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tākaro

1. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to play, wrestle.

E kī ana a Te Matorohanga i tākaro rawa hoki ngā atua, i tā pōtaka, i neti, i whai, i tākaro i ērā atu tākaro (TTT 1/9/1923:8). / Te Mātorohanga says that the atua also played games, whipping tops, toy darts of flax strips, string games and other games.

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Synonyms: kori, tākarokaro, whakaari, hīanga, perei, purei


2. (verb) (-hia,-tia) to wrestle.

Ka emi mai te mano o te tāngata ki te haka, ki te waiata, ki te piu, ki te tutukai, ki te tī, ki te ponga, ki te punipuni, ki te tākaro, ki te pūkana, ki te mahi tinihanga a te Māori (G 1853:vi). / Masses of people gathered to perform haka, to sing, to skip, to play knucklebones, to play hand games, to play the ponga game, to play finger games, to wrestle, to perform the pūkana, and other amusements of the Māori.

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3. (noun) sport, game, recreational activity.

(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 50-61;)

I roto i ā koutou tākaro, i te whutupaoro, i te hōkī, i te kirikiti, kāore he painga o te tamaiti e whakaaro ana ki a ia anake (TTT 1/8/1923:10). / In your sports, rugby, hockey and cricket, there is no benefit in a child thinking only as an individual.

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4. (noun) wrestling.

Ko te omaoma, ko te tūpeke, ko te haka, ko te tākaro he ngahau nā te tinana (TTT 1/8/1926:441). / Running, jumping, performing posture dances and wrestling are physical activities.

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papa tākaro

1. (noun) sports field, playing field, playground, adventure playground, court, sports stadium.

Ko te tino papa takaro o ngā Kariki i tata ki Koriniti (TTT 1/2/1927:536). / The main sports stadium of the Greeks was close to Corinth.

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tākaro kōpere

1. (verb) to play darts.

taputapu tākaro

1. (noun) sports equipment, sports gear.

taonga tākaro

1. (noun) toy.

See also takawairore

putunga taonga tākaro

1. (noun) toy storage.

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