1. (verb) to be weary, tired, fatigued.
I te mahi tōku pāpā mai i te waru o ngā hāora i te ata ki te tekau o te pō - nā whai anō i whakakuru ai! / My father was working from eight o'clock in the morning until ten at night - no wonder he was weary!
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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.
