kara
1. (noun) secret plan, conspiracy, plot, intrigue.
Kei te whakatakoto kara mō Te Horo kia patua (W 1971:97). / They are planning a plot to kill Te Horo.
Synonyms: kōpure, kaikaiwaiū, whakangārahu, kakai
2. (noun) request for assistance in war - either orally or materially.
Ka whiua ngā kara ki a Te Whānau-a-Apanui rāua ko Te Whakatōhea. Ka tapaina te ingoa a taua patu ko Te Whiu, mō te whiunga o ngā kara (W 1971:97). / The request for fighting assistance was placed before Te Whānau-a-Apanui and Te Whakatōhea. The name given to that weapon conveying the request for the assistance was Te Whiu.
