mātakitaki
1. (verb) (-na,-tia) to gaze, watch, inspect, examine, observe.
Ka mutu te harirū, ka haere a Tā Hōri Kerei ki te mātakitaki i te whare i mahia ai mōna e Te Mānihera (TW 20/4/1878:180). / When the handshakes had finished Sir George Grey went to inspect the house that Mr Maunsell had built for him.
2. (noun) inspection, observation.
Ka mutu tēnā mahi a te mātakitaki, ka hoki ki tō mātou puni (TP 1/1903:2). / When the sightseeing was finished we returned to our camp.
Synonyms: kitenga
