2. (modifier) destructive, devastating, damaging.
Nana, ka whakaarahia e ahau he hau whakamōtī mō Papurona, mō te hunga hoki e noho ana i Repekamai (PT Heremaia 51:1). / Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind.
3. (noun) destruction, damage, devastation, desolation.
Ko te wehi, ko te rua, kua tae mai kei a mātou, te whakamōtī me te wāwāhi (PT Nga Tangi a Heremaia 3:47). / Fear and a snare is come upon us, desolation and destruction.
