marea
1. (verb) to be many.
A mea ana rātou, ko te kite kau koa o te kanohi i te āhua o aua moni £1500, he mea kia marea (TW 27/11/1875:390). / And they said that when they saw the actual money that is should be increased.
Synonyms: te hanga a te, mahamaha, pio, tokomaha, maha, tuauriuri, wene, mahi, hia, takitini, nui, tini, tuarea, te mahi a te ...
2. (noun) multitude.
Tukua atu au kia rere rā, hai kata mā te marea (JPS 1897:45). / Let me move forward, to be laughed at by the multitude.
Synonyms: mano, tini, hākerekere, nuipuku, mātinitini, tinitini, takitini, huhua, ngerongero, hira, ngero
3. (noun) common people, public.
Ka whai wāhi te marea ki te taha moana, taha awa rānei o te rohe o Taupō, kotahi tīni (22 iāri) te whānui huri noa (TTR 1998:198). / The public would have access to the shore of the lake or the river banks of Taupō one chain (22 yards) wide right around.
Synonyms: marake, hapori whānui, pāpori, tūmatanui, mārakerake, iwi whānui
