whakataka
1. (verb) (-a,-ia) to prepare (e.g. food).
I tukuna atu te waiata nei e Te Rauparaha ki a Te Āti Awa, i a ia e whakataka ana ki te pakanga (M 2007:106). / Te Rauparaha sent this song to Te Āti Awa when he was preparing for battle.
Synonyms: rahurahu, raweke, whakaute, takataka, whakareri, whakatau, whakatikatika, whakatakatū, takatū, whakatakataka, whakatika, pātā, whakapai, rāwekeweke, tītakataka
2. (verb) (-a,-ia) to muster, assemble, gather.
Ka whakatakaia mai te taua a Waikato hei patu i te rangatira o Ngāti Ruanui (M 2007:152). / Waikato assembled an army to kill the chief of Ngāti Ruanui.
3. (modifier) preparatory.
He mea kura anō hoki a Tiaki ki tētahi kura whakataka, kura tūmataiti tae noa ki te wā i tekau mā whā tōna pakeke (TTR 1998:121). / Tiaki was educated at a private preparatory school until he was 14.
4. (noun) preparation.
He nui te whakataka a ngā Hāmoa mō te rā e tae atu ai a Smythe (TTT 1/2/1930:1985). / There was much preparation by the Samoans for the day that Smythe would arrive.
5. (noun) assembly, muster, gathering (e.g. of a war-party), expedition.
Kua kōrerotia i te whakaupoko te whakataka a Te Kakatarau (M 2004:106). / The raising of a war-party by Te Kakatarau is mentioned in the headnote (M 2007:107).
6. (noun) director, chief, administrator, controller, leader.
Ko wai hei whakataka mō tātou ka mate ana ngā rangatira o nāianei? (PK 2008:1131). / Who will be a leader for us when today's chiefs die?
Synonyms: wheao, tumuaki, tumuaki, tumu whakarae, tumu whakarae, kaiarataki, kaiarataki, kaikākāriki, kaikākāriki, ngārahu, tētēkura, uru, kaihautū, kaitakitaki, kaingārahu, manukura, kaiwhakanekeneke, tātāriki, amokapua, amokura, amokura, ariki, ariki, manu taupua, kahika, tātarariki, tātarariki, poutoko, poutoko, amorangi, amorangi, hautū, hautū, ihorei, manu taupua, kaitaki, kaitaki, kaitātaki, kaitātaki, kaiārahi, kaiārahi, kākākura, kākākura, pouwhenua, pouwhenua, kaiwhakataki, kaiwhakataki, wheao
7. (noun) whakataka, Corokia macrocarpa - a shrub or tree to 6 m tall with stout branches and dark, rough bark. Leaves are leathery and shiny on top with white tomentum underneath. Petals are bright yellow and drupes yellow, dark red to black.
