raka

1. (loan) (verb) (-ina,-tia) to lock.

Rakaina mai te kūaha! / Please lock the door!

Synonyms: kī

2. (loan) (noun) lock, padlock.

Kātahi ka uakina te raka, ka tomo mātau ki roto i te whare (HP 1991:173). / Then the lock was opened and we entered the house.

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1. (particle) there, over there (not near or connected with the speaker or listener) - variation of rā.

Ka mau te kuia raka ki tōna ringa ka haere rāua, ā ka tae ki te whare o Te Whatu-i-āpiti (TWM 25/6/1864:3). / That elderly woman took hold of her hand and they went off and arrived at Te Whatu-i-āpiti's house.

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1. (verb) to be adept, skilful, dexterous, deft.

He kotahi nā Tānewharerangi, e raka te mauī, e raka te katau (W 1971:321). / One by Tānewharerangi; adept with the left hand, skilful with the right. (A whakataukī to compliment someone who is ambidextrous.)

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1. (verb) to be entangled, crossed.

He rite te āhua o te tiki ki tētahi tangata anuanu kei te raka ōna waewae, kei te tītaha tōna māhunga (Te Ara 2013). / The hei tiki looks like a distorted human figure sitting cross-legged, its large head tilted to one side.

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1. (loan) (noun) rug.

He tini noa atu āna koti, tarautete, wēkete, pōtae, kiapa, kāone, paraikete, raka, me ngā tini mea katoa e paingia e te Māori (TW 22/6/1878:309/1). / He has a great many coats, trousers, waistcoats, hats, caps, gowns, blankets, rugs and all the many things liked by Māori.

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Synonyms: tarapouahi

ringa raka

1. (adjective) versatile.

merengi rāka

1. (loan) (noun) rock melon.

Synonyms: kākāriki

raka mamao

1. (loan) (noun) remote locking.

raka pū

1. (loan) (noun) central locking.

waeraka

1. (intransitive verb) hike.

whēraka

1. (verb) (-tia) to act in that way, like that - variation of whērā, pēraka and pērā.

Ka mahia te muka, nā ka kōtihe, nā te makuhane i whēraka ai (W 1971:171). / The flax fibre was made and it broke off short because it was brittle.

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