2. (verb) to flee.
I te taenga atu o tana ope taua ki Whangaroa i te tau 1827, ka omaoma ētahi o Ngāti Uru, ka atiatia ētahi (TTR 1990:20). / When his war expedition reached Whangaroa in 1827, some of Ngāti Uru fled, others were driven off.
3. (noun) running, jogging.
Ko te iwi o ngā iwi katoa o neherā i puta te rongo mō te whakaaro nui ki te tākaro ko ngā Kariki; ko tā rātou tino tākaro ko te omaoma (TP 9/1903:3). / Of all the nations of ancient times the people who are known to have focused on sport, were the Greeks, and their main sport was running.
Synonyms: whakarērere, oma, whakatūtū
