nama
1. (loan) (verb) (-a,-hia,-ia,-ngia,-tia) to owe, borrow, obtain on credit, be in debt, give credit, lend, borrow on, mortgaged.
I te wā anō e whakahaerea ana ngā kerēme a ētahi, ka nama ngā whenua, kia riro ai he moni hei hoko waipiro (Popi 1896:116). / At a time when the claims of others are being dealt with, lands are borrowed on, in order to get money to buy alcohol.
Synonyms: noho nama
2. (loan) (modifier) in debt, borrowed, owed.
I taua wā noho nama ana taua pāriha mō te whakahoutanga i tōna whare karakia (TP 8/1909:8). / At that time, that parish remained in debt from the restoration of its church.
3. (loan) (noun) debt, bill, invoice.
Ka māketitia ko tōna whenua hei whakaea i aua nama (TWMNT 16/10/1872:134). / His land will be auctioned to pay those debts.
4. (loan) (noun) number.
Kua whakamāramatia i te waiata Nama 60 te matenga o Te Heuheu i te horo i te tau 1846 (M 2004:262). / The death of Te Heuheu in the landslide of 1846 has been described in song Number 60.
He aha te nama o tō waea pūkoro? / What is the number of your cellphone?
