2. (modifier) old, ancient, aged.
Noho ake ana rāua whakarau ai i ngā akoranga muna, i ngā tāhuhu kōrero, i ngā whakapapa me ngā whakamāramatanga e hāngai ana ki ngā karakia me ngā waiata aweko (TTR 2000:31). / They sat down to debate esoteric lore, history and whakapapa, and the interpretations of ancient karakia and waiata.
Synonyms: tawhito, tuaukiuki, koroua, mātāpuputu, waikauere, korokoroua, pūkeko, tahito, tūpakeke, kaumātua, tūārangi, ahungarua
