Hauora

Hauora

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aeha

bogey (golf) (takenga mai: aeha - interjection denoting annoyance)

aeharua

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

āhei ~tanga

able, ability

aho tuaiwi

spinal cord (kupu kē atu: io tuaiwi)

āhuahua

retina (kupu kē atu: mata tuaroa)

āhuatanga ā-ira

gender characteristic

āhuatanga ā-tinana

physical trait, physical characteristic

āhuatanga ihokiri

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

āhuatanga rāroto

internal factor

āhuatanga rāwaho

external factor (kupu kē atu: āhuatanga ōwaho)

āhuatanga reremua

upstream factor (takenga mai: rere - to flow; mua - before, in front) (kupu kē atu: āhuatanga takamua)

āhuatanga taihema

sex characteristic

ahungarua

old age, old person (kupu kē atu: hirinaki, pēperekōu)

ahurea

culture, cultural

ahurea kauawhi

inclusive culture

ai ~tia ~tanga

sexual intercourse, love-making, copulate, sex (kupu kē atu: tōkai, ekeeke, onioni, pīkonikoni, mahimahi)

ai haumaru

safe sex

ai tara

vaginal sex

ai tou

anal sex (kupu kē atu: ai kumu, karipapa)

ai waha

oral sex

aituā

accident (kupu kē atu: hauata)

akiaki paturopi

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

ako kauawhi

inclusive learning, inclusive teaching

akoako mātua

parental guidance

akoranga kauawhi

inclusive education

akoranga noho ora

life education (kupu kē atu: akoranga whaiora)

akoranga tū-ā-nuku

outdoor education

akoranga tūwaho

education outside the classroom, EOTC, outdoor learning (takenga mai: akoranga - lesson, learning; tū - to take place; waho - outside)

akoranga whakaora ohotata

first aid course (kupu kē atu: akoranga oratata)

akuaku ~na

hygiene, cleanse (takenga mai: akuaku - scrape out, cleanse)

akuaku niho

oral hygiene, dental hygiene

akuaku whaiaro

personal hygiene

ama

outrigger

āmaimai

nervous, tense, tension, uneasy (kupu kē atu: pāihi)

amaru

poise, dignity, dignified

amohanga mamae

pain tolerance (takenga mai: amo - to carry, bear)

ana roro

ventricle (brain) (takenga mai: ana - cave; roro - brain)

anga kōiwi

skeleton

angaanga

skull (kupu kē atu: papa angaanga)

ānini pākaha

migraine

anipā

uncomfortable, uneasy, uneasiness, anxious (kupu kē atu: manawarau)

āpiha whakaora

first aid officer

āpiti

radius, outer forearm bone

āpiti huaora

vitamin supplement

āpiti kohuke

mineral supplement

āpiti pūmua

protein supplement

āpiti taiora

nutritional supplement

āpitihanga whiringa kai

dietary supplement

āpitinga

ruck (rugby) (takenga mai: āpiti - to fight at close quarters) (kupu kē atu: hōkari, kakari, paraketu)

āpitinga taupae

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

āpititata

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

āpititū ~tia

mark, oppose (in sport) (takenga mai: āpititū - to fight at close quarters)

aponga

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

āpure tautuku

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

āpure tī

tee box (golf) (takenga mai: āpure - patch, circumscribed area)

āpure tuatuku

throwing circle (takenga mai: āpure - patch, circumscribed area; tuatuku - to let go)

āpure ūhanga

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

ara

tract (takenga mai: ara - pathway) (kupu kē atu: roma)

ara amio

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

ara hīkoi

footpath, walking track

ara ioio

neural tract

ara kōpiro

intestinal tract

ara kūiti

lane (e.g. of athletics track, swimming pool etc) (takenga mai: kūiti - narrow, confined)

ara nakunaku

digestive tract, alimentary tract, alimentary canal, gastrointestinal tract

ara pahikara

cycle lane

ara tātea

sperm duct, vas deferens (takenga mai: ara - pathway; tātea - sperm) (kupu kē atu: pū tātea)

ara taupare

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

ara taura

ropes course

ara whakatata

run up lane, run up track

ara whakawhānau

birth canal

arahau

airway, respiratory tract (takenga mai: ara - pathway; hau - air)

arahau raro

lower respiratory tract

arahau runga

upper respiratory tract

ārai hapū

contraceptive, contraception, birth control (takenga mai: ārai - to ward off, protect; hapū - pregnant)

āraihapū taiaki

hormonal contraceptive

āraimate turuki

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

aratohu kai manawa ora

healthy heart food guide

ārau ~tia

block (volleyball) (kupu kē atu: ārai)

arawhiti

bridge (exercise) (kupu kē atu: piriti [kupu mino])

ārewa mokowhiti

vault box (gymnastics) (takenga mai: ārewa - elevated platform; mokowhiti - to spring up, leap)

āritarita

grumpy, irritable, irascible, short-tempered (kupu kē atu: ngutu komekome, pukukino, whanewhane, hēmanawa)

aro raraunga

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

aroā tākaro

game sense

aroākapa

starting lineup, starting team, run on team (takenga mai: aroākapa - front rank, front row [of kapa haka etc])

aroha

love, loving, sympathy, sympathetic, empathy, empathetic, compassion (kupu kē atu: ngākau aroha)

arohaenga tūpāpaku

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

aronga hōkaka

sexual orientation (kupu kē atu: aronga taera)

arotahi

lens (eye) (kupu kē atu: mōhiti)

arotoka ~ngia

stereotype, stereotypical (takenga mai: aro - take heed of, be inclined toward; aro [whakaaro] - thought; toka - rock, be firm) (kupu kē atu: kiritoka)

arotoka ā-ira

gender stereotype

arotoka ā-iwi

racial stereotype (kupu kē atu: arotoka mātāwaka)

arotoka ahurea

cultural stereotype

arotoka kaikiri

racist stereotype

arotoka whakakino

negative stereotype (takenga mai: whakakino - disapprove of, malign)

arotoka whakapai

positive stereotype (takenga mai: whakapai - to approve of, compliment, commend)

arutata

tailgate, tailgating (takenga mai: aru - to follow; tata - close)

ata tinana

body image

ata whaiaro

self-image (takenga mai: ata - image, reflected image; whaiaro - person, self)

atarua

blurred vision, poor eyesight, vision impaired

ate

liver

ātea hape

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

ātea hape totoa

silly mid-off (cricket) (takenga mai: ātea - off side [cricket]; hape - crooked; totoa - reckless, impetuous)

ātea kaokao

point fielder (cricket) (takenga mai: ātea - open space; ātea - off side in cricket; kaokao - to be sideways to the rising sun; kaokao - flank)

ātea kaokao totoa

silly point (cricket) (takenga mai: ātea - off side [cricket]; kaokao - to be sideways to the rising sun; kaokao - flank; totoa - reckless, impetuous)

ātea kōripi

slip fielder (cricket) (takenga mai: ātea - off side [cricket]; kōripi - cut, slice, turn sideways)

ātea mamao

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

atekakā

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

au

current (water) (kupu kē atu: roma, ia)

au rākete

racket string

auahi kore

smoke free

auau oma

run rate (cricket) (takenga mai: auau - frequency)

auhi

anguish, distress, distraught, dysphoria (kupu kē atu: ahotea, pākinikini, pākatokato)

auhi ā-ira

gender dysphoria (takenga mai: auhi - distressed, distraught, anguish)

auhi ā-tinana

body dysphoria

aukaha ~tia

lash, lashing (in waka construction)

aupuru tuke

elbow pads, elbow protection

aupuru turi

knee pad, knee protection

aurongo

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

auwaha ~tia

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

awa pū (niho)

root canal (of a tooth) (takenga mai: awa - canal; pū - root)

awa taringa

ear canal

awamimi

ureter (takenga mai: awa - channel, river; mimi - urine)

āwangawanga

worry, worried, anxiety, anxious, uneasy (kupu kē atu: māharahara, anipā, mānatunatu, mānakanaka, manawa pā)

awenga ahumoni

financial influence

awenga ahurea

cultural influence

awenga aropā

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

awenga mātua

parental influence

awenga pāhopori

social media influence

awenga pāpori

social influence

awenga taiao

environmental influence

awenga whiringa kai

dietary influence

awhe ararau

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

awhero ~hia

hopeful, hope, wishful

awhiawhi ~tia

cuddle, embrace, snuggle

awhikiri

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

awhikiri horihori

artificial immunity, passive immunity

awhikiri māori

natural immunity, active immunity

awhikiri paerahi

herd immunity (takenga mai: pae - threshold; rahi - numerous, many)

awhikiri pahara

immunocompromised, immune compromised (takenga mai: awhikiri - immunity; pahara - deficient) (kupu kē atu: raru awhikiri)

awhikiri taketake

innate immunity

awhikiri taupoto

short term immunity, temporary immunity

awhikiri tauroa

long term immunity (takenga mai: tau - to settle, land; roa - long time)

awhikiri urutau

adaptive immunity

e

eke hōiho

equestrian, horse riding

eke pahikara

cycling, biking (kupu kē atu: eke paihikara)

eke papawīra

skateboarding (takenga mai: eke - to ride; papa - surface, board; wīra [kupu mino] - wheels)

ekenga kaipara

athletic performance (takenga mai: eke - to attain, achieve)

ekengaru

surfing, surf (takenga mai: eke - to ride, embark; ngaru - wave) (kupu kē atu: whakaheke ngaru, heke ngaru)

ekengaru kaupoho

body surfing (takenga mai: kau -to swim; poho - chest)

epa ~ina ~nga

bowl (cricket), pitch (softball)

epa akitō

slow bowl, slow bowling (cricket)

epa horo

fast bowl, pace bowling

epa kotahi atu

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

epa māminga

change up, deceptive pitch (softball)

epa maurua

seam bowl, seam bowling (cricket)

epa piki

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

epa pū

yorker (cricket) (takenga mai: epa - to bowl; pū - exact, precise)

epa roha

wide (cricket) (takenga mai: epa - bowl; roha - spread out)

epa tataha whakaroto

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

epa tataha whakawaho

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

epa tāwhe

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

epa tāwhiro

spin bowl, spin bowling (cricket)

epa tāwhiro ātea

offspinner (cricket)

epa tāwhiro wae

leg spinner (cricket)

epa tukuraro

underarm pitch (takenga mai: tuku - to release; raro - under)

epa tukurunga

overarm pitch (takenga mai: tuku - to release; runga - above)

ero

pus, discharge from a sore, septic

h

essence, character

hā whakaora

rescue breathing

hae (poka) ~a ~nga

incision (surgical)

haehae kiri

skin cut, laceration

hāhā ~tia ~ tanga

gasp, catch the breath, pant (kupu kē atu: huatare)

hahani ~tia

denigrate, disparaging remarks, scorn

hahau ~ria ~nga

shot, hit (racket and club sports) (takenga mai: hahau - to strike, hit) (kupu kē atu: hau, patu, pao)

hahau kāpō

blind shot

hahaupōro

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

hakihaki

rash, skin disease, scabies, skin lesion (kupu kē atu: kōpukupuku, waihakihaki)

hākina ā-kapa

team sport (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport)

hākina hoehoko

canoe sport

hākina kaitūtae

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

hākina kiritahi

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

hākina mātātoa

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

hākina matatū

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

hākina pōro

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

hākina pūkaha

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

hākina rākete

racket sport (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; rākete [kupu mino] - racket)

hākina taumātakitahi

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

hākina tukikore

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

hākina tukituki

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

hākina wai

water sport, aquatic sport

hākina-rau

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

hākinakina

sport (kupu kē atu: tākaro)

hākinarima (hou)

(modern) pentathlon (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; rima - five; hou - new, modern)

hākinarua

duathlon, biathlon (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; rua - two)

hākinatoru

triathlon (takenga mai: hākina [hākinakina] - sport; toru - three) (kupu kē atu: hākina-toru)

hākure ~a

catch lice, search for lice

hama

malleus, hammer (ear) (takenga mai: he kupu mino [hammer])

hanga haumaru wai

water safety device, personal safety device (water), PSD

hanga whakatika niho

braces (teeth correcting device)

hanganga tinana

body composition

hāora

oxygen (tohu: O2)

(whaka) hāoraora ~tia

oxygenate, oxygenated (takenga mai: hāora - oxygen)

hapa

fault (eg. tennis)

hāpai toiora

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

hāpaiora

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

hāpaiora reremua

upstream intervention, early intervention (takenga mai: hāpaiora - intervention; rere - to flow; mua - in front, before) (kupu kē atu: hāpaiora takamua)

hāpaiora whai taunaki

evidence based intervention

hāpara ahuahu

plastic surgery (takenga mai: ahuahu - to form, fashion)

hāpara arotahi

cataract surgery, cataract operation (takenga mai: arotahi - lens [of the eye])

hāpara iti

minor surgery

hāpara kōhao

keyhole surgery

hāpara kōiwi

orthopaedic surgery

hāpara kōkuhu

invasive surgery

hāpara kōpiro

bowel surgery

hāpara manawa

heart surgery

hāpara nui

major surgery

hāpara ohotata

emergency surgery

hāpara roro

brain surgery

hāpara taihema

genital surgery

hāpara taihema

genital surgery

hāpara uma

breast surgery

hāpara whakapaipai

cosmetic surgery

hāpara whakarite

elective surgery

haparua

double fault

hapawae

foot fault (tennis)

hape, hapehape

deformity in leg or foot, lame (kupu kē atu: kopa)

hāpia tio

ice gel

hāpiro

halitosis, bad breath

hapori āniwaniwa

rainbow community

hapū ~tanga

pregnant, with child, pregnancy

hara

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

hara ā-ture

technical foul

hara iti

minor infringement

hara kakari

scrum infringement (rugby)

hara takune

intentional foul

haramonera

Salmonella (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

hararua

double foul

harawene

jealous, jealousy, envious, envy (kupu kē atu: tūāhae, pūhaehae, wene, tarahae)

harehare

eczema

hau

vitality (kupu kē atu: korou, ngoi)

hau ~hāua ~tanga

hit, strike, shot (racket and club sports) (kupu kē atu: pao, patu, hahau)

hau kaupare

defensive shot (e.g. in racket sports)

hau kōkiri

attacking shot (e.g. in racket sports)

hau mātātahi

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

hau mātiratira

net shot (e.g. in racket sports)

hau pātū taha

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

hau piro

stale air, stagnant air

hau rua

double hit (racket sports) (kupu kē atu: hahaurua)

hau tīkoke

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

hau tukuraro

underarm shot, underarm strike (e.g in tennis) (takenga mai: tuku - te release; raro - under) (kupu kē atu: tāraro)

hau tukurunga

overarm shot, overarm hit (e.g in tennis) (takenga mai: tuku - to release; runga - above) (kupu kē atu: tārunga)

hau wāhi ~a

through ball (hockey) (takenga mai: hau - to strike; wāhi - to split, break through)

hau whakahoki

return hit, return shot, return (racket sports)

hau whakamuri

back pass (hockey)

hauā

disabled, disability (kupu kē atu: whaikaha, kopa)

hauā pekewhā

quadriplegic (takenga mai: hauā - disabled, crippled; peke - limb; whā - four)

hauā tinana

physical disability

hauhā

carbon dioxide (tohu: CO2)

hauhau

ventilation, fresh air, ventilated

hauhauaitu

hypothermia (kupu kē atu: mangenge, hauaitu)

hauhonu ~tia

deep shot (racket sports), clear (badminton)

haukati ~a

block shot (table tennis)

haukere ~a

smash (e.g in racket sports)

haukiri

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

haukōeoeo

chill (illness)

haukoko ~a

scoop (hockey) (takenga mai: hau - to strike; koko - scoop up)

haukoti ~a ~nga

intercept, interception (e.g. in soccer)

haukuru ~a

slam dunk, jam (basketball) (takenga mai: haukuru - to smash, strike hard)

haukuru ~a

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

haukuru ~a

drive (e.g. in racket sports) (takenga mai: haukuru - to strike hard, smash)

haukuru

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

haumākū

damp, dampness, moist, moisture (kupu kē atu: haukū)

haumanu ~tia ~tanga

therapy, treat using therapy (takenga mai: haumanu - to revive, restore to health)

haumanu ā-ira

gender therapy

haumanu ā-kakara

aromatherapy

haumanu hihiora

radiology

haumanu hinengaro

psychotherapy, mental therapy

haumanu iraruke

radiotherapy, radiation treatment (takenga mai: haumanu - therapy; iraruke - radioactivity)

haumanu koiri

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

haumanu matū

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

haumanu mirimiri

massage therapy (soft tissue)

haumanu ngangahau

occupational therapy

haumanu ngira

acupuncture (kupu kē atu: wero ā-ngira)

haumanu puoro

music therapy

haumanu romiromi

massage therapy (deep tissue)

haumanu taiaki

hormone therapy

haumanu tinana

physical therapy

haumaru

safe, secure, safety, security

haumaru ā-hinengaro

psychological safety

haumaru ā-ipurangi

internet safety, cybersafety

haumaru ā-tinana

physical safety

haumaru hihirā

sun safety

haumaru huarahi

road safety

haumaru pahikara

cycle safety

haumaru taraiwa

driver safety

haumaru waehīkoi

pedestrian safety

haumaru wai

water safety

haumaru whaiaro

personal safety

haumate

dead ball, dead shot (table tennis)

haumiri ~a

stroke affectionately, caress

haumiri taihema

fingering (sexual)

haumote

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

hauora

health, healthy (kupu kē atu: waiora)

hauora hinengaro

mental health

hauora kare ā-roto

emotional health

hauora kōpiro

gut health

hauora mātāpuputu

geriatric health

hauora mātātahi

paediatric health, child health (kupu kē atu: hauora arotamariki)

hauora niho

dental health, oral health

hauora pona

joint health

hauora taihemahema

sexual health

hauora torowhārahi

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

hauora tūmatanui

public health

hauora uaua

muscle health

haupana ~ia

push shot (racket and bat sports)

haupatu ~a

physical violence, physical abuse, assault (kupu kē atu: tūkino, tunu huruhuru)

haupere ~a

flick shot (racket sports) (takenga mai: hau - to strike with an instrument; pere - to flick, jerk)

haupiritaha

rail (in squash) (takenga mai: hau - strike, hit, shot; piri - keep close; taha - side) (kupu kē atu: hau reretaha)

haupiro tautuku

penalty stroke (hockey)

haupoi

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

haurangi

drunk, drunkenness, intoxicated, intoxication

haurara

down the line shot (table tennis) (takenga mai: hau - to strike with an implement; rara [whakarara] - parallel)

haurere ~a

volley (racket sports) (takenga mai: hau - to hit, strike, shot; rere - to fly) (kupu kē atu: haupatu)

haurere tāmua

forehand volley (kupu kē atu: haupatu tāmua)

haurere tāmuri

backhand volley (kupu kē atu: haupatu tāmuri)

haurewa ~ina

chip, chip shot (golf) (takenga mai: hau - strike; rewa - float, to be elevated)

haurewa ~ina

float shot (table tennis)

hauroki ~a

cross-court shot (tennis, table tennis etc) (takenga mai: hau - to strike with an instrument; roki [hauroki] - diagonal)

haurua tuarua

second half

haurua tuatahi

first half

hautaiwhiro ~tia

loop shot (table tennis) (takenga mai: hau - to strike with an implement; tai - prefix denoting a qualifying force; whiro [tāwhirowhiro] - to spin, whirl)

hautaka ~hia

dropshot (tennis, squash etc)

hautope ~a

chop shot (table tennis)

hautū (~tanga) kauawhi

inclusive leadership

hauwhā tuarua

second quarter

hauwhā tuatahi

first quarter

hauwhā tuatoru

third quarter

hauwhā tuawhā

fourth quarter

hauwhiu ~a

kill shot (table tennis) (takenga mai: hau - to strike with an implement; whiu [karawhiu] - to drive, lash, to give it everything)

heahea

kook (surfing), idiot

hēhē

breathe (kupu kē atu: whakahā, whakangā)

heipū

on target (e.g. soccer)

heke pari ā-taura

abseil, abseiling

heke pūtau kōpū

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

hēmanawa ~tanga

frustrated, frustration, exasperated, exasperation (kupu kē atu: āritarita, ngutu komekome, pukukino, whanewhane)

hemi

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

hemo ~nga

die, death, dead (kupu kē atu: mate, pahemo)

hēnga pāpori

social injustice (takenga mai: hē - fault, offence) (kupu kē atu: tikakore pāpori, tūkinotanga pāpori)

