moruka
1. (modifier) utterly, totally, completely, absolutely - an intensifier that follows words describing abandonment and loss, e.g. whakarere, rere and mahue.
He urupā waka tōna rite - waiho moruka ana ngā motukā tawhito ki reira hei kai mā te waikura (HJ 2015:137). / It's like a graveyard for vehicles - old cars are utterly abandoned at that place to be eaten by rust.
Synonyms: ehara ehara, pū, anō, te mutunga (kē) mai (nei) o te ..., mārika, tahi, mōrukaruka, mārire, pohapoha, puru, piropiro, hāwerewere, rukaruka, mārie
