māika
1. (modifier) quietly, quiet.
He tangata māika noa a Te Rangihau ki te kōrero, engari nā te mea he ngākau pono, he tino mōhio nōna, ka kīia he momo anō, ā, me ka noho mai te tangata ki tana taha, manarū noa ana ia i a ia (TTR 2000:173). / Te Rangihau was quite quietly spoken, but because of his integrity and wisdom he was said to be an impressive individual and if one sat with him he had a spellbinding effect on one.
Synonyms: kōmuhu, mōhū, mārie, mārika, tōngā, wahangū, nguengue, whakamārie, whakamāria, whakamārire, maho, rata, hūnguengue, hāngū, rarata, mārire, hū, rangimārie, māhaki, nohopuku
