kāta
1. (loan) (verb) (-hia,-tia) to cart, transport.
Ko ngā paru o ngā whare, hui atu ki ngā kino noa o ētahi atu wāhi i pae mai ki Rānana, kotahi miriona me te hāwhe tana e kātatia ana kia tahuna ki te ahi i te tau (TTT 1929:1045). / One and a half million tons of rubbish each year, from houses together with the garbage of other places landing up in London, is carted to be incinerated.
2. (loan) (noun) carting.
Tīhema. Ko ngā mahi mō tēnei marama, rite tahi ana ki ō tērā kua pahemo atu rā, arā, te mahi kāri, te whakatō purapura, te ngaki otaota, te hanga taiepa, te kāta rākau, te waruwaru i ngā hipi, me te whakamaroke i ngā tarutaru hei kai mā te hōiho (TKM.MM 16/12/1861:20). / December. The work for this month is the same as that for the one just passed, that is, working the garden, planting out seeds, weeding, erecting fences, carting wood, shearing the sheep, and making hay as food for the horses.
3. (loan) (noun) cart, trailer.
He kaihanga tera, me ngā hanga katoa mō ngā kiki, me ngā kāta (TW 3/6/1876:223). / Saddlemaker and all equipment for gigs and carts.
