karera
1. (verb) to be light green, pale green.
I te taha runga o Rotokānapanapa e tū ana tētahi hōpua wai mātao, karera tonu te āhua, me te kakano pounamu. I hua mātou i karera te wai i te wāhi kore hei terenga ki waho (MM.TKM 24/4/1851:2). / Located on the southern side of Rotokānapanapa there is a cold pool that is quite green in appearance, like the colour of greenstone. We thought the water was green because there was no place for the water to flow out.
2. (adjective) be light green, pale green.
He karera ngā waewae me ngā ngutu o te pārera. / The legs and beak of a grey duck are light green.
3. (noun) light green, pale green.
I te raumati pea, ko te karera o te rau piki, me te wāina, hei whakaahua kē i ngā rau mangu o te ōriwa (MM.TKM 1/9/1855:26). / Probably in summer the light green of the fig tree and the vine relieves the dark foliage of the olive trees.
Synonyms: kārikitea, kārerarera
4. (noun) wooden handle of a greenstone chisel.
5. (noun) forestock, forearm (of a gun) - section of the weapon between the receiver and the muzzle used to hold the firearm steady and is usually made out of wood or composite material.
Puritia te karera ki tō ringa mauī. / Hold the forestock with your left hand.
