1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to defame, speak ill of, slander, discredit, malign, denigrate.
Kaua e kēhia te tangata rā, kei haria koe ki te kōti. / Don't defame that man or you'll be taken to court.
Synonyms: muhani, tūtara, whakakino, whakaparahako, whakatūtūā, whakahahani, whakahariharitae, whakakinokino, muheni, whakatuohu, muhari
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.
