hākona
1. (loan) (noun) second (unit of time).
Ka whakamahia te hākona hei ine i te wā poto, kia tino tōtika rānei te ine i te wā. E 60 ngā hākona i te meneti kotahi (TRP 2010:105). / A second is used for measuring short periods of time, and for very accurate measures of time. There are 60 seconds in a minute (TRP 2010:105).