1. (loan) (noun) beef.
E kīia ana ki te mea e kore e utaina mai i ngā whenua whai kau; he kau mā ngā Pākehā o Ākarana, ka nui haere te utu mō te pīwhi i reira (TW 5/8/1874:3). / It is said that if cows for the people of Auckland are not shipped from cattle-raising country, the price of of beef will increase there.
New edition of the leading Māori-language textbook out now.
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
More infoTe kai a te rangatira
He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.