1. (stative) be sudden, unexpected, out of the blue, unpredictable.
He wahine tino panapana, tino hūkokikoki, ā, he wā anō, he matawhawhati te whanonga (TTR 1996:56). / She was a very emotional and temperamental woman and sometimes behaved unpredictably.
Synonyms: whāia (nei) ka/kua
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.