here wae

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

hiamo

excited, excitement, exciting

(whaka) hihiko ~tia ~tanga

motivate, stimulate, motivation, motivated (kupu kē atu: kipakipa)

hihiko rāroto

intrinsic motivation

hihiko rāwaho

extrinsic motivation

hihiko-kore

unmotivated, lack of motivation (kupu kē atu: korou-kore, ngākau-kore)

hikareti

cigarette (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

hiki maitai

weight lifting, weight training (takenga mai: hiki - to lift; maitai - steel)

hiki mīhini whakatetaha

lateral machine raise

hiki pokohiwi mīhini

machine shoulder shrug (kupu kē atu: hiki pakihiwi mīhini)

hiki pokohiwi puripoto

dumbbell shrug (kupu kē atu: hiki pakihiwi puripoto)

hiki pokohiwi puriroa

barbell shrug (kupu kē atu: hiki pakihiwi puriroa)

hiki puripoto

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

hiki puriroa

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

hiki takapū

calf raise

hiki tū takamua

standing forward raise

hiki tū whakatetaha

standing lateral raise

hiki whakatetaha

lateral raise, side lift

hikiruki purikīwai

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

hikiruki puriroa

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

hīkoi whakatetaha

lateral walk

hiku

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

hiku matau

right back

hiku mauī

left back

hiku waenga

centre back

hiku whēkau

appendix (anatomy)

hinamoe

drowsy, lethargic, lethargy, sleepiness (kupu kē atu: pōuruuru, hāmoemoe, kānewha, nenewha)

hinengaro

mind

hinengaro pōngerengere

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

hinga

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

hinga

collapse (kupu kē atu: tanuku, porowhā)

hinga tahupera

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

hinu ngutu

lip balm

hinu panikiri

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

hīopeope

end of life tending and nursing, palliative tending and nursing

hipa

bye (cricket) (takenga mai: hipa - to pass by)

hirikapo taupatupatu

cognitive dissonance

hītoko

hop (on one foot)

hīwiniwini

ache (of the body)

hoa ai

sexual partner (kupu kē atu: hoa onioni)

hoakapa

teammate

hoari

fencing (sport) (takenga mai: hoari - sword)

hoariri

opponent, opposition, adversary

hoe ~a ~nga

paddle (canoe), row

hoe kakau-ti

t-bar row

hoe puripoto

dumbbell row

hoe puriroa tūpou

bent over barbell row

hoe tū whakarunga

standing upright row

hoe tūpou

bent over row

hoe waka

rowing

hoe whakamuri

back paddle

hoehoko

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

hoehoko kōpiko

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

hoehoko wai kōripo

whitewater canoeing, whitewater kayaking (takenga mai: hoe - row, paddle; hoko [hohoko] - alternate; wai - water; kōripo - to whirl around, eddy, swirl) (kupu kē atu: kōreti wai kōripo)

hoehoko wai marino

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

hoenga

stroke (paddle)

hoerua

scull, sculling (takenga mai: hoe - to row, paddle; rua - two) (kupu kē atu: kōue)

hoerua takirua

double sculls

hoerua takitahi

single sculls

hoerua takiwhā

quadruple sculls

hoetahi

sweep rowing (takenga mai: hoe - to row, paddle; tahi - one)

hoetūpapa

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

hōhipera ~tia

hospital (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: hōhipere)

hohore niho

tooth abrasion (takenga mai: hohore - strip off, be bald, deficient)

hoipū

blister (kupu kē atu: kōpūpū, kōputa)

hoipū kirikā

cold sore, fever blister (takenga mai: hoipū - blister; kirikā - fever)

hoka

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

hōkaka ~ina ~tanga

sexual desire, sexual attraction (kupu kē atu: taera)

hōkakakore

asexual (kupu kē atu: taerakore)

hōkakarere

sexual fluidity, sexually fluid (takenga mai: rere - to flow; rere [rerekē] - different, changed) (kupu kē atu: taera hurihuri)

hōkakarua

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

hōkakatanga

sexuality

hokataka

airdrop, acid drop (skateboarding) (takenga mai: hoka - to soar, fly; taka - drop, fall)

hononga

relationship, connection (kupu kē atu: whakapiringa, piringa)

hononga aropā

peer relationship

hononga ōkawa

formal relationship

hononga ōpaki

informal relationship

hononga tauonioni

sexual relationship

hononga taupiri

intimate relationship

hononga tuihono

online relationship

hononga whakapapa

genealogical relationship, kin relationship

hononga whānau

familial relationship

hope

hip, waist, loin

hopo

apprehensive, overawed

hopo

apprehensive, overawed

hopu ~kina

catch (a ball)

hopu kau ~tia

catch on the full (takenga mai: hopu - to catch; kau - without hindrance, unreservedly) (kupu kē atu: hopu rere)

hopu muri

caught behind (cricket)

hopuni ekewīra

skatepark (takenga mai: hopuni - camping place; eke - to ride; wīra - wheel [kupu mino])

horo koke

line speed (e.g. in rugby) (takenga mai: horo - speed, swiftness; koke - to move forward)

hōtaetae ~tia

obstruct, obstruction (netball)

hōtaka whakapakari

strengthening programme

houtete

inactive, sedentary

hū rapatona

turf shoes, dimple sole shoes (takenga mai: hū [kupu mino] - shoe; rapa [raparapa] - sole [of the foot]; rapa - rubber; tona - nodule)

hua hauora

health outcome

hua reremuri

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

huahua

pimple (kupu kē atu: mariao)

huaketo

virus, viral (takenga mai: hua – outcome, product; keto – infested with maggots) (kupu kē atu: wheori)

huakita

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

huanga

advantage

huanga ahurea

cultural asset, cultural advantage

huangō

asthma, asthmatic (kupu kē atu: kume, tīmohu)

huaora

vitamin (takenga mai: hua - product, fruit; huanga - advantage, benefit; ora - healthy)

huaranga ~tia

transplant

huaranga manawa

heart transplant

hūhē taraiwa

driver fatigue (kupu kē atu: ngenge taraiwa)

huhuti niho

tooth extraction

huinga taiora

nutrient group

huinga tāruatanga

set (of repeated exercises) (takenga mai: huinga - collection, set, group; tāruatanga - repetition, rep)

hukihuki

convulsion, spasm, seizure

hūkiki

epilepsy, twitch violently

hūkoikoi

spikes (shoes for sprinters) (takenga mai: hū [kupu mino] - shoe; koi - sharp point, spike) (kupu kē atu: hūkōpere)

hūkokikoki

temperamental, cranky, easily upset (kupu kē atu: kiri kawa)

hūpē

mucus (from nose), nasal discharge, snot (kupu kē atu: kea)

huri

roll (basketball) (takenga mai: huri - to turn)

huri ~a ~nga

rotate, rotation (volleyball)

huringa moe

sleep cycle

huringa ora tangata

human life cycle

huringa taiaki

hormonal change (kupu kē atu: panoni taiaki)

huripao

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

huripao haumua

top of innings (softball) (takenga mai: huripao - innings; hau - part; mua - before, in front) (kupu kē atu: huripao runga)

huripao haumuri

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

hurori

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

huru kaikamo

eyelash

huru, huruhuru

hair

hururiki

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

hūware

saliva (kupu kē atu: hūare)

i

ia-auraki

vein (takenga mai: ia [ia-toto] - blood vessel; auraki - to return)

ia-auraki ate

hepatic vein (takenga mai: ate - liver)

ia-auraki kakī

jugular vein (takenga mai: kakī - neck)

ia-auraki matua

superior vena cava (takenga mai: ia-auraki - vein; matua - principal, main)

ia-auraki pūkahu

pulmonary vein (takenga mai: ia-auraki - vein; pūkahu [pūkahukahu] - lung)

ia-auraki raro

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

ia-auraki tākihi

renal vein (takenga mai: tākihi - kidney)

ia-māwhaiwhai

spider vein (takenga mai: ia [ia-auraki] - vein; māwhaiwhai - spider web)

ia-tōiti

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

ia-toto

blood vessel

ia-toto tūkati

blocked blood vessel

ia-tuku

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

ia-tuku ate

hepatic artery (takenga mai: ate - liver)

ia-tuku kakī

carotid artery (takenga mai: kakī - neck)

ia-tuku manawa

coronary artery

ia-tuku pūkahu

pulmonary artery (takenga mai: ia-tuku - artery; pūkahu [pūkahukahu] - lung)

ia-tuku purutiti

clogged artery

ia-tuku tākihi

renal artery (takenga mai: tākihi - kidney)

ia-tuku tūkati

blocked artery

īhikareti

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

īhitara

vaginal yeast infection, Candida, vaginal thrush (takenga mai: īhi - yeast; tara - vagina)

īhiwae

athletes foot (takenga mai: īhi - yeast)

iho

umbilical cord (kupu kē atu: tāngaengae, uho)

ihokiri

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

ihu

nose

ihu

bow (of canoe) (kupu kē atu: ngongohau)

ihu pāwera

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

ikura

haemorrhage, bleeding

ikura wahine

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

ikura whakaroto

internal haemorrhaging (kupu kē atu: toto whakaroto)

inaki

overlap (rugby)

inaki pūrua

two person overlap (takenga mai: pūrua - double)

ine pēhanga

pressure meter

inu inati

binge drinking (takenga mai: inati - excessive, extreme)

io aro-auraki

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

io aro-huhua

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

io kakara

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

io kanikani

sciatic nerve

io kapu

plantar nerve (kupu kē atu: io kapuwae)

io kōwhiti

ulna nerve

io mata

facial nerve

io rongo

auditory nerve

io tāhau

tibial nerve

io tairongo

sensory nerve (kupu kē atu: io rongo)

io whakaneke

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

io whatu

optic nerve

io, ioio

nerve

iohere

tendon (takenga mai: io - nerve, sinew; here - to tie, fasten, bind)

iohere kātete

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

iohere punga

Achilles tendon

ioio kakā

inflamed nerve

ioio kikini

pinched nerve

iokerewai

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

ipu ikura

menstrual cup

ira

freckle

ira ~tanga

gender

ira koiora

biological sex

ira tāhūrua

binary gender

ira tāhūrua-kore

non-binary gender

ira whānau mai

birth gender, gender at birth

ira whererei

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

irahuhua

gender diverse, gender diversity

irakē

genderqueer, queer

irakore

agender, gender neutral

irapūmau

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

irarere

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

irawhiti

transgender, trans

iroiro

threadworm

k

kaha turapa

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

kaho

crossbar

kaho huapae

horizontal bar (gymnastics)

kaho whakarara

parallel bars (gymnastics)

kahu

stillborn baby

kahu muramura

high visibility clothing (takenga mai: muramura - bright, vivid) (kupu kē atu: kahumura)

kahu tākaro

playing uniform, playing strip

kahukahu

foetal membrane, amnion

kahuki

reflex (takenga mai: kahuki - involuntary start)

kahurewa

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

kahurua

short-sighted

kai inati

binge eating, overeating, overdose (takenga mai: inati - be excessive)

kai paraurehe

junk food, nutrient deficient food

kai pūroi inati

drug overdose

kai taiora nui

nutrient dense food

kai tukatuka

processed food

kaiaka

athletics

kaiapo (pōro)

hog (the ball), hogger, hogging, hunger (ball sports) (takenga mai: kaiapo - to covet, monopolise, selfish)

kaiārai

guard (basketball)

kaiārai hautū

point guard (basketball) (takenga mai: ārai - to obstruct, hinder, block out; hautū - to guide, lead, keep in time) (kupu kē atu: kaiārai kōmore)

kaiārai kuru

shooting guard (basketball)

kaiārai ūhanga

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

kaiepa

bowler (cricket), pitcher (softball)

kaiepa akitō

slow bowler

kaiepa horo

fast bowler, pace bowler

kaiepa tāwhiro

spin bowler

kaihaumanu

therapist (takenga mai: haumanu - to revive, restore to health)

kaihaumanu hihiora

radiologist

kaihaumanu hinengaro

mental therapist

kaihaumanu koiri

physiotherapist, physio (takenga mai: koiri - to bend the body; koiri - non-locomotor movement)

kaihaumanu mirimiri

massage therapist (soft tissue)

kaihaumanu ngangahau

occupational therapist

kaihaumanu ngira

acupuncturist

kaihaumanu reo ā-waha

speech and language therapist (kupu kē atu: kaihaumanu whakaputa reo, kaiwhakatika reo)

kaihaumanu romiromi

massage therapist (deep tissue)

kaihaupiro

striker (hockey) (takenga mai: kai - prefix denoting agent; hau - to strike; piro - score, goal) (kupu kē atu: ringa haupiro)

kaihoromata

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

kaikape ~a

outrun

kaikauhoe

swimmer

kaikawe pōro

ball carrier (sport)

kaikiri

racism, racial discrimination, racist (kupu kē atu: whakatoihara ā-iwi)

kaikiri toronaha

systemic racism (takenga mai: kaikiri - racism; toro - to stretch forth, extend; naha [pūnaha] - system)

kaikiri torowhare

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

kaikōiwi

osteoarthritis

kaikōkiri

attacker

kaikōkiri paihau

wing attack (netball) (kupu kē atu: paihau kōkiri)

kaikōkiri ūhanga

goal attack (netball)

kaikorohiti

chiropractor (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

kaikuru ūhanga

goalshoot, goal shooter (netball) (kupu kē atu: ringa tītere, ringa kuru)

kaimanga

vegetarian (takenga mai: kai - to eat; manga - greens, leafy vegetables)

kaimātai hinengaro

psychologist

kaimātai māuiui

pathologist

kaimātai waewae

podiatrist

kaimātai whaiaroaro

physiologist

kaimātai whatu

optometrist, optician (kupu kē atu: kaimātai karu)

kaimohi pairuri

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

kaimōhū

despondent, despondency, hopelessness

kāinga hauora

healthy home

kaioma māminga

dummy runner (kupu kē atu: kaioma tinihanga)

kaiota

vegan (takenga mai: kai - to eat; ota [otaota] - vegetation; kaiota - herbivore)

kaipao

batter (kupu kē atu: kaipatu, kaihahau)

kaipao ngū

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

kaipara

athlete

kaipara ikeike

elite athlete (takenga mai: ikeike - high, lofty)

kaipara matatū

endurance athlete

kaipara runaruna

recreational athlete (kupu kē atu: kaipara ā-rēhia)

kaipara utuiti

semi-professional athlete (takenga mai: utu - payment; iti - small)

kaipara utukore

unpaid athlete, amateur athlete

kaipara whaiutu

professional athlete, paid athlete

kaipararua

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

kaiparatoru

triathlete (takenga mai: kaipara - athlete; toru - three)

kaipare

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

kaipare paihau

wing defence (netball) (kupu kē atu: paihau kaupare)

kaipare ūhanga

goal defender

kaipeke tūtira

lineout jumper

kaiponapona

rheumatoid arthritis (kupu kē atu: pona kakā rūmātiki)

kairoro

lover (kupu kē atu: tahu, ipo, makau)

kairutu

tackler

kaitahi

sweeper (in soccer, hockey etc) (takenga mai: tahi [tahitahi] - to sweep)

kaitakahi huarahi

road user (takenga mai: kai - prefix denoting agent; takahi - to travel) (kupu kē atu: kaiwhakamahi huarahi, kaiawhe huarahi)

kaitākaro

player

kaitākaro rakarau

utility player (takenga mai: raka - adept, skilful; rau - many)

kaitaki

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

kaitaki

stroke, stroker (waka ama, rowing) (takenga mai: taki - lead, bring along, keep time)

kaitaki mātāmuri

vice captain (takenga mai: mātāmuri - secondary)

kaitaki tākaro

playmaker (takenga mai: taki - to lead, bring along)

kaitirotiro matewhawhati

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

kaitohu aramahi

vocational guidance counsellor, careers advisor (takenga mai: kai - prefix denoting agent; tohu - to signal, advise, guide; ara - pathway; mahi - employment, occupation)

kaitohuora

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

kaitokomauri

object of affection, person someone is in love with (kupu kē atu: makau, tau)

kaituki

caller, cue caller, cox, coxswain (e.g. in waka ama, rowing) (takenga mai: tuki - to give the timing [to paddlers])

kaituku

server (sport)

kaituku

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

kaituku kākano

egg donor

kaituku tātea

sperm donor

kaituku toto

blood donor

kaituku whēkau

organ donor

kaiurungi

steerer

kaiwawao

referee, umpire (takenga mai: wawao - to part combatants)

kaiwhakaako

teacher, coach (kupu kē atu: kaiako, pouako)

kaiwhakahaere

manager

kaiwhakapakari

trainer, strength trainer

kaiwhakataetae

competitor, contestant

kaiwhakawā

judge

kaiwhiu tao

javelin thrower

kakā

inflamed, inflammation

kakama

quick, nimble (of movement and thought)

kākano

ovum, seed

kakapa hē (o te manawa)

arrhythmia, abnormal rhythm (of the heart)

kakapa manawa

heartbeat, heart rate, pulse (of heart) (kupu kē atu: hoto manawa, panapana manawa)

kakapa mōrahi

maximum heart rate

kakari

scrum (rugby, league) (takenga mai: kakari - to battle, skirmish, clash)

kakari hinga

collapsed scrum

kākari ringawae

taekwondo (takenga mai: kākari - to wrestle, battle [between two people]; ringa - hand; wae - foot, leg)

kakari takahuri

screwed scrum, wheeling scrum

kakari whānako

tight-head (scrum) (takenga mai: kakari - scrum; whānako - to steal)

kakati

bite

kakau

shaft, handle

kakī

neck (kupu kē atu: porokakī)

kakī niho

neck of tooth

kānewha

doze, drowsy, nod off (kupu kē atu: nenewha, hāmoemoe, hinamoe)

kaniawhea

guilt, remorse, remorseful, regretful

kanikani

sciatica

kanikani takapore

rhythmic gymnastics (takenga mai: kanikani - dance; takapore [takaporepore] - gymnastics)

kanohi kāhu

long-sighted

kanorau ~tanga

diverse, diversity, plural, pluralism (takenga mai: kano - colour, sort, kind, seed, texture; rau - many) (kupu kē atu: matahuhuatanga)

kanorau ahurea

cultural diversity

kanorau mātāwaka

ethnic diversity (kupu kē atu: kanorau ā-iwi)

kanorau pakeke

age diversity

kanorau whakapono

religious diversity

kanorite

uniform, uniformity, homogeneous (takenga mai: kano - colour, sort, kind, seed, texture; rite - be alike)

kaokao mamao

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

kaokao muri mamao

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

kapa hākinakina

sports team

kapa hoariri

opposing team

kapa kaupare

defending team

kapa kōkiri

attacking team

kapa pao

batting team

kapa tuku

serving team (in volleyball etc)

kapa whaipōro

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

kape

eye socket

kapekapetau

move quickly to and fro

kapiti

fibula, calf bone

kapu

curl (weight training)

kapu iohere kātete

hamstring curl

kapu uarua

bicep curl

kapu uarua puripoto

dumbbell bicep curl

kapu uarua puriroa

barbell bicep curl

kapu waewae noho

seated leg curl

kapu waewae tāpapa

prone leg curl, lying leg curl

karahipi kaipara

athletic scholarship, athlete's scholarship

kārangirangi

unsettled, restless (kupu kē atu: ngākaurua, hūrangi)

karapa

squint (eyes)

karapu (hākinakina)

(sports) club (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

karapu mekemeke

boxing glove

karāti

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

karawaka

measles, rubeola

kare ā-roto

emotion

kare ā-roto matakawa

negative emotion (takenga mai: matakawa - distasteful, dislike)

kare ā-roto matareka

positive emotion (takenga mai: matareka - pleasant, affable)

kare ā-roto taupatupatu

conflicting emotion

kare ā-roto tikoki

emotionally unstable

kare ā-roto tūwhena

emotionally stable (takenga mai: tū - to stand, set in place; whena - firm, steady)

kārearea

eagle (golf) (kupu kē atu: īkara)

karere io

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

kari ~a

dig (volleyball) (kupu kē atu: keri)

kāri kōwhai

yellow card

kāri tapeke

scorecard (golf) (takenga mai: tapeke - total, score)

kāri whero

red card

karihi

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

karihika

porn, pornography, pornographic (takenga mai: karihika - lewd, erotic)

karipapa

sodomy, anal sex (kupu kē atu: ai tou, ai kumu)

karo ~a

dodge, evade

karori

calorie (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

karu

eye, eyeball (kupu kē atu: kanohi, whatu)

karu kōrapa

misaligned eyesight, strabismus (takenga mai: kōrapa - be misaligned, askew)

karu rewha

cross-eyed

karu tīhoi

divergent eyesight, divergent strabismus

kati ~a

save, stop (eg. hockey, soccer)

katirehe

throat ulcer, quinsy (kupu kē atu: kōmaoa korokoro)

kātū noho

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

kau

pupil (of an eye)

kau aihe

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

kau āpuru

breaststroke

kau kiore

backstroke

kau takawhitiwhiti

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

kau tāwhai

freestyle, crawl stroke (swimming)

kau tukutahi

synchronised swimming (takenga mai: kau - to swim; tukutahi - together, simultaneous)

kau, kauhoe

swim, swimming (kupu kē atu:   )

kauae

jaw, jawbone (kupu kē atu: kauwae)

kauae-timu

tetanus (takenga mai: kauae - jaw; timu - involuntary contraction of muscles) (kupu kē atu: pakaua hukihuki)

kauanu

draught, cold draught, draughty

kauanuanu ~tia

admire, admiration (kupu kē atu: monoa)

kauawhi ~tia ~tanga

inclusion, inclusive, inclusiveness (takenga mai: kauawhi - to embrace)

kauere

rip (water current)

kauhanga (kirikiti)

