1. (particle) after the manner of, by which - indicates the manner or means by which something is done and is prefixed to nouns to form a modifier following a verb. If the verb is in the passive the noun will also have the passive suffix -tia. Sometimes written with a hyphen before and after the ā.
(Te Māhuri Textbook (Ed. 2): 63;)
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