ākau

1. (noun) shore, coast, rocky coast, bank of a river or stream.

He ākau kei waho, ka whati mai te ngaru ka pakaru ki te ākau, nā ka marino noa iho a roto (TP 5/9/1909:10). / There is a reef on the open sea and the waves break on the reef and inside it is quite calm.

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Synonyms: tapātai, uta, matāwhanga, tahaki, takutai

2. (noun) reef.

Ko te ākau tērā i tahuri ai taua waka, ko Te Huripureiata (W 1971:6). / That is the reef where that canoe, Te Huripureiata, capsized.

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Synonyms: pūkawa, rīwhi

ākau tokatoka

1. (noun) rocky shore.

He matatini ngā rauropi e kitea ana i te ākau tokatoka, pērā i te rimurimu, te pāpaka, te kina, te kūtai, te tio, te pūpū me te huhua noa atu (RP 2009:294). / There is a complexity of organisms found on the rocky shore, such as seaweed, crabs, sea urchins, mussels, oysters, winkles and many more.

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ākau roa

1. (noun) detour.

hoe ākau

1. (noun) steering paddle.

Ka whakatūria ngā kaimau o ngā hoe; ko Taipupuni ki te hoe ākau (W 1971:6). / The holders of the paddles were established and Taipupuni was at the steering paddle.

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