(cricket) pitch (takenga mai: kauhanga - open space, passageway, corridor)

kauhauora

surf lifesaving

kauhoe au moana

open water swimming (kupu kē atu: kau moana)

kauhoe matatū

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

kauhuri

pivot (basketball)

kaumātua ~tanga

elder, old person, senior citizen, old age (kupu kē atu: mātāpuputu, pēperekōu, ahungarua)

kaunuku

maul (rugby) (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])

kaunuku hinga

collapsed maul

kaunukunuku

rolling maul (rugby) (takenga mai: kaunuku - maul; nukunuku - move repeatedly, move about)

kauora

survival swimming

kaupare ~a

defend, defense (kupu kē atu: ārai)

kaupare ~tia ~tanga

exclude, exclusive, exclusion (takenga mai: kaupare - to divert, turn aside)

kaupare kokoti

blitz defence, rush defence (takenga mai: kokoti - to ambush)

kaupare pāpaka

drift defence (takenga mai: pāpaka - crab)

kaupare tahi ki tahi

one-on-one defense

kaupare turuki

cover defence (e.g. in rugby) (takenga mai: kaupare - defend; turuki - reinforcement, supplementary or in support)

kaupeka tākaro

playing season

kaurori hoe

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

kaute

count (in a game) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: tatau)

kawe ~a

carry (e.g. in ball sports)

kawehā

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

kawepōro

carry the ball, carried ball

kawititanga (o te) ringa

wrist

kei

stern (of canoe, boat etc)

kēkē

armpit (kupu kē atu: pūkēkē)

kēkerewai

numb, numbness, pins and needles

kēmu (hākinakina)

(sports) game, match (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: tākaro)

keo

target (e.g. in shooting event) (takenga mai: keo - peak, pointed summit) (kupu kē atu: pironga)

keremutu

cold turkey, abrupt cessation (takenga mai: keremutu - to end abruptly)

ketuketu ~a

jackal, jackalling (rugby) (takenga mai: ketuketu - to scratch around, fossick, ferret out)

ball (for kī-o-rahi)

kī-o-rahi

kī-o-rahi (a traditional Māori game)

kiato

cross arm (of outrigger canoe)

kihikihi

kiss, kissing, smooch, smooching (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

kihukihu

tag, tassel (e.g. in rippa rugby and kī-o-rahi) (kupu kē atu: hukahuka)

kīkiki

stutter

kikiri

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

kiko

flesh (kupu kē atu: kikokiko)

kikohunga

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

kikopuku

upper arm

kikowhiti

forearm

kinikiri

skin caliper (takenga mai: kini - to nip, pinch; kiri - skin)

kīoma

kīoma (a team in kī-o-rahi)

kiri

skin

kiri angaanga

scalp (kupu kē atu: kiri o te angaanga)

kiri uwhi

skin graft (takenga mai: kiri - skin; uwhi - to cover) (kupu kē atu: kiri uhi)

kirikā

fever, feverish

kirikamo

conjunctiva

kirikamo kakā

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

kirikiti

cricket (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

kirikiti paiepa here

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

kirikiti rātahi

one day cricket

kirikiti whakamātautau

test cricket

kirimārō (niho)

(tooth) enamel (takenga mai: kiri - skin, bark, rind; mārō - hard, firm)

kirimata

foreskin (kupu kē atu: pahuhu, kiri matamata)

kiripuku

stomach lining (takenga mai: kiri - skin, rind; puku - stomach)

kiriraro

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

kiritai

epidermis (kupu kē atu: kiriwaho)

kiritapu

hymen

kiritau

self-esteem, self-respect, self-worth (takenga mai: kiri - person, self; tau - to be settled)

kiritau kaha

high self-esteem

kiritau ngoikore

low self-esteem (takenga mai: ngoikore - weak, listless, lacking)

kiritoi

sty (pimple on eyelid)

kiritona

mole (mark on skin) (takenga mai: kiri - skin; tona - nodule, wart)

kiriuhi uakakā

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

kiriuhi uakakā huakita

bacterial meningitis

kiriwai

dermis, corium (takenga mai: kiriwai - skin)

kiriwara

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

kiriwhatu

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

kitokito

plaque (dental)

koa

happy, happiness, joy, joyful (kupu kē atu: hari, hurō)

koama

fontanelle (kupu kē atu: tamomo, pūmotomoto)

kōateate

spleen (kupu kē atu: mahara)

koeha

heartburn, indigestion (kupu kē atu: taratarawai, tokopaha, tokopā, kunāwhea)

kōeke whanaketanga

stage of development (takenga mai: kōeke - level; whanake - to develop) (kupu kē atu: tūāwhanake, kaupae whanaketanga)

koeko kai

food pyramid

koha (kiri)

(skin) blemish

kohakoha

exertion, strenuous (kupu kē atu: whakatīeke, whakawhēnanau)

kohakoha-kore

effortless, undemanding (kupu kē atu: māmā)

kōhao niho

tooth cavity, hole (in tooth)

kohara

passion, passionate, eager, eagerness (kupu kē atu: ngākau whiwhita, ngākaunui)

kōharihari ikura (wahine)

period pain, menstrual pain

kōhatu tākihi

kidney stone (kupu kē atu: pōhatu tākihi)

kohi

tuberculosis

kōhinetanga

menarche, first menstruation (takenga mai: kōhine - female adolescent)

kohuke

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

kohuki

trauma, traumatised (takenga mai: kohuki - anguish, distress)

kohuki aronehe

historical trauma

kohuki kare ā-roto

emotional trauma

kohuki ngangengange

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

kohuki pāpori

social trauma

kohuki taumuri

post traumatic stress disorder, PTSD (takenga mai: kohuki - anguish, stress, distress; tau - to come to land, settle; muri - after)

kohuki tinana

physical trauma

kohuki tukituki

blunt force trauma

kohuki tuku iho

intergenerational trauma, generational trauma (kupu kē atu: kohuki whitireanga)

kōhungahunga

infant, toddler (kupu kē atu: nohinohi, kōngahungahu)

kōhure

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

kōhure kare ā-roto

emotional maturity

kōhure tinana

physical maturity

kōihi

adrenalin (takenga mai: kōihi - thrill with fear)

koio

weary, stiff from overexertion

koiri

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

kōiwi

bone (kupu kē atu: wheua)

kōkiri ~tia

attack, take up (the ball)

kōkiri pokapū

drive forward, up the guts (e.g. in rugby) (takenga mai: kōkiri - to rush forward, attack; pokapū - direct route, middle, centre)

koko ~a

scoop (touch, rugby)

koko

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

kokorere

pick and go (e.g. in touch) (takenga mai: koko - to scoop up; rere - to flee, go into action, rush)

kokoti ~a ~nga

charge down (rugby, league) (takenga mai: kokoti - to interrupt, cut short, ambush)

kokoti-uru

sterilisation (render infertile) (takenga mai: kokoti-uru - a rite intended to prevent conception)

kōmaoa

ulcer, ulcerated (kupu kē atu: mariao, kurupo)

kōmaoa kōpiro

stomach ulcer, peptic ulcer

kōmaoa waha

mouth ulcer

kōmata

nipple

komekome

backbiting gossip, disparage, slander, grumble

komoringa

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

komoringa aupuru

padded gloves, protective gloves

komoringa kaipao

batter's gloves

komoringa poiuka

softball mitt, softball glove

komoringa tautopenga

catcher's mitt (softball) (kupu kē atu: komoringa kaihopu)

kōmuru

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

konekone

shy, bashful, reserved, self-conscious (kupu kē atu: numinumi)

konekone wahine

misogyny, misogynist (takenga mai: konekone - to despise, loathe)

konga kouawai

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

konupūmā

calcium (tohu: Ca)

kōpā

stiff, stiffness (e.g of muscles)

kōpā

overcrowded, overcrowding

kōpaka huaora

vitamin deficiency

kōpaka konupūmā

calcium deficiency

kōpaka konurehu

potassium deficiency

kōpaka konutea

zinc deficiency

kōpaka rino

iron deficiency

kōpaka taiaki tupu

growth hormone deficiency

kōpaka taiora

nutritional deficiency

kōpani

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

kope ikura

sanitary pad

kōpere

sprint (takenga mai: kōpere - to rush)

kōpīpī

immature, undeveloped

kōpiro

bowel, intestine, gut

kōpiro iti

small intestine

kōpiro nui

large intestine, colon

kōpū

womb, uterus (kupu kē atu: whare tangata)

kōpukupuku pūwera

heat rash

kōputa

pore (of the skin)

kōputa noni

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

kōputa tōhau

sweat pore

koranu konuoi

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

kōreke

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

kōrero aro takarepa

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

kōrero hemahema

sex talk

kōrero tipatipa

untrue story, false information

kōrero tūkari

erotic talk (takenga mai: tūkari - lascivious, lustful, sensual)

kori ā-hāora

aerobic activity, aerobic exercise, aerobics

kori hangore

flexibility exercise

kori hāora-kore

anaerobic exercise, anaerobic activity (takenga mai: hāora - oxygen; kore - not, nil)

kori māhū

gentle exercise, easy exercise

kori matatū

endurance exercise

kori poi taumaha

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

kori poiwhena

stability ball exercise (takenga mai: poi - ball; whena - firm, steady)

kori purikīwai

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

kori rurutu

impact exercise (takenga mai: rutu - jolt, jerk, bump, throw down, tackle)

kori tahanga

moderate exercise (takenga mai: tahanga - moderately, a little)

kori taikaha

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

kori taimāmā

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

kori taura ātete

resistance band exercise, resistance band workout (kupu kē atu: kori taura kūtorotoro)

kori taurite

balance exercise

kori tinana, kori

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

kori whakakapa manawa

cardiovascular exercise, cardio

kōripi whakaroto

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

kōripi whakawaho

slice, slice shot (golf) (takenga mai: kōripi - slice, turn sideways; whakawaho - outwards)

kōripo

eddy, whirlpool

korohape

disfigured, deformed

korohāwini

shiver, shivering, shivers (kupu kē atu: tūngāwiri)

korokoro

throat, pharynx

Korona-19

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

korongenge

dementia

koropeke mīhini

machine crunch

koroputa hei

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

koroputaputa

smallpox

korou

vitality, energy (kupu kē atu: hau, ngoi)

korou-kore

listless, lacking energy, spiritless, lacking vitality, unenergetic (kupu kē atu: ngoikore, korou mate, haumate)

kotahi atu

hole in one (golf) (takenga mai: kotahi atu - straight for, directly)

kotahi atu

hole in one (eg. cricket)

kotēpana

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

kotikamo

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

kotinga ara tātea

vasectomy (takenga mai: koti - to cut in two, cut off, interrupt; ara tātea - sperm duct, vas deferens) (kupu kē atu: pokanga ara tātea)

kotinga pūkākano

tubal sterilisation, tubal ligation, tied tubes (takenga mai: koti - to interrupt, cut off; pūkākano - fallopian tube)

koto reihuka

lactose intolerance, lactose intolerant (takenga mai: koto - to be averse)

kōtonga

depression (illness), misery (kupu kē atu: rāwakiwaki, poururu, mate pāpōuri, toimaha hārukiruki)

kōtureture

chlamydia, venereal disease (kupu kē atu: kamiria [kupu mino])

kou

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

kouawai

gall bladder

kounga (o te) ora

quality of life

kōwhaki ~na

rip (rippa rugby), strip (the ball) (takenga mai: kōwhaki - to pluck, tear off)

kōwhiringa angitu

positive choice (takenga mai: angitu - success, fortunate)

kōwhiringa kātū noho

lifestyle choice

kōwhiringa ora

healthy choice

kōwhiti

ulna, forearm bone (kupu kē atu: pūkaka ringa)

kūhā

thigh (kupu kē atu: kūwhā, hūhā)

kuhi

implant, implantation

kūhī

goosestep (rugby, league etc) (takenga mai: kūhī [kupu mino] - goose)

kuhitou

enema, suppository (takenga mai: kuhi - to insert; tou - anus)

kūhuka

glucose (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)

kūhukahuka

glycogen

kukarou

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

kukune

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

kukūtanga wē tinana

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

kukuti ~kūtia ~nga

contract, contraction (of a muscle)

kumama ~tia ~tanga

craving for a certain food

kumeraro tuawhārahi

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

kumerunga

pull up (exercise)

kumu

buttock, bottom (of person) (kupu kē atu: kuruhope, reherehe, papa, kōtore, tou, whero)

kunanu

gibberish, talk unintelligibly

kuparu

squat (kupu kē atu: noho hītengitengi, noho tītengi)

kuparu pātū poiwhena

stability ball wall squat

kuparu poi taumaha hūpeke

medicine ball jump squats

kuparu purikīwai

kettlebell squat

kuparu puripoto

dumbbell squat (kupu kē atu: noho hītengitengi puripoto)

kuparu puriroa takamua

barbell front squat

kuparu puriroa takamuri

barbell back squat

kupenga haumaru

safety net

kura kauawhi

inclusive school, inclusive schooling

kūrapa

run out (cricket) (takenga mai: kūrapa - unsuccessful in fishing)

kūraruraru

stressed, troubled, concerned

kurī arataki

guide dog

kuru ~a

shoot (a goal by throwing), shot (takenga mai: kuru - to throw) (kupu kē atu: tītere)

kuru areupa

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

kuru hūpeke

jump shot (basketball) (kupu kē atu: tītere hūpeke)

kuru takataka

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

kuru tautuku

penalty shot, free throw (basketball)

kuru whiwhi-toru

three point shot (basketball) (whakapotonga: kuru whiwhi-3) (kupu kē atu: tītere toru piro)

kurupae

horizontal beam (gymnastics)

kurutai

hammer (athletic event) (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)

kurutangi

anvil, incus (ear) (takenga mai: kurutangi - stone beater)

kūrutu

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

kuta taumatua

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

kutu

lice, vermin

kutu māhunga

head lice

kutu taihema

genital lice, pubic lice

kutu tinana

body lice

m

mae ~a

phobia, phobic (takenga mai: mae - to be overcome with fear)

mae ahoaho

agoraphobia (takenga mai: ahoaho - open space)

mae apiapi

claustrophobia (takenga mai: apiapi - confined, restriced)

mae hōkakarua

biphobia (takenga mai: hōkaka [hōkakatanga] - sexuality)

mae irawhiti

transphobia

mae pāpori

social phobia (kupu kē atu: mae piringa tangata)

mae pō

nyctophobia, fear of the dark

mae pūngāwerewere

arachnophobia, fear of spiders

mae rere

aviophobia, fear of flying

mae takatāpui

homophobia (takenga mai: takatāpui - homosexual)

mae tīkoke

acrophobia, fear of heights (takenga mai: tīkoke - high, tall, towering)

mae toto

hemophobia

mae tū

glossophobia, performance anxiety, stage fright (takenga mai: tū - to stand)

mahere whakangungu

training plan, training programme

mahere whakapakari

strengthening plan

mahi ā-rēhia

recreational activity

mahi hōkaka

sexual activity, sexually active

mahi tahi (ā-kapa)

teamwork (kupu kē atu: tākaro ngātahi)

mahi tū-ā-nuku

outdoor activity

mahi tū-ā-nuku mātātoa

outdoor adventure activity

mahinga hauora

health procedure, medical procedure (kupu kē atu: tukanga hauora)

mahirau

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

māhiti ~tia ~nga

seed, seeding, grading (sport) (takenga mai: māhiti - to sort, separate, grade, select)

mahiti

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

māhorahora

carefree, easy going

mahu

heal, healed, healing (of a physical wound)

māhuruhuru

unruffled, calm, placid

māia

confident, confidence, brave, courage (kupu kē atu: ngākau titikaha)

maimoa pirikōpū

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

māioio

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

mairanga ringa ki te taha

side arm raise (kupu kē atu: hiki ringa whakatetaha)

maitai wātea

free weight

maka ~ia ~nga

throw, pass (kupu kē atu: whiu)

māka ~hia

mark (rugby) (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

maka hōhipera

hospital pass (rugby)

maka paepito

baseline throw in

maka paetaha

sideline throw in, throw in (takenga mai: maka - throw, pass; paetaha - sideline)

maka pātea

free pass, free throw (basketball) (kupu kē atu: maka whiwhi)

maka poho

chest pass

maka poi taumaha pātū

medicine ball wall throw

maka poto

short pass, pop pass

maka taupatu

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

maka tāwhiro

spin pass, spiral pass, torpedo pass

maka tīkoke

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

maka tinihanga

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

maka tuku

offload pass (rugby) (takenga mai: tuku - release, let go) (kupu kē atu: tuku)

maka tupana

bounce pass (kupu kē atu: maka papa)

maka tūtira

lineout throw

maka tūtira kotiti

crooked lineout throw (rugby)

maka waenga

centre pass (netball)

maka whaipiro

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

maka whakaangi

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

maka whakahipa

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

maka whakamua

forward pass

makapoi

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

makapoi rōwai

water polo (takenga mai: maka - to throw; poi - ball; rō - in; wai - water)

makawe

hair (kupu kē atu: huru, huruhuru)

mamae

pain, ache, hurt, sore (kupu kē atu: kōharihari)

mamae ioio

nerve pain

mamae māngeongeo

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

mamae pākaha

sharp pain (kupu kē atu: mamae pākino)

mamae panapana

throbbing pain

mamae pāwerawera

burning pain

mamae pona

joint pain

mamae taringa

earache

mamae tārū

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

mamae tārūrū

excruciating pain, intense pain (kupu kē atu: mamae hārukiruki)

mamae tauroa

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

mamae uaua

muscle pain

mamae-kore

pain free

mamamama

stammer

mamau

wrestle, wrestling, grapple, grappling (kupu kē atu: nonoke, whātōtō)

mana motuhake

autonomy, independence, self-determination

manahau

elation, elated, joy, joyful, delighted (kupu kē atu: hurō)

manahau waetea

runner's high (takenga mai: manahau - elation; waetea - good runner)

manapou hōpua

lifeguard (pool)

manapou moana

lifeguard (sea)

manapou tata

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

manawa

heart

manawa arowhaki

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

manawa kai tūraru

risk taker (takenga mai: manawa - heart; kai - to consume; tūraru - risk; E whai ana i te 'manawa kai tūtae'.)

