2. (verb) to be declining (of the sun).
Heoi kua tāwharara te rā, nā ka poropiti rātou ā tae noa ki te whakaekenga o tō te ahiahi whakahere (PT Kingi 1 18:29). / And it came to pass, when midday was past, and they prophesied until the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice.
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.
