maopo
1. (verb) to shrink back, wince, flinch, quail, cringe.
Ka werohia te kōtiro ki te ngira, ka maopo ia i te mamae. / When the girl was jabbed with the needle, she winced from the pain.
Synonyms: tūpererū, whēwhī, koitareke, whakaririka, tāreke
1. (verb) to shrink back, wince, flinch, quail, cringe.
Ka werohia te kōtiro ki te ngira, ka maopo ia i te mamae. / When the girl was jabbed with the needle, she winced from the pain.
Synonyms: tūpererū, whēwhī, koitareke, whakaririka, tāreke
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.
