1. (intransitive verb) to feel nauseous, feel queasy, feel sick, feel disgust.
Nā, ko te ako kino tēnei hei whakatūpato, hei whakapairua, hei whakatoatoa i te Māori (TKM.MM 18/7/1863:10). / Now, he is vilely taught to suspect, to feel disgust and to treat Māori with disdain.
See also whakapairuaki
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.
