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keiā

1. (verb) (-tia) to steal, act dishonestly, rob, pilfer, thieve.

E kore ngā rangatira o te iwi o te tangata nāna i keiā e pai kia herea te keiā (TK 1/9/1842:35) / The leaders of the tribe of the man who was stealing would not want the thief to be imprisoned.

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See also kaiā

Synonyms: kaiā, romi, pāhua, pāhuahua, whānako, whēnako, tāhae

2. (modifier) dishonest, stealing, robbing, pilfering, thieving.

Ka nui te pōuri o tōku ngākau mō tēnei mahi keiā (TKP 1/2/1858:3). / I am very disappointed about this dishonest deed.

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Synonyms: kaiā, whānako, whēnako

3. (noun) thief, robber, crook, theft, dispossession, thieving.

Ka herea te Pākehā mō tana keiā (TK 1/9/1842:35). / The Pākehā was imprisoned for his thieving.

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Synonyms: whānako, māhurehure, tāhae, kaiā, pāhua

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