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1. (verb) to appear above water, rise, surface.

Ka hē ngā tohu i haere ai koe, kia ruku atu ana, kia ea ake ana (JPS 1908:132). / The omens were false when you departed, so that you dive down and arise again.

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Synonyms: taki, whanake, manana, pupū, kōhiti, , kakenga


2. (verb) to rise (of stars, etc.).

Ka ea mai a Whānui (W 1971:26). / Vega rose.

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Synonyms: tauhōkai, mahuta


3. (verb) to be brought to land, pulled in (e.g. a fish).

Ka ea tō ika, he haku nō te moana uri (W 1971:26). / Your fish was brought to land, a kingfish from the deep-green ocean.

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