1. (verb) to dislike, refuse, have an aversion to.
Kei noho ngātahi tāua; manako mai koe, huru atu au (W 1971:72). / We should not sit together; you like me, I dislike you.
Synonyms: kapurangi, kape, tohe, para, whakahoe, whakakāhore, whakapeka, whakanau, whakatoitoi, hawa, ota, whakapekapeka, tohetohe
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.
