero wai)

water polo

makapoi rōwai (takenga mai: maka - to throw; poi - ball; rō - in; wai - water)

water safety

haumaru wai

water safety device, personal safety device (water), PSD

hanga haumaru wai

water safety ring

tarawhiti pūrewa (takenga mai: tarawhiti - hoop, ring, torus; pūrewa - to float, be buoyant)

water sport, aquatic sport

hākina wai

weary, stiff from overexertion

koio

wedge (golf)

paokahi (takenga mai: pao - to strike with an implement; kahi - wedge)

weight lifting, weight training

hiki maitai (takenga mai: hiki - to lift; maitai - steel)

weight status

paetaumaha (takenga mai: pae - margin, threshold; taumaha - weight)

weight training machine

mīhini hiki maitai

well-being, wellness

oranga

wheelchair

tūruwīra (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

wheeze, breathe with difficulty

ngāngā (kupu kē atu: ngoio, tīmohu, ngaengae)

white blood cell

pūtau toto mā

whitewater canoeing, whitewater kayaking

hoehoko wai kōripo (takenga mai: hoe - row, paddle; hoko [hohoko] - alternate; wai - water; kōripo - to whirl around, eddy, swirl) (kupu kē atu: kōreti wai kōripo)

whooping cough

mare tekekō (kupu kē atu: mare motu, mare heihei)

wicket (cricket)

paitumu (takenga mai: pai [paiere] - bind together in bundles; tumu - stump, stake)

wide (cricket)

epa roha (takenga mai: epa - bowl; roha - spread out)

win, winner, victory, victorious, champion

toa

wing attack (netball)

kaikōkiri paihau (kupu kē atu: paihau kōkiri)

wing defence (netball)

kaipare paihau (kupu kē atu: paihau kaupare)

wing, winger

paihau (takenga mai: paihau - wing)

wipeout (surfing)

taihoro (takenga mai: tai - prefix with a qualifying force; horo - to slip, fall)

withdrawal (from addiction)

maunuwara

womb, uterus

kōpū (kupu kē atu: whare tangata)

wood (golf)

paorākau (takenga mai: pao - to strike with an implement; rākau - wood) (kupu kē atu: rākau)

wooden court, wooden surface

papa (tākaro) rākau

work ethic

waiaro mahi (takenga mai: waiaro - attitude)

work leisure balance, work life balance

(te) taurite o te mahi me te rēhia

world championship

whakataetae toa (o te) ao (kupu kē atu: whakataetae ā-ao)

world record (sports)

tihi (o te) ao (takenga mai: tihi - summit, top, peak, maximum) (kupu kē atu: tihi ā-ao)

worry, worried, anxiety, anxious, uneasy

āwangawanga (kupu kē atu: māharahara, anipā, mānatunatu, mānakanaka, manawa pā)

wound

taotū

wrap, loop (touch), double round (rugby)

tāwhana

wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling

mamau (kupu kē atu: nonoke, whātōtō)

wrist

kawititanga (o te) ringa

Y

Yoga

Pū-Āio (takenga mai: pū - source; āio - peace) (kupu kē atu: tauhōkai)

yellow bone marrow

mongamonga ngako (takenga mai: ngako - fat, lipid)

yellow card

kāri kōwhai

yorker (cricket)

epa pū (takenga mai: epa - to bowl; pū - exact, precise)

Z

zinc deficiency

kōpaka konutea