mahuta
1. (verb) to rise (of stars, the moon, etc.).
He wā e emi ai te whānau, e kohia ai ngā mahara mō te tau ka hori, e anga ai te titiro ki te tau e mahuta ake ana i te pae (HM 1/1993). / A time when the extended family gathers together, when the memories of the past year are brought together, and when we look forward to the new year.
2. (verb) to jump, land (from a boat, etc.).
Nā, mahuta kau i te kaipuke, ka tūtaki ki a ia tētahi tangata i puta mai i ngā urupā, he wairua poke tōna (PT Maka 5:2). / And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit.
Synonyms: tarapeke, tiapu, mokohiti, mokopeke, mōwhiti, hūpeke, peke, tūpeke, mokowhiti, mōwhīwhiti
