takitaki
1. (verb) (-na) to avenge, take revenge, take vengeance, look for.
I a ia e patu ana i ngā aruhe hei ō mō te taua takitaki i te mate o tana tamaiti, ka whakahuatia e ia tana tangi (NM 1928:33). / While she was pounding the fern root as food for the war party seeking to avenge the death of her child, she chanted her lament.
Synonyms: haha, kimi, ārohi, whai, whakarapu, rapa, rapurapu, raparapa, kimikimi, rapu, hāhau
2. (verb) (-na) to recite, quote.
4. (modifier) guiding, leading.
He tipua takitaki ngā momo tohorā nō ngā waka i heke mai ki Aotearoa (A 2013). / Whales were guardians that guided the canoes that migrated to Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Synonyms: hautū, whakahaere tikanga, arahanga, whakataki, aporei
5. (noun) song.
Ka pīroria taua pīrori, ka whakahuatia anō tōna takitaki koia tēnei ngā kupu o taua takitaki (White 5 1888:38). / When that toy hoop was rolled along his song was also sung and these are the words of the song.
takitaki
1. (noun) fence, palisading, screen, barricade, stockade, picket fence.
Ka hinga ngā whata, ka hinga ngā kaupapa, ka pakaru ngā whare kai, pakaru ngā takitaki (Tr 1874:30). / The storage platform and the floor fell down, the food storehouse and the fences were smashed.
Synonyms: tauārai, ārai, ārei, tītopa, pāhoka, pāhokahoka, pātakitaki, tūrutu, pātūtū, whakaruru, rī, mata, pā, rīanga, pākai, pākai riri, araarai, pātū, pekerangi
