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marama

1. (noun) moon.

Me takoto te ihu o te waka ki te taha katau o te rā, o te marama, o Kōpū rānei (JPS 1913:181). / The bow of the canoe should be directed to the right side of the sun, the moon, or of Venus.

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Synonyms: māhina, atarau, ahoroa


2. (noun) month.

(Te Kākano Textbook (Ed. 2): 47;)

Ko te take i tae mai ai rātou ki Nui Tīreni nei, i haere mai ki te hāereere, i runga i te homaitanga i te hararei mā rātou, e ono marama (TJ 24/8/1899:7). / The reason they came to New Zealand was for them to travel about, as they had been given a holiday of six months duration.

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