1. (noun) fool, idiot, twit, halfwit, nincompoop.
He kupu nā Te Hīka ki tana wahine, he kupu kākari; he ngoungoua, arā he wahine wairangi (W 1971:235). / A word that Te Hīka used for his wife, a word used in a quarrel; an idiot, that is a crazy woman.
Synonyms: wawau, poroheahea
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.
