1. to take revenge, take vengeance, avenge.
Ko tana kupu, kaua rawa hei takahia mai tōna rohe ki te ngaki mate i a Ngāi Te Rangi rāua ko Waikato (TTR 1990:10). / His word was that his territory should not be crossed to take revenge against Ngāi Te Rangi and Waikato.
See also ngaki
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.