manawa kai tūtae

adventurer, dare-devil (kupu kē atu: waewae kai kapua)

manawa kiore

dying breath, weakening breath

manawa piharau

stamina

manawa raro-matau

right ventricle

manawa raro-mauī

left ventricle

manawa rere

impulsive, headstrong, impetuous

manawa runga-matau

right atrium

manawa runga-mauī

left atrium

manawa taitu

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

manawa-hē

heart attack

manawanui

persevere, perseverance, determination

manawapou

life support (kupu kē atu: manapou, taupua ora)

manawaroa

resilient, resilience

māngaro

starch, starchy (food) (takenga mai: māngaro – mealy)

māngeongeo

itch, itchy, irritation

māngi

fleet footed, quick, swift (kupu kē atu: hohoro, parahutihuti, waetea)

māngina

stoned, affected by a drug

māngiongio

chilblain

manokarori

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

māoriori

contented, serene, unruffled (kupu kē atu: mauri tau)

mare pūtī

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

mare tekekō

whooping cough (kupu kē atu: mare motu, mare heihei)

mare, maremare

cough

maremare

cough, common cold (kupu kē atu: wharowharo)

marērea

malaria (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

mārohirohi

strength, power, fitness (kupu kē atu: pakari)

marū

bruise, bruised

maru kanohi

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

maru tāhau

shin guard, shin protector (kupu kē atu: aupuru tāhau)

maru tapatapa

groin protector, groin guard, girdle

mārua onepū

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

maruhā

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

maruniho

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

marupoho

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

māruru

unhealthy, weak, sickly

maruwae

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

matā

cover (cricket)

matā

shot (shot put) (takenga mai: matā - lead, cannon ball)

matā mamao

deep cover (cricket) (takenga mai: mamao - distant)

matahoki

relapse (of an illness)

matahua

fertile, fertility (of a person or animal) (takenga mai: mata - e whai ana i te matapā mō te infertile; hua - fruit, progeny, offspring) (kupu kē atu: pukuhua)

mātai aramimi

urology

mātai arowahine

gynaecology

mātai hapūtanga

obstetrics

mātai hinengaro

psychology

mātai mātātahi

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

mātai mate karu

ophthalmology

mātai mate pukupuku

oncology

mātai māuiui

pathology

mātai neke tinana

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

mātai tahumaero

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

mātai taka rongoā

pharmacology

mātai tinana

anatomy (field of study)

mātai toto

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

mātai whaiaroaro

physiology (takenga mai: whaiaroaro - self, person)

mātai whaiaroaro kori

exercise physiology

mātai whatu

optometry

mātaikiri

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

matakaha

back of the blade of a canoe paddle, power face

mataku

fear, fearful, frightened (kupu kē atu: winiwini, uruwehi, wehi, hopo)

matamoe

front of the blade of a canoe paddle

mātanga

specialist (kupu kē atu: kaimātai)

mātanga aramimi

urologist (takenga mai: aramimi - urinary tract) (kupu kē atu: kaimātai aramimi)

mātanga aromātātahi

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

mātanga arowahine

gynacologist

mātanga hapūtanga

obstetrician

mātanga ioio

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

mātanga kiri

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

mātanga kōmuru

osteopath

mātanga mate pukupuku

oncologist

mātanga niho

orthodontist (takenga mai: mātanga - expert, specialist)

mātanga pairuri

palliative care specialist

mātanga piripoho hou

neonatal specialist

mātanga taiora

nutritionist, dietician

mātanga taka rongoā

pharmacist

matapā

infertile, infertility (of an organism) (kupu kē atu: pukupā)

mātāpono

principle

matārua

extra cover (cricket)

matārua mamao

deep extra cover (cricket)

matatika

ethics, ethical, moral, morality (takenga mai: matatika - right, straight)

mātātoa ~tanga

invincible, fearlessness, adventuresome (takenga mai: mātātoa - to be fearless, unafraid, undaunted)

matatū

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

matatū ā-hāora

aerobic endurance

matawai ū

mammogram, breast screening (takenga mai: matawai - to look closely, inspect, scrutinize)

mate

sick, unwell, ill, sickness, disease, disorder, calamity (kupu kē atu: māuiui)

mate ā-ira

genetic disorder, genetic condition

mate ākiroto

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

mate ako

learning disorder

mate āpiti

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

mate arahau

respiratory illness, respiratory disease (kupu kē atu: matehā)

mate ārai-kore

AIDS, acquired immune deficiency syndrome (takenga mai: mate - sickness; ārai - to ward off, protect; kore - negative)

mate aro pīkari

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

mate arotahi

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

mate ate

liver disease, liver condition

mate auāki

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

mate hapūtanga

maternal death

mate haukiri

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

mate haukiri tūhourangi

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

mate haukiri whakameremere

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

mate hinengaro

mental illness, mental disorder, psychological disorder (kupu kē atu: māuiui hinengaro)

mate hīrangi

sunstroke (takenga mai: mate - illness, condition, sickness; hīrangi - quivering of the atmosphere from heat, heatwave)

mate hirikapo

cognitive disorder

mate horokiwa

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

mate huahua

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

mate huka

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

mate iaia manawa

cardiovascular disease (kupu kē atu: mate ia-toto)

mate ikura takamua

pre-menstrual syndrome, PMS (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)

mate ioio

neurological disorder, neurological condition (takenga mai: ioio - nerve)

mate kanehe

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

mate kare ā-roto

emotional disorder

mate kiri

skin disorder, skin condition, skin disease

mate kirikōwhai

jaundice (kupu kē atu: mate kōwhai)

mate korohiko

sleep disorder

mate kuawa

delirium, delirious (kupu kē atu: kutukutu ahi)

mate kukune

prenatal disorder, fetal disorder (kupu kē atu: mate pirikōpū)

mate kukune (kai) waipiro whānui

fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, FASD

mate manawa

heart disease, heart condition

mate nakunaku kai

digestive disease, digestive disorder

mate ohorere pēpi

sudden infant death syndrome, SIDS, cot death, sudden unexpected death in infancy, SUDI (kupu kē atu: matepēpi ohorere, mate kōhungahunga whawhati tata)

mate paiori

Parkinson's disease (takenga mai: paiori - emaciated)

mate paipai

sexually transmitted disease, STD, venereal disease (kupu kē atu: pakiwhara, kōtureture)

mate pāpori

social condition, social disability

mate pāwera

allergy

mate pāwerawera

heatstroke

mate pirinoa

parasitic disease, illness cause by a parasite

mate piripoho hou

neonatal death (takenga mai: piripoho - newborn)

mate poke

infectious disease

mate pūio kawititanga ringa

carpal tunnel syndrome

mate pūira kehe

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

mate pukupuku

cancer

mate pukupuku kiri

skin cancer, melanoma

mate pukupuku kōpiro

bowel cancer

mate pukupuku maukaha

advanced cancer (kupu kē atu: mate pukupuku mārō)

mate pukupuku pūkahukahu

lung cancer

mate pukupuku raho

testicular cancer

mate pukupuku repe tātea

prostate cancer

mate pukupuku repe tenga

thyroid cancer

mate pukupuku ū

breast cancer (kupu kē atu: ūtaetae)

mate pukupuku wahakōpū

cervical cancer

mate pūwera

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

mate rere

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

mate roro

brain damage, brain disease

mate roro tuarongo

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

mate tāhae

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

mate tahu

pyromania (takenga mai: mate - illness, disorder, condition; tahu - to ignite, set on fire, burn)

mate taiaki

hormonal disorder

mate taihemo

life-threatening condition (takenga mai: tai - prefix with qualifying force; hemo - to die, be faint)

mate tākihi

kidney disease, kidney disorder

mate takiwātanga whānui

autism spectrum disorder, ASD

mate taumano

lifelong illness, lifelong disorder, longstanding condition

mate tauroa

chronic illness, chronic disease, long-term illness

mate tinana

physical illness, physical disorder

mate tuakiri

identity disorder

mate tuamatangi

terminal illness (takenga mai: tuamatangi - dying breathe, death rattle)

mate tuku iho

inherited condition, inherited disorder

mate urutā

epidemic disease, pandemic disease (kupu kē atu: tahumaero urutā)

mate waekori

restless leg syndrome (takenga mai: mate - disorder, illness, condition; wae - leg; kori - to move, wriggle)

mate whaiaroaro

physiological disorder, functional disorder

mate whakaahuru

assisted dying, euthanasia (takenga mai: mate - to die; whakaahuru - comfortable)

mate whakaataata

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

mate whakaruaki

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

mate whakawehi pōauau

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

mate whakawhānau

birth defect, congenital disorder

mate whanake

developmental disorder, developmental disability

mate whanake neketahi

developmental dyspraxia, developmental coordination disorder, clumsy child syndrome (takenga mai: mate - illness, disorder; whanake - to develop, grow; neke - to move; tahi [reretahi] - coordination)

mate whanonga

behavioural disorder

matekiri

disappointed, disappointment, disillusioned, disillusion

mātengatenga

concussion, concussed

materoto

stillborn, stillbirth

matetoto

blood disease, blood disorder

matetoto onge

rare blood disease, rare blood disorder

mati, matimati

finger (kupu kē atu: matihao)

mātihetihe

sneeze (kupu kē atu: matihe, tihe, tihewa)

mātiratira

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

matire

baton (for relay) (takenga mai: matire - wand, rod)

matiwae

toe (kupu kē atu: matimati)

matohu haukoko roa

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

matohu kaupare tautuku koko

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

matohu kōkiri tautuku koko

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

matohu tautuku

penalty spot (kupu kē atu: tūnga whiu, maru tautuku)

matū paihana

poisonous substance (kupu kē atu: matū paitini)

matū tāoke

toxic substance, contaminant

matū whakamangeo

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

matū whakapāwera

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

māturu toto

spotting (takenga mai: māturu - to drip, trickle; toto - blood)

(whaka) mātūtū

recover from an illness, recuperate, convalesce

mau

held (in league)

māuiui

sick, unwell, sickness, disorder, condition, illness, disease, syndrome (kupu kē atu: tahumaero, mate)

māuiui pohokore

anorexia (kupu kē atu: māuiui whakatiki)

māuiui pongakawa

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

māuiui wairua tuakoi

schizophrenia (takenga mai: māuiui - illness, disorder; wairua - spirit; tuakoi - divide, separate, misconceive, imagine, be deceived)

māuiui whaiaro rua

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

maunu

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

maunuwara

withdrawal (from addiction)

maupōro

possession (of ball), in possession

mauri

vital essence, life force, source of emotions

mauri moe

unconscious, subliminal, unresponsive

mauri ngaro

coma, comatose

mauri noho

inactive, restful, dormant

mauri oho

conscious, cognizant

mauri rere

panic stricken

mauri tau

settled, composed, serene, calm (kupu kē atu: māoriori)

mauri tū

alert, responsive, receptive

mawehe

split (pā whutupōro) (takenga mai: mawehe - to be separated, parted)

mekemeke

box, boxing

mekewhana

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

mīhini hiki maitai

weight training machine

mīhini hoe

rowing machine

mīhini kori tinana

exercise machine

mīhini korirapa

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

mimi

urine, urinate

mimi turunoa

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

mimiti toto

blood loss, loss of blood (takenga mai: mimiti - reduced, diminished)

miramira

tonsil, uvula

miramira kakā

tonsillitis (takenga mai: miramira - tonsil, uvula; kakā - imflamed)

mirimiri ~a

massage (soft tissue)

miro niho

dental floss, floss (takenga mai: miro - thread, cord, fibre)

miru

vacuole (takenga mai: miru [mirumiru] - bubble)

miru

alveolus (takenga mai: miru - bubble)

miru pupuhi

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

miti

undertow (of surf), backwash

moe

sleep

moe hātū

sleep apnea (takenga mai: hā - to breathe; tū - to stop)

moe rotu

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

moe tūrama

unsettled sleep, troubled sleep (kupu kē atu: moe āuta, moe whakatorohū)

moe whēuaua

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

moehewa

dream (kupu kē atu: maruāpō, moemoeā)

moenga kōhungahunga

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

moenga pēpi

bassinet

moenga piripoho

baby pod, baby capsule

moepapa

nightmare

moetoa

erotic dream, wet dream

mōhiotanga haukāinga

local knowledge

mōhiti ārai hihirā

sunglasses (takenga mai: ārai - screen, block off; hihi - ray; rā - sun) (kupu kē atu: mōhiti rā, mōhiti uriuri)

momi ~a

smoke, smoking (tobacco etc) (takenga mai: momi - to suck)

momi hāngū

passive smoking

momirehu

vape, vaping (takenga mai: momi - to suck; rehu - mist; rehu [wairehu] - water vapour) (kupu kē atu: momi haurehu)

momo toto

blood type

momoho

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

mōmona

obese, fat (kupu kē atu: kutere)

monamona

knuckle

mongamonga

marrow, bone marrow

mongamonga ngako

yellow bone marrow (takenga mai: ngako - fat, lipid)

mongamonga toto

red bone marrow

monoku

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

mōrahi whakapau hāora

VO2 Max, maximum oxygen consumption (takenga mai: mōrahi - maximum; whakapau - to consume; hāora - oxygen) (kupu kē atu: mōrahi whakapeto hāora)

mōriroriro

alienated, estranged

moroiti tahumaero

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

mōtepe

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

mōwhiti kauhoe

swimming goggles

muku patuero

antiseptic wipes

muna

ringworm

n

nakawhiti

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

nakunaku ~a

digest, digestion (takenga mai: nakunaku - to reduce to fragments)

nanao

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

nanawe taihema

sexual arousal (takenga mai: nanawe - aroused, stimulated, excited; taihema [taihemahema] - sexual organs) (kupu kē atu: whakaoho taihema)

nape

ligament

nawe

scar, cicatrix (kupu kē atu: riwha, mātānawe)

neke (tinana) ~hia ~hanga

(body) movement

neke aunoa

involuntary movement (takenga mai: au - current; noa - spontaneously)

neke autaki

voluntary movement (takenga mai: au - current; taki - lead, bring along, control)

neke tārua

double movement (sport)

neke tinana

mobility

neketūtū

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

niao

coping (skateboarding), lip, edge

niao

rim (e.g. of canoe, racket etc)

niao rākete

frame of racket, rim (kupu kē atu: anga rākete)

niho

tooth

niho hawa

chipped tooth

niho kaiū

baby tooth, milk tooth (kupu kē atu: niho kai waiū)

niho kēhua

false teeth

niho kōhari

molar (teeth)

niho kōpā

overcrowded teeth

niho pakeke

adult tooth

niho pū

premolar (teeth)

niho rei

canine tooth, eyetooth (kupu kē atu: niho kata)

niho tapahi

incisor, front tooth

niho tāpiki

overlapping teeth

nikotini

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

nōhanga tamariki

child seat

noho huānga

belonging, sense of belonging, belong (takenga mai: noho - to live; huānga - member of a group)

nohotū

situp

nohotū poi taumaha

medicine ball situp

nuka

stratagem, ploy

ng

Ngā Ture Huarahi o Aotearoa

New Zealand Road Code

ngākau aroha

empathy, empathetic

ngākau hākerekere

pessimism, pessimistic

ngākau rorotu

optimistic, optimism (kupu kē atu: mariu)

ngākau whiwhita

enthusiasm, enthusiastic (kupu kē atu: kohara)

ngākau-kore

apathy, apathetic, disinterest, indifference (kupu kē atu: arokore)

ngākaukino

negative attitude, ill-disposed (kupu kē atu: waiaro whakakino)

ngākaupai

positive attitude, favourably disposed

ngako

fat, lipid

ngako hamanga

unsaturated fat (takenga mai: hamanga - partially full)

ngako kohura

saturated fat (takenga mai: kohura - be full)

ngakototo

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

ngāngā

wheeze, breathe with difficulty (kupu kē atu: ngoio, tīmohu, ngaengae)

ngārara puehu

dust mite

ngau puku

stomach pain, tummy ache (kupu kē atu: puku mamae)

ngoikoretanga whaiaro

personal weakness

ngongō

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

ngōrongo

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

ngoto

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

ngutu riwha

cleft lip, harelip (takenga mai: riwha - scarred, defaced)

o

ō matenga

delicacy specially prepared for a dying person

ōhākī

last words, parting speech

okoi wahakōpū

cervical smear, Pap smear (takenga mai: okoi - to scrape) (kupu kē atu: okoi waha whare tangata)

oma

run (softball, cricket)

oma karokaro

deceptive run, dodging run

oma ki uta

home run (softball) (kupu kē atu: oma kotahi atu ki uta)

oma kōpiko

shuttle run (takenga mai: kōpiko - to go alternatively in opposite directions, go back and forth)

oma māhū

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

oma māminga

dummy run (kupu kē atu: oma tinihanga)

oma tauārai

steeplechase (takenga mai: tauārai - screen, barrier, obstruction)

oma taumano

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

oma taumano haurua

half marathon (kupu kē atu: omamao haurua)

oma tukituki

crash ball (rugby, league)

oma whakatata

run up (e.g. cricket, jumping event etc) (takenga mai: oma - to run; whakatata - to approach)

oma whānako

steal a base (softball)

omaoma me te topa

track and field

omaroa

long distance running

omarori

road running

omatahora

cross-country running (takenga mai: tahora - open country)

oranga

well-being, wellness

oranga hapori

community well-being

oranga hinengaro

mental well-being, mental wellness

oranga oneone

soil well-being, soil health

oranga pāpori

social well-being, social wellness

oranga reo

linguistic well-being, language vitality

oranga taiao

environmental well-being

oranga tinana

physical well-being

oranga torowhārahi

holistic well-being, holistic wellness (takenga mai: toro - to extend; whārahi - broad, wide) (kupu kē atu: oranga tukupū)

oranga wairua

spiritual well-being

oranga whānau

family well-being

ōrite-kore o te hauora

health inequality

p

pā ~ngia ~nga

touch

pā ~ngia

tag (softball, touch etc)

pā whutupōro

touch rugby, touch football (kupu kē atu: pā whutupaoro, pā pōro)

pae

boundary line

pae

boundary, threshold, zone (kupu kē atu: rohe)

pae hāora

aerobic threshold

pae hāora-kore

anaerobic threshold

pae hara

sin bin

pae hukatoto

blood sugar level

pae kakapa manawa

heart rate zones

pae kōkiri

attack line (volleyball)

pae kuru tautuku

free throw line (basketball)

pae mamae

pain threshold

pae mutunga

finish line (takenga mai: pae - boundary, threshold)

pae poimate

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

pae rakatete

lactate threshold (kupu kē atu: tauārai rātete)

pae raro

board, lower service line (squash)

pae rēinga

take off-line (e.g. in jumping events) (takenga mai: rēinga - place of leaping)

pae rima mita

five metre line (kupu kē atu: rārangi rima mita)

pae rua tekau mā rua mita

twenty two metre line (kupu kē atu: rārangi 22 mita)

pae tekau mita

ten metre line (kupu kē atu: rārangi ngahuru mita)

pae tīmatanga

start line (takenga mai: pae - boundary, threshold)

pae weherua

centre line, half way line, midcourt line (kupu kē atu: rārangi weherua, pae waenga)

pae whakahiri

replacement bench, substitute's bench (takenga mai: whakahiri [whakahirihiri] - to assist, relieve)

pae whakapakari

training threshold (kupu kē atu: tauārai whakangungu)

pae whiwhi-toru

three point line (basketball) (whakapotonga: pae whiwhi-3)

paehema

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

paemanu

canoe seat

paemanu

clavicle, collarbone

paeoro

larynx, voice box

paeoro kakā

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

paepiro

tryline, scoreline

paepito

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

paerewa matatika

ethical standard, moral standard

paerongo kakara

olfactory receptor, smell sensor

paerongo whakapā

touch sensor

paetaha

touchline, sideline

paetaha takirua

doubles sideline (tennis)

paetaha takitahi

singles sideline (tennis)

paetara puku

stomach wall

paetara pūtau

cell wall

paetaumaha

weight status (takenga mai: pae - margin, threshold; taumaha - weight)

paetua

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

pāhekoheko ~tia

interact, interaction (kupu kē atu: taunekeneke)

pāhewahewa

deluded, delusion

pahikara

bicycle (kupu kē atu: paihikara)

pahikara ara amio

track cycling

pahikara maunga

mountain biking, mountain bike (kupu kē atu: paihikara maunga)

pahikara neketūtū

freestyle riding, stunt riding, BMX freestyle (takenga mai: pahikara [kupu mino] - bike; neke - to move; tūtū [whakatūtū] - carry out manoeuvres; tūtū - move with vigour)

pahikara rori

road cycling, road cycle

pahore

chafe, chafing (kupu kē atu: hikahika)

paiepa

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

paihana ~tia

poison, poisonous, to poison (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: paitini)

paihana kai

food poisoning

paihau

wing, winger (takenga mai: paihau - wing)

paihau matau

right wing

paihau mauī

left wing

paihere

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

pāihi

unease, uneasy, disquiet (kupu kē atu: pairi)

paipa haurua

halfpipe (skateboarding)

paipairuaki

nausea, nauseous (kupu kē atu: honuhonu, nohunohu)

pairuri

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

paitumu

wicket (cricket) (takenga mai: pai [paiere] - bind together in bundles; tumu - stump, stake)

pakari

fit, fitness (kupu kē atu: mārohirohi)

pakari ā-hāora

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

pakari hāora-kore

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

pākau

scapula, shoulder blade (kupu kē atu: hakikoko)

pakeke

adult, grown-up (kupu kē atu: pāhake, taipakeke)

pākewakewa

syphilis

paki ārai wai

spray skirt (canoeing) (takenga mai: paki - kilt, apron, skirt; ārai - to obstruct, block out; wai - water)

