1. (noun) ridge, crest.
Ka eke ki te tūtūātanga i Ōmere, e kārangarangatia ana i nāianei ko Terawhiti (Tarawhiti rānei) ka kite atu ngā rangatira i te kaipuke i Te Moana-o-Raukawa (TTR 1990:64). / The leaders climbed onto the ridge at Ōmere, now called Terawhiti (or Tarawhiti), and saw a ship in Cook Strait.
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.
