1. (noun) resinous wood - of trees such as kahikatea and rimu used as a torch, or to provide soot for moko.
Kātahi ka mau te iwi ki te ahi, he rama, arā, ko ā te Māori rama, he ngāpara (JPS 1893:215). / Then the people took up their lighted torches, that is the traditional Māori torches of resinous wood.
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.
