māka

1. (loan) (verb) (-tia) to mark, correct, mark out, brand.

Kaua e haria ngā kātua me ngā reme ki te wāhi tawhiti rawa māka ai (TP 8/1911:5). / Don't take the ewes and lambs too far away to brand them.

2. (loan) (modifier) marking.

Ko te wā māka, arā horihori i ngā taringa o ngā reme… (TP 8/1911:5). / Marking time, that is when the ears of the lambs are clipped (slit)…

Synonyms: whaitohu

3. (loan) (noun) mark.

He aha tō māka mō tō tuhituhinga? / What is your mark for your essay?

4. (loan) (noun) boundary marker.

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