2. (modifier) all at once.
Kua tau petapeta mai ngā kuaka (W 1971:278). / The bar-tailed godwits have landed all at once.
3. (noun) rag.
He petapeta noa ngā kākahu o tērā tangata kore kāinga. / That homeless man's clothes are just rags.
Synonyms: tawhetawhe, ruwha, ngetangeta, ruha, mara, tāweru, karukaru
Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index by John C Moorfield comprises a selection of modern and everyday language that will be extremely useful for learners of the Māori language.
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He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
