2. (verb) (-tia) to wrap.
He mea rōrī mai ki te karukaru te taonga nei (M 2006:98). / It was a carefully wrapped up present (M 2006:99).
3. (verb) to be at a loss, embarrassed.
Rōrī pai ana au i ngā kōrero heahea a tērā o māua (PK 2008:788). / I am embarrassed by the stupid statements of that one of us.
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.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
