mākari
1. (verb) to be small, little, miniature, trifling.
I te marama kua pahure ake nei, ko ngā kai katoa mō te nohoanga hōia ki Tuakau, i hoea e rāua i runga i te waka, ā, mākari ake nei te utu (TKM.MM 28/9/1863:15). / During the last month, all food supplies for the military post at Tuakau have been conveyed by them on canoes, at a trifling charge.
2. (modifier) small, little, miniature.
Tēnei anō taku rawhi mākari ake nei, e hiahiatia ana e tōku ngākau kia utaina ki tō waka (TWMNT 16/5/1856:116). / This is my small basket which I wish to place on your canoe (newspaper).
Synonyms: kitakita, muimui, mahake, pota, pakupaku, nonohi, riki, nohinohi, paku, koroiti, whito, tātakimōri, iti, poniponi, pinepine, tuaiti, whengowhengo, whetau, kauriki
