1. (verb) (-a) to find fault with, chide, criticize.
Hura rawa ake te wahine rā i tana umu, mata tonu. Heoti ka tapia e ngā tāne, ka mate te wahine rā i te whakamā (TP 6/1909:3). / When that woman finally uncovered her oven, the food was still raw. And so that woman was criticized by the men and she was overcome with embarrassment.
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.
