porotaitaka
1. (verb) to be round, circular.
E porotaitaka ana te Ao, ko tōna rite kei te poi Māori (AO 1/1/1862:28). / The Earth is round like a Māori poi.
Synonyms: kōpio, porotītiti, porotiti, porokawa, tōpuku, whakaawhiwhi, karapoi, whiringa, kunekune, kōtakataka, porowhita, rauna
2. (adjective) be round, circular.
Nō te mapi te hē. He porotaitaka hoki nō te Ao, he papatairite nō te mapi (MM.TKM 1/2/1855:21). / The map is the problem, because the Earth is round while the map is flat.
3. (modifier) round, circular.
Ko aua wāhine tokorua e noho ana i runga i te whenua, huri nui ngā mata o tētahi ki tētahi. Ko ngā kōhatu porotaitaka e puritia ana e rāo (MM.TKM 1/11/1855:12). / The two women were sitting on the ground, facing each other. The circular stones were held by them.
