moke
1. (verb) to be solitary, unsociable, retiring, private.
Kua moke nei te āhua o tana noho, ā, noho ai ko tōna kotahi i rō tāwharau hangahanga, i tana kōpuha rānei, i a ia e hī ika ana (TTR 1996:72). / She became something of a recluse, living alone in a makeshift dwelling while fishing, or in her bach (DNZB 1996:269).
Synonyms: paraiweti, matatapu, tūmataiti, hūnguengue, whakatōngā, konekone, pūihi, tōngā, memeke
2. (noun) solitary person, recluse, hermit.
He moke taua tangata, e noho ana ko ia anake i tōna kāinga (W 1971:207). / That man is a recluse, living alone in his home.
Synonyms: mohoao
