ngota
1. (noun) fragment, particle, piece.
He wā nei, hūpeke ana, tau ana, tū ana tōna waewae i te maramara kōiwi. Noho iho ana ki raro, tangohia ake ana e ia te ngota ka tīmata anō te whaikōrero (TTR 1996:219). / On one occasion after leaping in the air he landed on a piece of bone which pierced his foot. He sat down, removed the fragment and continued his speech.
Synonyms: ngeni, pakuriki, mōrohe, pūtūmua, porohanga, wāhi, mara, maramara, moka, pīhi, piriri
2. (noun) atom.
E 92 ngā momo ngota māori e mōhiotia ana (RP 2009:299). / There are 92 types of natural atoms that are known.