pakitea

dandruff, scurf

pakiwhara

gonorrhoea, clap, venereal disease (kupu kē atu: konoria [kupu mino])

pakohu

cavity

pakohu ihu

sinus, sinus cavity

pakohu ihu kakā

sinusitis (takenga mai: pakohu ihu - sinus; kakā - inflamed)

pakohu roro

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

pakoki

dislocate, dislocation (of a joint) (kupu kē atu: kounu)

pāmamae

grief, sorrow, emotional pain (kupu kē atu: huamo)

pana ake

push up (kupu kē atu: pana whakarunga, pei ake)

pana paeheke

decline bench press

pana paepiki

incline bench press

pana paetūpā

level bench press

pana pokohiwi

shoulder press (kupu kē atu: pana pakihiwi)

pana pokohiwi puriroa

barbell shoulder press (kupu kē atu: pana pakihiwi puriroa)

panapae mīhini

machine bench press

panapae puripoto

dumbbell bench press

panapae puriroa

barbell bench press

panawae

leg press

pane niho

crown (of a tooth) (takenga mai: pane - head)

panga matā

shot put (takenga mai: panga - throw, toss; matā - shot, lead, cannon)

pani ārai hihirā

sunblock, sunscreen (takenga mai: pani - spread, smear; ārai - screen, obstruct, barrier; hihi - ray; rā - sun) (kupu kē atu: pare tīkākā)

panikiri

skin lotion, skin cream (takenga mai: pani - to smear; kiri - skin)

panikiri patuero

antiseptic ointment, antiseptic cream (takenga mai: patu - to subdue, kill; ero - septic, pus)

panoni ~hia ~tanga

change

paokahi

wedge (golf) (takenga mai: pao - to strike with an implement; kahi - wedge)

paopao ~a

dribble (hockey) (takenga mai: paopao - to strike repeatedly)

paorākau

wood (golf) (takenga mai: pao - to strike with an implement; rākau - wood) (kupu kē atu: rākau)

paorino

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

paoripi ~a

nick, edge (cricket) (takenga mai: pao - to strike; ripi - to glance off)

papa (tākaro) mārō

hard court (tennis)

papa (tākaro) pātītī

grass court, grass turf, grass surface

papa (tākaro) rākau

wooden court, wooden surface

papa ekengaru

surfboard

papa hahaupōro

golf course

papa hoetū

paddle board

papa kaiaka

athletics stadium, athletics ground

papa mekemeke

boxing ring

papa ripingaru

boogie board

papa tākaro

sports field, playing field, playground, court (kupu kē atu: papa hākinakina)

papa tākaro tūroto

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

papa tākaro tūwaho

outdoor sports ground, outdoor playground (takenga mai: tū - to stand; waho - outside) (kupu kē atu: papa hākinakina tūwaho)

papa tīpao

green (golf) (kupu kē atu: āpure tīpao)

papa uku

clay court (tennis)

papahewa

glaucoma

pāpaka

herpes

pāpaka kanohi

facial herpes

pāpaka taihema

genital herpes

papamuri

backboard

pāpāringa

cheek (anatomy)

papatoiake

pelvis, pelvic bone

pāpi

burpee (exercise) (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

pāpuni ~tia

staunch, check the flow of blood (kupu kē atu: aukati)

parahau ā-tinana

physical defence

parahau whaiaro

self-defence

pārai ~hia

fend, fend off, push back (kupu kē atu: papare)

pararūtiki

paraplegic, paralysis, paralysed (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

parerori

cramp (kupu kē atu: kokohu, uauawhiti)

parerori pūwera

heat cramp

pari te ihu

overpowered, defeated, overwhelmed, vanquished (kupu kē atu: mate, hinga)

pari tūranga

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

pāringa

handball (in soccer)

parohe

relaxed

pārua

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

parukore

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

parure

incoherent, confused

pata pūngao

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

pātātea

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

pātio

callous, calloused (kupu kē atu: raupā)

pātū

wall (soccer)

patu (kirikiti)

(cricket) bat

patu (poiuka)

(softball) bat (kupu kē atu: rākau)

patu hinengaro

mental abuse, psychological abuse (kupu kē atu: tūkino hinengaro)

patu huaketo

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

patu huakita

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

patu moroiti

sterilise, sterilisation (takenga mai: patu - to kill, subdue; moroiti - microbe) (kupu kē atu: āta horoi)

patu pirinoa

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

patu puruheka

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

patu wairua

spiritual abuse (kupu kē atu: tūkino wairua)

patu wara pūroi

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

patu warawara

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

patuero

antiseptic

patukakā

anti-inflammatory

pātūpoho

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

paturopi

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

pāwera ~tanga

allergy, allergic

pāwera hae

pollen allergy

pāwera kai

food allergy, food intolerance

pēhanga aropā

peer pressure (kupu kē atu: pēhanga ā-hoa)

pēhanga mātua

parental pressure

pēhanga pāpori

social pressure (kupu kē atu: whakawhere pāpori)

pēhanga toto

blood pressure

pēhi kare ā-roto

emotional suppression

pekahau

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

pekahau kakā

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

pekahau ririki

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

peke

humerus, upper arm bone

peke poutū

vertical jump

pekeroa

long jump (kupu kē atu: kairērere)

peketoru

triple jump

pēpi

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

pia kiriaku

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

piakamo

vitreous humour (takenga mai: pia [piapia] - viscous, sticky; kamo - eye, eyelid)

pīkaru

eye discharge, discharge from the eyes

piki ~tia

spot, spotter (in weight lifting) (takenga mai: piki - assist, support, come to the rescue)

piki maunga

mountain climber (exercise)

piki pātū

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

pikiarero

roof of mouth

pikiarero riwha

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

piko whakamua

forward bend

pīkoikoi

masturbate, masturbation (female)

pikowae poiwhena

stability ball jackknife (takenga mai: piko - to bend; wae - leg)

pīra ~tia

appeal (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

Pirāti

Pilates (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

pire āraihapū

birth control pill, oral contraceptive (takenga mai: pire [kupu mino] - pill)

pire whakamoe

sleeping pill (takenga mai: pire [kupu mino] - pill, tablet; whakamoe - to put to sleep)

piri āraihapū

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

piri nikotini

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

piriaro

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

pirikōpū

prenatal, antenatal (takenga mai: piri - e whai ana i tā te piripoho; piri - to be close; kōpū - womb)

piringa noa

de-facto relationship (kupu kē atu: moe māori)

piripoho

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

piripoho hou

neonatal

piritāpi

plaster, sticking plaster, band aid, adhesive bandage (takenga mai: piri - to stick, adhere; tāpi - dressing for a wound) (kupu kē atu: piriora)

piro

try, score, goal (in a game)

piro kōura

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

piro ninipa

own goal (soccer) (takenga mai: ninipa - awkward, unskilful, unfortunate)

piro pana

pushover try

piro tautuku

penalty try (kupu kē atu: piro whiu, piro hāmene)

piro wāwāhi

break point (tennis) (kupu kē atu: whano wāwāhi)

pīroiroi

distraction, distracted (kupu kē atu: pōtatutatu, pororaru, pōtatu)

piropiro

mood

piropiro hurihuri

mood change

piropiro tārere

mood swing

pīrori ~hia ~tanga

play the ball (league, touch) (takenga mai: pīrori - to roll [a ball])

pīrori poiwhena

stability ball rollout

pīrori whakamuri

roll back, roll ball

pītakataka

restless, hyperactive, constantly on the move

pito

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

pitomata

potential (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)

pitomata poipoi

nurtured potential, developed potential

pitomata tuku iho

inherited potential

piu purikīwai

kettlebell swing

pōau waikawa

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

pōau-pī

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

pohewa ~nga

hallucinate, hallucination

poho

chest (anatomy) (kupu kē atu: tārāuma)

pohokauiti

duodenum

pohokore

emaciated, starved, malnourished

poi (kirikiti)

(cricket) ball (kupu kē atu: pōro [kupu mino])

poi taumaha

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

poihapa

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

poihē

ball (an umpire's ruling in softball) (takenga mai: poi - ball; hē - incorrect, gone awry)

poikōpiko

table tennis, ping pong (takenga mai: poi - ball; kōpiko - go alternately in opposite directions) (kupu kē atu: tēnehi tēpu, poi tēpu)

poikurukuru

divot (golf) (takenga mai: poikurukuru - lump, clod)

poipātū

squash (sport) (takenga mai: poi - ball; pātū - wall, screen)

poipoi tamariki

child rearing, child nuturing (takenga mai: poipoi - to nurture) (kupu kē atu: whakatupu tamariki)

poirewa

volleyball (takenga mai: poi - ball; rewa - be elevated, high up)

poirewa one

beach volleyball

poitarawhiti

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

poitika

strike (softball) (takenga mai: poi - ball; tika - straight, direct, correct)

poitūkohu

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

poitūkohu takitoru

3x3 basketball, three on three basketball

poiuka

softball (takenga mai: poi - ball; uka - hard, firm)

poiuka epa-horo

fast-pitch softball

poiuka epa-māmā

slow-pitch softball

poiwhana

soccer, football (takenga mai: poi - ball; whana - to kick)

poiwhena

stability ball, balance ball, swiss ball (takenga mai: poi - ball; whena - firm, steady) (kupu kē atu: pōro tumuwhena)

poka ~ia ~nga

operate, operation (medical), surgery, ~ectomy (takenga mai: poka - to cut out) (kupu kē atu: hāparapara)

pōkai tātea

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

pōkaikaha

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

pokanga kōpū

hysterectomy

pokanga koropuku

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

pokanga miramira

tonsillectomy

pokanga ū

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

poke ~nga

infect, infected, infection

poke aramimi

urinary tract infection

poke huaketo

viral infection

poke huakita

bacterial infection

poke kōpiro

intestinal infection

poke niho

dental infection, tooth infection

poke pirinoa

parasitic infection

poke puruheka

fungal infection

poke taringa

ear infection

poke tōngāmimi

bladder infection

pokohiwi

shoulder (kupu kē atu: pakihiwi, pokowhiwhi)

pokopoko

earlobe

pona

joint (anatomy)

pona kakā

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

pona kapunga

ball and socket joint

pona kaurori

pivot joint (kupu kē atu: pona kauhuri)

pona kōpapa

saddle joint (anatomy) (takenga mai: kōpapa - concave)

pona kopi

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

pongāhau

nasal cavity, nasal passage (takenga mai: pongā [pongāihu] - nostril; hau - air)

pongāihu

nostril

popoki

kneecap, patella

pōro hē

not up (squash) (takenga mai: pōro [kupu mino] - ball; hē - incorrect, gone awry)

pōro mau

held ball (netball)

poroāwhio

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

porohau

gout (kupu kē atu: koute [kupu mino])

porohita haupiro

striking circle (hockey) (takenga mai: porohita - circle; hau - to strike; piro - score, goal)

porohita pokapū

centre circle (kupu kē atu: porohita waenga)

porohita ūhanga

goal circle (netball)

porotēteke

somersault (kupu kē atu: pōtēteke)

porotēteke whakamua

front flip, front somersault (kupu kē atu: pōtēteke whakamua)

porotēteke whakamuri

back flip, back somersault (kupu kē atu: pōtēteke whakamuri)

porotiti poi taumaha

medicine ball circles (takenga mai: porotiti - to revolve, rotate, move around)

porotūtaki

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

pota

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

pōtae mārō

helmet, hardhat

pōtae rā

sun hat

poturimi

Botulism (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

pou ūhanga

goal post (netball) (kupu kē atu: pou tarawhiti)

poumua

prop (rugby, league) (takenga mai: pou - pillar; mua - in the front)

poumua ita

tighthead prop (takenga mai: ita - tight, firm) (kupu kē atu: poumua roto)

poumua mārohirohi

power forward (basketball) (takenga mai: mārohirohi - strong, powerful) (kupu kē atu: kauaro mārohirohi, poukaha)

poumua poto

small forward (basketball) (kupu kē atu: kauaro poto, poupaku)

poumua wātea

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

poumuri

number eight (rugby), back row (league), loose forward (league) (takenga mai: pou - pillar; muri - at the back) (kupu kē atu: nama waru)

pounga

catch (of canoe paddle) (takenga mai: pou - to plunge in, stick in)

poupiro

goal post (rugby, league) (kupu kē atu: poutūmārō)

pourangi tīmata

starting dias, starting block (swimming) (takenga mai: pourangi - elevated platform, podium, dias)

pōuri

sad, sadness, mournful, gloomy, despondent, melancholy (kupu kē atu: ruku popoi, matapōuri)

poururu

glum, disconsolate, miserable (kupu kē atu: pākatokato)

pōuruuru awatea

narcolepsy, daytime drowsiness (takenga mai: pōuruuru - drowsy, sleepy)

poutaha

flanker (rugby) (takenga mai: pou - pillar; taha - side)

poutaha kūiti

blindside flanker (takenga mai: kūiti - narrow, confined)

poutaha wātea

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

poutiti ~a

post (canoe paddle stroke)

pōuto ~kia ~ nga

amputate, amputation (kupu kē atu: pororere)

poutoko

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

pouwaenga

centre (basketball, netball) (kupu kē atu: topapū)

pouwhītiki

lock (rugby), second row (league) (takenga mai: pou - pillar; whītiki - to tie, bind, gird) (kupu kē atu: kaiwhītiki)

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

pū hūware

saliva duct, parotid duct

pū niho

root (of tooth)

pū tīmata

start gun

pū waiate

bile duct

pū waikamo

tear duct

pū waitātea

seminal vesicle (takenga mai: pū - source, origin; waitātea - semen)

pū waiū

mammary duct, breast duct, lactiferous duct

Pū-Āio

Yoga (takenga mai: pū - source; āio - peace) (kupu kē atu: tauhōkai)

pua opiuma

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

pūaha mimi

urethra (takenga mai: pūaha - river mouth, opening; mimi - urine)

puapua

vulva

puhi kōpere

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

pūhihi (mātiratira)

(net) antenna, aerial (volleyball)

puhipuhi

shooting (gun sport)

pūhuruhurutanga

puberty

pūihi taunga

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

pūio kawititanga ringa

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

pūioio

strong, muscular, tough

pūkaha

powerhouse, engine

pūkahu kakā

pneumonia (takenga mai: pūkahu [pūkahukahu] - lung; kakā - inflamed)

pūkahukahu

lung (kupu kē atu: pukapuka)

pūkai

oesophagus, gullet (takenga mai: pū - tube; kai - food)

pūkaka

femur, thigh bone

pūkākano

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

puke (huruhuru)

pubes

pūkenga

skill, skilled, expert

pūkenga ahumoni

financial skill

pūkenga ahurea

cultural skill

pūkenga ako ngātahi

collaborative learning skill (kupu kē atu: pūkenga ako ā-rōpū)

pūkenga ako taumano

lifelong learning skill

pūkenga auāki

self-management skills (takenga mai: au - I, me; āki - to encourage, urge on) (kupu kē atu: pūkenga taki whaiaro)

pūkenga kaiārahi

leadership skill (kupu kē atu: pūkenga hautū)

pūkenga kori

physical skill

pūkenga noho ora

life skill (kupu kē atu: pūkenga whai ora)

pūkenga nuku

motor skill (takenga mai: nuku - to move)

pūkenga nukuiti

fine motor skill (takenga mai: nuku - to move; iti - small)

pūkenga nukurahi

gross motor skill (takenga mai: nuku - to move; rahi - large)

pūkenga pāhekoheko

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

pūkenga pāpori

social skill

pūkenga rakahinonga

entrepreneurial skill

pūkenga whakaoti rapanga

problem solving skill

pūkenga whakawhiti kōrero

communication skill

pūkoro

pocket, curl (of a wave in surfing) (kupu kē atu: kapukapu)

pūkoro (ure)

condom

pūkoro raho

scrotum (takenga mai: pūkoro - pocket, pouch; raho - testes)

pūkorokoro

trachea, windpipe

puku

stomach, belly, abdomen

pukunati

overweight, chubby, fat (kupu kē atu: kunekune, katete)

pukupuku

tumour, lump

pukupuku ngū

benign tumour, benign cancer, non-malignant tumour

pukupuku orotā

malignant tumour (takenga mai: orotā - voracious, destructive)

pukupuku repe tenga

thyroid cancer

pukupuku rīrā

aggressive tumour (takenga mai: rīrā - strong)

pūkura

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

pūmanawa

talent, natural talent

pūmate

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

pūmautanga

permanency, constancy

pūmua

protein (takenga mai: pū - origin, source; pūhui - chemical compound; mua - front, foremost)

pūmua whākōkī

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

puna (whakataetae)

pool (in a tournament draw)

pūnaha arahau

respiratory system

pūnaha awhikiri

immune system

pūnaha ioio

nervous system

pūnaha kōiwi

skeletal system

pūnaha nakunaku kai

digestive system (takenga mai: nakunaku - to reduce to fragments)

pūnaha taiaki

hormonal system, endocrine system

pūnaha tairongo

sensory system

pūnaha tinana

body system

pūnaha toto

cardiovascular system, circulatory system

pūnaha tukupara

excretory system, urinary system

pūnaha uaua

muscular system

pūnaha waitinana

lymphatic system (takenga mai: wai - fluid; tinana - body)

pūnaha whakapono

belief system

pūnaha whakaputa uri

reproductive system

pūnaku

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

punga

tarsel, ankle bone

pūngaru

tube, barrel (surfing) (takenga mai: pū - tube; pū - barrel [gun]; ngaru - wave)

puni pairuri

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

puni whakapakari

boot camp

pūoho auahi

smoke alarm (takenga mai: pū [pūrere] - device; oho - to awaken, rouse; auahi - smoke)

pūoko whakaroto

stethoscope (takenga mai: pūoko - detector, sensor; whakaroto - inwards)

pupuhi

swell, bloat, bloated, swollen (takenga mai: puku - stomach; pupuhi - to swell, bulge)

pupuri kare ā-roto

emotional suppression, bottle up emotions

pūranga toto

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

pūrei

base (e.g. in softball) (takenga mai: pūrei - isolated rock, patch of anything) (kupu kē atu: papa)

pūrei kaiepa

pitcher's plate (softball)

pūrei kāinga

home base, homeplate (softball) (kupu kē atu: papakāinga, uta)

pūrei kapi

loaded bases (softball) (takenga mai: kapi - to be occupied)

pūrere

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

puri kaokao

side plank (exercise) (takenga mai: puri - to hold; kaokao - side of the body, flank)

puri whakapae

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

puringa

grip, handle (e.g. of racket or bat) (takenga mai: puri - to hold; ringa - hand)

pūroi

drug

pūroi taihara

illegal drug, illicit drug

pūroi tūtohu

prescription drug (takenga mai: tohutohu - to instruct, advise)

pūroi whakaihiihi

stimulant drug

pūroi whakakaha

performance enhancing drug

pūrori

T grip (of canoe paddle)

pūroro

brain stem

puru taiawa

tampon

puruheka

mould, mouldy, fungi (takenga mai: puruhekaheka - mould [fungi])

purutiti

clogged up, congested, congestion

puta

out (e.g in softball, cricket)

pūtahi o te manawa

aorta (takenga mai: pūtahi - to meet, confluence, intersection)

pūtahi porotaka

roundabout intersection

pūtaiaki

steroid (takenga mai: pū [pūhui] - compound; taiaki - hormone)

pūtaiaki patukakā

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

pūtaiaki whakapeto pūngao

anabolic steroid

pūtake tūraru

risk factor (takenga mai: pūtake - origin, source, cause, reason; tūraru - risk)

putanga

exit (phase of paddling stroke)

putarere

knock out (competition format) (takenga mai: puta - exit; rere [ohorere] - suddenly)

pūtau

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

pūtau io

nerve cell, neuron

pūtau toto mā

white blood cell

pūtau toto whero

red blood cell

pūtautau

tissue (of an organism)

pūwero

syringe (takenga mai: pū - tube; wero - pierce)

r

rae

forehead

raho

testes, testicle (kupu kē atu: hekeri)

raihana ako

learner's licence

raihana here

restricted licence

raihana herekore

full licence, unrestricted licence

raka

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

rakatete

lactate, lactic acid (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

rākau haupoi

hockey stick

rakawae

footwork (e.g. in netball) (takenga mai: raka - adept, skilful; wae - foot)

rākete

racket, racquet (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

rakiraki

duck (cricket) (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

rakiraki kōura

golden duck (cricket) (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

rāngai hauora

health sector, health profession

rangamaro

formation (e.g. of a team) (takenga mai: rangamaro - army in formation ready for battle)

