matakerekere
1. (verb) to be numb, dumbfounded.
Ki te matakerekere aku waewae i te takurua, he māngiongio te hua (PK 2008:421). / If my feet become numb in winter, I get chilblains.
Synonyms: matarekereke, mātorutoru, kerekerewai, matangurunguru, matarukuruku, kēkerewai, matangerengere, pararūtiki, tītonga, tengatenga
2. (noun) numbness.
E noho tonu ana ngā whānau i te matakerekere i te wā e tatari ana kia whakahokia mai ngā tūpāpaku ki a rātou. / The families continued to remain in a state of numbness at the time when they were waiting for the bodies to be returned to them.
Synonyms: matarekereke
