raku
1. (loan) (noun) raku (pottery).
Ko te raku he momo mahi uku i takea mai i te whenua o Hapanihi. I te nuinga o te wā, he ahuahu ā-ringa i te taonga uku, ā, kāore i te pērā rawa te hahana o te whakapaka (RTA 2014:143). / Raku is a type of pottery making originating from Japan. Usually the pottery is shaped by hand and is fired at lower temperatures.
raku
1. (verb) (-a,-hia,-tia) to scratch, scrape.
He kohukohu te kai o te renetia, kei ngā toka i te whenua e piri ana taua taru, mā taua kurī anō e keri i te wāhi e ngaro ana i te huka, ko ōna haone me ōna waewae hei raku (TWMNT 2/7/1873:74). / The food of the reindeer is moss and that vegetation clings to the rocks in that land. That animal digs for it in places hidden by the snow using its horns and legs to scratch.
Synonyms: haehae, tiwha, riwha, nanatu, hae, rapi, rarapi, hārau, rapirapi, rakaraka, raraku, tīwani, honihoni, kauhoro, wharowharo, tuakuku, kowani, rakuraku, weku, hākuku, whawharo, tahitahi, waruwaru, okoi, kaku, waku, wakuwaku, pākēkē, waru, wani, harakuku, hāro