rangirua

in doubt, uncertain, indecisive (kupu kē atu: ngākaurua)

rango kirihou kōmāmā

foam roller

rāoa

choke, choking

raorao

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

rapa

blade (of canoe paddle)

rapa

grip, traction (e.g on a surfboard)

rapahuki ~na

trip up (kupu kē atu: hīrau)

raparapa

sole (of foot) (kupu kē atu: kapukapu)

rara

rib (bone)

rārangi kaupare

defensive line

rārangi kōkiri

attacking line

rārangi tuku

service line

rārangi waenga

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

rata

doctor, physician (takenga mai: He kupu mino.) (kupu kē atu: tākuta [kupu mino])

rata arowhānui

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

rata hāpara

surgeon

rata niho

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

rata whaiaro

self-respect, self-love (takenga mai: rata - to like; whaiaro - personal)

rata whakarehu

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

rata whānau

family doctor (kupu kē atu: tākuta whānau)

ratonga hauora auraki

mainstream health service

ratonga pirikōpū

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

ratonga piripoho hou

neonatal service

rauawa

upper part of canoe sides

rauhanga

tactic

raukaha hāora

aerobic capacity

raukaha hāora-kore

anaerobic capacity

raukoti pūroi

substance abuse, drug abuse (takenga mai: raukoti - misuse, meddle with, mishandle; pūroi - drug) (kupu kē atu: raukoti whakapōauau)

raukoti tāmeha

solvent abuse

raukoti tupeka

tobacco abuse (takenga mai: tupeka [kupu mino] - tobacco)

raukoti waipiro

alcohol abuse

rauru

umbilical cord (the end attached to the mother)

rautaki

strategy

rautaki hāpaiora

intervention strategy (takenga mai: hāpai - to uplift; ora - well-being)

reherua

all rounder (e.g. cricket) (takenga mai: rehe - expert, deft hand; rua - two) (kupu kē atu: reherau)

rēhia

leisure, enjoyment, entertainment, recreation

(whaka) rehu ~a

anaesthetic, anaesthetise

rehu tuaiwi

epidural, spinal anaesthetic

rehu whāiti

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

rehu whānui

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

rehunanu

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

reihuka

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

reikuru

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

rēinga

springboard (gymnastics) (takenga mai: rēinga - place of leaping)

rekareka taihema

sexual pleasure

reke

butt (e.g. of racket) (takenga mai: reke - knob, butt [of weapon])

rekereke

heel

reo tinana

body language

repe

gland

repe hono pūio

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

repe hūware

salivary gland, parotid gland

repe hūware pupuhi

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

repe kōihi

adrenal gland (takenga mai: kōihi - adrenalin)

repe noni

sebaceous gland (takenga mai: repe - gland; noni - oil)

repe taiaki

hormonal gland

repe taiaki huka

pancreas, pancreatic gland

repe tāturi

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

repe tenga

thyroid gland (takenga mai: tenga - goitre)

repe tōhau

sweat gland

repe tupu

pituitary gland (takenga mai: tupu - to grow, growth)

repe ure

prostate gland (kupu kē atu: repe tātea)

repe ure uruhumu

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

repe waikamo

tear gland

repe waiū

mammary gland

rere auraki

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

rere tāwhe

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

reremua

upstream, early (actions, factors etc) (takenga mai: rere - to flow; mua - before, in front of) (kupu kē atu: takamua)

reremuri

downstream (issues, effects etc) (takenga mai: rere - to flow; muri - behind, coming after) (kupu kē atu: takamuri)

rerenga ikura (wahine)

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

reretahi

coordinated, coordination (of movement) (takenga mai: rere - to flow; tahi - one, as one)

reti kaho

railslide, boardslide, grind (skateboarding) (takenga mai: reti - to slide, slide down; kaho - fence rail, crossbar)

rewha

eyelid, blepharon, palpebra (kupu kē atu: pae karu)

rewharewha

influenza, flu

riaka ~ria

strain, pull (a muscle) (kupu kē atu: tanuku)

riaka iohere kātete

hamstring strain

riaka uaua

muscle strain

riha

nit (egg of lice)

rīki

league, rugby league (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

rikokore

hygienic, clean (takenga mai: riko - dirt, filth)

ringa haukuru

spiker (volleyball) (kupu kē atu: kaihaukuru)

ringa kuru

shooter, goal shoot (netball) (takenga mai: ringa - hand; kuru - to shoot [a goal]) (kupu kē atu: kaikuru ūhanga, ringa tītere)

ringa tārake

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

ringa toru

third man fielder (cricket)

ringa whakarite

setter (volleyball)

ringa, ringaringa

arm, hand

ringapū

technician (health professional) (takenga mai: ringa - hand; ringa [ringa rehe] - skilled; pū - skilled person)

ringapū niho

dental technician

ringapū patu moroiti

sterilising technician

ringapū whakaahua whakaora

medical imaging technician

ringapū whakarehu

anaesthetic technician

rīngi tārewa

rings, still rings, hanging rings (gymnastics)

ripa

nick (in squash) (takenga mai: ripa - boundary, border, horizon)

ripamua

front row (rugby) (takenga mai: ripa - row, rank, line)

ripamuri

backrow (rugby) (takenga mai: ripa - row, rank, line)

ripawaenga

middle row, second row (takenga mai: ripa - row, rank, line)

ripi ngaru

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

ripi wai

skim boarding (takenga mai: ripi - to skim along the surface; wai - water)

ripiwae

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

riri

anger, angry (kupu kē atu: hīnawanawa, ririhau, takariri, pukuriri)

riri ā-whare

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

ritua tuaiwi

spina bifida (takenga mai: ritua - be divided, separated; tuaiwi - spine, backbone)

riwha

abrasion, graze, grazed (kupu kē atu: kohore)

riwha pūkahukahu

pulmonary fibrosis (takenga mai: riwha - scarred, scratched, chipped; pūkahukahu - lungs)

rohe hapa

foul area

rohe haupiro

striking area (hockey) (takenga mai: rohe - area; hau - to strike; piro - score, goal)

rohe kori

exercise zone

rohe kuru tautuku

free throw lane, keyhole, key (basketball) (takenga mai: rohe - area; kuru - to shoot [goal]; tautuku - penalty)

rohe poimate

deadball area (eg. hockey, rugby) (takenga mai: rohe - area; poi - ball; mate - dead) (kupu kē atu: rohe poihemo)

rohe ūhanga

goal third (netball) (kupu kē atu: hautoru ūhanga)

rohe waenga

centre third (netball) (kupu kē atu: hautoru waenga)

rohetuku

serving area (e.g. in volleyball, badminton etc)

romiromi ~a

massage (deep tissue)

rōnaki

glide, move with even motion

rōnaki

ramp, slope (skateboarding)

rōnaki iti

mini ramp (skateboarding) (takenga mai: rōnaki - gradient, slope, incline)

rōnaki tū

vertical ramp, vert (skateboarding)

rongo kakara

sense of smell

rongo pūrau

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

rongo tāwara

sense of taste

rongo whakapā

sense of touch

rongoā ~tia

remedy, cure, treat, treatment, medicine

rongoā āraimate

vaccine, vaccination (takenga mai: rongoā - healing, medicine, remedy; ārai - block out, prevent; mate - sickness) (kupu kē atu: kano āraimate)

rongoā arokē

alternative medicine, alternative remedy

rongoā māori

natural remedy

rongoā panikiri

ointment (kupu kē atu: panipani, pūreke)

rongoā patu mamae

pain relief, painkiller

rongoā paturopi

antibiotic

rongoā rākau

herbal healing, herbal remedy (kupu kē atu: rongoā māori, rongoā taru)

rongoā taiaki

hormone treatment

rongoā torowhārahi

holistic treatment, holistic remedy

rongoā tūtohu

prescription medicine

rongoā whakarehu

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

rongonuku

sensorimotor (takenga mai: rongo - to sense, feel; nuku - to move)

rore āraihapū

intra-uterine device (takenga mai: rore - ensnare, impede; ārai hapū - contraceptive)

rorerau ~tia

outplay, outsmart, outmanoeuvre, outfox, outwit

roro

brain

roro hiringa

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

roro ikura

stroke, brain haemorrhage (takenga mai: roro - brain; ikura - haemorrhage)

roro tuarongo

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

roro wātea

vacant, blank (of the mind) (takenga mai: roro - brain; wātea - vacant, blank)

roromi ~a

asphyxia, suffocation, suffocate

rua

hole (golf)

ruahinetanga

menopause (kupu kē atu: tūpātanga)

ruahuru

hair follicle

ruahuru kamo

eyelash follicle

ruakano

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

ruaki ~na

vomit

ruhi

fatigue, tired, exhausted, lethargic (kupu kē atu: ngoikore, ruha, hūhē, tūrohi, horotete, hinamoe)

ruhi pūwera

heat exhaustion

ruku ~hia

dive

rūnanga hauora ā-rohe

district health board

rutu ~a ~nga

tackle

rutu huripoki

spear tackle (takenga mai: huripoki - to turn upside down, invert)

rutu kakī

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

rutu kōnatu

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

rutu mamau

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

rutu ringakore

no-hands tackle

rutu tāhere

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

rutu tōmuri

late tackle

rutupū

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

ruturau

judo (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)

ruturepo

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

t

tā te kāri i tohu ai

par (golf)

taematuku

fester, festering (kupu kē atu: taetae)

tāepa

hurdle (takenga mai: tāepa - fence, palisade)

taera

sexual desire, sexual attraction

taha kūiti

short side, narrow side (league, rugby etc) (takenga mai: kūiti - narrow)

taha takiraha

open side (league, rugby etc) (takenga mai: takiraha - wide flat extended open space)

taha wae

leg side, on side (cricket)

taha whakawhanaunga

social aspect, social dimension (kupu kē atu: taha pāpori, taha pori)

tāhae

cheat (e.g in a game) (kupu kē atu: tinihanga)

tāhae (pōro) ~ngia

steal (the ball) (e.g. in rugby) (kupu kē atu: whānako [pōro], kōwhaki [pōro])

tāhau

shin

tāhawa whitiwhiti

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

tāhawa, tāhawahawa ~tia

contaminate, contamination (takenga mai: tāhawahawa - contaminate with something tapu)

tahe

miscarriage

tāhoe

stroke (swimming)

tāhū

splint (eg. for broken bone) (takenga mai: tāhū - a rod used as a stiffener) (kupu kē atu: pāpākiri)

tāhū

bail (cricket) (takenga mai: tāhū - horizontal rod)

taiaki

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

taiaki huka

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

taiaki repe tenga

thyroid hormone

taiaki taihemahema

sex hormone, reproductive hormone

taiaki tāne

testosterone

taiaki tūmua

progesterone (takenga mai: tūmua - precede)

taiaki tupu

growth hormone

taiaki uwha

oestrogen

taiaki whakahari

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

taiao

environment

taiao hanga

built environment

taiao māori

natural environment (kupu kē atu: ao tūroa)

taiao wai

aquatic environment

taihema ōrite

same sex

taihema tāne

male reproductive organs, male genitals (human) (kupu kē atu: taihema toa)

taihema tauaro

opposite sex

taihema wahine

female reproductive organs, female genitals (kupu kē atu: taihema uwha)

taihema, taihemahema

reproductive organs, sexual organs

taihemarua

intersex

taihoro

wipeout (surfing) (takenga mai: tai - prefix with a qualifying force; horo - to slip, fall)

taimana (poiuka)

(softball) diamond (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

taimiri

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

taiohi ~nga

adolescent, adolescence, youth (kupu kē atu: rangatahi)

taiora ~nga

nutrient, nutrition

taiora hākinakina

sports nutrition

taiora matua

macronutrient

taiora moroiti

micronutrient

taioranga kai

food nutrition

taioraora

nutritious

taipuhi

typhus (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

tairaru

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

tairaru ā-whānau

family crisis

tairaru āhuarangi

climate crisis

tairaru hauora

health crisis

tairaru ohaoha

financial crisis

tairaru pāpori

social crisis

tairaru taiao

environmental crisis

tairaru tuakiri

identity crisis

tairere

striker (soccer) (takenga mai: tai [taitai] - dash, strike; rere - be carried on the wind, fly) (kupu kē atu: kaiwhana piro)

taitai niho

brush teeth, toothbrush

taitōkai ~tia

sexual abuse, sexual violence

taitu

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

taiwhanga hāpara

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

taiwhanga niho

dental clinic

taiwhanga ohotata

emergency department

taiwhanga piripoho hou

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

taiwhanga whāomoomo

intensive care unit (kupu kē atu: wāhanga whāomoomo)

taka whakamua

knock on (eg. rugby, league)

takaānini

dizzy, dizziness, giddy (kupu kē atu: pāhoahoa, āmai, pōānini, pōātinitini, rorohuri, pōnitiniti)

takahuri hōkakatanga

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

takahuri ringa

arm rotation

takahuri whakamua

forward roll

takahuri whakamuri

backward roll

tākai whakapiri

strapping tape (takenga mai: tākai - bandage; whakapiri - to adhere, cling, stick)

tākaikai ~tia

bandage (kupu kē atu: tākai)

takakaha

tibia, shinbone

takamori ~a

caress, fondle

takamua

forward (rugby, league, soccer etc) (takenga mai: takamua - to the fore, front)

takamua ita

tight forward

takamua waenga

centre forward

takamua wātea

loose forward

takaporepore

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

takapōro

dropped ball

takapū

calf (part of leg), calf muscle (kupu kē atu: ateate, hīkari, tapuhau)

takararo

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

takarite

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

tākaro ngātahi

play as a team, playing cohesion, teamwork (kupu kē atu: tākaro ā-kapa, kotahitanga ā-kapa)

tākaro tuku iho

traditional game, traditional sport

takatāpui

homosexual, gay, lesbian

takawaenga

mediate, mediation, mediator

takawaenga aropā

peer mediation, peer mediator

takawiri poi taumaha

medicine ball twist

takawiri whakatetaha

side twist

takawiri whakatetaha poiwhena

stability ball side twist, stability ball Russian twist

takenga pāpori

social cause, social determinant

takeo

bored, boring, boredom, tedious (kupu kē atu: hōhā, pāngū, hongeā)

taki kare ā-roto

emotional control, control of emotions

tākihi

kidney (kupu kē atu: whanewhane, mama)

takini

sphincter

takiraha matau

right outfield (softball) (takenga mai: takiraha - wide, flat, extended open space) (kupu kē atu: rohe matau, whaitua matau)

takiraha mauī

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

takiraha waenga

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

takirere

valve (takenga mai: taki - to lead, bring along, control; rere - to flow)

takirua

doubles (tennis etc)

takitahi

singles (tennis)

takiwātanga

autism (kupu kē atu: mate takiwātanga)

tako

gum (mouth) (kupu kē atu: pūniho)

tako pirau

gum disease, gum infection

takoki

sprain

takoki pona

joint sprain

takuahi

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

takuahi kaupare

defensive midfielder

takuahi kōkiri

attacking midfielder

takuahi matau

right midfielder, right half

takuahi mauī

left midfielder, left half

takuahi waenga

centre midfielder, centre half

tākunekune

pash, pashing, petting

tamaiti kokoti tau

premature baby

tamaiti tokorepa

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

tamarikitanga

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

tāmi tuakiri

identity oppression

tamō

absent, truant (takenga mai: tamō - to be absent)

tāmua

forehand (racket sports) (takenga mai: tā - to strike, beat with a stick)

tāmuri

backhand (racket sports) (takenga mai: tā - to strike, beat with a stick)

tānga manawa

respite

tangai

vertebrae

tangai kakī

cervical vertebrae

tangai tuaiwi

lumbar vertebrae

taniwha

taniwha (a designated team in kī-o-rahi)

tanuku

strain (a muscle)

tao

javelin

tao kupu

spiteful word, unkind comment (takenga mai: tao - spear; kupu - word) (kupu kē atu: hahani)

taotū

wound

tapahi ~a

cut, slice (tennis)

tapahi tāmua

forehand slice, forehand cut

tapahi tāmuri

backhand cut, backhand slice

tapatahi

objective, unbiased, impartial

tapatapa

groin, crotch

tapeke

total (of points), final score

tāpi ~a

dressing (for a wound), apply a dressing

tāpoapoa

stigma, stigmatise (takenga mai: tā - causative prefix; poapoa - to stain, discolour) (kupu kē atu: poapoataunu)

tapore taea

tyre tread (takenga mai: tapore - footprint, tread, to make a depression; taea [kupu mino] - tyre)

tapuhi ~tia

nurse (kupu kē atu: nēhi [kupu mino], nāhi)

tapuhi hāpara

surgical nurse (takenga mai: tapuhi - nurse; hāpara [hāparapara] - surgical operation)

tapuhi niho

dental nurse

tapuhi rēhita

registered nurse

tapuhi whakawhānau

midwife

tāpui ~a ~tanga

reserve, book (appointment), reservation

taputapu hāpara

surgical instrument

tara

vagina (kupu kē atu: tenetene, puketona, tore, teke)

taraiwa tūtakarerewa

defensive driving (takenga mai: tūtakarerewa - to be alert)

taraiwa whakawhara

dangerous driving (kupu kē atu: taraiwa tūkarikari)

tarapu

stapes, stirrup (ear) (takenga mai: tarapu [kupu mino] - stirrip)

tarau ikura

period underpants

tarawhiti

hoop (basketball, netball) (kupu kē atu: tarawhiti, mōhiti, mōwhiti)

tarawhiti pūrewa

water safety ring (takenga mai: tarawhiti - hoop, ring, torus; pūrewa - to float, be buoyant)

taringa

ear

taringa hoi

glue ear, otitis media with effusion, OME (kupu kē atu: taringa kūtere, taringa pīpata)

taringa roto

inner ear

taringa tītī

tinnitus (takenga mai: tī - to tingle [sound])

taringa waenga

middle ear

taringa waho

outer ear

taritari kaitākaro

player recruitment

tāruatanga

repetition, rep

tarutaru

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

tārutu

infirm, frail (kupu kē atu: wairuhi)

tātā

tartar (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

tata kaikape

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

tata kaikape kaituku

advantage server (kupu kē atu: whano kaikape kaituku)

tata kaikape kaiwhiwhi

advantage receiver (kupu kē atu: whano kaikape kaiwhiwhi)

tata toa

match point (e.g. in tennis) (takenga mai: tata - near; toa - victory) (kupu kē atu: whano toa, tata tauwhāinga)

tata tūākari

set point (takenga mai: tata - near; tūākari - set [tennis]) (kupu kē atu: whano tūākari)

tataha

swerve, veer

tātaitākaro

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

tatao

bleeding nose, blood nose

tātea

sperm

tātua kihukihu

tag belt, tassel belt (rippa rugby) (takenga mai: kihukihu - thrum, tassel)

tātua nōhanga

seat belt

tātuku ~a (i te pōro)

dump (the ball) (e.g. in touch) (takenga mai: tā - to dump; tuku - to release, let down)

tāturi

ear wax, cerumen

tāturi hīnohi

impacted ear wax, impacted cerumen (takenga mai: tāturi - earwax; hīnohinohi - to be compressed, packed)

tauawhi ~tia

support, embrace, hug (kupu kē atu: awhiawhi)

tauine mamae

pain scale (takenga mai: tauine - ruler)

tauine taumaharoa

body mass index, BMI (takenga mai: tauine - ruler, scale; taumaha - weight; roa [tāroaroa] - height)

Taumāhekeheke Hoa Whenua

Commonwealth Games (kupu kē atu: Taumāhekeheke o te Tōpūtanga o Ingarangi, Taumāhekeheke Tōpūrangi)

