whāki
1. (verb) (-a,-na) to reveal, disclose, confess, dob in, tell on, inform on, admit.
I whakatenetene tonu nei te kaiwhakaako o Pine a Rotohiko Haupapa, he whao waruwaru noa nei tāna, ki te whāki atu i ngā muna whakairo a Te Arawa ki ngā kaiako o Ngāti Porou (TTR 1998:186). / Pine's teacher, Rotohiko Haupapa, was using only the paring chisel, and was reluctant to reveal the secrets of Te Arawa carving skills to the students from Ngāti Porou.
Synonyms: whāwhāki, tuwhiri, whakakakau, puaki, whakaatu, whakakite, whakapuaki
2. (noun) confession, disclosure, revelation.
Ka kōrero ia ki te pirihi me te whāki anō i ōna hara. / She spoke to the priest along with the confession of her sins.
Synonyms: tūhuratanga, whakakite, whakakitenga, whākinga
