1. (verb) to be loose, slack.
Korokoro noa ngā tau o te kākahu (W 1971:143). / The ties of the garment are quite loose.
Synonyms: ngoru, tangatanga, tatere, tāreparepa, moepuku, mātangatanga, tāngengangenga, tāwēwē, kaewa, hāngengangenga, hūngorungoru, tāngāngā, tangara, tangoro, tītengi
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.
More infoTe kai a te rangatira
He Pātaka Kupu is a monolingual Māori language dictionary, and was designed using its own culturally authentic terms.