Taumāhekeheke o te Ao

Olympic Games

Taumāhekeheke Raumati

Summer Olympics

Taumāhekeheke Takurua

Winter Olympics

taumanu

thwart, cross beam (of canoe)

taumārire

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

taumarumaru

shade shelter (kupu kē atu: hanga taumaru)

taumatua hīkoi

walking frame, zimmer frame, walker (takenga mai: taumatua - assist, support; hīkoi - to walk)

taumatua neneke

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

taumatua pūrewa

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

taumau ~tia

arranged marriage, betrothal

tauoma

running race (takenga mai: tau - prefix denoting a reciprocal action; tau [tauwhāinga] - contest; oma - run)

tauoma inati

ultra marathon, ultra race (takenga mai: inati - excessive, extreme)

tauoma kōpere

sprint race

tauoma roa

long distance race (running)

tauoma tānga

relay race (running) (takenga mai: tānga - division, company, relay of persons)

tauoma waenga

middle distance race (running)

taupā hauora

health barrier, barrier to health

taupā toronaha

systemic barrier (takenga mai: toro - to stretch forth, extend; naha [pūnaha] - system)

taupaepae

counter attack

taupare ~a

block (an opponent), screen (e.g. basketball, squash etc) (takenga mai: taupare - to obstruct, thwart, block, impede)

taupare me te huri

screen and roll, pick and roll (basketball)

tauparenga

obstacle (skateboarding)

taupatupatu ~a

rally (e.g. racket sports) (takenga mai: taupatupatu - to compete, vie with one another; patu - hit, strike)

taupua ora

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

taura ātete

resistance band (takenga mai: taura - cord; ātete - to oppose, resist)

tauraki ~na ~tanga

dehydrate, dehydration, dehydrated

tauranga

landing (e.g. for jumping event)

tauranga aupuru

landing pad

taurekareka

unsportsmanlike (takenga mai: taurekareka - dastardly, dishonourable) (kupu kē atu: tūtūā)

tauri whakamakoha

inflatable band, inflatable cuff (for measuring blood pressure) (takenga mai: tauri - band; tauri [tauri kōmore] - bracelet; whakamakoha - inflate)

taurite

balance (in movement)

taurite

deuce (tennis) (takenga mai: taurite - to be balanced)

taurite (o te) tinana

body balance

taurite tainekeneke

dynamic balance

taurite whakaroau

static balance (takenga mai: whakaroau - static, still)

tautara aupuru

protective accessory, protective attachment (takenga mai: tautara - to attach, fasten; aupuru - protective padding) (kupu kē atu: whakamaunga aupuru)

tautiaki arotūroro

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

tautiaki tānga manawa

respite care

tautika hauora

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

tautika-kore o te hauora

health inequity

tautohu ~tia ~nga

diagnose, diagnosis (takenga mai: tautohu - to identify, specify) (kupu kē atu: whakatau māuiui)

tautopenga

goalkeep, goalkeeper, goalie (soccer, hockey etc) (takenga mai: whakatautopenga - rearguard)

tautopenga

backstop, catcher (softball), wicketkeeper (cricket) (takenga mai: whakatautopenga - rearguard) (kupu kē atu: ringahopu)

tautuku koko

penalty corner (hockey)

taututetute

conflict, dispute, conflicting, disputed (kupu kē atu: taupatupatu, taukumekume)

tauutuutu

reciprocity, reciprocal

tauwhāinga ~tia

contend, compete, vie, event, competition, match (kupu kē atu: taupatupatu, whakataetae, tauwhaiwhai, tātāwhāinga)

tauwhāinga ikeike

elite competition (takenga mai: ikeike - high, lofty)

tauwhāinga maka

throwing event

tauwhāinga omaoma

running event, track event

tauwhāinga peke

jumping event

tauwhāinga topa

field event (takenga mai: topa - to soar)

tauwhaiwhai

contest, race (kupu kē atu: tauwhāinga, tātāwhāinga)

tauwhaiwhai hoehoko

canoe racing

tauwhaiwhai waka ama

outrigger canoe racing

tauwharenga

ledge (e.g. at a skate park)

tauwhiro

social worker (takenga mai: tauwhiro - to tend, care for) (kupu kē atu: kaimahi tokoora, kaimahi toko i te ora, ringa tokoora)

tāwai ~tia

ridicule, jeer, taunt, unkind teasing

tāwariwari

flexible, flexibility (kupu kē atu: hangore)

tāwhai

step out, stride out

tāwhana

wrap, loop (touch), double round (rugby)

tāwhana tuarā

back arch, cobra pose

tāwhiro taha

sidespin

tāwhiro whakamua

topspin, forward spin (racket sports)

tāwhiro whakamuri

backspin, underspin (tennis)

tāwhiro, tāwhirowhiro

spin (eg. a ball)

Te Ao

Te Ao (a designated area of the kī-o-rahi playing field)

te kura a Tū

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

te kura a Tū matarau

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

Te Marama

Te Marama (a designated area of the kī-o-rahi playing field)

Te Pawero

Te Pawero (a designated area of the kī-o-rahi playing field)

Te Roto

Te Roto (a designated area of the kī-o-rahi playing field)

teatea

sclera

teka

dart (for throwing) (kupu kē atu: neti, niti, pehu)

tenatini

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

tēnehi

tennis (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

tenga

goitre

tengatenga

tingle (feeling of numbness)

teo

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

tepe ~nga

clot (blood), coagulate

tepetoto

bloodclot

tere

speed, speedy, fast, quick (kupu kē atu: horo)

tere paeraro (o te) whakarau pūngao

basal metabolic rate, BMR (takenga mai: tere - speed; paeraro - lower threshold; whakarau pūngao - metabolism)

tero

anus (kupu kē atu: ene, tou)

tetere

swollen (with fluid)

tee (golf) (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

tī rākau

stick game (kupu kē atu: poi rākau, tītī tōrea, tītī tourea, tītī touretua)

tia ngapu

starting block (takenga mai: tia - peg; ngapu - stretch forward ready to run)

tīemiemi waewae

leg swing (exercise)

tīhae ~a

tear, torn (of a muscle)

tīhae iti

partial tear (of a muscle)

tīhae nui

severe tear (of a muscle)

tihi

record, maximum (sports) (takenga mai: tihi - summit, top, peak, maximum) (kupu kē atu: rekoata [kupu mino], kōmata)

tihi (o te ngaru)

lip (of a wave) (takenga mai: tihi - peak)

tihi (o te) ao

world record (sports) (takenga mai: tihi - summit, top, peak, maximum) (kupu kē atu: tihi ā-ao)

tihi ā-kura

school record (sports)

tihi ā-motu

national record (sports)

tīkākā

sunburn (takenga mai: tīkākā - burnt by the sun)

tikanga haukoti

barrier method (contraception) (takenga mai: haukoti - intercept, cut off)

tīkape ~a

hook (rugby, league)

tīkeikei

treadmill (takenga mai: tīkei - extend, stretch out, as the legs stepping over an object)

tīkoke ~a

lob (in ball sports) (takenga mai: tīkoke - high, towering, lofty)

tīkoke tāmua

forehand lob

tīkoke tāmuri

backhand lob

tikoki

unsteady, unbalanced, unstable

tikotiko

diarrhoea (kupu kē atu: koiangi, tororere)

tīmata putuputu

staggered start (takenga mai: putuputu - at short intervals)

tīmata turapa

crouch start (running) (takenga mai: turapa - to spring up, recoil)

tīmori ~tia

decoy

timu

coccyx, tailbone

tinana

body

tīngoingoi

villi (takenga mai: tīngoingoi - protuberance, knob)

tini

tin (squash) (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

tino kaitākaro

most valuable player, MVP

tino tohu

vital sign (kupu kē atu: tohuora, tino tohuora)

tiomimi

urea (takenga mai: tio - crystal; mimi - urine) (kupu kē atu: matū mimi)

tīpae rongoā

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

tīpako hamuti

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

tīpako hūare

saliva sample (takenga mai: tīpako - to take a little here and there) (kupu kē atu: tīpako hūware)

tīpako mimi

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

tīpako pūtautau

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

tīpako toto

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

tīpao

putt, putter (golf) (takenga mai: tī - stick; pao - to strike with an implement)

tīpaopao kupu

dyslexia, dyslexic (takenga mai: tīpaopao - out of proper sequence)

tīpona waitinana

lymph node

tipuheke

degenerate, decline in health (kupu kē atu: tupuheke, paheke)

tiraki

lower back, sacrum

tīrau ~a

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

tirehe

faint, pass out

tirikai

food portion, serving size (takenga mai: tiri - share, portion) (kupu kē atu: tiringa)

tiripou

crutch (mobility aid) (kupu kē atu: turupou)

tiro tūraru

risk assessment (kupu kē atu: aromatawai tūraru)

titi ~a

jam (canoe paddle stroke)

titi (tinana) ~a

(body) piercing, stud (takenga mai: titi - to pierce, adorn [with a feather etc], peg, pin)

titikaha

resolute, confident, assertive

tītoi

masturbate, masurbation (male) (kupu kē atu: tītoitoi)

tīwae

hull (of canoe), bilge (kupu kē atu: kōhiwi, riu)

tīwae hope

hip rotation (takenga mai: tīwae - turn from side to side)

tīwae kakī

neck rotation (takenga mai: tīwae - turn from side to side)

tīwae tumu

torso rotation (takenga mai: tīwae - turn from side to side)

tiwha

iris (eye)

tō ~ia ~nga

pull, pull phase (of paddle stroke)

toa

win, winner, victory, victorious, champion

toa haukerekere

overwhelming victory, run away victory, huge win, blowout victory (takenga mai: toa - to be victorious; haukerekere - to overwhelm, trounce, defeat)

toa iti

close victory, close win (takenga mai: ewhai ana i tā te oraitimō te narrow escape) (kupu kē atu: toa tata)

toa rongoā

chemist shop

tohipa

miss (a target)

tōhore ~tanga

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

tohu mataara

warning sign

tohu pārongo

information sign

tohu pūmau

permanent sign

tohu taupua

temporary sign

tohu toa

trophy, championship award

tohu whakature

compulsory sign

tohumate

symptom (takenga mai: tohu - sign, signal; mate - illness) (kupu kē atu: tohu, putanga)

tohuora

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

tohurehe

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

toiora

able-bodied (takenga mai: toiora - sound, uninjured)

toitoi

brisk walk, walk briskly

toko ~na

pole, propel with a pole

tokomauri

orgasm (kupu kē atu: rekareka)

tokopā

indigestion, heartburn (kupu kē atu: tokopaha, kunāwhea, koeha, taratarawai)

tokotoko

walking stick

tōmina ~hia

hope, hopeful, desire (kupu kē atu: awhero, ingo)

tomopai

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

tona

wart, nodule (kupu kē atu: kautona)

tona taihema

genital wart

tonaero

pustule (takenga mai: tona - nodule, wart; ero - pus)

tonetone

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

tōngāmimi

bladder

tōngātiko

rectum

topapū

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

toparua

second five, second five-eighth, inside centre (takenga mai: topa [topatahi] - first five-eighth; rua - two)

topatahi

first five, first five-eighth, flyhalf (rugby), standoff (league) (takenga mai: topa - [whakatopatopa] - to give commands; topa - to dart, swoop; tahi - one)

toretore

blepharitis, eye inflammation (kupu kē atu: karu kakā)

tōrino

eardrum

tōrino tīhae

torn eardrum

toro teka

dart throwing

torotiti

itch, itchy, irritation (kupu kē atu: toretiti, mangeo, māngeongeo)

totitoti

lame (of the legs), limp, hobble

toto

blood, bleed

toto hāora-kore

deoxygenated blood

toto hāoraora

oxygenated blood

toto o te tara

vaginal bleeding

toto pōrutu

high blood pressure (takenga mai: pōrutu - dashing, surging of the sea)

toto pūroto

low blood pressure (takenga mai: pūroto - sluggish of a stream)

toto rōnaki

normal blood pressure (takenga mai: rōnaki - steady, gliding easily)

toto waimeha

thin blood (takenga mai: waimeha - diluted)

toto whakaroto

internal bleeding

toto whakawaho

external bleeding

totoa

impetuous, reckless, fierce

totoro hope

hip stretch

totoro pokohiwi

shoulder stretch

totoro tītaha

side stretch

totoro uahope

hip flexor stretch (takenga mai: ua [uaua] - muscle; hope - hip)

totoro uatoru

tricep stretch

totoro uawhā

quadricep stretch

totoro whakamua

forward stretch

totoro whakararo hohoko

alternating downward stretch

totoro whakarunga

overhead stretch, upward stretch

tū tata

shortstop (softball)

tua o te wāhi pā

over the mark (in touch)

tuaiwi

backbone, spine (kupu kē atu: iwituaroa, tuakoko)

tūākari

set (tennis) (takenga mai: tūā - e whai ana i tā te tūāoma [stage of a journey]; kari [kakari] - fight, battle, general engagement)

tuakiri

identity

tuakiri ā-ira

gender identity

tuakiri ā-iwi

tribal identity

tuakiri ahurea

cultural identity

tuakiri whaiaro

personal identity

tuakoka ikura (wahine)

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

tuapaemahara

Alzheimer's disease, alzheimers (takenga mai: tua - beyond; pae - horizon, threshold; mahara - remember, memory) (kupu kē atu: mate wareware)

tuarā

back (anatomy)

tuarā

back (rugby, league etc) (kupu kē atu: takamuri)

tuarā roto

inside back (rugby)

tuarā waho

outside back (rugby)

tuaraparapa ~tia

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

tūārere

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

tuarua

second, second place, runner up

tuha ~ina

ejaculate, ejaculation

tūhāhā

unique, uniqueness (kupu kē atu: rongomaiwhiti, āhua ake, āhua motuhake)

tūhāngai tōmua

preoperational (takenga mai: tū - type, manner; hāngai - correspond to, in line with, directly; tūhāngai [whakaaro tūhāngai] - concrete thinking; tōmua - early)

tūhapa

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

tūhapa heipū

accidental offside (takenga mai: heipū - to come upon)

tuipūmua

ribosome (takenga mai: tui – to bind; pūmua – protein)

tukanga

process (takenga mai: tukatuka - to start up, proceed, move forward)

tūkawe

technique (takenga mai: tū - manner, sort, type; kawe - to carry)

tuke

elbow (kupu kē atu: whatīanga)

tuke tēnehi

tennis elbow

tuki ~a

bunt (softball) (takenga mai: tuki - to butt, knock)

tūkino

abuse, illtreat, maltreatment (kupu kē atu: maukino)

tūkino hoapiri

partner abuse, spouse abuse

tūkino kaumātua

elder abuse

tūkino taiao

environmental abuse

tūkino tamariki

child abuse

tukirae ~tia

header (soccer) (takenga mai: tuki - to butt, bump; rae - forehead)

tūkohu

basket (basketball), net (netball) (takenga mai: tūkohu - cylindrical basket)

tuku ~a ~tanga

serve (tennis, squash, volleyball etc))

tuku awhikiri

immunise, immunisation, inoculate

tuku hē

no ball (cricket) (takenga mai: tuku - send; hē - wrong) (kupu kē atu: epa hē)

tuku me te rere

give and go (hockey)

tuku toa

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

tuku tuarua

second serve (tennis)

tuku tuatahi

first serve (tennis)

tuku whiu tīkoke

high toss serve (table tennis)

tukukano

ovulate, ovulation

tukungao pūtau

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

tukupōro

turnover, change of possession, handover, change over (e.g. in touch)

tukupoto uatoru

tricep dip

tukupūngao

respiration

tukuraro

underarm serve

tukurua ~tia

recycle, recycled (rugby)

tukurunga

overarm serve

tumu

brake (takenga mai: tumu - to halt suddenly)

tumu

stump (cricket) (takenga mai: tumu- stump, stake)

tumu

torso, core (of body)

tumuwhena

core stability

tunga niho

tooth decay

tūngaio hauora

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

tūngāngā

puffed, out of breath, breathlessness

tūoho

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

tūoho haumaru

safety conscious, safety awareness

tūoho tinana

body awareness, body perception, physical awareness

tūoho whaiaro

self-awareness, personal perception (takenga mai: tū - position, stance; oho - awake, be aroused [of feelings])

tuohu

crouch (rugby)

tūora

survivor (takenga mai: tū - to stand; ora - alive, well, healthy)

tūora riri ā-whare

domestic abuse survivor

tūora taitōkai

sexual abuse survivor

tūora tūkino tamariki

child abuse survivor

tūora tūkinotanga

abuse survivor

tūpai

safe (in softball, cricket etc) (takenga mai: tū - to stand; pai - good) (kupu kē atu: tūora)

tupana

bounce (a ball)

tupana whakawātea arahau

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

tūpanapana ~hia

dribble (basketball) (takenga mai: tupana - bounce, spring up)

tupanarua ~hia

double dribble

tupeka

tobacco (takenga mai: He kupu mino.)

tūpeke

high jump (kupu kē atu: peke teitei)

tūpou

dive into headfirst

tupu

target (in kī-o-rahi)

tūranga mutunga

finishing position

tūranga tuarua

second place, runner-up position

tūranga tuatahi

leading position, top place, first place

turapa

rebound (basketball) (kupu kē atu: tāwhana)

turapa kaupare

defensive rebound

turapa kōkiri

offensive rebound

tūraparapa

trampoline, trampolining (takenga mai: turapa - to spring up, rebound) (kupu kē atu: turapa)

tūraru

risk, at risk (takenga mai: tū [tūponotanga] - chance; raru - trouble, problem, difficulty)

tūraru aituā

accident risk

tūraru haumaru

safety risk

tūraru pūhanga

mechanical risk

tūraru pūtangata

human risk factor (takenga mai: pū [pūtake] - orgin, source)

tūraru taiao

environmental risk

turi

knee (kupu kē atu: turipona, pona)

turihaka

bow legged

tūringa

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

turingonge

dysfunction, dysfunctional (takenga mai: turingongengonge - crippled, lame, malfunctioning)

turingonge ā-whānau

family dysfunction

turingonge taihema

sexual dysfunction

turingonge tuku iho

intergenerational dysfunction, generational dysfunction

turipona

knee joint

tūroro

patient, invalid (kupu kē atu: hāura)

tūroro tauroto

inpatient

tūroro tauwaho

outpatient

turupeke

tumble turn (swimming) (takenga mai: turupeke - to tumble head over heels, somersault)

turupeke

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

tūruwīra

wheelchair (takenga mai: he kupu mino)

tūtae

faeces, excrement, stool, poo (kupu kē atu: tiko, hamuti)

tūtākaro

play (specific movement in a game) (takenga mai: tū - manner, type, sort; tākaro - to play)

tūtākaro kōkiri

attacking play

tūtākaro whakarite

set piece, set play (sport) (takenga mai: tū - manner, type, sort; tākaro - to play; whakarite - to arrange, organise)

tūtei

dummy half (e.g. in touch) (takenga mai: tūtei - sentry, scout)

tūtei pūrei rua

second base player

tūtei pūrei tahi

first base player (takenga mai: tūtei - to keep watch)

tūtei pūrei toru

third base player

tūtira

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

tūtira poto

short lineout

tūtohu ~a ~nga

prescribe, prescription

tūtoko

pole vault

u

ū

breast (kupu kē atu: uma)

ua kātete

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

ua kōtore

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

ua pākau

trapezius (takenga mai: ua [uaua] - muscle; pākau - shoulder blade, scapula)

ua pokohiwi

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

uara ~tia

value, values

uara taupatupatu

conflicting values

uarei

pectoral muscle

uarua

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

uatoko

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

uatoru

tricep (takenga mai: ua [uaua] - muscle; toru - three, tri)

uatumu

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

uaua

muscle

uaua aunoa

involuntary muscle, smooth muscle (takenga mai: aunoa - automatic) (kupu kē atu: uaua maheni)

uaua autaki

voluntary muscle (takenga mai: au - current; taki - to lead, bring along)

uaua kita

tight muscle (takenga mai: kita - tightly clenched)

uaua kōiwi

skeletal muscle

uaua maheni

smooth muscle, involuntary muscle (takenga mai: maheni - to be smooth, sleek [of the skin etc]) (kupu kē atu: uaua aunoa)

uaua manawa

cardiac muscle

uawhā

quadricep (takenga mai: ua [uaua] - muscle; whā - four, quad)

uekaha

strenuous, vigorous, vigour (kupu kē atu: pākahukahu, ngangahau, hōriri)

ūhanga

goal (netball, basketball, soccer etc) (takenga mai: ū - to land, strike home)

ūkui ~a ~nga

swab

ukutāhū

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

upoko

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

upoko rākete

head of racket (kupu kē atu: pane rākete)

ure

penis

ure tora

erection (kupu kē atu: ure tū)

uruhua

hematoma (takenga mai: uruhua - bruise, hurt)

urungi ~tia

steer, steering paddle

urupū whaiaro

self-discipline (takenga mai: urupū - diligent, persevering, tenacious; whaiaro - personal) (kupu kē atu: whakaraupapa whaiaro)

ururua

rough (golf) (takenga mai: ururua - scrub, undergrowth)

urutira

fin (surfboard) (kupu kē atu: pakihau, taramutu)

utu noho

cost of living (kupu kē atu: utu toiora)

utukore

unpaid, amateur (takenga mai: utu - payment; kore - nil, not)

w

wā haurua

half time

wā mutunga

fulltime

wā tāpiri

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

wā urupare

reaction time, response time

wā whara

injury time

wae ārai

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

wae hāngai

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

wae hāngai mamao

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

wae hāngai muri

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

wae hape

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

wae hape mamao

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

wae hape totoa

silly mid-on (cricket) (takenga mai: wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; hape - crooked; totoa - reckless, impetuous)

wae kōripi

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

wae kuti

leg adduction, adduction (leg) (takenga mai: kuti - todraw together)

wae mamao

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

wae māminga

deceptive of foot, dodger

wae muri

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

wae muri mamao

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

wae roa

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

wae tata

short leg (cricket) (takenga mai: wae - leg side, on side [cricket]; tata - close)

wae whārua

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

wae whewhera

leg abduction, clamshell exercise, abduction (leg) (takenga mai: whewhera - to open out, stretch legs apart)

wae, waewae

leg, foot

waea āwhina

helpline

waehīkoi

pedestrian (kupu kē atu: kaiwaewae)

waekape

hooker (rugby, league etc) (takenga mai: wae - foot; kape - hook out, rake out) (kupu kē atu: wae tīkape, kaikape)

waekōpere

sprinter (takenga mai: wae - feet; kōpere - to rush)

waenga

middle

waetau

landing foot (netball)

waetīkei

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

waetīkei puripoto

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

waetīkei puriroa

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

waetīkei whakamuri

backward lunge

waha

mouth (kupu kē atu: māngai)

waha pūtī

dry mouth

wahakōpū

cervix

wahakura motukā

baby seat, baby capsule, baby pod (for car) (takenga mai: wahakura - woven flax bassinet for infants) (kupu kē atu: nōhanga pēpi)

wāhi pā

mark (in touch), touch zone

wāhiki

time out

wāhipapa

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

wai nakunaku

digestive juices

waiaro

attitude

waiaro mahi

work ethic (takenga mai: waiaro - attitude)

waiate

bile

waihakihaki

scabies (kupu kē atu: hakihaki, kōpukupuku)

waihinu pona

synovial fluid (takenga mai: wai - liquid; hinu - oil [lubricant]; pona - joint)

waikahu

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

waikaru

aqueous humour (takenga mai: wai - liquid; karu - eye)

waikawa puku

gastric acid, stomach acid (kupu kē atu: waipuku)

waikawehiko

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

waimaero

debilitated, debility, impaired

waimaero ioio

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

waimaero taraiwa

driver impairment

waipiro

alcohol

waipuku hokimuri

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

wairangi

deranged, unbalanced, mentally distressed

wairua

spirit, soul, spiritual

wairua whakataetae

competitive spirit

waitātea

semen (takenga mai: wai - fluid; tātea - sperm)

waitepe

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

waitinana

lymph, lymphatic fluid (takenga mai: wai - fluid; tinana - body)

waka ama

outrigger canoe

waka kōmaru

sailing (event), sailboat (takenga mai: waka - boat; kōmaru - sail) (kupu kē atu: waka rā)

waka tūroro

ambulance

wakarangi tūroro

air ambulance

wara ai

sex addiction

wara hokohoko

shopping addiction

wara ipurangi

internet addiction

wara kai

food addiction

wara karihika

pornography addiction, porn addiction

wara mata

screen addiction

wara pāhopori

social media addiction

wara petipeti

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

wara pūroi

drug addiction

wara tāmeha

solvent addiction

wara tupeka

tobacco addiction

wara waipiro

alcohol addiction

wara, warawara ~hia

addiction, addicted, addictive

warowaihā

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

waruwaru tātā

tartar removal (takenga mai: waruwaru - to remove outer coating, scrape; tātā [kupu mino] - tartar)

wāwāhi ~tia ~tanga

break, cut through (rugby, league) (takenga mai: wāwāhi - to breach, break open, split)

weheara

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

wero ~a ~nga

inject, injection

wero ā-ngira

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

wero pūtaiaki

steroid injection (takenga mai: wero - injection; pū [pūhui] - chemical compound; taiaki - hormone)

wetiweti

disgusting, disgust, loathing, loathsome, abhorrent, abhorrence

wētoto

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

weu hukitaitu

slow twitch fibre (takenga mai: weu [weu uaua] - muscle fibre; huki [hukihuki] - twitch; taitu - slow)

weu hukitere

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

weu pūmua

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

weu uaua

muscle fibre

wewehe

enamoured, smitten, in love

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

wī epa

bowling crease

wī pao

batting crease, popping crease

wh

(whaka) hāoraora ~tia

oxygenate, oxygenated (takenga mai: hāora - oxygen)

(whaka) hihiko ~tia ~tanga

motivate, stimulate, motivation, motivated (kupu kē atu: kipakipa)

(whaka) mātūtū

recover from an illness, recuperate, convalesce

(whaka) rehu ~a

anaesthetic, anaesthetise

whai wāhi ~tanga

participate, participation

whai wāhi pāhikahika

unequal access, unequal participation (takenga mai: pāhikahika - uneven, disproportionate)

whaitua huna

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

whaiutu

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

whakaae (tahi) ~tia ~tanga

(mutual) consent

whakaae i runga i te mōhio

informed consent

whakaaio wairua

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

whakaaro angitu

positive thought, positive thinking (takenga mai: angitu - fortunate, successful) (kupu kē atu: whakaaro pai)

whakaaro arorau

logical thinking (takenga mai: aro - to consider, take heed; rau - many)

whakaaro herekore

flexible thinking (takenga mai: here - to tie, restrict; kore - nil)

whakaaro kōhure

mature thinking, formal operational (takenga mai: kōhure - development of a tree or plant to maturity)

whakaaro taupatupatu

conflicting idea

whakaaro tūhāngai

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

whakaaro tūrehurehu

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

whakaaro whakaioio

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

whakaaweawe ~tia

influence (kupu kē atu: awenga)

whakaeo ~tia ~tanga

disempower, disempowerment, disempowered

whakahā

exhale (kupu kē atu: hā ki waho)

whakahaere tūraru

risk management

whakahaere wā

time management

whakahapa ~tia

neglect, leave destitute (kupu kē atu: whakangongo)

whakahapa kaumātua

elder neglect

whakahapa tamariki

child neglect

whakahapa whaiaro

self-neglect, personal neglect

whakahāwea ~tia ~tanga

discriminate against, discrimination, despise, degrade (kupu kē atu: whakatoihara, aukati)

whakahemohemo

dying, close to death

whakahihiko manawa

defibrillation (takenga mai: whakahihiko - stimulate, electrify)

whakahinuhinu ~tia

lubricate, lubrication

whakaipoipo

amorous pursuit, advance amorously, woo, court, courtship (kupu kē atu: hemahema)

whakaira ~nga

conceive, conception

whakaita tamariki

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

whakakī kōhao niho

filling (tooth)

whakakohuki

traumatic

whakamā

embarrassed, embarrassment, shamed, shame (kupu kē atu: māteatea, rōrī)

whakamahana ~tia

warm-up

whakamahana tainekeneke

dynamic warm-up

whakamahana whakaroau

static warm-up (takenga mai: whakaroau - stationary)

whakamahinga inati

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

whakamahuru ~tia

calmer, relaxant, pacify (takenga mai: whakamahuru - to pacify)

whakamakaka ~tia

cool down, bend and stretch body to relieve muscles

whakamakoha poho

chest expansion

whakamamae

labour (birth)

whakamana ~hia ~tanga

empower, empowerment

whakamana toiora

warrant of fitness (takenga mai: whakamana - give effect to, make effective; toiora - to be sound) (kupu kē atu: tāmana toiora)

whakamanea ~tia

attract, attraction, attractive

whakamania ~tia

verbal abuse (kupu kē atu: whakamanioro, hanihani)

whakamārari

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

whakamātau kukuringa

grip test, grip testing (takenga mai: kuku - to clench [fist]; ringa - hand)

whakamātau mārohirohi

fitness test, fitness testing

whakamātau pīpī

beep test, beep testing (takenga mai: pīpī [kupu mino] - beep)

whakamātau wahakōpū

cervical screen, cervical test

whakamātūtū māori

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

whakamāui

recover (from severe illness)

whakamemeke

polio, poliomyelitis (takenga mai: whakamemeke - wasting, shrivelling of the limbs)

whakamomori

suicide

whakanā

bye (e.g. in a sports tournament) (takenga mai: whakanā - rest, remain still)

whakangā

inhale (kupu kē atu: hā ki roto)

whakangita (i te) pōro

secure the ball, ball security (rugby, netball etc) (takenga mai: whakangita - to make fast, secure) (kupu kē atu: tiaki [i te] pōro)

whakangungu ~a

practice, train (kupu kē atu: whakapakari, whakawai)

whakangungu tuhene

overtrain, overtraining (takenga mai: tuhene - overmuch, excessive)

whakaoho, whakaohooho ~ngia ~nga

stimulus, stimulate, arouse

whakaora manawa

cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, CPR

whakaora ohotata

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

whakaoraora

recovery (e.g. after exercise)

whakapā

contact, make contact

whakapakari

train, training, physical training, strengthening (kupu kē atu: whakamārō, whakamarohi, whakangungu)

whakapakari ā-hāora

aerobic training

whakapakari amio

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

whakapakari ātete

resistance training

whakapakari hangore

flexibility training

whakapakari hāora-kore

anaerobic training

whakapakari hinengaro

mental training, mental strengthening

whakapakari matarau

cross-training (takenga mai: matarau - multifaceted)

whakapakari matatū

endurance training

whakapakari pūkenga

skills training

whakapakari pūputu

interval training (takenga mai: pūputu - at short intervals)

whakapakari pūputu uekaha

high intensity interval training, HIIT (takenga mai: pūputu - at short intervals; uekaha - strenuous, vigorous, energetic)

whakapakari rurutu

impact training

whakapakari taurite

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

whakapakari tuapae

threshold training (takenga mai: tua - beyond; pae - threshold)

whakapakari whakaroau

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

whakapakeke ~tia

raise (a child), upbringing (kupu kē atu: whakatipu, whakatupu)

whakaparahako ~tia ~tanga

marginalise, belittle, marginalisation

whakapeke pipiri

child pose, compact fold forward (takenga mai: whakapeke - fold up, crouch; pipiri - cling together)

whakapeto pūngao

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

whākapi hope

hip replacement

whākapi pona

joint replacement

whākapi takirere manawa

heart valve replacement

whakapiripiri

poultice

whakapōauau

narcotic

whakapohewa

hallucinogen, hallucinogenic (takenga mai: pohewa - to fantisise, imagine)

whakapoko ahi

fire extinguisher

whakapono ~tia

belief, ideology, doctrine, believe, trust

whakapono taupatupatu

conflicting belief

whakapono whaiaro

self-belief

whakaporehu

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

whakaporehu māori

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

whakaporipori ~tia ~tanga

socialise, socialisation (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; pori [pāpori] - social)

whakapuaki iratanga

gender expression

whakapuango

crash diet, severe diet (takenga mai: whakapuango - starve)

whakaputa uri

reproduce, reproduction

whakararā ~tia

gargle

whakaratonga hauora tūmatanui

public health provision

whakarau pūngao

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

whakarau pūngao iti

low metabolic rate, low metabolism

whakarau pūngao nui

high metabolic rate, high metabolism

whakarāwai tinana

body modification, body embellishment (takenga mai: whakarāwai - to adorn, decorate)

whakareka takamua

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

whakarite ~a

set (a play in volleyball)

whakarongo pīkari

effective listening, listen attentively

whakataetae ~tia

compete, competition, contest, tournament (kupu kē atu: tātāwhāinga, tauwhāinga)

whakataetae ā-motu

national competition, nationals

whakataetae toa (o te) ao

world championship (kupu kē atu: whakataetae ā-ao)

whakatahe ~a

abortion, abort, induced abortion

whakatairanga hauora

health promotion

whakatakataka

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

whakatakataka ~ina

move about, prepare, get ready

whakataki neke

movement control

whakataki uaua

muscle control

whakatakoto whāinga

goal setting (kupu kē atu: whakatau whāinga)

whakatara wai

water hazard (golf) (takenga mai: whakatara - challenge, put on one's mettle) (kupu kē atu: taero wai)

whakatata

run up (e.g. for a jump) (takenga mai: whakatata - approach)

whakatatū take i runga i te mōhio

informed decision making

whakatatū taututetute

conflict resolution

whakatiki

diet (restriction of food intake) (takenga mai: whakatiki - deprive of food)

whakatītaha kakī

neck tilt

whakatō ~ngia ~nga

fertilise, fertilisation (reproduction) (takenga mai: whakatō – cause to conceive, plant, insert)

whakatoihara ā-ira

gender discrimination, sexism (kupu kē atu: aukatinga ā-ira)

whakatoihara hauā

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

whakatoihara taipakeke

age discrimination, ageism (kupu kē atu: aukatinga taipakeke)

whakatōnga mōwaho

in vitro fertilisation, IVF

whakatūroro

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

whakatutukinga

completion rate, completion (league)

whakaū poripori

social conditioning (takenga mai: whakaū - to make firm, establish, reinforce; poripori [whakaporipori] - socialisation; pori [pāpori] - social)

whakaute ~a

respect, regard, respectful

whakawai me te maka

draw and pass (e.g in rugby)

whakawātea ~tanga

declare, declaration (cricket) (takenga mai: whaka - causative prefix; wātea - clear, free, open)

whakawehi ~a

terrify, threaten, intimidate, frighten, terror, threat, intimidation (kupu kē atu: whakamataku)

whakaweti ~a

bully, bullying

whakaweti ā-ipurangi

cyberbully, cyberbullying (kupu kē atu: whakaweti tuihono)

whakaweti ā-tinana

physical bullying

whakaweti pāpori

social bullying

whakawhaiāipo ~hia

court, become lovers (kupu kē atu: whakaipoipo)

whakawhānau

birth, childbirth, (in) labour

whakawhanaunga ~tanga

relationship, attachment, establish relationship

whakawhirinaki ~tia ~tanga

depend, dependency, rely on

whakawhiti ~nga

transition, transitioning

whakawhiti ara

lane changing, change lanes

whāki (hōkakatanga) ~na ~nga

come out, coming out (takenga mai: whāki - to disclose, reveal)

whākōkī hūware

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

whākōkī ngako

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

whana (pōro) ~ia

kick (a ball)

whana aihe

dolphin kick (swimming)

whana āpure ūhanga

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

whana hōkai

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

whana iti

tap kick

whana kau ~tia

punt kick (rugby) (takenga mai: whana - to kick; kau - without hindrance, unreservedly)

whana koko

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

whana mātātahi

penalty shootout (soccer) (takenga mai: mātātahi [tuku mātātahi] - fight a duel)

whana nuku

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

whana panana

banana kick

whana pātea

free kick, short arm penalty (rugby)

whana pātea autaki

indirect free kick (soccer) (takenga mai: autaki - roundabout, circuitous)

whana pātea pūkaka

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

whana pouaka

box kick

whana rangi

high kick, up and under, bomb (takenga mai: rangi - sky) (kupu kē atu: whana tike)

whana rere

volley (kick) (takenga mai: rere - to fly, in flight) (kupu kē atu: whana haupatu)

whana rewa

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

whana rewa me te whaiwhai

chip and chase

whana ripi

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

whana roa

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

whana taka

drop kick, drop goal (rugby)

whana takapore

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

whana tautuku

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

whana tauutuutu

kick tennis (rugby) (kupu kē atu: whana tēnehi)

whana tāwhe

curve ball (soccer) (takenga mai: tāwhe - to go round, turn a corner)

whana tīmata

kick off

whana tū-ā-nuku

place kick (takenga mai: tū - to stand; nuku - ground, earth)

whana turuki

conversion kick, conversion (rugby, league) (takenga mai: turuki - come as a supplement, follow)

whanake hirikapo

cognitive development (kupu kē atu: whanake hinengaro)

whanake hōkakatanga

sexuality development

whanake kare ā-roto

emotional development

whanake tahapori

social development (takenga mai: taha - side, aspect; pori [pāpori] - social) (kupu kē atu: whanake pāpori)

whanake taihema

sexual development

whanake tangata

human development

whanake tinana

physical development

whanake tōmuri tukipū

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

whanaketanga kare ā-roto

emotional development

whānako tuakiri

identity theft

whanapiro

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

whanatuku

kickpass

whānau kōaro

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

whānau kokoti tau

premature birth (takenga mai: whānau - to be born; kokoti tau [tamaiti kokoti tau] - premature baby)

whānau poka

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

whanawhana

dribble a ball with the feet

whāngai kakari

scrum feed

whāngai toto

blood transfusion

whango

hoarse, hoarseness

whanokē

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

whanonga

behaviour

whanonga ākiroto

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

whanonga nihoniho

antagonistic behaviour (takenga mai: nihoniho - antagonistic)

whanonga tapatahi

sportsmanship, sportsmanlike behaviour (takenga mai: tapatahi - principled, upright)

whanonga tūhourangi

antisocial behaviour

whanonga whakatōhenehene

disruptive behaviour (kupu kē atu: whanonga toheriri)

whanopiri

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

whāomoomo ~tia

intensive care, provide intensive care

whara ~nga

injury, injured

whara ā-kiko

soft tissue injury (takenga mai: kiko - flesh)

whara hākinakina

sports injury

whara hārukiruki

critical injury, severe injury

whara rīakaaka

repetitive strain injury, RSI (takenga mai: whara - injury; riaka - strain, pull [a muscle])

whare haumanu

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

whare haumanu toronoa

drop-in clinic (takenga mai: toro - to visit; noa - just, merely)

whare hauora ā-hapori

community health facility

whare kori tinana

gymnasium (kupu kē atu: whare whakapakari tinana)

whare tiaki kaumātua

aged care facility

whare tomopai

accessible building

wharekano

ovary

wharepaku tomopai

accessible toilet

wharo

phlegm (kupu kē atu: mare, whawharo)

whārua

gully (cricket) (takenga mai: whārua - valley)

whati ~nga

break, broken (bone)

whatīanga raparapa

ankle (kupu kē atu: pungapunga)

whatinga ngaru

breaking wave

whātoro tuhene

overstretch, overstretching (takenga mai: tuhene - overmuch, excessive)

whātoro uatoru puripoto

dumbbell tricep extension

whātoro waewae

leg extension

whātorotoro

stretch (kupu kē atu: totoro, tautoro)

whatumanawa

seat of emotions, heart, mind

whaturama

rupture, hernia

whaturei

sternum, breastbone

whawharo

clear the throat, cough, phlegm (kupu kē atu: wharo)

wheako o mua

past experience

whēkau

organ (anatomy)

whekewheke

scab, scabby (kupu kē atu: tongako, wenewene)

whenua

placenta

wheori ārai-kore

human immunodeficiency virus, HIV (kupu kē atu: huaketo ārai-kore)

wheta

sidestep (takenga mai: wheta - move rapidly to avoid a blow, feint, dodge)

whetū o te rā

player of the day (kupu kē atu: kaitākaro o te rā)

whētuki

shock, schocked

wheua kapu

metacarpal

wheua karukaru

spongy bone, cancellous bone (takenga mai: karukaru - spongy matter)

wheua kawititanga

carpus, carpal bones

wheua kiato

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

wheua mati

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

wheua matitoi

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

wheua matitumu

proximal, bone at base of finger (takenga mai: wheua - bone; mati [matimati] - finger; tumu - base)

wheua matiwaenga

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

wheua ngohe

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

wheua ngohe tīhae

torn cartilage

whēwhē

abscess, boil (kupu kē atu: mariao, tāpoa)

whēwhē niho

tooth abscess, dental abscess

whiringa

round, heat (stage of a competition) (takenga mai: whiriwhiri - to select, choose)

whiringa kai

diet (food intake) (takenga mai: whiringa - selection, choice)

whiringa toa

final round, final, championship round

whiringa uru

qualifying round

whiringa whāiti

semi-final, penultimate round

whiringa whakapau

round robin (tournament draw) (takenga mai: whiringa - round, heat [in a tournament]; whakapau - exhaustive)

whitinga waehīkoi

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

(whaka) whiu ~a ~nga

penalty, penalise (kupu kē atu: hāmene, tautuku)

whiu tukuraro

underarm throw

whiu tukurunga

overarm throw

whiupeke

jump shot (e.g. in kī-o-rahi) (takenga mai: whiu- to throw; peke - to jump)

whiwhinga

point (scoring unit in a competition) (takenga mai: whiwhi - to get, obtain)

whutupōro

rugby, rugby football, rugby union (takenga mai: he kupu mino) (kupu kē atu: hutupāoro, rakapī, hutupōro)

whutupōro kōwhaki

rippa rugby (takenga mai: kōwhaki - to pluck, tear off)